I am about to address a very important topic that other members of the media have ignored for too long. Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Smith looks like James Vanderbeek from “Dawson's Creek.” There, I said it. Now we can all discuss it openly.

I remember meeting Smith for the first time when I was a young, nightside reporter about a decade ago. Ever the professional, the first thing I said to him was, “You know you look like Dawson don't you?” I'm pretty sure he had heard it before. Good thing I wasn't the moderator in last week's gubernatorial debate. I might have asked him questions like, “Do you still hang out with Pacey?” or “What is your position on Katie Holmes' break-up with Tom Cruise?”

My apologies to people who have never seen “Dawson's Creek.” But those who have will surely agree with me that Smith should just embrace his Vanderbeekness and use Paula Cole's “I Don't Want to Wait” as his campaign theme song.

It's sure to help him clinch that voter demographic of undecided fans of bad 90s TV shows.

In fairness to Smith opponent Ovide Lamontagne, I tried to find a celebrity look-alike for him too.

I didn't have any luck, but will point out that Lamontagne does have movie star quality hair.

If you have a celebrity look-alike suggestion for Lamontagne, feel free to email me at scene@unionleader.com.

Found the fireworks

Last week I asked readers to send in their favorite places to view Queen City fireworks outside of Arms Park.

Steve Hebert, a former city resident, said he had a great view of the July 3 display from the front porch of his new home halfway up Mount Uncanoonuc on Shirley Hill Road in Goffstown.

I don't think we're all invited to Hebert's front porch for the next fireworks display, but Mount Uncanoonuc sounds like a great place to see the show.

And driving up Mount Uncanoonuc to watch fireworks sounds like a lot more fun than running up Mount Uncanoonuc, which Coach Joe O'Neil used to make me do while training for the Central High School cross-country team.

Hebert, who operates Internet marketing and video service company BeFound, also took video of the display and streamed it live for people to watch online.

A link to Hebert's video can be found on his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/befoundnh.

Another loyal reader (OK, it was my dad) said other good fireworks-viewing spots are the Brady Sullivan building property near the Amoskeag Bridge (formerly the New Hampshire Insurance building) and the grassy knoll inside the Amoskeag Rotary.

I'm not sure either of those are legitimate places to set up your chairs and blankets, since one is private property and the other would require you to dodge traffic to reach it.

So, I'm not suggesting them, just mentioning them.

Dining at Dyn. Or not

I have great news! An amazing new café that features local produce, dairy, eggs and other items is opening at 90 Dow St. But sorry, you can't eat there.

After I pretty much called Dyn the coolest place to work in a recent column, the DNS company has made its Millyard offices even more appealing by taking over the former Sweet Retreat bakery as its new employee café.

The news release sent out about this new venture said this 42-seat cafeteria will likely be the first certified farm-to-table private dining facility in the Granite State.

“In the morning, a variety of options will be available including an omelet bar, breakfast burritos and homemade granola.

For lunch, employees will be offered a variety of deli sandwiches, a different daily hot lunch option, smoothies and other homemade goodies,” the news release reads.

And executive chef Kevin Donohue, formerly of XO, will “tailor menu options to individual employees based on taste as well as dietary restrictions, like a need for gluten-free options.”

I'd like to thank Adam Coughlin, Dyn's media and content coordinator, for sending me the news release about this amazing place I can't go to. Come on! It's like he's making me relive all my worst memories of high school parties I wasn't invited to.

Seriously, I think it's great that Dyn is such a socially conscious business with sincere concern for the health and happiness of its employees.

And the good news is employees can bring guests, so I'll have to hold out hope that someone over there will send me a pity invite one of these days.

NH365.ORG Event of the Week

The Currier Museum of Art is a beautiful space, perfect for quiet reflection.

I've always thought it would be nice to practice yoga there, and now I can!

For the next five Thursdays, Kate Dube from YogaBalance will offer classes in the museum's Putnam Gallery, which has been transformed into an imaginary landscape of color and light by artist Cristi Rinklin.

The one-hour classes are held at 10 a.m., before the museum opens to the public. It sounds like an amazing experience, but watch out for those docents!

Known for being understandably strict about touching the museum's collection, they certainly would not appreciate anyone downward dogging right into a priceless work of art.

For pricing and other information about this and other local events, visit www.NH365.org.

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