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A Mediterranean kale salad at Pulse Cafe in Hadley.

Food

Vegan Comfort food: Pulse Café in Hadley serves up plant-based burgers, pizza and mac and cheese

by Andy Castillo @AndyCastilloMay 4, 2018

Taylor, left, and Aaron Thayer work in the kitchen.

Food

Easthampton’s Coco and The Cellar Bar draws national attention three years in a row

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloApril 30, 2018

Habitat For Humanity volunteers Ahmed Basabrain, left, Jessa Makabentawork, center, and Robert Steinberg, right, dump dirt beneath the porch of a duplex on North Pleasant Street in Amherst. In the photo at right, volunteer Gene Palmer cuts flooring for the home which is expected to be ready for two families by June.

Volunteers join with homeowners to build their dwellings through Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloApril 26, 2018

Kathy Wicks of Florence, left, orders a rhubarb apple with maple pop from staff Tali Sureck of Florence April 14, 2018 at Crooked Stick Pops in Eastworks.

Easthampton’s old factories house businesses focused on family fun

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloApril 25, 2018

Leslie Smith Frank teaches a class that focuses on paying attention to what you eat and the emotions that may be driving unhealthy eating habits.

News

The Eat for Life approach means understanding how emotion drives bad food choices

by Andy Castillo @AndyCCastilloApril 23, 2018

Brickett Allis, left, and Danielle Marie, right, with their 4-month-old daughter, Lily, inside Arts & Antiques on 5 & 10 in Deerfield last month.

Art, antiques and a growing family

by Andy Castillo For the GazetteApril 22, 2018

Mary Now of Northampton, center, checks in a chair with a broken leg during Northampton Community RePair run by the Northampton Reuse Committee and DPW at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School. "I'm all about fixing things," she said. "My list is very long. I've already fixed this chair but it needs fixing again."

Repairing, reusing, retooling: Area homeowners are finding ways to be green

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterApril 19, 2018

Shumway, holding his chihuahua, Turbo, says he focuses now on getting outdoors more and visiting with friends and relatives: “At this point, I have no material wants whatsoever.”

News

Lee Shumway of Hadley works to give others a chance against a disease that is paralyzing him, ALS

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterApril 16, 2018

Deerfield’s International Market (and Local Produce) on Routes 5 and 10 in Deerfield.

International food market coming to Deerfield

by Andy Castillo For the GazetteApril 15, 2018

Barista Mishalle Camacho packs coffee for a latte at Cafe Evolution in Florence, April 10, 2018.

Food

The art of making latté: Area baristas share their secrets

by Andy Castillo Staff WriterApril 13, 2018