Local Hero Profile: The People’s Pint
Local Hero Profile by Monica Guzik, Local Hero Intern Published in CISA’s September 2021 enewsletter A hub for good is the simplest way to describe[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Bueno Y Sano
Local Hero Profile by Monica Guzik, Local Hero Intern Published in CISA’s August 2021 enewsletter When looking over the locally renowned Tuesday Market in Northampton,[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Bella Foodie LLC
Local Hero Profile by Krystal Bagnaschi, CISA Intern Published in CISA’s March 2021 enewsletter When Ashley was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Alice’s Kitchen at Honey Hill Homestead
Local Hero Profile by Krystal Bagnaschi, CISA Intern Published in CISA’s February 2021 enewsletter “Feeding people, feeding my community, is in every cell of my[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Ashfield Lake House
By Emma Gwyther, CISA Development Associate Published in CISA’s August 2020 E-Newsletter – Sign Up Here! “The heart of this Valley, to me, is the[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Nourish Cafe
By Jared Shein, CISA Intern Published in CISA’s August 2020 E-Newsletter – Sign Up Here! Whirring blenders and 90’s rock music combine for a unique[...]
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Local Hero Video Profile – Daily Operation
Chef David Schrier and his partners at Daily Operation in Easthampton have built a remarkable restaurant. Their menu is driven by[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Esselon Café
Local is a central value of the Esselon Café on Russell Street in Hadley. The food is locally sourced, and the community is strong. On[...]
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Local Hero Profile: The Bement School
The dining room of The Bement School is unlike any dining hall I’ve ever seen—or smelled, for that matter. My first clue that Bement does[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Holyoke Hummus Company
Not a single food truck showed up for the 2013 Great Holyoke Brick Race. John Grossman was mortified to see crowds of Holyokers missing lunch[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Champney’s Restaurant & Tavern
On August 28, 2011, there were five and a half feet of water in the Deerfield Inn. Hurricane Irene, which pummeled much of the east[...]
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Local Hero Profile: Belly of the Beast
Before Aimee Francaes and Jesse Hassinger opened the doors to their restaurant, Belly of the Beast, the couple hit the road – touring pastures[...]
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