Illegal grow operations may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ in western Mass.
When police raided a house at 276 Amherst St. in Granby earlier this year, they described finding an “elaborate” marijuana grow operation with nearly 1,400 plants, an extensive lighting system for six grow rooms and a packaging operation. The person they arrested,...
Snowhaus on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Snowhaus plays party punk and shredding emo pop.
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: A hellish marriage proposal, a belligerent pig on live TV, and an epic use of a narwhal tusk
This week in weird news, in audio form.
Staff Picks: Mad Habits, Rosie Porter, Crooked Still, and a Short Film Festival
This Sunday at Majestic Saloon in Northampton will feature the musical stylings of progressive folk quartet Mad Habits.
Monte Belmonte Wines: My Christmas Wine Wish List For Santa
Dear Santa, It has been one year since my last confession. I have been a fair to moderately good boy. There has only been the occasional quid pro quo. And even when wine companies have shipped me free wine, I have been unafraid to damn them with faint praise in this...
An imaginative trip through history: Valley historical novelists talk about their craft
“I like to try to recreate those worlds with my own ideas and imagine how people interacted, how life might have felt and sounded.”
Editorial: Support for those seeking sanctuary
The depths to which Trump and his craven advisers have sunk are unacceptable.
A champion of the heart: Local woman joins organization to provide heart disease information and support to women
When Lynette Bloise would tell her husband, “It’s happening,” he knew exactly what that meant: a trip to the emergency room. Before May 2018, Bloise would have cardiac episodes stemming from conditions that caused her heart to suddenly beat erratically, alternating...
Bizarro Briefs: Cows hooked into the Matrix
This week in weird news.
Stagestruck: Holiday Stages, Part Two – Potpourri
It’s not all Scrooge and nutrackers this Yuletide. Here are some alternatives for your seasonal theatergoing, from Grinches to Crankies.
V-Spot: I Can Only Climax from Masturbation!
There’s nothing wrong with you, regardless of your number of tricks and when it comes to pleasure, collaboration is key!
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Pick of the Day 7/27: Elliot Street Block Party in Brattleboro
If you’re in Brattleboro, Elliot Street is the place to be on Friday.
The Age of Aquarisex
We've all taken showers when we intend to get more dirty than clean. Clothing is peeled off and dropped like a kinky Hansel and Gretel trail to what appears to be a steamy, sexy gingerbread house of waterborne sex. You flirtatiously stick a soapy finger out of the...
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Cinemadope: A Horror Film Stitched Together from Horror Films at Amherst
It’s always been a point of pride at Amherst Cinema that they are no mere movie house. Plunked down right in the heart of the town’s downtown, flanked by coffee spots and park greens, the theater has always been something of a community hub. Perhaps it would have been...











