Simon's Rock Free Trial and the Mount Holyoke M&CS perform together

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The Kellogg Music Center at Simon’s Rock will be host to the Simon’s Rock a cappella group, Free Trial, and the Mount Holyoke M & CS on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. Free Trial was established in February of 2005 and has been a prominent part of Simon’s Rock culture ever since. The Mount Holyoke M & CS is one of the five a cappella groups at Mount Holyoke College. The two groups will perform together on Saturday. Free Trial sings a cappella arrangements of mostly contemporary music. They perform on campus and at other local and regional venues, and have performed for local organization fund raising events. M & CS are named for an old Mount Holyoke tradition of serving milk and cookies or crackers to students during study breaks. The $2 suggested donation will be given to an AIDS related organization.
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Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction is underway to transform the former Harry's Supermarket into a restaurant

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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