Valley Advocate

By STEVE PFARRER STAFF WRITER Several years ago, Grayson Ty and Laura Buchanan first met as separate working musicians. That night, Ty, a singer-songwriter, was co-billed at the...

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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,...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Tracy Kidder’s new book profiles Dr. Jim O’Connell, who since the 1980s has led a program dedicated to providing health care...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Spring is here — or at least the calendar says it is. And as the weather (hopefully) warms, there’s more incentive...

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...

By EMILY THURLOW For the Advocate At one point or another, you’ve likely overheard someone mention “Pagans” in a conversation. Those not in the know might...

As we settle into this brave new world that has us purchasing pot as naturally as picking up doughnuts Sunday morning, there are a...

Perhaps it’s an exaggeration to call it a genius move. But about 15 years ago I institutionalized a weekly wine tasting into my job...

By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer In late March, the fabled Iron Horse Music Hall, slated to reopen in mid May, was still a pretty raw construction...