Nearly two years since construction began, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is poised to double in size this weekend. With the third and final phase of renovations to the former North Adams industrial

It may be time to rename Plastics Avenue to something more befitting of the present. That remark from Mayor Linda M. Tyer drew cheers of support Thursday night, as one of the largest employers in

Blinking lights, strange sounds, searing words, twisted trees. The contemporary art that's been largely confined to the campus of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is being loosed upon the city it calls home this

When I first played North Adams with Wilco — during our inaugural 2010 edition of the Solid Sound Festival — I was taken with the place: micro-urban, but tucked in the Berkshires mountains; raw,

There were a lot of firsts at Saturday morning's goat yoga class at Hancock Shaker Village. Instructor Alison Walter admitted she hadn't ever taught a goat yoga class. Nor had any of her students. And

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday officially became the largest contemporary art museum in the world when it opened its doors to another 120,000 square feet of gallery and event space. With the

The spectacular observation lounge overlooking the Hoosic River and Taconic mountains at the western end of Building 6 was the product of engineering, imagination — and money. Two stories high with a balcony and

There were many times during the more than 10-year struggle to establish the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts that it seemed to be a losing battle.In fact, during the decade-long period of early development,

Seasonal train service between New York City and the Berkshires could eventually become a reality. Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate adopted a budget amendment filed by Sen. Adam Hinds (D-Pittsfield) to study the possibility of