AUDIO: How to address the Berkshires' economic development challenges
A part-time Berkshires resident also happens to be a leader in urban planning, regional economic development, and place-making.
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AUDIO: A conversation with Ralph Nader
Now ninety years old, Ralph Nader discusses his American Museum of Tort Law, the power of organized citizens to make a difference, and lessons he learned growing up in a small, working-class town a stone’s throw from the Berkshires.
The Unlikeliest Museum
Against all odds, Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, Connecticut, educates visitors about the law and their rights.
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The madness of the fees
Oh, the ticket fees! The rising, countless, too-many fees!
NOTED: Letter from Florence
The birthplace of the Renaissance confronts a housing and identity crisis fueled by short-term rentals.
In Great Barrington, a tale of two sidewalks
Without the Select Board’s knowledge, town officials secured a million-dollar state grant to aid a developer’s struggling luxury housing project and pay for a landscaped “pedestrian walkway.” Meanwhile, across town, safe sidewalks for low-income residents remain elusive and unfunded.