The Berkshire Edge On-Air Wednesday April 6, 2022

Guided by respected journalistic standards, the principle of fairness, the quest for truth, a commitment to social, economic and environmental justice, and an abiding admiration for the independent spirit of the Berkshires, The Berkshire Edge offers in-depth local news reports and features, perspectives on the arts, wide-ranging commentary, and a comprehensive calendar of events – all written, illustrated, and, in some cases performed, with wit, intelligence, insight and humor.

1. A proposed short-term rental plan before the Selectboard has been shelved — for the time being — because of potential conflicts of interest: https://theberkshireedge.com/great-barringtons-short-term-rental-plan-stymied-by-conflicts-alleged-in-anonymous-email/ 2. Meanwhile, our writer Sheela Clary has interviewed a single woman who describes the difficulties of finding housing in Great Barrington — and South Berkshire County:https://theberkshireedge.com/jessica-winn-a-tenant-speaks-on-the-housing-crisis-in-south-county/

3.  Great Barrington’s effort to sell the mothballed Housatonic School building is picking up steam, apparently:https://theberkshireedge.com/measuring-the-drapes-effort-to-sell-housatonic-school-picks-up-steam/4.  An “upscale” soup kitchen is opening in Pittsfield, in the heart of the impoverished Morningside district:https://theberkshireedge.com/restaurant-style-soup-kitchen-to-open-in-the-heart-of-local-food-desert/

5. Hannah Van Sickle has written a moving profile of Rabbi Everett Gendler, a beloved figure in South County: https://theberkshireedge.com/remembering-rabbi-everett-gendler/ 6.  And lest anyone imagine that the pandemic has silenced music in the Berkshires, now comes double bassist Edward Kass who has gathered a septet of bassists who will give a concert at Tanglewood of music for bass ensembles:https://theberkshireedge.com/concert-preview-double-bass-ensemble-to-play-britten-bartok-balch-balliett-at-linde-center/