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Asparagus ice cream is a classic in Western Mass. I ate it so you don’t have to
Asparagus ice cream sounds like a gimmick. It is not. Western Mass. does not mess around with its “Hadley Grass.”. Yes, it’s green and has bits of real asparagus in it. But there’s a reason Flayvors of Cook Farm has been making “Hadley Grass” for 20 years. It’s actually a pretty well-thought-out and tasty ice cream flavor.
Historic music hall reopens in Northampton
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Saddle up, the Iron Horse is back. The legendary Northampton music venue re-opened its doors for the first time since the early days of the pandemic, kicking off this next chapter with a sold out show. For months, Chris Freeman and the parlor room collective have...
How High Flyers, a Mass. cannabis delivery business, is turning Samantha Britt's life around
NORTHAMPTON — Samantha Britt, a Florence native, is breaking the grass ceiling with her up-and-coming cannabis microbusiness. Britt, 39, is a part of the legacy market for cannabis, meaning she has been in the industry far before the state legalized the ability to grow and possess marijuana in 2016 and to sell in 2018.
Iron Horse gets liquor license, just 5 hours before reopening
NORTHAMPTON — The state and city approved Wednesday a liquor license for the reopened Iron Horse Music Hall just five hours before the storied venue was to reopen. New owners The Parlor Room Collective and former owner Eric Suher had to put “10s of thousands” in an escrow account to cover Suher’s tax debt, said Randy M. Krotowski, president of the board at The Parlor Room Collective.
Making movies more accessible to Spanish-speaking families in Franklin County
Greenfield Garden Cinemas has partnered with TheaterEars to make first-run movies available in Spanish for the first time in Franklin County. The TheaterEars program is available in the App Store and Google Play on all smartphones and is free of charge. Spanish speakers who live in or are visiting the...
May 15, 2024: LIVE from the new and improved Iron Horse Music Hall
Parlor Room Executive Director Chris Freeman is very excited about the newly approved liquor license for the Iron Horse Music Hall. We broadcast live from the opening show at the newly re-vamped and much improved Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton. We hear live music from opening night performers Rachael and Vilray and opener Taylor Ashton, and hear from Parlor Room Collective Executive Director Chris Freeman, and Iron Horse general manager Neal Robinson to celebrate the occasion. We discuss the importance of the venue to the area, peruse the litany of repairs and changes they've made to the bones of the space, and celebrate their newly approved liquor license!
May 14, 2024: All Iron Guthries
Monte and Kaliis are with Jordi Herold, Iron Horse co-founder, David Sokol, music editor, Dylan Gaffney, local historian, and Mary Gravel, long-time Iron Horse employee. The iconic music venue in Northampton, The Iron Horse, is on the eve of its long-awaited revival. Returning from a partly COVID-induced hiatus, we’re interested in getting into the history of the beloved establishment with a wide swath of folx who've watched its evolution.
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