First Class
SOUND
CHECK
If there’s one thing tech
snobs are passionate
about, it’s the sound coming out of their speakers.
The increased access to
digital music in an instant
means that more personal
and desktop speakers are
emerging, but, sadly, the
quality is often less than
impressive. With the debut
of Orb Audio’s cool compact speakers, however,
you’ll get impeccable
sound and some attractive
eye candy, too.
Handmade in the
United States by artisan
metalworkers, the sculp-
tural steel design has a
sleek mod-retro feel—but
the sound is anything but
dated. Rich and evocative,
Orb’s new minispeakers
deliver a big stereo expe-
rience. And best
of all, they’re
priced for
budding
audio-
philes,
starting at
just $239.
orbaudio.com
New Hampshire’s
Fresh Eats
Inside a bright orange delivery truck
parked on State Street, Josh Lanahan
and his wife, Michelle Lozuaway, cook
up simple on-the-go meals for the
Portsmouth lunch crowd.
A freshly ground hamburger sizzles
on the grill.
“Order of pork and fries!” Lozuaway
shouts. “T wo chicken!”
When they return this summer to
the Prescott Park Arts Festival, it will
be their second year in business.
“We were doing construction and the
economy was not going to support that,”
Lanahan says. “Over the winter, we said,
‘Let’s open another restaurant.’ Initially,
we were going to do a burger shack, but
we couldn’t find the right place, so we’re
like, ‘How about a mobile? If it doesn’t
work, we can always move it.’ ”
Even without its bright orange
color, it’s not every day that you see
a roving taco truck in northern New
England, especially one that lists its
farmers on the menu and even includes
some homegrown vegetables. It’s a
fast-food vendor serving meals with a
Slow Food ideology.
freshlocaltruck.com
