Photos by Bill Wright Railroad Street is a neat thoroughfare off Main Street that houses a number of restaurants and retail businesses like Baba Louie’s Sourdough Pizza and Karen Allen Fiber Arts. This year here, there, and everywhere was really, really bad, but in Great Barrington a surprising sentiment endures: optimism. We want the Berkshires to remain the Berkshires, says Betsy Andrus, executive director of the Southern Berkshires Chamber of Commerce. The key thing now is getting people to understand that shopping local isn t just a phrase. It s hugely important. You need to invest, eat, shop, and donate if you want to keep the character of your community intact.
Dec 21, 2020
Editorâs note: This is part one in a multiple part series looking back at the biggest stories of the 2020. Today, the top business stories. Wednesday, the top education stories.
Mooreâs Pies closes, then reopens under new ownership
For a while it looked as if one of the Kokomoâs most beloved and longest-lasting restaurant was going to be no more.
In September, then owner of Mooreâs Pies Shop Gregg Lucas told the Tribune he was closing the restaurant due to revenue shortfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The cancelation of dozens of fundraisers, holidays sales and special events hurt the business bad, and Lucas didnât see the tides turning soon enough to make it worth keeping the business open.