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‘Like a coffee shop with different flavors of beer’: Joe Eckerle’s Taproom in Hadley opening soon
HADLEY — Joe Eckerle wants people to come to his place to talk, to use Wi-Fi and to sample the myriad local beers and wines he will serve in the town’s first taproom.
Best Of Mass Breweries: Vote now to name the top 10 breweries in Massachusetts
Best Of Mass is one step closer to naming the best brewery in Massachusetts thanks to over 130 comments on MassLive and countless suggestions via social media.
Ground Up Cafe planned for Springfield Innovation Center launches Kickstarter
SPRINGFIELD — Ground Up Cafe, the coffee shop planned for the Springfield Innovation Center, will have coffee, pastries, yogurt, sandwiches and bone broth.
Review: Using locally grown, sevenstrong creates unconventional dining experience in Northampton
At sevenstrong, a downtown Northampton eatery that opened in September 2016, the idea of “local” seems to be equal parts ideology and business strategy.
Staff at The Republican take top honors in regional newspaper awards
Staff at the Springfield daily newspaper earned more than two-dozen awards in the 30,000 and over circulation category at the association’s dinner on Feb. 25 at the Boston Mariott Long Wharf Hotel.
Massachusetts knitting group creates sweaters for chickens
If you think the weather has been cold lately, just think how the chickens feel. Lucky for Massachusetts estate’s poultry, a group of knitters in Milton are doing just that.
Dr. Seuss’ birthday: A look around the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden
A new “Amazing World of Dr. Seuss” museum will open June 2017 next to the sculpture garden. The space will have a 3,200-square-foot exhibition, as well as a re-creation of Geisel’s studio, an exhibition about the making of the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden and other related displays.
Behind the Scenes: A look inside the soon-to-open ‘Amazing World of Dr. Seuss’ museum in Springfield
The former Connecticut Valley Historical Museum is being converted into a 3,200-square-foot exhibition, “The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss”, as well as a recreation of Ted Geisel’s studio, an exhibition about the making of the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden and other related displays.
MassLive building offers new art gallery and musical performances in formerly vacant bank space
As a result of the most recent Futurecity conference in Springfield, the MassLive building was inspired to develop and create a new public space.
SPRINGFIELD — As a result …