R. Rideout | October 25, 2012
This is a bit belated, but I realized I hadn’t posted about my end-of-summer project. I had the great opportunity to learn about Boston’s Harbor Islands and the North End for the fabulous website Atlas Obscura, co-created by a friend and fellow Bennington College alum Dylan Thuras. It turned out that AO had been hired by […]
R. Rideout | October 22, 2012
One of my favorite things to do in our area is drive down the gorgeous back roads and discover amazing places to eat or drink. The Gill Tavern would rank high on my list of fun destination restaurants even if the food weren’t good, but it is! We’ve got to get there more this winter […]
R. Rideout | October 18, 2012
I’ve been learning a lot about school programming around bullying and respect issues through my work on a short film about “Unconditional Positive Regard”. The Peck Middle School in Holyoke worked with Hampshire College students to create new approaches to this issue through a multidisciplinary approach last spring, through a grant from the TERN Foundation. […]
R. Rideout | October 16, 2012
I was so excited after my visit to the local Songline Emu Farm in nearby Gill, MA this past summer. I couldn’t stop talking about the strange sound the birds made, or the way their heads bobble around backward atop their necks. And yet, I didn’t post the article when it came out a few […]
R. Rideout | October 10, 2012
I’d been following the Tibetan community in my region for at least a year and a half when Preview decided they’d like an article about one of my contacts, Tibetan stonemason Sonam Lama. He is one of the leaders of the community here in the Pioneer Valley. I’ve been researching and interviewing local Tibetans for […]
R. Rideout | October 10, 2012
Here in the Pioneer Valley (our little pocket of Western Massachusetts) we used to have one of the biggest asparagus industries in the country. I put together a photo essay and brief article about the history of the crop, and a modern day asparagus farmer, for the Valley Advocate. There’s only one photo in the […]
R. Rideout | October 9, 2012
Check out some photos I’ve used in stories, whether for video or writing projects, at this gallery.
R. Rideout | October 9, 2012
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