North Adams Adds Angled Parking on Main Street

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Motorists heading downtown Thursday will have to keep a sharp eye traveling the north side Main Street — and watch out for cars backing up.

The city's experiment in diagonal parking starts today between Eagle and Holden Street. The yearlong trial has been in the planning since last fall.

Officials are hoping the new parking plan will make dropping by the downtown easier with the addition of eight spots and reduce speeding along the double eastbound westbound traffic lanes. For the next year or so, parking along those spaces will be free because the meters no longer line up.

Measurements were done on Tuesday and the striping began shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday. A one-man machine zipped around lane, swiftly producing bold white lines to mark the new angles.


The city hasn't had diagonal parking in decades so it may take time for drivers to adapt to the changes. iBerkshires has a front row seat from our office on the "shady side" of Main Street so we'll be watching with interest.

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New North Adams Restaurant Approved for Liquor License

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new restaurant on Main Street, a provisions shop and a convenience store all got the nod from the License Commission on Tuesday.
 
Siblings Colleen and Sean Taylor are expanding their cuisine empire yet again with the establishment of Main & Mill in the old TD Bank. They were before the commission to apply for an all-alcohol license. 
 
The building is owned by Ginko on Main Street LLC, which has granted 20 years exclusive possession of the property to Latent Builds as the developer. Jack and Suzy Wadsworth, behind Ginko, are development partners with Salvatore Perry and Karla Rothstein of Latent.
 
The bank closed in early 2021 and purchased by Ginko late that year. Plans for the property unveiled three years ago envisioned a restaurant, retail, a park and rooftop bar. 
 
The building's hosted some pop-up eateries and is currently under construction for the new restaurant. 
 
Colleen Taylor said the restaurant will be open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner, and be open early for coffee. 
 
"It's not going to be a very big restaurant. It's about the same size as Trail House, except for Trail House has a bigger patio, so about the same seating," she said.
 
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