The Danica Center for Physical Therapy & Movement Education offers holistic, empowering forms of healing and movement in Sharon, CT

Above photo by Lindsey Clark.

A physical therapist for nearly four decades, Dr. Bente Dahl-Busby has always had a passion for health, wellness, and movement. As a gymnast, horseback rider, gymnastics teacher, and dancer throughout her upbringing and adolescence in Denmark, she desired a career that would combine academics with these interests, empowering her […]

By |2025-04-16T09:05:14-04:00March 27th, 2025|A Healthier Life, Business, Wellness|

Float Mind @mend

Because I am both the first-born son of a preacher and a writer, it was no surprise that I found myself afloat in a body-temperature pool of water on a Sunday morning in January when I might have been in church. That pool, about the size of Thoreau’s Walden Pond cabin, is nested beneath the […]

By |2025-02-26T14:15:21-05:00March 3rd, 2025|A Healthier Life, Business, Wellness|

Celebrating 90 years in business: An interview with Kristin Ruge Hutchins, President and CEO of Ruge’s Automotive Group

Ruge’s Automotive Group is celebrating its 90th year in business in 2025 – a remarkable accomplishment. I caught up with Kristin Ruge Hutchins, the president and CEO of Ruge’s, to learn more about the business’ backstory, how the brand has grown and changed over the past 90 years, and what exciting things they have […]

By |2025-02-26T10:08:26-05:00March 3rd, 2025|Business|

Cafe Holli brings coffee, crêpes, and connection to the Berkshires

One day, as Holli Stanton was driving home from work at the Bistro Box in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, she noticed that a golden yellow building, previously Flying Church Coffee House at 200 Main Street, was available for rent. Holli had been working at another coffee shop for years, and she decided to begin thinking seriously […]

By |2025-01-31T12:47:03-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Business, Food, Restaurant Review|

The sweetest of sweet

Cover photo: Lauren and Natasha and the store Catskill Chocolate Co.

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”

Charles M. Schultz wrote that. He was the creator of one of the greatest comic strips ever, Peanuts. A wise man. And how prophetic a phrase for the month of February, which […]

By |2025-02-07T11:11:03-05:00February 3rd, 2025|Business, Food|

The Colonial Theatre promotes vibrant small businesses, creative collaboration, and a sense of togetherness in the Northwest Corner

When Lenore Mallett and her husband bought The Colonial Theatre in North Canaan, CT, with the Fiorillo family, they all saw it as an incredible business opportunity. Not only this, but both Salisbury, CT, families were eager to discover what was happening in this town and how The […]

By |2024-12-09T13:55:42-05:00December 12th, 2024|Business, Main Street News, Out and About, The Arts|
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