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Back in 2008, when I owned the GoNOMAD Cafe, we celebrated the first ever Tag Sale Day in Deerfield. I had gotten the inspiration after visiting Hopewell, NJ and saw so many tag sales.  When I had the cafe, it was a natural gathering place for tag-salers, and we did […]

The Bolt is a Great Little Electric Car We’re testing out the newest Chevy–the Bolt EV, all-electric car–on a road trip from Boston to Portland, Maine this weekend.  I’ve always been interested in trying out something like this, but instead of a quick five-minute test drive, we’ll get a full […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]