Combating Obesity in the Berkshires

Amanda Chilson, Project Coordinator for Mass in Motion/Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, talks about childhood obesity in Berkshire County—especially in rural communities. They are utilizing grants from Mass in Motion to fight the epidemic in schools, at home,...

October Mountain, Part 1

Alec Gillman of the DCR and folklorist Joe Durwin explain the colorful history of the Berkshires’ October Mountain, and its transformation from a private estate and nature preserve into the largest state forest in Massachusetts. October Mountain State...

Mt. Greylock

At 3,491 feet, Mount Greylock is the highest point in Massachusetts. Rising above the surrounding Berkshire landscape, dramatic views of 60-90 miles distant may be seen. It became Massachusetts’ first wilderness state park, acquired by the Commonwealth in 1898,...

Community Health Programs

Bryan Ayars CEO of Community Health Programs,  a non-profit health provider, discusses services offered to families in the Pittsfield, Lee, and Great Barrington...

New Director of MCLA’s Gallery 51

C. Ryder Cooley is the new director of MCLA’s Gallery 51. Cooley is an interdisciplinary artist, musician, and performer who has performed at the College and in downtown North Adams for several years at a wide variety of events, including those for MCLA...

Berkshire Glass

Authors Julie L. Sloan and William J. Patriquin discuss the former Berkshire Glassworks in Lanesborough, MA. It was the first company in the country to make stained cathedral glass. Carrie Saldo visits the site of the former factory, the Berkshire Museum, home to some...

October Mountain, Part 2

Folklorist and These Mysterious Hills author Joe Durwin takes us on a supernatural tour of the Berkshires’ 16,500 acre October Mountain State Park where it is said by some that ghosts and spirits roam, UFOs fly overhead, and Bigfoot wanders in the woods… October...

October Mountain, Part 1

Alec Gillman of the DCR and folklorist Joe Durwin explain the colorful history of the Berkshires’ October Mountain, and its transformation from a private estate and nature preserve into the largest state forest in Massachusetts. October Mountain State...

Presidents in the Berkshires

Washington may never have slept in the Berkshires, but a host of other Presidents have stopped by for a visit! Journalist and Folklorist Joe Durwin recounts several tales of the many historical Presidential visits the Berkshires have hosted over the...

Artsbucks

Artsbucks is a new creative economy stimulus being used in the city of Pittsfield. For it, patrons get a rebate on the locally-made art that they buy. What are the nuts and bolts of this program and can it be...