Karen Christensen
About A Smaller Circle
Karen Christensen, CEO Berkshire Publishing Group
karen [at] berkshirepublishing [dot] com
I came to Great Barrington because I wanted my two children “to be from somewhere.” There are many times I have told myself what a mistake that was, that I chose the wrong place, that I should have stayed in London, or moved on when I realized how alien I felt here, knowing that that [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2010 under On Main Street, The search for community, Uncategorized.
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Reading, via Twitter, Boston Globe article about Pittsfield and the arts and then ReimagineRural blog commentary about the piece made me think of our article on boosterism, an old tradition that is alive and well in the Berkshire Hills. I’ve been here long enough to be skeptical about sustainable revival of a non-tourist economy here [...]
Posted: July 31st, 2010 under Civic life & public places, Community economics, Community in the media, On Main Street, Rural community.
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Walking down to celebrate Rachel’s passing the driving test with lunch at Bizen, we were hailed from across the road by a man in a parked car. “Did you pass?” he called out. I didn’t recognize him and couldn’t imagine that he was talking to us. “Did she pass?” he said again. I noticed the [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2010 under On Main Street.
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