by Chris Rohmann | Oct 30, 2013 | Stage
When I was living in London in the ’70s, a new theater was rising on the South Bank— a colossal cement pile of a building, spawn of the same architectural school of thought as the UMass Fine Arts Center, and just as ugly. (It was famously compared by...
by Ben Lambert | Oct 30, 2013 | Stage
The societal standards we often consider iron-clad—what is familiar, normal and what is “other”—are ultimately rather fluid, based only on tradition and the strength of our collective belief. Power Animal Systems, a multimedia performance...
by Advocate staff | Oct 30, 2013 | News
Newly Restored Documentary Spurs Conversation About Valley Farming By Maureen Turner e_SDLqMaybe it’s a hard way of life, but in some ways it’s quite satisfying,” Bernardston farmer Louise Taylor says in a voiceover, over footage of herself feeding...
by Maureen Turner | Oct 30, 2013 | News
The Springfield City Council voted last week to fund an ordinance that holds banks responsible for foreclosed houses in the city. But a second, connected ordinance that would require banks to mediate with homeowners before foreclosing remains on ice. The Council...
by Advocate staff | Oct 30, 2013 | News
Monte’s March, Take 4 If you listen to radio station 93.9-The River, you know morning host Monte Belmonte. For each of the past three years, Monte has pushed a shopping cart up the road to raise money for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and the 135,000...