by | Feb 6, 2024 | Features, Page 2 Feature Stories
The music of Carla Patullo’s 2023 album, “So She Howls,” is haunting yet hopeful. Autobiographical in nature, the mostly instrumental tracks follow the Springfield native through the grief and darkness of a time she thought would be her last, to the...
by Matt Conway | Jan 30, 2024 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Reviews
On Netflix: “No Hard Feelings” Stuck in arrested development, thirty-something Maddie strings between her dead-end Uber job and loveless hook-ups in the aftermath of her mother’s passing. Faced with losing her home, Maddie responds to a bizarre job...
by and | Jan 30, 2024 | Features, Page 2 Feature Stories
SPRINGFIELD — Although the single-digit wind chills may not have been a great indicator, the sight of beer vendors and the distinct aroma of sausage grinders inside the MassMutual Center on a mid-January weekend is a welcome reminder that baseball season is just...
by EMG | Jan 24, 2024 | Features, Page 2 Feature Stories
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College was once again the site for the annual Spaulding Hoop Hall Classic, a weekendlong showcase of some of the country’s best high school players at the birthplace of basketball.
by Matt Conway | Jan 23, 2024 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Reviews
The showstopping setpieces and extravagant songs featured in Broadway productions are often only experienced by an exclusive club of New York socialites. Thankfully, the Hanover Theater in Worcester spotlights star-studded glamor right here in Massachusetts.I must...
by | Jan 23, 2024 | Features, Page 2 Feature Stories
WHATELY — For a family in the early 1900s, receiving a telegram was a terrifying event, especially for a mother. Western Union usually brought news of a death among distant relatives or, in wartime, a son’s death. At 10:50 a.m. on Dec. 23, 1914, silent...