Simple Pleasures

Berkshires Presidential Visits

Washington may never have slept in the Berkshires, but a host of other Presidents have stopped by for a visit! In honor of President’s Day, historian Eugene Michalenko and folklorist Joe Durwin recount stories and tales of the many Presidential visits the Berkshires...

Making It Here: Magic Fluke

While the name may imply that there might be some kind of luck, chance or happenstance involved, when it comes to the Sheffield, Massachusetts based company called The Magic Fluke, nothing could be further from the truth. The business is the result of hard work,...

Tiny Houses

The Tiny House Movement is a social movement where people are downsizing the space they live in. A typical American home is around 2,600 square feet, while the typical tiny home is around to 100-400 square feet. Tiny Houses come in all shapes, sizes, and forms but...

Making It Here: Ski Technician Mark Mancini

Skiing has been part of Mark Mancini’s life since he was a little boy. Today, he takes his love and knowledge of the sport and shares it with others through his job as a ski technician at the Completive Edge Ski Shop in Easthampton. In tonight’s Making It Here report,...

Community Radio

Tonight, we take look at Community Radio. WSKB 89.5 FM is Westfield State University’s community-run radio station. In 2014 the radio station acquired a new antenna which strengthened their signal beyond the just the campus. This increase in power also opened...

Photographer Bill Hughes

A collection of photographs featuring residents of the North End of Springfield taken in 1991 are currently on display in the Wood Museum of Springfield History. The images donated by Photographer Bill Hughes depict the Latino community in the North End of...

Mount Greylock, Pt. 2

Beloved by hikers and those who love the outdoors, Massachusetts’ Mount Greylock has inspired everyone from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Herman Melville. A beautiful and historic site, it was once just simply a mountaintop along the Taconic mountain range – until a handful...