image description — Dave’s Hot Chicken will open late next week at 685 Merrill Road in Pittsfield.

Dave's Hot Chicken Coming to Pittsfield

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:02AM / Friday, October 02, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A chicken shop soon will open on Merrill Road.

Representatives from Dave's Hot Chicken confirmed that the restaurant plans to open a location late next week at 685 Merrill Road. The space now has a bright, new sign for the business, located in the The Shops at Unkamet Brook.

The fast-casual chain specializes in Nashville-style hot chicken and also serves sliders, appetizers, vegetarian options, shakes, and drinks.

According to the company's website, Dave's Hot Chicken was launched in 2017 by four friends in East Hollywood and now has hundreds of locations across the United States. This will be the first in Berkshire County; there is also a Dave's Hot Chicken in Hadley.

The Shops at Unkamet Brook storefront formerly housed El Habanero Mexican Grill, which opened and closed within the last five years. Papa Gino's occupied the space prior to that for nearly 50 years before closing in 2021.

Dave's Hot Chicken is one of several eateries to recently open in Pittsfield.

Three restaurants opened on North Street over the summer: Aura Coffee and Cocktails at 41 North St., The Grand, across the street at 156 North St., and Sanctum Gallery Cafe at 146 North St.

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Pittsfield Considers Repairing East Part Cemetery

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:57AM / Friday, October 02, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Historical Commission will consider grant opportunities for repairs to East Part Cemetery.

A resident reached out to the city with concerns about degradation in the half-acre burial ground at the top of Williams Street. East Part Cemetery was established in the early 1800s and has about 300 interments.

“It's a nice old cemetery, and basically, (the resident) had had concerns that the stone wall had taken some damage, the gravestones have taken some damage, and was wondering if there's anything that could be done to repair the gravestones and the wall," City Planner Kevin Rayner told the commission on Monday.

In cooperation with cemetery leadership and residents, the Historical Commission will consider applying for Community Preservation Act funds to support repairs. West Part Cemetery, on the other side of Pittsfield, has previously used CPA funds for revitalization work.

The 1080 Williams St. property is owned by the city and managed by the Pittsfield Cemetery Commission. Rayner presented photos of broken and overgrown gravestones, parts of the stone wall collapsing, and knocked-over obelisks.

Some aspects could use general maintenance and restoration, he observed.

According to the Pittsfield Cemetery and Crematory's website, East Part Cemetery was established around 1808 on land owned by Nathan Webb, who permitted and authorized its use as a public burying ground.

In 1842, Nathan Webb's son, also named Nathan Webb, deeded the property to the Methodist Episcopal Society of Pittsfield as a public burying ground, and in 1893 the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Society transferred their control of the cemetery to the Proprietors of the Pittsfield Cemetery. Their action was confirmed by the Berkshire Probate Court.