Mandel spoke about Williams’ relationship to the region, the nature of a liberal-arts education, and some of the characteristics and concerns of young adults.
With Trump-era tax breaks, Krens’ museum-theme park bid now stands for remaking North Adams’ downtown as nation’s top cultural destination; 2,000 spinoff jobs forecast
A sweeping theme-park-for-art vision of an economic and cultural transformation of the Greylock region – 2,000 spinoff jobs and up to $180 million annually added to the economy, and tax-breaks for investors — was detailed for the first time in a public forum on Sunday by art entrepreneur Thomas L. Krens. Krens spoke to a […]
Howard Dean calls press a “failed institution” in talk at Williams College; urges millennials to enter and change institutions
LISTEN TO AUDIO By Bill Densmore WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Former Vermont governor and national Democratic leader Howard Dean labeled America media as a failure for elevating the campaign of Donald Trump, even as he delivered a generally inspiring lecture to students at Williams College on Thursday night. He rallied students to join government institutions and […]
Williamstown may lose a commercial office building but gain a $12M, 95-room chain hotel if ZBA acts in January
By Bill Densmore LINK (NEW): Did the town’s voters intend a hotel to replace the Grand Union in 2013 zoning revision, or more office space? LINK: LETTERS OF CONCERN FROM NEIGHBORS FILED WITH TOWN Williamstown could lose a 32,500-square-foot commercial office building, and gain a 95-room chain hotel, if a $12-million proposal before the Zoning Board […]
Library Card
By Harry Montgomery Photos by Harry Montgomery The Prado’s naughty nudes–“Porn Fit for Spanish Kings” said the NY Times—stimulated hordes of summer visitors to the Clark Art Institute. All have now moved on. The Manton Research Center at the Clark will not officially reopen until November 11. But, courtesy of Assistant Librarian Karen […]
Update on the College’s proposal to build a new Williams Inn at the bottom of Spring Street
It’s all about décor and trafficking By Harry Montgomery “’Living Room of the Town’—Planners Air Out Proposals to the Community for New Williams Inn,” headlined a September 15 story in the Berkshire Eagle by Christopher Marcisz. Two days earlier, an informational session at the existing Williams Inn at Field Park, with architects and […]
First Congregational Church to Host Organ Concert
The First Congregational Church, Williamstown, is pleased to announce the inaugural program of the Markgraf Memorial Organ Series. The series is designed to feature the church’s fine pipe organ and to honor the memory of Hodge and Nancy Markgraf, long-time dedicated members of the congregation and supporters of music at […]
Nothing here is random
By Patricia Wilk You’ll want to slow down. As you approach the cedar pillars that frame the broad entryway of Tom and Karen Parker’s house, the first thing you might notice is that the swirl of green out front is highly irregular. Each square yard is completely unlike the one on either side of […]
College Reunions
By Harry Montgomery Living in Williamstown, a college town, one’s own college town, means there’s not far to go for Reunions. Nor any easy getaway. They’re almost inescapable, not least at the college that invented alumni associations and reunions. These were key survival stratagems of beleaguered Williams students, graduates, and faculty after the […]
Tasha Yoga Studio Relocates to Spring Street
Despite the fact that yoga today has grown from an obscure alternate lifestyle to a booming industry, it has difficulty finding its place in our society. Websites and course catalogs have tried to fit yoga classes into many categories that don’t quite fit, from Wellness to Athletics to Recreation to Religion. Yoga more accurately […]
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