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MA Shoppers Will Expect Some Changes At A Popular Mall
Attention, Berkshire residents: If you are travelling out east to do some shopping, over 56,000 square feet of Holyoke's Mall at Ingleside has been remodeled. Over 106,000 square feet of brands have extended their leases. They have been deemed as the largest shopping center in western Massachusetts totaling 1.6 million square feet of space. That's a lot of ground to cover, if you ask me!
Filmmaker with Valley roots trains his lens on America’s wild horses
Steven Latham knows a thing or two about Hollywood and free-roaming horses. For starters, the Emmy award-winning director, who was born in Springfield, helped care for a pony in Hadley when he was in elementary school. “We adopted a Chincoteague pony when we took a trip to the Virginia coast...
Young entrepreneur brings soft-serve treats to Westfield’s East Main Street
WESTFIELD — Natalie Collins has never owned a store before. At first, she was nervous. But since Mrs. C’s Soft Serve and Cafe opened on Tuesday at 192 E. Main St., Westfield, she’s become more confident and excited about the venture. Collins, 19, a West Springfield native...
A note from your New Publisher!
A little about me: My name is Amy. I’ve lived in the Northampton area for many years and are now raising my two children in this area along with my husband. I have a major in Communications and media, a minor in psychology and Wedding and Event planning. Goal...
Danielle Williams Finds Her Place Behind the Bench
That’s a line Baby Boomers will remember from the start of each Rocky & Bullwinkle episode. Danielle Williams might have written it a few times a decade or so back, when she was co-creator of comic-book heroes known as the Mighty Magical Majestics, “keepers of ancient mysteries and defenders of civilization.”
MGM Springfield reports $21.9M from slots, table games during June
SPRINGFIELD — MGM Springfield’s gross gaming revenue declined slightly during June, according to a report from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission this week. Compared to $22.4 million in gross gaming revenue from slots and table games during May, the casino brought in $21.9 million last month. If you purchase...
Book Bag: ‘Pickett’s Dream’ by Christopher Carlisle; ‘Like Father, Like Son’ by Lesléa Newman; ‘Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook’ by Ilan Stavans & Margaret E. Boyle
Christopher Carlisle, at one time the Episcopal chaplain for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, later co-founded Cathedral in the Night, a Christian outdoor service and community in downtown Northampton open to all for prayer, discussion, and a meal. Carlisle, also the executive director and founder of Building Bridges, the nonprofit...
Table for Two, Lisa Carter and Matt Foster, to play Majestic Theater
Sometimes you just need to be yourself. And that is exactly what songstress Lisa Carter felt eight years ago when creating the show Table for Two with piano man and crooner Matt Foster, coming to West Springfield’s Majestic Theater on July 19. If you purchase a product or register...
Food, friends, music and beer: Food Truck Fridays is the place to be in Easthampton this summer
Going out with friends can be challenging when clashing tastes in food make it impossible to choose a restaurant. But for Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton, the solution to this predicament is simple, and it comes rolling in on four wheels. Behind the towering mill building on Pleasant Street that...
TheatreTruck and Historic Northampton Present “The Mill Project: woman, work & resistance”
August 1 – 11, 2024. Staged at the historic Shepherd Barn at 66 Bridge Street, Northampton, Mass. featuring Tahmie Der, Emma Friend, Tracy Grammer, Jess Rawlings, and Christine Stevens. stage managed by Nikki Beck. Historic Northampton is pleased to present The Mill Project: women, work & resistance, a play...
NEPM Day at Springfield Museums
Featuring Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum: The Exhibit. Saturday, Aug. 10, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. NEPM members get free admission with the discount code NEPMLOVE. GET TICKETS| JOIN NEPM. The PBS Kids series Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum comes to life at Springfield Museums. Follow Xavier and...
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