Can an Artist Survive in the Valley? Young local creatives reinvent their careers for changing times
Kamil Peters steps away from his metal shop to lead me on a walk through 17,000 square feet of new working space. He saunters from room to room in a cavernous old industrial mill building along the canal in Holyoke, pointing out the work spaces for artists: an oil...
Change on the Way: Northampton’s Pulaski Park has undergone a number of renovations, but for many, its always been ‘my spot’
In a Northampton park where Kira Coe and her friends spend a spring day in 2015, young men and their families met in 1775 before marching off to fight the British during the Revolutionary War. During much of the 1800s, the Main Street space held a livery office — a...
Pour On! Holyoke’s 13 subsidized liquor licenses are all still up for grabs
Last September, the city of Holyoke threw a sweet deal on the table as part of an urban renewal plan that has been gestating for several years now: 13 new liquor licenses, procured from the state, intended to help revitalize four downtown neighborhoods along the...
CD Shorts: April Verch ‘The Newpart’
April Verch The Newpart (Slab Town) The title track of April Verch’s new album refers to the family room her parents added in the 1970s, where she learned and honed her fiddle, step dance, and vocal skills. It and “Belle Election” are rooted in the Ontario countryside...E-Edition
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