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Hidden Hills Website is Coming Back

Hidden Hills Website is Coming Back

I am very excited about a new project I am working on with my webmaster Rose and my girlfriend Rachael.  It’s called Hidden-Hills.com and it’s a re-invention of a website that was started early in the 2000s to promote towns that are out of reach of the Mass Pike and […]

Cattaraugus County, New York: Surprises Around Each Bend

Cattaraugus County, New York: Surprises Around Each Bend

We’re traveling across the vast expanse of Cattaraugus County in Western New York this week, after setting out from Corning where the TBEX conference was held.  Two hours later we were exiting the interstate for the run-down city of Salamanca, which is inside the Seneca-Iroquois tribal nation. The tribe has […]

Riding and Paddling in the Finger Lakes

Riding and Paddling in the Finger Lakes

Two memorable outings in a beautiful part of New York State We set out from Corning New York toward the village of Watkins Glen, which to me only conjures up the famous racetrack…and specifically, a few concerts that have taken place over the years that jogged my memory. But Watkins […]

Living Alone Again for the First Time in a Long Time

Living Alone Again for the First Time in a Long Time

Sometimes when I run into a friend who I haven’t seen for a long time, I think what their news is, and often, they don’t have any. It’s the same life, it’s the same job, it’s the same set of duties and errands and nothing is different. But when people […]

MGM Springfield Makes a Big Splash

MGM Springfield Makes a Big Splash

It’s taken what feels like forever, but it was back in 2011 that MGM began getting serious about building a casino in downtown Springfield.  I remember the votes, and how Holyoke flirted with the casino on Mount Tom notion, and when it was all done, just giant MGM Springfield still […]

Millpond Live Roars Out of the Gate This Saturday

Millpond Live Roars Out of the Gate This Saturday

Summer’s End Means Great Music in Easthampton It’s the end of the summer, and like most people, I’m sad about that. But the one thing that late August brings to the Valley is a series of wonderful outdoor concerts with well-chosen world music stars who make Easthampton’s Millpond Live series […]

Deerfield’s Newest Railroad Tracks to Extend to Greenfield

Deerfield’s Newest Railroad Tracks to Extend to Greenfield

Deerfield Ruminations…. the town has come together in new ways, unexpected but everyone is happy about it. The new Facebook page, Deerfield Now is getting a lot of comments and people share interesting photos and news.  That’s the beginning of making a community better. The infrastructure behind transit projects is always […]

Valley Bike Share: A New Way to Get Around

Valley Bike Share: A New Way to Get Around

If you have noticed the shiny new bikes that sit in specially-designed stands in strategic locations around the Valley, you’re not alone. I was thrilled when I heard about these new bikes and entered a raffle at the Northampton street fair a month ago. I won a year’s pass and […]

Trailside: a Cozy Place to Hear Great Music

Trailside: a Cozy Place to Hear Great Music

The Trailside Music Cafe & Inn brings great musicians to an intimate venue where everyone gets a good look at the performers up on stage. Located about 25 minutes outside of Charlottetown in the town of Mount Stewart, it’s a sweet spot for anyone who loves good music and comfort food. […]

Island Summer Review: A Cracking Good Time

Island Summer Review: A Cracking Good Time

Sometimes jokes that seem to be insider-only can be awfully funny. We got a chance to steep ourselves in Prince Edward Island lore and inside jokes when we joined a packed house at the Harmony House Theater in Hunters River, about 25 minutes outside of Charlottetown PEI. It was a wonderful […]

Valley Pearl Oysters: Fullfilling a Lifelong Dream

Valley Pearl Oysters: Fullfilling a Lifelong Dream

Jeff Noyes is a man with a dream. A shucker’s dream.  He is happy to say that he is doing exactly what he wants to do in life. After 15 years heading up his hometown’s oyster festival, he’s created an oyster tasting room and bar, in Tyne Valley, PEI. We […]

Prince Edward Island, Canada Awaits!

Prince Edward Island, Canada Awaits!

My next destination has eluded me for the many years I’ve been traveling during the summer up to Canada. This time I’ll be heading to Prince Edward Island, in the Canadian Maritimes.  Some of things I”ll be doing there include learning how the native Indians made drums, visiting a museum […]

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