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Clueless Parent: Making your kid feel helpful, even when they throw eggs

Clueless Parent: Making your kid feel helpful, even when they throw eggs

by Dusty Christensen | Aug 20, 2019 | Articles, Clueless Parent, Columns, Featured

I hate every activity I have to do pre-coffee. I’m admittedly a bit of a grump before I’ve had my morning caffeine bump, so when an egg flew through the air and smashed on the kitchen floor on a recent morning, I wasn’t amused. My 21-month-old daughter — my beloved...
Podcast: Lauren Simonds on small business in the world of big cannabis

Podcast: Lauren Simonds on small business in the world of big cannabis

by Advocate Staff | Aug 19, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News, Podcast

Lauren Simonds returns to the Valley Advocate podcast to talk about the challenges small businesses face now that big companies have become operational in the Massachusetts cannabis market. Read her full article here. Listen: You can hear more of the Valley Advocate’s...
Free Will Astrology: Let Frederick Douglass be your guide, Taurus

Free Will Astrology: Let Frederick Douglass be your guide, Taurus

by Rob Brezsny | Aug 19, 2019 | Articles, Astrology, Featured

ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s not cost-efficient to recycle plastic. Sorting and processing the used materials to make them available for fresh stuff is at least as expensive as creating new plastic items from scratch. On the other hand, sending used plastic to a...
Among The Acres on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

Among The Acres on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

by Advocate Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music, Valley Advocate Sessions

Among The Acres combine folk-rock, pop, and Americana with lush vocal harmonies. Check out the band’s Valley Advocate Sessions performance in the video below. Interview with Among The Acres:
Staff Picks: Lookstock, Have a Seat Cabrito, Ashfield Lakehouse, and The Waifs

Staff Picks: Lookstock, Have a Seat Cabrito, Ashfield Lakehouse, and The Waifs

by Advocate Staff | Aug 15, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Staff Picks

The True Jacqueline, Hot Dirt, and Brief Irmen // SATURDAY Some of the Valley’s best local bands are set to play the Ashfield Lakehouse this Saturday. There’s alternative/ noise rock band The True Jacqueline as well as Hot Dirt, which combines progressive and math...
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