by Hunter Styles | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, Food + Booze, The Beerhunter
I drive until I lose cell service, then I keep driving. Downtown Colrain falls away behind me as I follow the North River up into the wooded hills. I park my car on a quiet road, two miles from the Vermont border, at Justin Korby’s house. Colrain’s small population is...
by Kristin Palpini | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles
Amherst’s Matt Lorenz is a throat-singing, slide guitar playing one-man-band who specializes in what he calls “swamp-yankee” music. Lorenz blends traditional musical sounds with new tones manufactured from objects. He’s got two shows coming up at Signature Sounds with...
by Padraig Shea and Timothy Shea | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, News
One cannot concoct these Brownies. The Agawam High School Brownies mix equal parts lame nickname and racist logo. If you haven’t seen it, imagine the NFL’s Washington team helmets, with the chief’s headdress spelling “A-G-A-W-A-M.” These ingredients are less potent...
by Kristin Palpini | Nov 24, 2015 | Articles, Between the Lines, Local Elections 2015, News
The voter turnout rate in the Valley this past election was dismal — just as it was across the nation. There’s been a lot of hand wringing over the apathetic American voter over the years, but laying this problem at the feet of an allegedly uncaring public is a...
by Kristin Palpini | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Film
On Saturday, the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will host its annual post-Thanksgiving screening of The Wizard of Oz. Since everyone knows the intimate details of this classic, I’m just going to drop a couple of our favorite quotes from the movie: • Dorothy: How do...
