The Pittsfield Cultural Council has announced more than three dozen grants to be awarded to a broad array of projects and initiatives by local artists and cultural organizations.
Great Barrington Town Manager Jennifer Tabakin also said MassDOT's project review committee has approved an initial application for a $6.9 million rebuild of Main Street from Saint James Place to the area of the Claire Teague Senior Center and National Grid office on Route 7.
"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
The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network report highlights why individual donations are so important to nonprofits and the impact that changes in federal tax policy could have on all nonprofits.
A year ago some 300 people signed petitions opposed to an initial location the college was reviewing as a possibility for the museum building – at Southworth and Main streets.
The Co-op will extend its current discount for seniors who are Co-op owners so that it applies to all seniors who shop at the Co-op whether or not they are Co-op owners. The 10 percent senior discount, which will also take effect on Oct. 1.
At the 1753 House in Williamstown, Mass., Deborah Burns and members of her OK Chorale will lead a cappella singing beside a roaring blaze in the fireplace.
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.”
“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