In early October 1974, the Watergate trials had just begun, Frank Robinson became the first black manager in Major League Baseball and Leonardo DiCaprio wouldn't be born for another month.

Fitzwilly’s Restaurant offers seasonal, local food in an iconic downtown Northampton location. As summer explodes with local crops on the farm stands, a revised menu at Fitzwilly’s bursts ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - A Hampshire County restaurant marked a major milestone on Wednesday. “We’re still going strong 50 years later,” said Fred Gohr, co-owner of Fitzwilly’s.

NORTHAMPTON — Fifty years ago ... Kirwood named the restaurant “Fitzwilly’s” after the title character. The opening of the restaurant marked the beginning of a new era for the city ...

The pandemic took away a lot of things we take for granted, such as sitting down at restaurants like Fitzwilly’s in Northampton. Nearly a year ago Governor Baker’s emergency order shut down ...

Back in 1974 when Fitzwilly's Restaurant and Bar first opened, Northampton had just begun its metamorphosis into a dining out destination. Fitzwilly's played a role in that transformation by ...

Here’s Kirwood, cruising around a boarded-up Northampton of a bygone era, thinking about Fitzwilly’s. Old photographs reveal a sleek, mustachioed gentleman, smile aslant like a lounge singer’s.

Fitzwilly’s Pub does not look like much from the outside. It is a free- standing structure that quietly beckons the adventuresome. Understand, this is not a fly-by-night establishment ...

For instance, alternative rockers Ethan Durelle, Clairmont, Meryll and Astoria Arms will take over Fitzwilly's on Friday night. I caught a bit of Ethan Durelle's show during the 2005 Northgate ...