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Courtesy, Melted Ice Cream, and Conspiracy Theories: Out on the Street in a Power Outage

Courtesy, Melted Ice Cream, and Conspiracy Theories: Out on the Street in a Power Outage

by Dave Eisenstadter, Meg Bantle, and Chris Goudreau | Nov 15, 2017 | Articles, Featured, News

In front of Northampton Market, employee Rilshad Azez shoos away potential customers as they pull into the lot. “No power,” he says. The mailman he welcomes, but he asks a question: “You didn’t bring the power?” “Sorry, not...
Voters Deliver Left Hook: What it means in Holyoke, Greenfield

Voters Deliver Left Hook: What it means in Holyoke, Greenfield

by Dave Eisenstadter, Chris Goudreau, and Meg Bantle | Nov 13, 2017 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter

Progressives had reasons to celebrate the morning of Nov. 8 more than at any point in the past year. Not only did the Democrats capture the big prizes of Election Day on Nov. 7 — the governors races in New Jersey and Virginia — but Democratic and progressive...
The Best Opportunity Yet to Resist Trump

The Best Opportunity Yet to Resist Trump

by Dave Eisenstadter | Nov 13, 2017 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured, News, Newsletter

Last week featured two news stories that rocked the political landscape in this country. The first was that Democrats and progressive candidates all but swept the Nov. 7 elections from coast to coast, and the second was that Republican Alabama U.S. Senate candidate...
STAFF PICKS: Jazz, Folk, Funk, and Tattoos for a Cause

STAFF PICKS: Jazz, Folk, Funk, and Tattoos for a Cause

by Advocate Staff | Nov 13, 2017 | Articles, Staff Picks

Home Brewed Jazz // SATURDAY Hadley singer-songwriter Jacki Odess-Gillett already has a jazz album under her belt. In 2015, she recorded 10 original jazz tunes with local jazz masters, including Charles Neville, Miro Sprague, Dave Wertman (now deceased), and Billy...
Stream Queen: Hair-Raising True Crime Media for Your Inner Detective

Stream Queen: Hair-Raising True Crime Media for Your Inner Detective

by Lena Wilson | Nov 13, 2017 | Articles, Columns, Stream Queen

We all have a bit of morbid curiosity in us. Some more than others — according to a 2010 study published in Social Psychology and Personality Science, women are more drawn to true crime literature than men. Maybe that’s because we like to know as much as possible...
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