Stagestruck: Carving the Pie

Two years ago on this page I looked back at the first annual Valley Gives Day, a 24-hour fundraising event for area nonprofits, organized by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. The intention was to provide a common platform for local organizations...

From Our Readers

Sexual harassment cover was offensive I found the cover image of your recent issue (“Sexual Harassment: Part of the Job?” Dec. 11, 2014) so offensive and indecent that I curbed my vehicle and immediately returned it to the distribution box. I assume the issue will...
Between The Lines: Back Where I Came From

Between The Lines: Back Where I Came From

When I came to the Valley Advocate in the late spring of 1995, I had the overwhelming sense that I was coming home. And it was a homecoming of sorts. I’d spent important years of my youth in the Pioneer Valley, had gone to nursery school and kindergarten in the old...

Thanks, Pioneer Valley

Amanda Drane, reporter Thank you, Mimmo’s in Northampton, for offering colossal, $3 pizza slices. For $6, my cravings for saucy pizza awesomeness are (a little too) satisfied. I’ve been eating your pizza for years and I have yet to get over the visual shock of your...