FOOD & DRINK
Sarno hopes MGM stays, but says any new casino owner must have 'financial sustainability'
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno made it clear, he wants MGM to continue to operate its casino in the city. He made his remarks Monday during an update on downtown redevelopment efforts. Last month, Bloomberg reported MGM was looking to put the casino on the market, although the company would not...
April 19, 2024: Spiderwick & cannabis
Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, the imaginations behind the Spiderwick Chronicles, are with Monte and Kaliis in the studio. Tomorrow is April 20, better known as 4/20, and we talk to Payton Shubrick, CEO and founder of the Black family-owned cannabis dispensary, 6 Bricks, right here in Springfield. We gain her perspective about the changing marijuana climate and how federal and state regulations and taxes impact the small businesses the most. The door to enter the cannabis industry is extremely slim, so we hear how 6 Bricks implements equity into their hiring process and business practice.
Live Wire: Hatfield vineyard announces summer concert series lineup
The Parlor Room in Northampton just announced the lineup for its outdoor summer concert series at Black Birch Vineyard in Hatfield for 2024. The series, now in its fifth year, started during the lockdown of 2020, when indoor music shows were prohibited. As usual, this year’s schedule is sure to...
‘Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women’ honors pioneering women of history
(Mass Appeal) – Women have always played an important role in history and I’m happy to have Sophie Combs, Curatorial Assistant at the Springfield Museums, here to talk about an exhibit honoring some of those important female pioneers. For more information, visit springfieldmuseums.org. Sponsored by: Springfield Museums.
Get away from it all with Go With the Float Easthampton
(MASS APPEAL) – Patrick Berry visited Go With the Float in Easthampton to learn more about floatation therapy. Stephen Bryla, the Owner of Go With the Float explained the benefits for your mind and body when using a float tank. Go With the Float is located inside the Keystone...
Learn Step dancing with Insanely Prestigious Step Team
(Mass Appeal) – Insanely Prestigious Step Team is an award-winning organization that brings together the Black community and the greater UMass community. From the team, Kmya Campbell and Giana Davila explain how they give back to the community and even show us a few steps!
Performance and workshop to benefit Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center
(Mass Appeal) – The Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center educates people about the environment and cultures through music. They’re hosting a performance and workshop at Heartsong Yoga to support their work and the music programs. To learn more about their work and give us a preview here are Aimee Gelinas, the Tamarack Hollow director and co-founder, and Dan Cohen, the Tamarack Hollow co-founder.
Westfield student artists, musicians getting ready for combined showcase
WESTFIELD — Members of the community are invited to immerse themselves in the work of talented art students of all ages adorning the walls of Westfield High School at “Into the Arts” Saturday, April 27, and then gather in the gym and enjoy student musicians from elementary to high school perform in “Bandtastic.”
Juice will close their ‘Nothing Like a Dream’ Tour in Amherst
Whether it was fate, or the telltale fedora vocalist Kamau Burton wore around campus, the six members of the band Juice all found each other during their freshman year at Boston College. Their name was born out of a rushed effort to enter a Battle of the Bands competition, and it ended up sticking with them years later as they moved from open mics to stages across the United States.
Book fair, fashion show among Springfield Creative City Collective grant winners
SPRINGFIELD — Fashion shows, empowerment retreats and music programs are just some of the creative projects that recently received funding from the “For the Love of Springfield” grant program. The Springfield Creative City Collective recently announced 11 grant winners at the Art for the Soul Gallery. If...
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