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Food Deserts of Springfield: Lack of access to healthy food underlies high rates of diabetes, obesity

Food Deserts of Springfield: Lack of access to healthy food underlies high rates of diabetes, obesity

by Amanda Drane | Nov 9, 2015 | Articles, Food + Booze, News, Wellness

Ashley Christian makes one trip to the grocery store every month; it’s a carefully coordinated and premeditated affair. She needs to buy foods that will still be edible at the end of the month, which means fresh fruits and vegetables are mostly out and frozen or...
The V-Spot: Can I Ask my GF to Stop Using Her Vibrator?

The V-Spot: Can I Ask my GF to Stop Using Her Vibrator?

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Nov 9, 2015 | Articles, Columns, Leisure, The V-Spot, Wellness

Hi Yana, With previous girlfriends it’s been easier over time to bring them to orgasm as I get to know their preferences and bodies, however my current girlfriend owns a Hitachi Magic Wand that she has been using for nine months. It’s significantly more difficult now...
How to Spruce up a Traditional Thanksgiving … Without Ruining It

How to Spruce up a Traditional Thanksgiving … Without Ruining It

by Kristin Palpini | Nov 9, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Food + Booze, Leisure

Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, sweet potato pie — we all know the traditional Thanksgiving meal, and some of us are sick of it. But invariably, whenever a host attempts to tweak the feast someone at the table is going to hate...
From Our Readers: “Drowning in craft beer,” “Lube doesn’t solve all”

From Our Readers: “Drowning in craft beer,” “Lube doesn’t solve all”

by From Our Readers | Nov 9, 2015 | Articles, Letters from our Readers, News

Drowning in craft beer Dear well-intentioned, creatively-spirited, entrepreneurial-minded, mechanically-gifted, young white men, Please refrain from moving forward with your impending craft brewery project, as we here in the Valley have gone well beyond the number of...
Cinemadope: Return Tickets, a mainstay reopens in Amherst

Cinemadope: Return Tickets, a mainstay reopens in Amherst

by Jack Brown | Nov 9, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Cinemadope, Columns, Film

When a movie theater closes up shop, it often catches us by surprise. It isn’t that we don’t see it coming; we all know by now about Netflix, Hulu, and Redbox, and how the ever-expanding options of cable television and the Internet have siphoned off some of the...
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