by Hunter Styles | Nov 9, 2015 | Articles, Local Elections 2015, News
In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 3 election, the Advocate asked the mayoral candidates of Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield, West Springfield, Westfield, and Greenfield to share their thoughts on schools, the budget, taxes, and the environment. This week, we called...
by Hunter Styles | Oct 26, 2015 | Articles, Featured
Some trends are stranger than fiction. When Amazon released the Kindle in 2007 – an immediate bestseller – e-readers looked like the thing of the future. Between 2008 and 2010, digital book sales increased by more than 1,200 percent. In the fourth quarter of 2010,...
by Hunter Styles | Nov 3, 2015 | Wellness
I’ll always remember the day I discovered the Neti pot. The year was 2012. It was a sunny, blustery, allergen-loaded afternoon in late September. My girlfriend, miserably congested, pulled a small plastic kettle out of the back of the closet, filled it with salt...
by Hunter Styles | Oct 26, 2015 | Columns, Food + Booze, News, The Beerhunter
In 1923, when The New York Times asked George Mallory why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, the adventurer quipped: “Because it’s there.” That’s not the most promising mantra to cling to — Mallory perished on the mountain the following year — but I fear it’s one that...
by Hunter Styles | Nov 3, 2015 | MGM Springfield Casino coverage, News, Uncategorized
Hooh, boy. It’s been a roller coaster ride for MGM Springfield over the past few weeks, replete with rejiggered construction timelines, changed plans, and urgent backroom meetings with the mayor’s office. Here are our greatest hits on the casino playlist this week:...
