by Advocate Staff | Jul 31, 2019 | Articles, Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News
Hair farms for the super rich Furthering the fight against baldness, scientists have determined that a combination of stem cell growth and 3-D printing may hold the solution to a problem that has long vexed companies trying to make money off of people going bald – how...
by Miasha Lee | Jul 30, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News, Wellness
A Franklin County native along with 19 other plus-size women known as the “Curvy Kili Crew” recently hiked one of the largest mountains in the world: Mount Kilimanjaro. For seven days, Eve Bogdanove of Greenfield and her companions traveled the Rongai Route, an...
by Advocate Staff | Jul 29, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Podcast
Michael Poole, who owns Blue Collar Artisans in Easthampton discusses two of his major art projects, one whimsical, one serious, which were the subject of a recent Advocate cover story. Since the spring, Poole has been arranging Playmobile toys to make small scenes...
by Rob Brezsny | Jul 29, 2019 | Articles, Astrology, Featured
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Dear Diary: Last night my Aries friend dragged me to the Karaoke Bowling Alley and Sushi Bar. I was deeply skeptical. The place sounded tacky. But after being there for 20 minutes, I had to admit that I was having a fantastic time. And it...
by Advocate Staff | Jul 26, 2019 | Advocate Sessions, Articles, Featured, Music
Each week, the Valley Advocate publishes music videos of local musicians performing live in the Advocate offices, a project we call Advocate Sessions. We do this in collaboration with Northampton Community TV, who shoots the videos, and Signature Sounds, which takes...