Amherst’s East Village: Where History Happened
On Wednesday, March 4, the town’s Planning Board will take up a proposal from the...
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East Amherst Local Historic District Proposal Ready for Town Council Approval
Report on the Meeting of the Local Historic District Commission, February 23, 2026 By Hilda...
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...
Views on Views: Water Features in Landscape Design: Fountains, Ponds, and Waterfalls
This is the eighth column in a ten-part series. View the previous articles in the...
Slavery and Freedom in Northampton, 1654-1783: An Exhibit
Historiography (the study of the writing of history) is a complicated thing, especially as we...
Town Council Condemns Killing of Renee Good by ICE. Plans to Discuss Proposed Charter Revisions on February 9
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, January 12, 2026 This was a...
Opinion: The Common Share Food Co-op: Reflections on a Failure to Launch
The Common Share Food Co-op project is over. (The co-op has had several names over...
Opinion: The Merry Maple and Dickinson’s Ghost
Social Injustice Goes Global Amherst restores your faith in community—just enough to make you forget...
Review: At a Time When African American History Is Under Attack, Netflix’s The Abandons Softens the Realities of Historical Oppression
Netflix has released a new television series called The Abandons, set in the time and...