by Amanda
Drane | Apr 28, 2015 | Articles, Featured, Free Sport, News
Summer is just around the bend and the Connecticut River — the region’s longest body of running water — remains largely unswimmable due to high levels of fecal bacteria in the water. The river has come a long way since its days nicknamed “America’s most beautiful...
by Kristin Palpini | Apr 28, 2015 | Articles, Featured, Food + Booze, Taste-Off!
Dueling Donut Podcast Homer Simpson said it best when he drooled out, “mmmm … donuts.” That pretty much says it all: fried, crispy, sugary-sweet, warm, melty cake. Or for short “mmmmmm.” For this Taste-Off! the Advocate staff searched around the Valley for the...
by Advocate Staff | Apr 28, 2015 | Arts, Music
Jack Simons The Ballad of John Simons Todd Rundgren, Prince, Stevie Wonder, R. Stevie Moore, Adam Elk of the Mommyheads in his “Swiss Army Knife” phase, Ray Mason in his ’80s, homespun days, XTC’s Andy Partridge out in his demo-writing shed — they’re all one-stop pop...
by Kristin Palpini | Apr 28, 2015 | Between the Lines, News
The education system is failing American students — hard. Public education is a dedication to helping young people get ahead in life and imparting knowledge that will lead to future success for the betterment of the national economy and society as a whole — but this...
by From Our Readers | Apr 28, 2015 | Letters from our Readers, News
News of the Not So Weird The News of the Weird’s piece on the first gay wedding behind bars in Britain (“Number Crunching,” April 23-29, 2015) although groundbreaking for its prison first, is maybe not so weird after all. The two men, reportedly both serving time for...