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Mixtape: An album decades in the making: Chris Croteau releases ‘Mesmir’

By Jennifer Levesque For the Valley AdvocateLocal musician Chris Croteau took a musical hiatus to focus on parenthood, but is now back with an album...
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A league of their own: Division Q, a new basketball league created by and...

By HANNAH BEVIS For the Advocate Every Sunday morning from November to early February, dozens of people rolled up to Easthampton Mountain View school to play...
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Best Bites: Ordering off the kid’s menu: 9-year-old budding food critic shares his top...

By AZAI DUGGER and ROBIN GOLDSTEIN For the Advocate Note from Robin Goldstein: For this column, I asked my 9-year-old nephew and co-author Azai Dugger to...
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Best Bites: Where to eat dinner right now: The top 35 Valley spots for...

By ROBIN GOLDSTEIN For the Advocate If I were writing the Pioneer Valley chapter of a travel guide to New England, this would be its section...
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‘O’ is for Oman: Northampton man completes mission of traveling the alphabet of countries

By JAMES PENTLAND Staff Writer FILE PHOTO/CAROL LOLLISGerard Simonette of Northampton talks about his trip to Turkey, where he climbed Mount Ararat, in September 2019. In...
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Rare views into an earlier age: Clark Art Institute exhibits some 80 original images...

By DON STEWART For the Advocate COURTESY CLARK ART INSTITUTEGustave Le Gray’s 1856 image of a “Brig on the Water” wowed viewers at the time, given...
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In time for downbeat: Jazz record designer Jack Frisch hosts new show on Valley...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLISJack Frisch, who’s been involved in the jazz scene for years in different capacities, now hosts a weekly show,...
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‘Creole love call’: Gombo launches new music series starting Feb. 2 with jazz reedman...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer When John Piskor opened his Cajun-style restaurant, Gombo Nola Kitchen & Oyster Bar, in Northampton last year, he said he eventually...
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‘You don’t look like a doctor’: Documentary film looks at the biases and challenges...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Dr. Khama Ennis had come a long way in her medical career. Images courtesy of Faces of MedicineDr. Rose Cesar, left and...
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Staying in the game: Veteran actors and teachers Raye and Candace Birk are still...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Looking for some talented older actors who can play a wide range of roles? Who have decades of experience in theater,...

Brabus Launches ‘Deep Blue’ G-Wagon, Speedboat & Luxury Watch Line

Brabus is unifying its collaborations with Mercedes-AMG, Finland’s Axopar Boats, and Panerai luxury watches under one Deep Blue collection.Being that Brabus is...