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Annual Mannual: Road Trippin’ With The Advocate’s 2015 Best Of List

Annual Mannual: Road Trippin’ With The Advocate’s 2015 Best Of List

by Hunter Styles | Oct 13, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Leisure, Music, News, Wellness

Feel that chill in the air? It’s only a matter of weeks before we’re all hibernating on the couch, looking out the window at the deep freeze and wondering where all the long, fun days went. Don’t spend the winter as a sad blanket case. There’s still time to bust out...
Pour On! Holyoke’s 13 subsidized liquor licenses are all still up for grabs

Pour On! Holyoke’s 13 subsidized liquor licenses are all still up for grabs

by Hunter Styles | Apr 21, 2015 | MGM Springfield Casino coverage, News

Last September, the city of Holyoke threw a sweet deal on the table as part of an urban renewal plan that has been gestating for several years now: 13 new liquor licenses, procured from the state, intended to help revitalize four downtown neighborhoods along the...
Tantalized: Foods we’re psyched to try during Springfield Restaurant Week

Tantalized: Foods we’re psyched to try during Springfield Restaurant Week

by Hunter Styles | Apr 21, 2015 | Food + Booze, Leisure, News

Did someone say “Restaurant Week”? Woo-hoo! We’re all over it. Sign us up! The City of Homes is holding its first Restaurant Week, April 23 through May 2. The event, organized by the Springfield Young Professional Citizens Committee, gives restaurants a chance to...

News of the Weird: Resorting to Divorce

by Chuck Shepherd | Feb 25, 2015 | News, News of the Weird

A Saratoga Springs, New York resort has begun accepting totally defeated husbands and wives for a relaxed weekend that includes divorce, bringing to America a concept already successful in six European cities. The Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa charges $5,000 for a...
Dishing on Dishes: The stories behind five Valley signature plates

Dishing on Dishes: The stories behind five Valley signature plates

by Hunter Styles | Feb 18, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Food + Booze, News

Coco & The Cellar Bar Easthampton The dish: Buttermilk Fried Chicken Simple is best Fried chicken may seem an odd fit for a gourmet menu, but Coco’s co-owners, cooks — and husband and wife — Roger Taylor and Unmi Abkin have embraced its simple pleasures....
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