Stories From the Storm: Before the storm, a homeless man settles in on the streets of Northampton
The first snowflakes begin to fall Monday night. It’s my cue to head into the gusty blizzard, geared with elbow-high gloves and the coziest scarf I could find, in search of the city’s homeless. How are they faring, outside in this storm? I walk several frosty laps...
Lined Pockets, Full Tanks: What Valley People are Doing With Money They’re Saving at the Pump
Gas prices haven’t been this low in nearly a decade, and many people in the Valley are downright giddy about it. At its highest point in the last decade, July 2008, regular gasoline was about $4.03 per gallon at the pump. At that price, filling an 18-gallon tank cost...
Falling With Grace: The art of contact improvisation
Contact improvisation isn’t just dance without choreography, it’s life — a microcosm illuminating a way to be in the world. “Who you are as a person is who you are as an improviser,” says Nancy Stark Smith, part of the group that spawned the improvisational...
Yoga or herbs? Why not both
Last year, yoga and wellness teacher Molly Kitchen was in such high demand that she was teaching 18 classes a week — a difficult feat for someone who demonstrates demanding poses throughout her classes. Massachusetts ranks in the top five states in the number of...E-Edition
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