by Steve Pfarrer | Jan 13, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Music
Like so many other artists, author and illustrator Jeff Kinney felt stymied by the pandemic. The visits he’d typically make to bookstores to talk about the newest additions to his popular “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series were reduced to parking lot encounters and other...
by Advocate Staff | Jan 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Amherst 1 Mass Alternative Care Inc. 55 University Dr.413-377-6240 massaltcare.com 2 Pleasantrees422 Amity St.413-213-5055enjoypleasantrees.com/ ma/amherst 3 Red Cardinal328 College St.413-253-1733red-cardinal.com 4 Rise Holdings 169 Meadow...
by Jennifer Levesque | Jan 13, 2023 | Articles, Music
The Big Sway formed in the Valley in 2007 and have been in their current lineup consisting of Joe MacFadzen, Tim Zucco and Mike Grenier since 2013. Their genre-bending music is a shopping spree where there is something for everyone all in one spot. Combining punk,...
by Max Bowen | Jan 13, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Uncategorized
November 2018 was a momentous time for Massachusetts. That’s when the state officially joined the retail marijuana business, some two years after voters said they were cool with recreational cannabis sales by overwhelmingly approving a ballot measure. Northampton,...
by Advocate Staff | Jan 13, 2023 | Articles, Featured, Monte Belmonte Wines, Monte Belmonte Wines, Uncategorized
Earlier this month, I quit my job — a job that I still very much loved — in an effort to bring myself into a better work/life balance. It was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made. When I walked out of the office for the last time, I went home and opened a...