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I WITNESS: Of surgical lethality and window dressings

There is nothing "surgical" about the operation, nothing "surgical" about chaos, destruction, and death. In medical terms, if the patient doesn't survive the surgery, it was not quite surgical enough.

It’s Not That Simple: Nobody goes downtown anymore; it’s too crowded

If the solutions were easy, there wouldn’t be problems. This column is a companion to the WSBS-AM radio show, “It’s Not That Simple.”  (Listen...

Reinventing downtown Great Barrington: Commerce or retail ‘destination’?

"You want uses that drive foot traffic. At the same time, there are economics ... " -- Great Barrington Planning Board chair Brandee Nelson

GB ‘Spot Saver’ parking program for Main Street Reconstruction launches this week

The Spot Saver parking program is designed to ease Main Street Reconstruction pain when construction begins in late March. A launch party will be held this Wednesday (February 25) at Castle Street Cafe at 5 p.m.
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