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Mmm I just bought my partner Roberto some sexy lingerie that I could only find at GBBG as he is big guy.
This is basically porno in the guise of community friendliness and help--live models in lingerie--surprised its not illegal--guess the GB economy is desperate or it would be stopped
Editor: You mean like Victoria's Secret or the old Sears Catalog?
Just out of curiosity, why does the "Editor" of I-Berkshires engage and respond to peoples commentary in the "Your Comments" segment of the stories? Is I-Berkshires not a free an unbiased media outlet? With the editor commenting, it certainly raises the question as to the objectivity of the articles and what's actually printed.
With that said, I would like to clarify to all readers it only raises an eyebrow, I have no evidence that would suggest I-Berkshires is slanted one way or the other, I just find it interesting how many times the "Editor" makes a reply to a posters standpoint, something we don't see in The Transcript, The Berkshire Eagle, Boston Globe, New York Times or CNN. Just an observation.
Editor: We're not like other news sources. We're a community website that encourages the community to engage. We're new media, not old and a lot of sites like ours do respond to comments. Why wouldn't we?
Maybe I have more information that wasn't in the story or I can point readers to other sources. Maybe posters are getting to rowdy and I have to put my 'Mom' hat on. Maybe I can give posters food for thought, like how live models in person compare to live models on TV or in catalogs. When I give an opinion, I state that it is. I do have opinions; all journalists do because we're people, too. But we try very hard to provide balance to everything we do.
In fairness however, great credit must be given to I-Berkshires for reviewing commentary BEFORE its printed. This would easily eliminate libel, unnecessary vile that is generally spewed in the local Topix forums. For that I-Berkshires, I commend you!!
Editor: Thank you. And thank you for posting. Thoughtful comments like yours are always appreciated.
I thank you for your response and clarification. Its erases any doubts I may have had. I enjoy I-Berkshires and without a doubt, I now fully support the "Editor's" response portion. keep up the good work.
maybe the editor is just flabbergasted by ill-conceived, thoughtless comments and just can't hold his/her tongue. Thank you editor. great writing. Solid moderation of these comments.
Let's talk about the story for a minute. It's great to see such creative & entrepreneurial energy in our midst. May Bra & Girl achieve much success. This is the kind of approach that will make going to Great Barrington a draw. The other night, my husband and kids and I drove up to GB (from the NW corner of CT), tried to eat at Baba Louies (but it was too busy for our kids to wait--when do you see that down here in CT?), ended up at the Mexican restaurant Xicohtencati(again a long wait so we had a fun & delicious meal sitting at the bar, drove back into the center of town for ice cream at Soco and walked around. We stumbled upon unbelievably creative music in the alley way -- Bella's Bartok, then looked for stores that were open.Looked at the collection of good at Church Street Trading, walked into Bra & Girl, where our girls played with the sweetest dog they'd ever met and we chatted with the owners. I saw a pair of pajamas that I told my husband I wanted for Christmas. After we left, we said (literally), "That was such a fun night, we have to come up to Great Barrington more often"! So...well done GB. A note to other store owners-- stay open late in the summer...you may not make a sale that night, but you'll get customers in the door who will come back and you'd be surprised how many of them aren't just tourist passing through.
Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building.
"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu.
A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building.
White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.
He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns.
Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot.
A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use.
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