Downtown Stories: The Marketplace Cafe (includes video)
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.…
Berkshires Jazz is preserving Jazz, America’s indigenous art form
Berkshires Jazz will be bringing two terrific events to downtown Pittsfield this fall beginning with the Berkshire Jazz Showcase on September 28 and culminating with the Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, October…
The Past, Present and Future of the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade
The Fourth of July is just around the corner and yes, there will be a Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade. After an announcement by the Pittsfield Parade Committee earlier this…
Community Spotlight: The Berkshire Environmental Action Team
Berkshire Environmental Action Team, also known as BEAT, is the Berkshire’s very own environmental activism, stewardship and education organization. Since 2003, BEAT has made it their mission to inform residents…
“Walk a Mile” 2018: The power of walking together for one mile, one evening in September
It’s hard to miss the dozens of road side signs with red high heels that have popped up in the last couple of weeks. So, it’s likely that you are…
Community Spotlight: Kate Lauzon
Kate Lauzon, the current, passionate chair of the Morningside Initiative in Pittsfield, is volunteering her time to help bring community programming and a light to the Tyler Street area, an…
Public Art, Paintboxes, Pianos, Pride! Pittsfield’s Artscape brings the 4Ps!
Artscape is an energetic, volunteer-led committee responsible for the fun, accessible, and professional public art in various outdoor locations throughout the City of Pittsfield. One of their most visible contributions…
Community Spotlight: The Pittsfielder
Downtown Pittsfield, Inc.’s newest Board Member is Nicholas Russo, but you may have heard of him by another name, or alias really, “The Pittsfielder”. Russo has been provoking thought and…
Roots Rising: Pittsfield’s farm-based youth development program!
Roots Rising is not just a summer job for Pittsfield teens; it is a farm-based youth development program, which focuses on a real need in our community. The need for…
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month!
1 in 68. 1 in 68 children in the United States have Autism. 1 in 68 children in the United States grow up to be adults with Autism. Autism, or…