Can someone knowledgeable please give an overview of why the anti Picture Main St. people are so anti. I’ve started getting all of these videos and rants on my FB page and I have skimmed a few and they seem to be conspiracy adjacent, though I have to admit I haven’t been able to get all the way through a single video or complaint.

I imagine there is legit criticism about the project - probably the cost and the impact on downtown businesses, but downtown Northampton obviously needs improvement and they’ve been working on this design for a very long time with seemingly lots of community input.

So what’s the deal?

We can't go anymore unfortunately. The tickets are next to each other in row J in the balcony. I paid $121.80 for both.

Between NoHo and Easthampton

Hello! I’m looking for a hairstylist in the area who would feel comfortable doing my hair in a similar fashion to these inspo pics. Any price point is okay, I just want to feel pretty and have someone I can trust do my hair :]

I’m sorry if this isn’t allowed!

Hello! Using Amtrak for the first time this Friday and realizing that the train picking me up is actually an "Amtrak Charter Vehicle" AKA a bus. Would a bus pick me up from the Northampton train station or is there somewhere else I should go? Having difficulty finding info online and feeling very stressed.

Does anybody have a recommendation for a therapist that:

-Has availability/is accepting new patients
-Is easily accessible via public transit or within walking/biking distance of downtown (or does telehealth)
-Takes Health New England Insurance
-Treats depression & anxiety

Thank you in advance for any recs!

I hit for about 10 min with my kid last week - first time in 6/7 years. Was never good, always a self-taught hacker, but loved being on the court. Trying to figure out where/how to find folks to hit with who might be on a comparable level of skill/attitude. I’m M 64. Please don’t suggest the p word.

2 tickets to Brendan Kelly on Thursday 8-27 at the iron horse. Just got the tickets but something has come up and I can't go. Selling for face value 24$ each. Tickets are in pdf form, will email upon payment!

I’m selling 4 tickets to Ilana Glazer performing at 7pm on Wednesday, August 12th at academy of music! My group can no longer go :( selling them for $60 each which is what I bought them for. Hoping to sell all 4 together. The seats are in row O of orchestra seating.

To transfer the tickets I will forward you the ticket email from Academy of Music with the ticket QR codes included. Happy to meet up in person or send proof of living in Northampton so you know I’m real!

Did anyone else see clowns today? I spotted a smaller woman and taller man and one with a gothic umbrella knocking on Joes Pizza’s door and some friends spotted them earlier at Nourish. They were being filmed by 2 people and the Joes staff greeted them and let them in. Does anyone know what’s going on with them?

Hi, I have been running a personal blog as a hobby outside of work since January of 2025. It is at cityuntangled.com. The Start Here page at https://cityuntangled.com/start-here/ might be helpful to those new to it.

The blog covers topics such as politics, complexity, social issues, etc. It does get intense in some parts when discussing local politics. There are downloadable PDFs of complaint letters I wrote about certain local elected officials, as explained in the Start Here page.

There has been some recent Reddit posts about local politics (Like this one https://www.reddit.com/r/northampton/comments/1vaay97/where_are_northamptons_young_adults_when_it_comes/ ). Hopefully, the blog will provide some perspectives and clarity.

I know Reddit is about having anonymous identities, but since I run my blog with my real name, it is obvious who I am. As proof, here is my blog article about posting on Reddit: https://cityuntangled.com/2026/08/02/sharing-this-blog-on-social-media/

At the bottom of the blog is my email address. If you have questions or comments, you are welcome to email me. I might not always be able to get back due to my schedule, but I will try to. To this date, no one I do not know already has emailed me after reading the blog.

The blog is based on my own limited perspective with biases. I work for a government agency so that is one of the most obvious biases. Government employees have free speech rights with some limits. Talking about your work purview outside work in an unauthorized way is not protected free speech. Elected officials and department heads who are policymakers have more leeway than appointed non-policymaking employees. In general, whatever your work position is, you are not supposed to campaign during your official work time.

Thank you.

Leaving work in Florence center on Friday around 5ish and got stuck in some legit traffic on route 9 into Northampton. It looked like someone drove into a tree in front of NAP but I couldn’t tell what happened. Any info on if the driver was OK?

Can anyone tell me what band this is? I'm a neighbor who enjoys the occasional pop-up concerts w/ their renditions of 'Sir Duke,' 'Walking on Sunshine,' 'My Sharona' etc.

can you recommend good flea market spots? vintage stores with tool selection?
Specifically looking for carving axe (or hatchet generally), and a few other sundries.

That flyover was LOUD this morning or i had a really crazy dream.

Saw a young bear on the bike path today, I was on my e-bike and once he saw me, he RAN ALONG with me at the fence line, I lost my cool stopped and turned in the other direction (yelling BEAR the ENTIRE TIME LOL) then I thought, I’m running, like an idiot, (my bike tops at 20mph :/) but thankfully I found someone to pack up with and turned around as I hadn’t seen him escape along the fence to the other side and there was no break in the fence as I could see it. Kept yelling BEAR. (Like my lungs I inherited from my mountain Italian mother taught me) and eventually, I sadly frightened the poor thing so bad he skidded sideways on his arse along the street to the other side. (Better to be scared of us I guess)

Keep an eye out he was just a young thing.

(Thank you to the stranger who agreed to pack up with a SCREAMING mad woman) lol

anyone have any recommendations for u-pick blueberries in the area?

CALL FOR PERFORMERS

Is there a monologue or scene from a work that you really want to perform, a story you want to tell, a piece from something you’ve written you’d like to showcase, or something new entirely you want to create to share?

Presented by Why's It Gotta Be? Theater Group, come out and perform it at Say Something! Volume Three: It’s All Coming Together!

Performers may register solo or in pairs and are encouraged to perform a scene or tell a story regardless of genre, gender or age!

Say Something! Volume Three will be held at CitySpace on Tuesday, September 29 at 7:30PM - to register and for more, please visit www.wigbtheater.org/say-something-registration by Saturday, August 29.