Are We There Yet?: Father Appreciation WeekendBy Rebecca Dravis,
01:05PM / Friday, June 14, 2013 | |
I was listening to NPR's "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" show a couple weeks ago when they mentioned a story about women going to some outfit in Hawaii where they could give birth among dolphins. One of the many subsequent jokes about this was that a dolphin is just about as useful in the birthing process as a dad.
My 7-year-old daughter was in the car with me, and she piped up, "What does that mean? Dads don't do anything to help babies be born?"
Dads really have a bad rap, from jokes like that to the recent spate of commercials showing them acting hapless in basic baby situations, like diapering and swaddling. Dads are also 0 Comments
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Are We There Yet?: Dalton Carnival MemoriesBy Rebecca Dravis,
11:30AM / Friday, June 07, 2013 | |
The year was 1990 and I was in the throes of my first love at the age of 15. Sean and I started "dating" our freshman year and were on and off throughout high school, officially going off for good after a disastrous New Year's Eve party our senior year. Twenty-three years later, I'm married with a child, he's married with a child, but I always will remember the moment in 1990 when the world seemed perfect to my teenage self.
It was at the Dalton Carnival — you know, the one that fills the American Legion field every June? I see it called the "Dalton Fair" now in advertisements on the side of the road, but it was always the Dalton 0 Comments
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Are We There Yet?: Get Outdoors This WeekendBy Rebecca Dravis,
02:01PM / Friday, May 31, 2013 | |
I learned a valuable lesson last week with my new family events column here at iBerkshires.com: Always offer an indoor suggestion in case the weekend is a washout, like last weekend.
So with that in mind, my first pick for this weekend is something indoors. On Friday, May 31, at 6:15 p.m. at the Mason Library on Main Street in Great Barrington, "Monsters Inc." will be shown. If you haven't seen it, it's a fun flick for kids of all ages about a place called Monstropolis that is powered by the screams of human children. And watching it now will prepare the family for the prequel coming out this summer, "Monsters University," in theaters on June 21. The
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Are We There Yet?: Activities for the Whole FamilyBy Rebecca Dravis,
04:33PM / Friday, May 24, 2013 | |
Memorial Day kicks off summer, so what better way to kick off a new family events column here on iBerkshires.com than with holiday happenings?
Sure, there are parades ... lots of parades, and you can find a list of them here. But the region is teeming with other family-friendly activities this long weekend if you want to do something besides relax and grill some burgers.
Staying in North County, Saturday, May 25, brings one of my all-time favorite family events: Riverfest in Williamstown. I have been bringing my now-7-year-old to this since she was a toddler, and we have loved it every time. Every year is a little different, but in the past there
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Berkshire Town Cracks Top 100 'Wealthy' ZIP Codes| 03:32PM / Monday, December 17, 2012 | |
Boston Business Journal's quest to find where the wealthy live in the Bay State has resulted in its latest data collection of income and housing values in the state's 490 ZIP codes. Using information from the Department of Revenue, BBJ's identified the toniest ZIP codes, and the not-so tony.
Using income and other demographic data provided by Esri, a California-based provider of database-mapping software, the BBJ has identified a handful of candidates to potentially carry the crown as the wealthiest ZIP code in Massachusetts. Not surprisingly, most of the communities in the running are located in Boston's western suburbs.
At the top is Weston, with a median
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