by Chris Goudreau | Nov 27, 2017 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter
It’s been more than two years, since former Valley Advocate staff writer Amanda Drane wrote an article about residents in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield who rallied together, collecting 1,300 grocery receipts totaling more than $50,000, to entice...
by Kristin Palpini | Mar 14, 2016 | Articles, Astrology, Wellness
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Artist Steven Spasuk works exclusively with an unusual medium: soot from candles and torches. He spreads the stuff across a blank canvas, then uses various instruments to sculpt the accidental blobs into definitive forms. I’ve seen the...
by Advocate Staff | Feb 29, 2016 | Articles, Astrology, Wellness
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Actress Blythe Baird writes about the problem that arises when her dog sees her eating a peanut butter and chocolate chip bagel. Her beloved pet begs for a piece and becomes miserable when it’s not forthcoming. Baird is merely demonstrating...
by Advocate Staff | Feb 8, 2016 | Articles, Astrology, Wellness
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Love is a fire,” declared Aries actress Joan Crawford. “But whether it’s going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” I disagree with her conclusion. There are practical steps you can take to ensure that love’s...
by Hunter Styles | Jan 18, 2016 | Articles
Otter’s Slick Licks The jazz-pop quartet Northampton didn’t know it was missing With a few cold, hard months of winter on the way, Otter’s first full-length album arrives just in time to help melt the ice. “No Sleep No Dreams,” the first track on I Am My Brother, sets...