PITTSFIELD — Not long ago, a runner from anywhere in Berkshire County would have to travel an hour in either direction to find new equipment or apparel.
That was the niche that Kent and Shiobbean Lemme sought to fill five years ago when they started Berkshire Running Center. Now, in the summer of 2016, BRC is celebrating its fifth anniversary of becoming the centralized hub of running activity in Berkshire County.
Michael Forge looks much more the part of a lifelong construction worker than a children’s author.
The reason is simple. He spent roughly 30 years working his way up the ladder in that industry. Ever since he dropped out of school as a freshman in Dorchester, Forge has known little outside a hammer and nail.
When Worcester-native Nick Chambers first got his start in stand-up comedy, everyone was psyched. Everyone except Mrs. Chambers, that is.
“I put my first open-mic on YouTube, and my Mom called me in and pressed play on the laptop,” said Chambers of a visit to her house. “She hears me saying all these dirty things and says, ‘Is this you now? Is this what you’ve become?’”
G. Calvin Berry has a point.
“How many stories do you see about the city of Worcester?” asked the founder and CEO of Vertex Entertainment. “You don’t see any stories about Worcester on the big screen.”
This is one issue Berry has taken into his own hands, by writing a screenplay for a new film called “Two Days to Pay.”
Since its inception on Park Avenue in 2010, Wormtown Brewery has not stopped growing. As Worcester’s first operating brewery in nearly 50 years, it was important to Master Brewer Ben Roesch to keep things local.
New England has long been considered a hub of craft brewing in America, and when Roesch saw that one of the region’s largest cities was devoid of a brewery he leapt at the opportunity to startup Wormtown.
Back in 2009, the towns of Sterling and Lancaster partnered for their cable television. Since then, things have been in constant forward motion.
Executive Director of Sterling Lancaster Community Television, Chris Detsikas has spent the past three years building the company, as well as setting up a studio in each town. Now he has advanced to the stage of bringing together the community in order to make SLCTV the best thing it can be.
The Lucky Dog Music Hall in Worcester had just started filling up when the Amanda Cote Project was introduced. A few short minutes later their leader had the entire room swaying in rhythm.
On Sunday, May 19, the Lucky Dog hosted a day-long benefit for the One Fund, featuring a handful of local musicians, along with a variety of raffle prizes. Amanda Cote’s band was scheduled to play at 7 p.m.