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EDGECAST: Black Lives Matter rally in Great Barrington

More than 2,000 people attended the Black Lives Matter demonstration in front of the historic Great Barrington Town Hall where the first resistance to British rule took place in 1775.

EDGECAST: Hip hop artist Jackson Whalan – a podcast

Berkshire-born hip hop artist Jackson Whalan talks about his career, his work with musician and producer Robbie Baier, and how Railroad Street Youth Project played a crucial role in supporting his music.

EDGECAST: News in Review with Heather Bellow — a podcast

Interviewed by Jim Frangione, Berkshire Edge Managing Editor Heather Bellow discusses the issues she's been covering: proposed PCB dump in Housatonic; the new Jane Iredale/Louisa Ellis store in Great Barrington; the redevelopment of the top of Railroad Street; access to broadband Internet in the rural Berkshires; and the Democratic primary election.

EDGECAST: News in Review with Heather Bellow — a podcast

Berkshire Edge Managing Editor Heather Bellow discusses some of the issues she's covering: The marijuana dispensary proposed for Great Barrington; environmental remediation at 100 Bridge Street, Konkapot River artist, and the natural gas pipeline through Otis State Forest.

EDGECAST VIDEO: The Mount: A legacy restored. An interview with Susan Wissler

Edgecast videographers Jason Brown and Jim Frangione interview Susan Wissler, executive director of The Mount, who explains how The Mount has restored the legacy of author Edith Wharton.

Edgecast video: Geoffrey Young and the art of the gallery

“I had no job and no prospects, so I opened an art gallery.” --- Geoffrey Young

EDGECAST VIDEO: The march against GE’s Housatonic toxic waste dump

An Edgecast video report on the May 7 march against General Electric's proposal to create a toxic PCB waste dump in the village of Housatonic, along the banks of the Housatonic River at Rising Pond.

EDGECAST: Actors David Adkins and Corinna May on love and acting

An EdgeCast exclusive: Actors David Adkins and Corrina May, husband and wife, both appearing in Berkshire theatre productions this season, talk about their relationship and their careers.

EDGECAST VIDEO PROFILE: Filmmaker John Whalan

An EdgeCast profile of Berkshire multimedia entrepreneur John Whalan of Black Ice Entertainment, who uses his craft to support local institutions such as Community Access to the Arts (CATA) and Berkshire Playwrights Lab. Narrated by Jim Frangione.

EDGE CAST VIDEO: The Sandisfield pipeline: This story isn’t over

An EdgeCast exclusive: State Rep. William Smitty Pignatelli and arborist Tom Ingersoll visit Otis State Forest where pipeline giant Kinder Morgan intends to construct a new gas pipeline.

EDGECAST: Extra Special Teas to open in Great Barrington

EdgeCast: Open house at Extra Special Teas on Elm Street in Great Barrington, to celebrate Autism Awareness Day. EdgeCast videographer Jason Brown was there.