by Kristin Palpini | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, Arts
It’s kind of a long story, but it’s pretty special to me. In 2005, my friend’s dog had a litter of puppies. The day after the puppies were born, I went to see them. When his family went on vacation several weeks later, I offered to take care of the six puppies, the...
by Hunter Styles | Nov 16, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Food + Booze, News, The Beerhunter
Two years ago, Kate Telman started making beer at her home in Easthampton. She planned to perfect a few brews, then shop her skills around to area breweries in the hope of getting a job. “I knew there weren’t really any job postings for what I wanted to do,” said...
by Chuck Shepherd | Nov 16, 2015 | Articles, Featured, News, News of the Weird
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, declared an emergency on Oct. 30, when one of its soldiers had the bright idea to arrive for a Halloween party on base dressed as a suicide bomber, with realistic-looking canisters in a wired vest. Gates to the post, headquarters of Army...
by Kristin Palpini | Nov 16, 2015 | Articles, Arts, News
Belly dancers can be generous people. The performers have banded together across the world to raise funds to help Syrian refugees. In the Valley, on Sunday, there will be a Hafla for Humanity — Belly Dancers Unite for Syrian Refugees event at First Churches in...
by Kristin Palpini | Nov 16, 2015 | Articles, Arts
Hail to the Chief Jazz and hip-hop go together like the sun and moon; working together in their distinct methods to make something vast and great. Khalif “Big Chief” Neville and the DefrenAstrators work this musical relationship into a cohesive melody that blends an...
