Valley Advocate
Music Spotlight: Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, The Stray Birds, and Kallipe Jones
Wintersong Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem Signature Sounds
Offering a mix of both upbeat and sentimental Christmas songs, Valley-founded roots quartet Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem release...
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Thursday 11/10
The 2016 Election — Issues and Answers: Talk by David Gergen, co-director of the Center for Public Leadership and a professor of public...
News of the Weird: Can’t Possibly Be True
Kids as young as 6 who live on a cliff top in China’s Atule’er village in Sichuan province will no longer have to use...
Stagestruck: Three for the Screen
The National Theatre’s NT Live series of HD broadcasts from the London stage is back for its eighth season, starting with a mix of...
Staff Picks: Pajama Slave Dancers and Gourmet Mushroom Dinners
Prozacs/Pajama Slave Dancers • SaturdayShenanigans Pub in Westfield is the place to be Saturday night if your heart is made of punk rock. For...
From Coal to Sol! How Holyoke’s power plant went green
It was an intense meeting in the winter of 2015: On one side of the room sat the owners and operators of the Mt....
Beyond the Flu Shot: There’s more than one way to boost your immunity this...
The upcoming winter months prompt the return of the flu shot — and disagreements between alternative and traditional medical professionals, and even the general...
News of the Weird: Religion Adapts to Technology
A network of freelance Buddhist priests in Japan last year began offering in-home, a la carte services for those adherents who shun temples through...
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The low standards of charter schools
I couldn’t believe it when I heard from the MTA that charter schools are not required to hire certified...
The Pour Man: Stupid Label, Great Wine
Mionetto Gran Rosé is a very good sparkling wine with lots of rich fruit flavors that reflect the expertise of a master winemaker and...