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A queer and BIPOC spin on Bible stories: ‘A Book By Their Cover’ filmmaker starts crowdfunding campaign for new movie

“I’m retelling a lot of stories in the Bible from more of a queer and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) perspective,” Tedeschi told The Berkshire Edge. “What I’m saying is, why do we accept some of the things that we accept? Why is there racism? Why is there sexism?"

Homes with Porches

What's better than relaxing on a porch on a summer day? We have great porch properties offered by Sheila Thunfors of Stone House Properties, Berkshire Property Agents, Mary Jo Piretti of Piretti Real Estate and Wheeler & Taylor Real Estate.

Main Street Hospitality, owners of the Red Lion, purchase Briarcliff Motel, diversifying the group’s holdings

"In some ways the Briarcliff is a great alternative to an Airbnb. It's a motel, but it's warm and welcoming. It's a hip, chic environment but not expensive." -- Main Street Hospitality CEO Sarah Eustis

Does Hotel on North signal revival of Pittsfield as Berkshire economic hub?

Pittsfield is experiencing a hotel boomlet. The Hotel on North opened early in June. In July, hotelier Vijay Mahida will open a 95-room Hilton Garden Hotel. The hospitality business requires a steady stream of guests, and Hotel on North plans to use a number of different tools to increase occupancy. Main Street CEO Sarah Eustis said. “We’re going to manage our rates very carefully. It’s a fine art.” Main Street will also wage an aggressive PR campaign “that goes way beyond the Berkshires.”

Hotel on North revives Pittsfield’s spirits and hopes for city center

“This is a gift to the Berkshires. We need to think of it as one county — that’s how we’ll succeed.” -- Eva Sheridan, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at MountainOne Bank

BerkShares Business of the Month: The Red Lion Inn

"Our business is inextricably linked not only with the cultural institutions that make the Berkshires such a rich place to live, but also to the economic development of the area and the well-being of the people that work for us." -- Sarah Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality Group
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