by Advocate Staff | Jul 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
THURSDAY 7/13MUSICAidan O’Brien and Friends: 6-9:30 p.m. Acoustic guitar. Free. Luxe Burger Bar, 1200 West Columbus Ave., Springfield. (413) 785-5893, steve@luxeburgerbar.com. Barret Anderson and the Blues: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Forest Park Branch Library, 380...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Jul 7, 2017 | Articles, News, Newsletter
A religious pilgrimage is taking place to oppose fossil fuel use in New England. Members of the New England Yearly Meeting, a group made up of Quakers from the six New England states, plan to walk 60 to 70 miles the week of July 9 from Schiller Station power plant in...
by Dave Eisenstadter | Jul 3, 2017 | Articles, News
When Donald Trump was making his announcement about reversing steps his predecessor — Barack Obama — took in normalizing relationships with Cuba, Holyoke City Councilor Jossie Valentin had just returned home from a trip to the island to talk with women there....
by Dave Eisenstadter | Jun 30, 2017 | Articles, Between the Lines, News, Newsletter
Four months ago, then-Advocate arts editor Hunter Styles wrote an excellent take-down of the hugely unpopular ad campaign trying to rebrand our region with the name “West Mass.” The heart of it was a list of questions about a dizzying, poorly-thought-out video...
by Advocate Staff | Jun 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Each week on valleyadvocate.com, the Advocate staff chats about whatever has us really riled up at the moment. This week’s discussion was on the Democrats’ losing streak in special elections, and what it might mean for 2018. This is an excerpt; the full chat is...
