This week’s letter
Haunted Trains, Bonfires and a 4-time Winner
Look Park's Haunted Train runs ten nights starting Thursday October 15 in Florence, and the Hatfield Bonfire Festival lights up Saturday the 17th at 15 Billings Way with Giovannie and the Hired Guns for $35 a ticket.
- FridayThe Happy Accidents at Incandescent Brewing
- FridayNosferatu in the Wistariahurst gardens
- Friday52nd Annual Multiband Pops at UMass
- SaturdayDoors Open Holyoke
· In every issue ·
Five sections, one letter.
We have edited it down so you do not have to.
- 01This WeekendFive to seven things worth leaving the house for, with the time, the place and the price.
- 02Kids CornerThings to do with the kids, with the ages and the cost up front.
- 03Real Estate PulseThis week's mortgage rates and what they mean for a buyer in the Valley.
- 04Around TownOpenings, closings, town meetings and oddities, a line or two each.
- 05Local WinsOne good story from a neighbor to end on.
From the editor
Issue 023
The Valley Weekly began as the email I wanted to read on Tuesday mornings, and could not find anywhere. Something that respected my time. Something that knew the difference between a good Thai place and a great one. Something that did not try to sell me a course.
So I made it. Every Tuesday, we pull together what is worth knowing in the Valley this week: the events we would go to ourselves, the restaurants we would send a friend to, the houses on the market that have a story. Some weeks the letter is 800 words. Some weeks it is 1,200. Always a handful of sections. Always Tuesday.
If this is your first Tuesday with us, welcome. If you have been here a while, thanks for sticking around.
Neal Quesnel
Editor, The Valley Weekly
Get it Tuesday, before everyone else does.
One letter, every Tuesday. No clickbait, no twelve-tab newsletter sprawl. Just what is worth your weekend.
Recent issues
Twenty-four issues since May 5. Every Tuesday since May 19, not a week skipped.
- Nº 022
Oct 6Ashfield Fall Fest, Brew + Cider, and 9 more for the long weekendIt's a three-day weekend, and This Weekend has 11 picks, a few more than usual. - Nº 021
Sept 29Grenadiers, ghost walks, and climbing ratesMortgage rates jumped hard this week: the 30-year fixed hit 7.03% and the 10-year Treasury climbed 24 basis points in a single week, reversing any hope of a fall dip for Valley buyers. - Nº 020
Sept 22Your October Guide to the Valley is LiveOctober is the best month of the year in the Valley. - Nº 019
Sept 15The Big E, Ballet, and a Bike RideThe Big E opens Friday in West Springfield with performances by Uncle Kracker and Chubby Checker. - Nº 018
Sept 8Music, Wrestling, and Umass FootballTime to retire your white clothes until spring as Autumn begins to roll in. - Nº 017
Sept 1The Valley Weekly's Guide to Labor Day Weekend The Valley Weekly has released its first ever long weekend Guide.
Reference pages we maintain
Updated continuously
- DirectoryBreweriesTaprooms across the Valley, by town, with their hours.
- DirectoryCoffee ShopsIndependent coffee shops across the Valley, by town, with their hours.
- DirectoryBreakfast SpotsDiners, bakeries and brunch, by town, with their hours.
- DirectoryFarmers MarketsEvery market by day of the week. Addresses, hours and seasons.
- SeasonalPick Your OwnApples, berries and pumpkins, farm by farm, with each farm's own hours.
- NewsletterThe ArchiveEvery issue, back to the first one.