by Gary Carra | Jan 4, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Music, Nightcrawler
With some 30 heavy bands hailing from the world over, Hothfest 2016 organizers decided to jump ship on their originally scheduled venue. At the time, the future of Holyoke’s Waterfront Tavern was just too uncertain. “It’s Jamie Cross’ show, and with the future of the...
by Jack Brown | Dec 28, 2015 | Articles
For movie fans everywhere, a lot of the news this month has been about The Force Awakens, the new J.J. Abrams film in the the Star Wars franchise, and the seventh installment in the ongoing story of Jedis, the Dark Side, and a scrappy rebellion that stretches across a...
by Chuck Shepherd | Dec 28, 2015 | Articles, News, News of the Weird
According to the flabbergasted sheriff of rural Chesterfield County, South Carolina, “This has completely changed our definition of (what constitutes) an ‘ass-load’ of guns.” Brent Nicholson, 51, had been storing more than 7,000 firearms in his home and a storage...
by Kristin Palpini | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles, Between the Lines, News
Every week brings a delightful struggle: deciding which stories will be featured in the Advocate. With only a handful of chances each month to grab readers’ interest, we strive to choose stories that explore long-standing issues and policies in the community. We try...
by Chuck Shepherd | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles, News, News of the Weird
In November, lawyer Michael Petersen of Appleton, Wisconsin, was ordered by county judge Philip Kirk — in a sentence for contempt of court — to inform every client he acquires in the following 12 months that Petersen is a “crook,” “cheat,” “thief” and “liar.” Kirk...
