Steven Valenti and his store, Steven Valenti’s Clothing, have been downtown Pittsfield institutions for 37 years. Steve hasn’t slowed down in that time, working 6 days a week in his beloved store at 157 North Street, until the Coronavirus forced him to temporarily close his storefront. Steve misses his customers terribly, but he has found…
Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI) Virtual Annual Meeting via Zoom. Meeting commenced at 8:04 am on Friday, May 1, 2020 To view the entire Annual Meeting on video courtesy of PCTV, click here! Meeting Recap: Remarks by Jesse Cook-Dubin, Outgoing President J. Cook-Dubin called the Annual Meeting to order and made opening…
Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. (DPI) will host a free two-part webinar, “How to Rank Higher on Google”, on Wednesday, June 3 at 9 am and Wednesday, June 10 at 9 am. Join Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. and instructor Roger Matus for this free presentation open to everyone via Zoom. You do not have to attend both sessions.…
First Fridays Artswalk is a free, public, monthly program of the Downtown Pittsfield Cultural Association in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts. First Fridays Artswalk connects businesses, galleries, artists, and the community to create an “Artswalk” on the first Friday of every month from 5 to 8 pm February – December. First Fridays Artswalk was created in May…
Mill Town Capital437 North Street. Pittsfield MA 01201 info@milltowncapital.com milltowncapital.com Mill Town Capital is a private investment group based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the heart of the Berkshires. Founded in 2016, Mill Town focuses on improving our region through impactful business investments, visible real estate projects, and broad community development efforts.
Parts 2 and 3 on Wednesdays at 2 PM: Recognizing Bias & Creating Welcoming & Affirming Workplace Culture in Your Business Wednesday, May 20 at 2 PM **Attendance at the first session is not required.** A Discussion with: Gwendolyn VanSant (BRIDGE) Shirley Edgerton (NAACP, ROPE and Pittsfield Public Schools) Register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErc-qtpjIvGNL3f363rO9j91K-Bgqd8hEc …
Hancock Shaker Village is the only cultural institution in the Berkshires that can say it is both a museum and a working farm, and Jennifer Trainer Thompson, President and CEO, is probably the only museum director who can say “I have a lamb eating my coat” in the middle of an interview. The Village is…
“The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Network’s Berkshire Regional Office provides free and confidential one-to-one business assistance to prospective and existing small businesses. Services are available to Massachusetts start-ups and existing businesses located in Berkshire County. Areas of assistance include business plan development, pre-venture feasibility, conventional and non-conventional financing, cash flow analysis, organizational and personnel issues and marketing.”…
Tell us about The Marketplace Cafe: “The Marketplace is a community builder,” says Robbie Robles, General Manager of the Marketplace Café. “We have this amazing food that speaks for itself. David Renner and Kevin Schmitz who started the Marketplace (with their specialty prepared foods at first) are both chefs with amazing skills. We have an…
Introducing the “Show Us Your Joy Pittsfield: Photo Challenge”! No prizes. No winners. Share your joyful Pittsfield moments and memories with us and we all win! Email photos to kgritman@downtownpittsfield.com and we will share them on our social media to spread the joy to all of our followers! Please include the photo credit.