Digby

DIGBY: From ‘Great Battles in American History’

Monday, 14 Dec 2015 - Digby reflects on the Great Barrington hotel war, a momentous struggle for dominance between two hoteliers.

DIGBY: Should Shake & Co. get hitched?

Tuesday, 17 Mar 2015 - Always the agent provocateur, Digby considers the options for Shakespeare & Company.

Digby: Out out, brief candle!

Sunday, 15 Mar 2015 - "Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. -- Macbeth

Digby: Berkshire Hills budget subcommittee last week — and this

Sunday, 8 Mar 2015 - Digby comments on the "political" behavior behind the budgeting process at Berkshire Hills Regional School District when it proposed cutting programs from next year's school budget. "Political" means one thing one week, another thing the next.

Discussing economics on Old Stockbridge Road: Part II

Sunday, 1 Mar 2015 - On longing for the days when the 106-room "Berkshire Cottage," now known as Elm Court, was occupied by one family, the Vanderbilt-Sloanes, for one month each year.

Discussing economics on Old Stockbridge Road

Monday, 23 Feb 2015 - “The arguments made in the affirmative were that the project [Elm Court Resort] could create jobs and save an architectural gem. However, jobs in the Berkshire hospitality industry are most often lower-paid and seasonal.” — Carole Owens, in The Berkshire Edge

Another problem of school consolidation solved

Saturday, 14 Feb 2015 -

Another day at Guido’s

Tuesday, 10 Feb 2015 - Valentine's in the Berkshires.

Digby

Saturday, 7 Feb 2015 - "We didn't spend the money or take the time to develop alternative plans." -- Berkshire Hills School Committee Chair Stephen Bannon