Recent content by Christa

Yes, Boston is the Comm Ave store. The one on Boylston closed a few years ago (2014ish) and Harvard Square/Cambridge closed last year. Nashua actually was no longer in the mall - they had moved across the street to the former Borders location a few years back, so it's not really pulling out of...

And, hey, in case anyone really cares, they've entered into an agreement with a UK firm, Sports Direct Ltd to purchase them in some form. Looking at the latest in the court documents, it appears that Sports Direct only wants to take on about half the stores. They went into bankruptcy with a...

And one more piece of the outdoor retailer landscape changed last week....Walmart bought Moosejaw. http://fortune.com/2017/02/15/walmart-moosejaw/

Actually, it's not. Here's what the corporate structure looked like: Pre-2016 Bankruptcy Versa Capital Management - Vestis Retail Group (CEO: Mark Walsh) - Bob's Stores - Eastern Mountain Sports - Sports Chalet Post-2016 Bankruptcy Versa Capital Management - Eastern Outfitters...

Babies need fat for development, especially in the first year when they essentially have a liquid diet, so the formula, in both liquid and powder form is essentially the equivalent of whole milk with a whole bunch of other stuff tossed in that the scientists think they need for good measure...

The charge was $9300. I'm wondering how much the guy has paid out in lawyer fees, "expert" fees and travel costs from Michigan to NH already just to dispute it. Same goes for F&G. Have they paid out more in fees than they will eventually get returned once the various appeals have been settled.

Steve and I happened to be out hiking Spruce Mountain in Vermont on one of the days they were filming part of this series last year. We make a very brief cameo appearance in Part 1 just past the 4 minute mark for about 10 seconds.

They work pretty much up and down the east coast - we've gone from NH to North Carolina and paid all tolls through EZ Pass, including NJ, PA and DE. We've also gone as far west as Illinois and been able to use them (helpful in the mess known as Chicago).

Yes, this is absolutely still happening. The old Nashua store will be closed for a few days towards the end of next week while they move the inventory, fixtures, registers, etc across the street and set up the new store with additional space, inventory, etc. They will have the entire top floor...

I am, um, on the larger side and I've bought quite a bit of gear from LL Bean - as previously mentioned, their gear tends to run larger than most other places. I've typically found that I can fit into one size smaller in LL Bean versions of things than I can in most other places. That's a nice...

Yup. Repair service is staying in Peterborough.

Read the press release again (or go to one of the many other copies that are now out there on the internet.....product design isn't going anywhere. It says specifically in the press release that Product Design as well as a few other areas/departments are remaining in Peterborough. The EMS brand...

The Osceola Trailhead on Tripoli Road also had the pay station blocked off last weekend (big sign covering the drop slot saying "no fee". Interestingly, there were also two porta potties at the trailhead, which I don't recall being there before.

Hey, Jim, Thanks for the request for good weather - looks like Sunday's going to be a nice day. Yeah!

Wow. That kind of sucks. That's a beautiful hike and an interesting view of Moosilauke. Good hike to go on with kids. Not too rocky, rooty or steep. Heck, even balanced challenged me managed to do it in just under book time. I'll miss having that trail open.