Bizarro Briefs: A Drug Lord’s Zoo
There likely wouldn’t be hippopotamuses living in Columbia if it weren’t for Pablo Escobar.
Wild Bill and the Flying Sparks on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
This week’s Advocate Sessions band is Wild Bill and the Flying Sparks, which combines classic country and roots rock n’ roll with a Cajun groove.
UMass activists, Speaker DeLeo, accuse one another of ‘Trumpian tactics’ in exchange on education affordability
Exchange follows what activists describe as threat of arrest at State House during sit in.
Basemental: For the Love of Buskers
In order to obtain a busking permit in Northampton, one must trek to the Department of Public Works, located on Route 9 close to Florence, and fill out an application with information such as your place of residence and pay a $25 fee every year.
Letters to the Editor: Support Refugee Resettlement Efforts in the Pioneer Valley
Support Refugee Resettlement Efforts in the Pioneer Valley In 2017 there were 68.5 million people that were forcibly displaced and since then that number has only been growing, according to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR). Of that number of...
Northampton Commission Recommends Voting Age of 16 and Ranked Choice Voting
“Students have been really advocating for themselves. This is a way in which we can really be heard and choose who represents us on a municipal level.”
Staff Picks: X, veteran poetry, Chris Goudreau, and free burgers
What to do this long weekend.
New Holyoke Art Space PULP Kicks Off With Pop Art Exhibit
The gallery’s inaugural exhibit is by self-taught, Andy Warhol-inspired artist Dave Laro.
Fighting for a Springfield Bike Park: Safety concerns, frustrations with Mayor Sarno spurring advocates to act
“The mayor made comments there to incite … but he has no plan whatsoever to fix the problem.” -Alex Weck, RAD Springfield
Editorial: If It’s Not Your Body, It’s Not Your Business
I was 17 when I had my first abortion. I was not ready to become a mother.
Advocates speak out against abortion bans at Northampton rally
“It has been a stressful week to say the least,” Spalding said, referencing the many bans that had advanced over the past week. “It feels like everything is on fire.”
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VIDEO: Lisa Martin on Valley Advocate Sessions Friday
Lisa Martin plays country, folk roots with a dash of bluesy rock.
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Stage Struck: Othello’s Island — Shakespearean echoes on Cyprus
At the end of Act One in Shakespeare’s play, Othello is dispatched from Venice to command the garrison on the island of Cyprus, a strategic outpost on the eastern rim of the Mediterranean that is under attack from the Turkish fleet. So although he’s “the Moor of...
