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Skin Care Salon Moves Into North Adams

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tiffany Ingalls has a new mission in life. And that mission is written on the wall in two words: "Hello, beautiful."

"Everybody is beautiful," Ingalls said. "Everybody needs to know that."

That's why Ingalls left a career in nursing to start a business called Skin Envy, which specializes in anti-aging treatments, microdermabrasion, chemical peels and facials all performed with all-natural, homemade products. For the past three years, the business was located in Clarksburg, where Ingalls lives, but this fall she decided to move the business into downtown North Adams. On Friday morning, the ribbon was cut on her new two-room suite in Building 1 of the Mass MoCA campus.

"I wanted to move to North Adams. I wanted to invest in the city," said Ingalls, who grew up in North Adams.

She settled on the Mass MoCA location, which offers triple the space of her Clarksburg office, to offer services like facials, anti-aging treatments, waxing, sunless tanning and more by appointment at 413-652-2561 or via Facebook. The office faces south, overlooks downtown and the mountains beyond and has a calm, soothing atmosphere.

Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Thursday, April 25, 2024

Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.

 

More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing  Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.

 

Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.

 

One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly. 

 

"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."

 

Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.

 

Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC.