LENOX — Federal dollars continue to flow to Berkshire cultural groups despite threatened cuts, helping to stoke the region's main economic engine: the creative economy. It's showtime for big players in that segment right

EGREMONT — Catamount Ski Area is officially under new ownership, with the sale having closed recently at $3 million, according to a representative of the new ownership group and its attorney. The new owner,

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shire City Herbals has completed a $1.4 million project to build its own commercial kitchen and warehouse space. In two weeks, the makers of Fire Cider will start operating out of

PITTSFIELD — Those three-hour round-trip road trips to Greenfield are finally about to end at Shire City Herbals. The company, which makes vinegar-based health tonics, including the popular Fire Cider brand, has completed a

PITTSFIELD — The nomination process for 1Berkshire's eighth annual Trendsetter Awards is now open, and will run through July 10. The Berkshire Trendsetter Awards celebrate outstanding organizations and individuals whose achievement, innovation, and/or commitment has

WILLIAMSTOWN — Thousands of honeybees are creating their own masterpiece at The Clark Art Institute. Buzzing in and around three hives perched atop the Manton Research Center, the vitally important insects have produced an

The Railroad Street Youth Project's W.E.B. Du Bois Mural Project has received national attention from the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. The murals, which celebrate the life and accomplishments of Great Barrington native

PITTSFIELD — They toured the expansive Greylock Works in North Adams and looked behind the scenes of Berkshire Medical Center. They heard about why people have chosen to invest their time and energy in