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Episode · Sep 21, 2026 · 51 min

Just Ask Nora! Beloved Seacoast Native on Buying Portsmouth City Lifestyle Magazine + Building a BIG Social Media Following!

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Local media has a bad reputation these days.

Nora Happny-McMorran wants to do something about it.

The beloved former host of "Just Ask Nora," a social media series started in the late 2010s, Happny-McMorran is now on a quest to turn Portsmouth City Lifestyle magazine into a local force.

A few months after acquiring the magazine, the longtime Portsmouth resident joins host Troy Farkas to discuss her decision, and how she plans on making the magazine a desirable read.

Plus, the two talk about the origins of Just Ask Nora, her dad's career as THE go-to Portsmouth blacksmith, living in Norway during her 20s, meeting her now-husband at Carl's Meat Market, and more!

To check out the digital version of the magazine, you can visit citylifestyle.com/portsmouth .

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