BLOGS
Community, Ethics, Emulation and Terrorism
Patriot’s Day and the Boston Marathon celebrate American values and resilience, which were...
 05/14/2013 By John Hill
Better Living Through Bocce
Did you happen to catch on The River yesterday the interview with Rico Daniele, owner of the South...
 05/17/2013 By Maureen Turner
NFL As Charitable Non-Profit?
Sports, as professional athletes routinely remind us when they are traded from one franchise to another,...
 05/13/2013 By Pete Redington
Fifteen
15 Things I adore about my 15 year-old: 1. What he loves, he really, really loves a lot. 2. He...
 05/20/2013 By Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser
Life imitates Science Fiction again
Something to think about next time you weed the garden: Plants use underground fungal networks...
 05/15/2013 By James Heflin
Spring Fixes Everything
There's nothing like beautiful weather and the chance to get outside to fix all the frustration of...
 04/30/2013 By Amy Pybus
Radical Root Radix
Our former commander in chief enjoyed a well-worn phrase more than most. Sometimes he slipped up with...
 05/15/2013 By Caleb Rounds
Doctor Westchesterson reps Valley Advocate on new track, Chelsea Light Moving premieres Occupy-themed video
The “undisputed ruler” of the 413 is back again, and this time Doctor Westchesterson...
 05/17/2013 By Michael Cimaomo
Grandma of the Movement
Longtime Valley educator and activist Pat Griffin is a pioneer of LGBTQ sports equality.
 By Pete Redington
Jason Collins
Sports equality history was made recently when twelve-year NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first...
 By by Pete Redington
National Hockey League Partnership
Last month, the National Hockey League (NHL) took an unprecedented step on behalf of the athletic equality...
 By by Pete Redington
Arts
Filling the Gap
Vermont Performance Lab offers dance artists a home for up-close and personal performance and research.
 By James Heflin
News
Flushing Rush
Has the flamboyant host taken angry talk radio to a dead end?
 By Stephanie Kraft
A Step in the Right Direction
A report finds the Warren/Brown “People’s Pledge” worked.
 By Maureen Turner
Westfield Power Plant: How Green?
There is a lot of talk, pro and con, about Pioneer Valley Energy Center, a natural gas-fired power...
 By by Stephanie Kraft
News Briefs
As the Trash Piles Up, Will Incinerators Come Back? by Advocate Staff The state’s new...
 By Advocate staff
From Our Readers
Rally against Monsanto; Adultery
 By Advocate readers
Inspiration In The Classroom
The state’s top teacher is inspiring Springfield Central High School’s ninth graders. Anne...
 By Advocate staff
Greatest Hits (from last week)
What Makes a Folk Tale?
Latino artists’ illustrations come from close to home and far away.
 By Laura Holland
The First Roll of the Wheel
Springfield City Hall drops Penn National from the casino approval process.
 By Maureen Turner
Film
Cinemadope: Down On The Farm
Our rural history
 By Jack Brown
Cinemadope: Critical Thinking
Ebert’s legacy
 By Jack Brown
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Music
Behind the Beat: Risk Takers
F ormed in 2008 by a quartet of Hartt School of Music students, the New England band Brotherhood of...
 By Michael Cimaomo
Nightcrawler: Parlor Tricks
Rusty Belle offers a sonic sampler; alleged murder plot derails Killswitch Engage opening act.
 By Gary Carra
CD Shorts
Paula Cole, The Flaming Lips, Dicey Riley
 By Advocate staff
Hampshire Choral Society at 60
Plenty of folks remember the early days of the Hampshire Choral Society. Marietta Pritchard was too...
 By Jason Victor Serinus
Listings
Sex Column
Yes Farms, Yes Plugs
I n the middle of what had been just another dinner conversation at the sex columnist’s house,...
 By Yana Tallon-Hicks
It’s OK To Go Monogo
I ’m a huge fan of “open” or “non-monogamous” relationships—when...
 By Yana Tallon-Hicks