The Holyoke Public Library held a beautiful, passionate, and intense flamenco performance by Flamenco Boston, at the Community Room of the Holyoke Public Library, on September 30, 2026. We captured […]
Ribbon Cutting of “La Borinqueña Defends Puerto Rico!” by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez at South Holyoke.
On September 12, 2026, a new mural was officially revealed to the public, as part of the Puerto Rican Cultural DIstrict in Holyoke. The mural is “La Borinqueña Defends Puerto […]
New Little Free Library Opening at the Wistariahurst Museum.
The Holyoke community has gained a new spot dedicated to a love of books and culture. With great enthusiasm, the Wistariahurst Museum officially unveiled its new Little Free Library, a […]
Reading Frederick Douglass Together in Holyoke, MA.
This is the recording of the event ‘Reading Frederick Douglass Together,’ a free community event at De La Luz Divine Theatre, in celebration of Juneteenth. In addition to the reading […]
Balafon Quartet at the Holyoke Public Library.
The Holyoke Public Library hosted a music performance by Balafon Quartet, in the event “A Celebration of West African Musical Traditions.” The balafon is a xylophone from the Mandé culture, […]
The Ground Beneath Us
The final City Council meeting of the first part of 2025 took up just a handful of items, including addressing the state of city roads and sidewalks. Highlights: “There’s 130 […]
The FY 2026 Budget Moves Forward
With $148,838 cut from the proposed $180 million fiscal year 2026 city budget, the City Council moved forward into making the next fiscal year, which begins on July 1, funded […]
Holyoke Media Presents: Paint the Town. A conversation with Britt Ruhe from CommonWealth Murals.
Britt Ruhe is the Executive Director of CommonWealth Murals, an organization dedicated to the creation of murals, public art by partnering with communities to create vibrant murals that tell, reclaim, […]
What Happens to Assets Seized By The Police?
The City Council met this week and among the issues it took up is what the Holyoke Police Department does with assets seized in drug busts. There have been several […]
Budget Process Begins: How to Spend $180M
The first of three budget hearings held before the City Council had directors of several departments explain their requests. The budget for city departments can be viewed here. First up […]
Mayor: A Better Future is Possible
HOLYOKE MAYOR JOSHUA GARCÍA presented his proposed $180 million budget to the City Council on Tuesday, emphasizing that the balanced budget will usher in an era of putting into place […]
Tax-Exempt Entities to Be Taxed
City Councilors approved a proposed plan at their March 18, 2025 meeting by Mayor Joshua García for tax-exempt entities in the city to pay some taxes to the city, given […]