Two years after failed vote, Greenfield adopts ‘Safe City’ ordinance
“This is more than just a legal or illegal immigrant situation. This talks about who we are as a community,” Sonia Lindop said.
Down to Earth: Right whales feast on the Cape, but for how long?
About 500. That’s smaller than Smith College’s first-year class by 100 and it's a tenth of the entering class at UMass. It's also the number of right whales known to be alive in the entire world. These huge creatures — second in size only to the blue whale — are among...
Halos & Horns
Halos and Horns is the Advocate's kind of annual review of the Pioneer Valley and beyond. We take aim at everything from politicians to pants, awarding kudos and condemnation. Food Justice Workers For some strange reason, humanity has gotten so far ahead of...
Between the Lines: Owen Labrie – Rapist or Simply a Jerk?
Editor's note: Editors Kristin Palpini and Jeff Good couldn't come to an agreement on how to interpret the Labrie decisions, so they wrote their own opinion pieces. Jeffrey Good: There is no doubt that Owen Labrie was guilty of being an oaf, a striver and a...
From Our Readers: ‘Sorry, but what about the police?’ ‘Old fogies in yoga pants?’
Sorry, but what about the police? I am very sorry for the families and friends whose loved ones have died due to police action and/or while in police custody in 2015 in the U.S. (“Doesn’t Count: Deaths by police are not tracked in the U.S.” Nov. 12-19, 2015). I am...
Put Down the (Mega)phone: A Northampton chef’s review of Yelp reviews
She smiles at you from across the table as she delicately moves the hair from her face. The lights are dim and the murmured conversations reverberate off the warm decor as the waiter pours the carefully selected wine. We ask for a moment to discuss the menu and take a...
The V-Spot: Freaked About Fellatio
Hi Yana, My friend seriously freaked me out when she told me that I should always use condoms for oral sex when I’m not in a longterm, monogamous relationship. Have I been sleeping on this or is she being dramatic? What are the transmission rates of STDs through oral...
Raise Your Glass (Ceiling): Where are all the women brewers?
Two years ago, Kate Telman started making beer at her home in Easthampton. She planned to perfect a few brews, then shop her skills around to area breweries in the hope of getting a job. “I knew there weren’t really any job postings for what I wanted to do,” said...
News of the Weird: Good One?
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, declared an emergency on Oct. 30, when one of its soldiers had the bright idea to arrive for a Halloween party on base dressed as a suicide bomber, with realistic-looking canisters in a wired vest. Gates to the post, headquarters of Army...
Casino Mixtape: Commissioners are out, billboards are up, and MGM polishes its PowerPoint
Here are our greatest hits on the casino playlist this week: Writing’s on the Wall: If you drive fast down I-91 and squint, you can see construction crews hard at work at the casino site. Take a second look, though, and you’ll notice that the giant workers, posed...
The Magical Mountain Mystery Tour: What craft beer adventures await in the Berkshires?
As the Advocate's resident Beerhunter, my reportage on the art of the local craft brew has taken me up and down the Pioneer Valley, with the occasional stop in Brattleboro, Boston, and beyond. But there’s one big region on the Western Mass beer map that I’d been...
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Review: Albert Cummings, “Someone Like You”
Albert Cummings Someone Like You (Blind Pig) Singing the blues sends you down a deep well of tradition, and Massachusetts-born roots rocker Albert Cummings dives in headfirst. His effusive and fun-loving seventh album, which barrels down the road packing songs of love...
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