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NATURE’S TURN: Blizzard paints the high country

Every branch, twig, and evergreen leaf sported a white brushstroke before snow changed to freezing rain.

Tanglewood grounds are open (well, not so much)

Virtually all other venues in the Berkshires are inviting, encouraging the public to get outside and enjoy their properties. It seems that if the BSO/Tanglewood really cared they would find a way to engage with the community during this difficult time.

Deadly Berkshire copperheads

If people are terrified of snakes, they report all kinds of bogus nonsense in the event that they encounter one.

Mountaintop estate with breathtaking 180-degree views!

Maureen Kirkby and Michael Harrigan of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Barnbrook offer a mountaintop estate with spectacular 180-degree views.

REVIEW: ‘Billy Budd in the Breadbox,’ Herman Melville as seen by his granddaughter

As the audiobook unfolds, the reader quickly learns of the central tension: Eleanor, a self-proclaimed “great reader,” aspires to devour the books her grandfather has written, despite her mother’s estimation that “a nine-year-old girl wouldn’t understand them yet.”

News Brief: New Ashford presents town flag to state officials

New Ashford’s flag was presented to the Bureau of the State House during Wednesday’s ceremony in the Great Hall of Flags, which serves as the largest function room in the State House.

Who knew? The Gilded Age Berkshires were ‘Well Wheeled’

Thanks to a new book by local historian Bernard Drew, we know that there were automobile storage facilities, road competitions and even innovative car manufacturing operations in the Berkshires. And we know that the cottagers embraced the industry with considerable gusto.

IN THE FIELD: Two birds, two extremes of habitat

Neither bird I was after breeds in the Berkshires, but the places that contained them—a mountaintop, a grassland—struck me as reflective of the diversity of habitats around us.

SUSTAINABLE BERKSHIRES: Beyond the pretty picture: Challenges facing dairy farmers in the Berkshires deepen

May marked the 42nd consecutive month that Northeast farms have earned less for their milk than it costs to produce it. That’s 42 straight months of operating at a loss. The New England dairy farmer may well be an endangered species.

Bits & Bytes: Ryan named Simon’s Rock commencement speaker; ‘Noises Off’ at Unicorn Theatre; ‘A World of Fairies’ call for art; ‘The Crash Reel’...

'A World of Fairies: Across the Seven Seas' is a multilevel exhibit at Arrowhead that will feature a collection of one-of-a-kind, artist-created fairy houses.

Bits & Bytes: Snow trains at Thunderfest; ‘STOP Killing TRANS People!’ rally and march; Vinyl Night at Tunnel City Coffee; library mini-golf

The golf course features 10 holes, utilizes the geography of long rows between book stacks on all three of the library’s floors, and takes roughly one hour to play through.

Mastheads: Summoning Berkshires’ literary landscape

Founded in 2016 upon the legacy of five American Renaissance authors who wrote in Pittsfield, the Mastheads is at once an urban architectural experiment, a literary research initiative, a writers’ residency and an educational program.

Eulogy for my friend Kurt Kruger

The fact is I probably talked to Kurt more than anyone else in my life. And those conversations took place over coffee for an hour or two almost every single day of our lives in recent years.

Kurt G. Kruger, 54, of Great Barrington: Poet, scholar, composer, craftsman and father

His love of poetry led to frequent readings of his original works at the Deb Koffman Gallery in Housatonic and at Fuel in Great Barrington.  

Great Barrington man perishes on Mount Greylock

Kurt Kruger of Great Barrington, writer, craftsman and Sanskrit scholar, died while hiking.

Architect Hugh Hardy, who restored the Mahaiwe Theatre, dies at 84 in Manhattan

Architect Hugh Hardy’s Berkshire roots ran deep. When redemption for the Mahaiwe was in the offing, a better architect couldn’t be imagined than Hugh Hardy. As a child, he had attended movies at the Mahaiwe during summers.

CONNECTIONS: Inspiring walks, a Berkshire tradition

A Berkshire ramble will refresh, energize, and delight. As you walk along, think of those who walked the same path before you.
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