Touring Historic Sites in the Summertime
It’s June, and the pace of our lives shifts a little — a time for...
Hetty Startup
Diners: Artifacts of America’s Mid-20th Century, They Persist into the Present
I’m still drawn to diners as if it were the day I began to put...
Finding Italianate Buildings in Amherst and the Valley
When I moved to western Massachusetts about 15 years ago, I noticed some striking examples...
Why I Love Local Small Country Stores
Recently, while in Huntington, I stopped by Moltenbrey’s Market, located in a modest house on...
Review: “Finding Our Place in the Connecticut River (Kwinitekw) Valley: Beginning to Heal 400 Years of Settler Colonialism”
On March 22, I attended the kickoff event for the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Society of...
An Afterword for “Views on Views”: Community Playgrounds & Community Gardens
This is an afterward to the 10-part series, “Views and Views”. Read previous columns in...
Views on Views: Amherst’s Conservation Commission
This is the final column in a ten-part series. View the previous articles in the...
Amherst’s East Village: Where History Happened
On Wednesday, March 4, the town’s Planning Board will take up a proposal from the...
Letter: Here’s How To Protest Trump’s Renovation of the White House. We Have Until March 4
Last week, I published an article in the Indy about threats to our public art...
Views on Views: Incidentals in Our Landscapes
By Hetty Startup This is the ninth column in a ten-part series. View the previous...
Opinion: Public Art Murals Under Threat
A significant building in Washington DC, home to the nation’s Social Security Administration (SSA), is...
Opinion: Will Jones Library Request for CPAC Money Prevent Funding for Preservation of Goodwin A.M.E. Zion Church?
Two issues related to historic preservation are really riling me up these days. First, in...