Scene Here: New Years Beats

Scene Here: New Years Beats

A booming drumroll thunders off the walls. Six student drummers, seated in a row at one end of the dance studio, bang out powerful waves of sound. They watch as 10 more students rehearse a fast-paced dance together in the center of the room. This is the Wofa African...
Mustaches and Monsters

Mustaches and Monsters

As Miranda LaPolice talks, she grips one of her creations — a tufty, ewok-like creature with an oversized green heart stitched to its front, glowing eyes, and a downturned mouth. Both her arms wrap around the critter and her hands make its little legs dance to the...
Nightcrawler: Piping Up

Nightcrawler: Piping Up

The Emmy-winning PBS series Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? has been off the air for nearly two decades And where in the world has the man who co-wrote the show’s theme song, Sean Altman, been in the time since? Performing at the White House Hanukah Party...
@work: Gear Up

@work: Gear Up

About a mile past the X on Route 83, after Donut Dip and Pasquale’s Restaurant and Tavern, just over the Springfield city line into East Longmeadow, next to the Pride gas station, is Competitive Edge Ski & Bike. It’s not the typical location for a ski shop...