Despite there being a very short window in which to make changes between now and the end of summer, restaurant owners are eager.
Tag: Blantyre
Business Briefs: Weinstein named provost; Ramsdell ‘Library of Things’; Blantyre expansion; Potter-Astion joins advisory council; land trust welcomes Putnam
Blantyre, a Relais & Chateaux property, has announced a property-wide expansion program.
Reformer Judith Knight running for Berkshire County District Attorney ‘to get real change’
A Lee resident, Knight has, since 2006, been in private practice in Great Barrington. About 80 percent of her practice has been in criminal defense, with most of the remainder of her practice in mediation.
Knight will bring experience, progress to DA post
In her letter Mary Talbot writes: “Berkshire County deserves a district attorney whose experience is as impressive as it is extensive, and one who is ready to bring about a more thoughtful and progressive approach to the criminal justice system.”
Bits & Bytes: Lenox Rhubarb Festival; LGBTQ Dance Party and Cabaret; ‘Calder in Conversation;’ local edibles walk and talk
Only in My Dreams Events will present the third annual Dance Party and Cabaret celebration of Pride Month and the diversity of LGBTQ culture in the Berkshires.
Berkshire Baby Box: Linking new families to Berkshire resources
The primary mission of Berkshire Baby Box is to celebrate new families in the Berkshires; the boxes are given out at workshops where parents receive education, support and vital connections to one another and to area resources as they transition into parenthood.
Business Briefs: Blantyre to join Ocean House Management; Senate honors Lenox; BCI survey results; new hires, board members for WAM Theatre; Greylock adds financial advisor
Sen. Hinds, stated in an accompanying letter, that he ‘…wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate the [Lenox] community and the Chamber of Commerce on this designation.’
CONNECTIONS: Remembering The Music Inn
Music Inn existed as a venue from 1950–1979. During three different phases, it was consistently a gathering place of American musicians.
CONNECTIONS: Blantyre and the future of Berkshire ‘cottages’
Blantyre is a true restoration in that it can transport the guest back in time. But now this Berkshire Cottage is on the market. Will it — can it — be acquired by someone who respects its original architecture and does not demand density for profitability?
In Memoriam: (Jo) Ann Fitzpatrick Brown (1950-2016)
Ann had friends across the spectrum. It didn’t matter if you were a laborer or a millionaire. If Ann liked you, you were her friend.
Jo Ann Fitzpatrick Brown, 66, of Stockbridge, artistic entrepreneur, restored Blantyre to elegance
She traveled to Europe to research similar country estates and brought back ideas to return Blantyre to a state of elegance, using her keen interior design skills to ensure every space was elegantly appointed with stunning antiques and lush fabrics.
Connections: Cranwell, iconic Berkshire ‘cottage,’ on the block — again
This sale of Cranwell will be the tenth in a series, and it will not be the last. It is not the first attempt to turn an epitome of indulgence – a Berkshire Cottage — into a profit center. It is not the first attempt to change a building symbolic of another age into something useful in this age.