Thomasg Smith News Today

Here is a selection of Naturewatch passages from some of Thom Smiths columns in which he wrote about his own observations and answered reader questions about nature in the Berkshires.

After 62 years of big names and big moments, the DC landmark is being torn down. Before it’s gone for good, we celebrate and remember its history and legacy.

Bobby Mitchell broke Washington’s color line in 1962 and became the team’s first Black star.

The Sheridan Libraries has acquired the Academic Film Archive of North America, an eclectic collection of more than 7,600 vintage 16-mm films

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