Northampton

Northampton is a town at about the center of the Western half of Massachusetts, USA (20 minutes north of Springfield).

Here is a list of local businesses: http://www.noho.com/links.html

History and demographics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northampton%2C_Massachusetts

Good Food

State Street Deli makes some great sandwiches (I recommend the chicken salad stroller). Very cheap too. Strollers are flour-tortilla wraps with the contents rolled up like a burrito, and come with your choice of any veggies they have. The chicken salad stroller is just $3.75. http://www.statestreetfruit.com/

Cha Cha Cha opened a branch in the center of town. Excellent food in large portions, and relatively cheap. But now it's Bueno y Sano.

La Veracruzana (on Main Street, halfway between King and the railroad bridge) makes excellent Mexican-like food.

There are many Chinese and Japanese restaurants. Recommendations welcome.

Stuff To Do

Take Capoeira classes! http://www.omulu.org/westernmass/nfo.html

Scrabble Club! Fun group meets Monday evenings at Burger King Community Room. 5:30pm start time, but you can come any time after that, too.

Baseball: Want to play some Pick-up Baseball? Just for fun batting and running and fielding. contact Brett.

Dance Spree is a free-form barefoot dance with DJed music. It happens every Friday at 9:00pm on the 4th floor of the FitzWilly's building (25 Main Street). Just $4. http://www.dancespree.org/

Aikido of Northampton (right near the center of Florence) is fun. They have very good teachers. http://www.aikidoofnorthampton.org/training.html/

UMass Juggling Club is a lot of fun (OK, so it's in Amherst, but I think it's worth the drive/bike/bus ride). http://www.umass.edu/rso/juggle/

Northampton Ultimate Frisbee is a fun place to expend some energy, up to four times per week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays). http://nohoultimate.org

Concerts: There are all kinds of concerts at the Iron Horse, Pearl St. Night Club and the Calvin Theater, plus music at Bishop's Lounge and The Basement. See http://www.iheg.com/

Northampton ASL is a monthly, free social gathering in ASL

Smith College Outdoor Adventure Program: http://www.smith.edu/athletics/smithoutdoors/

Smith College Greenhouse. Open every day til 4. Catch the bulb show in the spring and the mum show in the fall.

Find a Place to Live

If you'd like to rent a room of apartment or condo in Northampton, Amherst, Hadley or anything else near Amherst, use the UMass housing search: http://www-ims.oit.umass.edu/~cshrc/housing/rental_search.html

Northampton

Good Food

Stuff To Do

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