A rendering of a proposed sign by Norm Magnusson. - Norm Magnusson Wellness Artist Proposes Suicide Prevention Signs After Uptick in Deaths at Hudson River Bridge Rhinebeck Norm Magnusson drafts more hopeful and poetic suicide-prevention signs for the Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge. By Brian K. Mahoney
Aoma Muma, founder of Bombeta Farms Food Kenyan Farmer Finds Land and Home with Support from Two Regional Agriculture Programs Aoma Muma brings Bombeta Farms and family to Grow Food Northampton fields. By Natasha Tarpley
The Kasambwe Brothers perform at the Hunter Center - Ryan Harper Arts MASS MoCA Launches New Record Label With Malawi Roots Album The museum partners with California based Hen House Studios, focusing on live group recordings. By Jamie Larson
Real Estate Kind of a Big Deal in Hudson An 1800s home with a new gray exterior and shiny brass gutters on a corner lot near Oakdale Park. By Francesca Olsen
Real Estate Romantic Millbrook Cottage The country charm has been retained, with painted white wood bedrooms (slanted ceilings mandatory). By Francesca Olsen
Real Estate Magical Spires in Great Barrington Wonderful Victorian character inside and out. By Francesca Olsen
Real Estate Old-School Style in Copake Falls A pretty, historic eyebrow Colonial with its own on-property waterfall. By Francesca Olsen
Arts Behind the Scenes at the Crandell: New Look, New Leadership, and a new FilmColumbia The theater's new executive director gives an inside look at the renovations, her life and all that's to come. By Jamie Larson
The parade rolls through Great Barrington to the befuddlement of many. - Michelle Kaplan Community Sunshine Orange Crosstrek Parade: Great Barrington's Unexpected Spectacle The event's organizer Michelle Kaplan, a local DJ, writer, and fun-haver, said the parade had no meaning. By Jamie Larson
Librarium Used Books in East Chatham has been in business for over 30 years, housed in a barn with over 40,000 used books. Style A Coffee Table Book on the Way We Live: "Upstate Now" A launch party for "Upstate Now" will be held on Thursday, October 9, 5 to 7pm, at Marton & Davis, 33 Main Street in Chatham. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community Sinterklaas Canceled Again Due to Low Funds, Tariffs, and Lack of Arts Grants After 25 years the hand-crafted holiday tradition may be gone for good. By Jamie Larson
Arts "Riefenstahl" at TSL Probes the Legacy of Nazi Cinema’s Most Infamous Auteur Early female cinematic genius and Nazi propagandist, Riefenstahl's story is one history forgets at its peril. By Brian K. Mahoney