A view of a friend
By Susan M. Wicker Guerrero The View today is about friendship, fear, hope and love. More than 40 years ago, as a fresh-out-of-college journalist, my first newspaper job was on The…
New Beacon column to cover government and politics
Welcome to Berkshire Beacon Hill Spotlight, our new column on state and local government and politics. Each week we’ll be offering information and insight on the policies and politics that…
Spirited’s Oktoberfest features wide selection
By Kameron Z. Spaulding The fall season is always a highlight for beer drinkers. One of the greatest local events each year is the Oktoberfest tasting planned each year by Spirited (formerly Nejaime’s) on…
Discover Brazilian wines
When one thinks of Brazil, what comes to mind? The answer is usually: “a tropical country with beautiful beaches and a passion for soccer, samba and Carnival.” According to “Wines…
‘Frankenweenie’ is bland
There’s just no better way to say it: Frankenweenie is bland. Frankenweenie is Tim Burton’s newest movie, a stop-motion remake of the short film and Frankenstein parody of the same…
Masquerade
If you could take any one day of your life and be anyone you wanted to be, who would you choose? Would you be a queen or a princess for…
Ephron’s autobiographical novel is not to be missed
In I Remember Nothing, the first thing Nora Ephron tells us is that she has lost her memory, thus validating her title but also ruefully sharing a sense of aging with…
Fall decorating while waiting for bewitching hour
Last year, October fled by so quickly that I didn’t even have a chance to decorate the house for Halloween. All the lighted pumpkins and scary-faced witches picked up for…
‘Hotel Transylvania’ provides fun for kids and adults
Hotel Transylvania is a fun movie that children will love and parents will enjoy sitting through. Directed by animation genius Genndy Tartakovsky, Hotel Transylvania shows an admirable dedication and respect for its central…
Fall into fashion passion, part two
“Clean shirt, new shoes/And don’t know where I am goin’ to./Silk suit, black tie/And I don’t need a reason why./They come runnin’ just as fast as they can/’Cause every girl’s…