Brewing Optimism: 10 Years After Opening, Owner of Dottie’s Coffee Lounge Sees a Very Different Pittsfield

From her vantage point on North Street, Jess Lamb has seen downtown Pittsfield change a lot over the past 10 years. Lamb’s been watching from Dottie’s Coffee Lounge, 444 North St., which she opened in 2007 after a four-year stint working for Joe – The Art of Coffee, in Manhattan. That experience inspired her to return to Pittsfield to open up her own high-quality coffee shop. Dottie’s first years were tough. Back then, the city really wasn’t ready for fine food and artistic coffee. Read more about Jess Lamb and the positive changes to Pittsfield >>