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Around Amherst: 'Parklets' add a little room to dine in downtown Amherst

AMHERST New parklets where people can dine on the downtown streets, in settings that are more natural and permanent than what has existed for the past two summers, are in place.The Amherst Business Improvement District recently received an $80,750. ....

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Around Amherst: 'Parklets' add a little room to dine in downtown Amherst

AMHERST New parklets where people can dine on the downtown streets, in settings that are more natural and permanent than what has existed for the past two summers, are in place.The Amherst Business Improvement District recently received an $80,750. ....

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Guest columnist Ken Rosenthal: Amherst's own 'Phantom Tollbooth'

Norton Juster, Amherst’s late, great author, is famous for his fantastic story, “The Phantom Tollbooth.” It would amuse him to know that now Amherst has its own phantom tollbooth. Well, not exactly a tollbooth. It’s a phantom parking garage.This North. ....

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Guest columnist Ken Rosenthal: Amherst's own 'Phantom Tollbooth'

Norton Juster, Amherst’s late, great author, is famous for his fantastic story, “The Phantom Tollbooth.” It would amuse him to know that now Amherst has its own phantom tollbooth. Well, not exactly a tollbooth. It’s a phantom parking garage.This North. ....

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Gerry Weiss: What the facts are trying to tell us

Gerry Weiss: What the facts are trying to tell us
Published: 4/7/2021 3:27:49 PM
In the not too distant future, the Amherst Town Council will be voting on whether or not to change some zoning bylaws, specifically regarding mixed-use buildings and inclusionary zoning, a zoning device used by many communities to increase the availability of affordable housing.
Walk down the sidewalk past the Zanna block and notice what you see as you pass One East Pleasant Street, the five-story monolith. At its closest point to the street, it is a mere 8 feet, 5 inches. There is a tiny tree lawn, with no benches and no public space, in shade much of the day and quite sterile. ....

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