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Editorial: Remembering Columbine and Santa Fe and everywhere in between

Editorial: Remembering Columbine and Santa Fe and everywhere in between

by Advocate Staff | May 23, 2018 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured, News, Newsletter

I remember the Columbine shooting like it was yesterday. It was a rainy April afternoon in 1999, very bleak but mild. When I turned on the television, I was hardly prepared for what I saw and what I heard. Two boys had committed what was, at the time, a shocking crime...
Bizarro Briefs: Guns aren’t fool proof, or dog proof

Bizarro Briefs: Guns aren’t fool proof, or dog proof

by Gina Beavers and Chris Goudreau | May 22, 2018 | Bizarro Briefs, Featured, News, Newsletter

Guns aren’t fool proof, or dog proof Everyone knows that dogs are goofballs. They eat things they shouldn’t. They dig up things they shouldn’t. And sometimes they shoot things they shouldn’t. One man in Iowa found out the hard way that the safety on his gun...
Pick of the Day 5/21: Guys and Dolls at the Majestic

Pick of the Day 5/21: Guys and Dolls at the Majestic

by Gina Beavers | May 21, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Newsletter, Stage

Our illustrious stage connoisseur Chris Rohmann, has recommended a pick of the day, Guys and Dolls at the Majestic Theater in West Springfield. I like all the help I can get, so take it away, Chris: “Guys and Dolls, the “musical fable of Broadway,” is playing...
Pick of the Day 5/3: The Head & The Load by William Kentridge

Pick of the Day 5/3: The Head & The Load by William Kentridge

by Gina Beavers | May 2, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Newsletter

My buddy Meg Bantle chose The Head and the Load as one of her Staff Picks. So I will defer to her for my Pick of the Day:  “Check out William Kentridge as he and his 50 person theater troop end their two week residency at MASS MoCA with this work-in-progress...
Podcast: Cannabis business owner Seth Frappier talks about breaking down stoner myths

Podcast: Cannabis business owner Seth Frappier talks about breaking down stoner myths

by Advocate Staff | Apr 30, 2018 | Articles, Featured, Newsletter, Podcast, Wellness

Seth Frappier started Easthampton-based Chronic Trips as a way to bring cannabis together with wellness and an active lifestyle. So far, the business has hosted hikes as well as a yoga session. Frappier talks about his hopes for opening a studio in Easthampton and the...
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