As we drive into the Massachusetts’ Berkshire Mountains from the east, on the MassPike, they slowly capture our attention with vista upon vista of thickly treed slopes. In the summer, it is like approaching a rural Emerald City — no big buildings, no billboards. Just dense green foliage as far as the eye can see.
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Tag along on a trip through Americana in Massachusetts’ Berkshires
Natalie Zekos is a 24-year-old Massachusetts College of Art graduate who recently launched her own business in Arlington Center.
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Deep in a long-forgotten corner of the Forbidden City and up a twisting stairway are four sets of twin doors, shut for more than eight decades. They reveal rare sweeping views to the north, south, east and west above the golden-tiled rooftops of the imperial palace.
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Luxuries from China’s Forbidden City to travel US
Here are the latest Dover and Sherborn community notes.
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Dover and Sherborn community notes (July 22)
MetroWest residents were among 200 guests at a recent benefit for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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Gardner Museum benefit draws MetroWest supporters
Here are the latest Dover and Sherborn community notes.
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Here are the latest Dover and Sherborn community notes.
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Dover and Sherborn community notes (July 1)
Texas Cultural Trust, The Blanton Museum of Art, et al.
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Public Relations, Design, and Branding Firm Signs Key Cultural Clients
Summer Kick Off Celebration Announced for Saturday, May 29th, Memorial Day Weekend in Downtown Buchanan Michigan.
There are two from California, two from Massachusetts, and a few from Louisiana; there are even some from Utah, Wisconsin, and Florida. Who are they? They’re the crafters in the tents at the Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival in Independence.
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