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Storming the Castle: Springfield progressive Amatul-Wadud challenges entrenched Congressman Neal

Storming the Castle: Springfield progressive Amatul-Wadud challenges entrenched Congressman Neal

by Dave Eisenstadter | Jan 30, 2018 | Articles, News, Newsletter

I … I … I believe … I believe … I believe that we will win! … I believe that we will win! … I believe that we will win! … I believe that we will win! So went the call-and-response led by Springfield attorney Tahirah...
A Cannabis Cafe Could be Coming to Easthampton with New State Regulations

A Cannabis Cafe Could be Coming to Easthampton with New State Regulations

by Meg Bantle | Dec 26, 2017 | Cannabis!, Columns, Featured, Newsletter, O Cannabis!

Last week I sat down with Karima Rizk for a cup of coffee in her kitchen in Easthampton to discuss her new business, Cafe Vert. The coffee was like many other homebrewed cups of coffee: it was rich, balanced, and welcoming on the brisk December morning. But unlike...
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...
Seth Glier on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

Seth Glier on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

by Advocate Staff | Oct 20, 2017 | Articles, Music

Seth Glier is an Easthampton-based multi-instrumentalist pop and folk singer-songwriter, who switches between guitar and keyboard. He’s been nominated for a Grammy and has released numerous past records, including his most recent album, “Birds,” released in 2017....
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