by Advocate Staff | May 23, 2016 | Articles, Astrology, Wellness
ARIES (March 21-April 19): To convey the best strategy for you to employ in the coming weeks, I have drawn inspiration from a set of instructions composed by aphorist Alex Stein: “Scribble, scribble, erase. Scribble, erase, scribble. Scribble, scribble, scribble,...
by Chuck Shepherd | May 23, 2016 | Articles, News, News of the Weird
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced they had recently transmitted high-speed digital data through slabs of pork loin and beef liver. The signal cleared the muscle and gristle so cleanly that it permitted streaming of high-definition...
by Advocate Staff | May 23, 2016 | Articles, Arts, News, Scene Here, Wellness
Through the open door of Springfield’s Virtue Brazilian Jiu Jitsu come the sounds of little bare feet rapidly thumping on gym mats. Inside, Kym Sturdivant’s watchful gaze over the tiny fighters is sober. Arms raised, the grade-school grapplers circle each other,...
by Advocate Staff | May 16, 2016 | Articles, Arts, News
We walk, bike, and drive past it all the time, but the abundance of art decorating the Valley’s streets deserves more attention than a fleeting glance. There is some amazing work sticking it out in the rain, snow, and sun just to inspire. To bring more attention to...
by Advocate Staff | May 18, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Scene Here
It’s 8:30 a.m. and the sun already feels warm on Main St. in Springfield’s South End. Birdsong can be heard beyond the roar of a passing bus. Across from a patchy, untended lot enclosed by a chainlink fence, children in backpacks skip along the sidewalk, weaving...
