Community Profiles
Community Profiles
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris Despite what she described as “shifting sands and shifting times,” Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle believes her city is more than holding its own in the […]
Community Spotlight John Vieau wasn’t exactly planning on running for mayor last summer. That’s because he was reasonably sure that incumbent and two-time Mayor Richard Kos would be seeking another […]
Community Spotlight By Mark Morris While communities nationwide continue to grapple with what he calls the “grumpy cloud” of COVID-19, Westfield Mayor Donald Humason is looking to project a little […]
Waiting Game Magic Wings is a year-round operation, Kathy Fiore said — even when its doors are shut. “This is different from a clothing store,” said Fiore, who co-owns the […]
View from Main Street Diana Szynal is encouraged by what she sees on Main Street in Greenfield as restaurants and retail continue to emerge from months of closed doors. “I […]
Community Spotlight It’s been more than three years now since Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse told a TV reporter, tongue in cheek (or not), that he wanted to rename Holyoke ‘Rolling […]
Community Spotlight Mark Avery says he doesn’t tell the story as much as he used to — maybe because so many people have heard it by now — but he […]
Community Spotlight Historic properties are getting a second act in Lenox these days. Take the $60 million expansion and renovation at the former Cranwell Spa & Golf Resort. The Miraval […]
Getting Down to Business Taking over leadership of a chamber of commerce is always fraught with challenges, especially in a community as rich in diverse businesses and nonprofits as Northampton, […]
Community Spotlight The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce shares a downtown storefront with the Amherst Downtown Business Improvement District (BID). More important, the two organizations share a common vision. “In […]
Prodigy Offers Fresh Entertainment Alternative By Mark Morris When game designers evaluate a new concept, one of the most important considerations is for the game to deliver a fun and […]
Community Spotlight Mayor William Sapelli said he received the text late on a Friday afternoon earlier this month, and it was somewhat unexpected; he was anticipating word coming later. But […]
Community Spotlight Let’s get the bad news out of the way. And it certainly is bad news. Wilson’s department store, an anchor and destination in downtown Greenfield for a century […]
Community Spotlight Seven priorities, 43 goals, 95 policies, and 355 actions. This tall list makes up the master plan for the city of North Adams. The Vision 2030 Plan was […]
Community Spotlight ‘Somewhere worth seeing.’ This is the tagline that’s been attached to a visioning, branding, wayfinding, and business-development plan for the town of Ware, an ambitious document that has […]
