Go Local Marketplace features vendors, food trucks, music, free trip giveaway
EAST LONGMEADOW — More than 25 local businesses will showcase their specialties through products, baked goods, crafts and more at the first Go Local Marketplace.
What I’m Eating: Frolicking through fall festivities
The days of summer heat waves are finally over! Like most New Englanders, I consider fall the best season for the region. The sound of wrestling leaves and their beautiful color gradient. The cool chill in the air that washes over like a comforting wave. Through these and other sensations, fall truly exudes a sense of place that feels so evocative to the senses.
Musical to highlight community support after child loss
LUDLOW — At the end of September, Ludlow’s Exit 7 Players will be performing Brian Yorkey’s “Next to Normal,” a musical that focuses on infant loss, mental health and family, in partnership with community organization Empty Arms Bereavement.
Dinner and a Show: Basking in the Connecticut Sun
This disclosure may surprise many New Englanders — I never visited the Mohegan Sun Casino until this past week. It felt good to cross an item off my New England bucket list; it was certainly much easier to achieve than camping in the woods or sailing along the cape.
Local restaurateurs bring new eateries to Big E
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Eastern States Exposition has been working on new culinary partnerships for the Big E and other events at its grounds.
What I’m Listening To: The big 3 — Some R&B to vibe with
As I’ve grown older, I’ve become more and more enamored with the R&B genre. When done right, it can manifest immense passion and vulnerability without sounding corny.