Welcome
Thanks for stopping by Phillystine, my on-again, off-again personal blog.
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Mayor
Easthampton, MA just elected its first new mayor in seventeen years and its second mayor ever. Campaign finance reports show that the owner of this van—one of the four candidates—spent $29.80.
Sugar House Diaries: Maple Syrup Time in Western Mass
Diary of three sugaring seasons in Western Massachusetts.
2013: Okay, Enough Nature
It turns out that there are limits to nature loving, especially for people who have spent most of their adult lives living in a city.
2012: The Year in Nature
Some reasons to embrace life in Western Massachusetts, which, by the way, is not Boston.
Weekend
Friday night The daily Occupy Northampton drumming and chanting starts on schedule in front of Bank of America. Down the street to the group’s left is a harp player, to its right, under the Thorne’s Market awning, is that band with the accordion, and across the street is a fiddler. The Faces Halloween window features […]