Between the Lines: A Park's Public Demise
When the design for the Hilton Garden Inn was first revealed this spring, Wayne Feiden, Northampton City Planning Director, quickly sought to reassure residents upset by its lackluster appearance. He published computer-rendered images of what the hotel would look like...
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To low- and middle-income families, higher education may seem a necessity that is priced like a luxury and entangled in loans and subsequent debt. How can undergraduates avoid being indentured by student loans? Amherst College has one solution: a new financial aid...
Behind the Beat: A Weekly Blue Moon
Gary Culver basically locked himself in his house for six months when he got his first bass guitar in high school. When his parents started yelling at him to get out of the house and go do something else, Culver knew he had a passion for music, specifically jazz....
Behind the Beat: Kickin' It Root Down
What's the best way to get recalcitrant band members to show up for practice? According to Keith LaFlamme of Beastie Boys tribute band Check Your Head, holding band practice in a strip club works like a charm. Tony Santaniello, son of Mardi Gras Nightclub owner...E-Edition
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