Just Ask Nora! Beloved Seacoast Native on Buying Portsmouth City Lifestyle Magazine + Building a Big Social Media Brand!
Nora Happny McMorran · Portsmouth City Lifestyle
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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 for storytelling.
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, the strength of the Seacoast nonprofit scene, working for HAVEN, and more!
To check out the digital version of the magazine, you can visit citylifestyle.com/portsmouth .
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CHAPTERS:
Growing up in Portsmouth (00:00) Living in Norway in her 20s (10:10) Working in Portland, Oregon (15:30) Supply your home with firewood from RC Conner (21:40) Get your mind, body, and spirit feeling better at SWTHZ in Portsmouth (22:50) Her popular social media series "Just Ask Nora" (23:55) 2026 social media advice (33:05) Working at HAVEN & the Seacoast nonprofit scene (35:25) Visit The Iron Cactus, a magical Seacoast location (39:15 Outfit your homes with professional blinds, shades & shutters (40:22) Her plans for taking Portsmouth City Lifestyle magazine to the next level (41:35)