So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance

Well, let’s hope so, Baryshnikov, because the latest conception of Northampton’s two-woman dance company, Slipperyfish, appears to require some audience participation. The 24 Hour Dance consists of an evening wherein audience members and performers alike...
Waiting for the Light to Change

Waiting for the Light to Change

It was not, presumably, the kind of media coverage Chelan Brown was hoping for.One day back in April, Brown found herself holding a press conference to address questions from a reporter at WWLP about Alive With Awareness, Knowledge and Empowerment, or AWAKE, the...
Northampton's Anti-Charrette

Northampton's Anti-Charrette

On Sunday night, the Northampton Senior Center hosted the first night of the Northampton Design Forum's urban design charrette. Even though the facility's ample public meeting room was packed, the presenters seemed a bit nervous.All this week, in the A.P.E....

More of the Same

Try as parts of City Hall might, it's hard to ignore the pile-up of evidence that the Springfield Towing Alliance, which handles police-ordered tows in the city, has been consistently, and egregiously, out of compliance with its contract. The latest to join the...

What do you think?

Running Neck and NeckSenator Obama's energy policy consists of trying to rein in speculation of oil, promoting alternative energy sources and increasing the mileage standards of automobiles. First, the automobile manufacturers have been increasing mileage...