by Advocate Staff | Jan 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Westward Ho! is the name of a village in southwestern England. Its name is impressive because of the exclamation point. But it’s not as dramatic as that of the only town on earth with two exclamation points: Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!,...
by Kristin Palpini | Jan 23, 2017 | Articles, Columns, Food + Booze, Newsletter, O Cannabis!
Recreational marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts on Dec. 15, 2016, but the state is in a legal gray area right now as a system to sell weed is established. The consumption of recreational marijuana is now legal, but the sale of recreational marijuana isn’t yet....
by Advocate Staff | Jan 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
As a joke, Northampton artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird come up with some tall Turtles with sick ninja skills. They are so taken by the wacky looking violent reptiles they decide to create a one-shot comic about these mutant turtle ninjas. The origin story goes:...
by Advocate Staff | Jan 23, 2017 | Articles, Newsletter
If you’ve never checked out Craigslist’s Missed Connections section, you really should. Like all geographic designations on the forum, the Western Mass list is full of wistful near-meets and longing. Below is a compilation of “missed connection” items from...
by Advocate Staff | Jan 16, 2017 | Articles, Food Booze and Beyond, News
Everyone has a favorite dive bar — a place you can go in your old jeans and sweater, have a beer for under $3 and watch some Jeopardy! with townies looking to unwind.Dive bars — and we use the term lovingly — tend to be physically and metaphysically secluded. Signs...