Thursday, July 17, 2025

News and Ideas Worth Sharing

Julia Dixon

Julia Dixon is a freelance writer, creative economy consultant, and artist based in North Adams, Mass. In addition to The Berkshire Edge, she has written articles and columns for Berkshire Magazine, The Berkshire Eagle, CommonWealth Magazine, and Americans for the Arts. She produced the Bennington County Cultural Plan in 2019 and has contributed to creative economy research projects throughout New England.

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PERSPECTIVES: Local music industry finds new customer base

Although COVID cost professional musicians paying gigs, amateur players kept businesses afloat.

Art in Public Places

Want to feel COVID-safe while enjoying good art outside? Here are places throughout the Berkshires that will welcome you this summer.

PERSPECTIVES: Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires holds awards ceremony online

Awards event caps a busy, banner year for the Center.

BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlignt on Amrita Lash—The value of creativity

Purposeful scaling up has created a successful studio pottery business for this Williamstown-based ceramicist.

PERSPECTIVES: Affordable housing projects deal with skyrocketing costs and delays

Reduced supplies, labor shortages, and a surge in demand are creating “the perfect storm” for contractors.

BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on “Ghost kitchen”—Coming out of the shadows

Craft Food Barn will debut in North Adams in early May.

BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Phyllis Criddle—The value of creativity

Can the creators of one-of-a-kind handmade items ever charge enough to cover their time?

BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on BB’s Hot Spot—A pandemic-time success story

Where some saw disaster, Ronny Brizan saw opportunity.
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