Valley Food Championship Burger Battle: Judges ready for 3rd visit
The third spot in the Final 4 will go to either White Hut in West Springfield or Fitzwilly's in Northampton. When we last checked in with the judges of the Valley Food Championship Burger Battle, they...
View ArticleTuesday Entertainment Links: 'Walking Dead' video preview, 'Bachelor' house...
Daily roundup of entertainment and celebrity news. In this image released by AMC, the cast is seen from the second season of the AMC original series, "The Walking Dead," in Senoia, Ga. (AP photo)...
View ArticleShakira's new DVD focuses on dancing more than music
Shakira's hips could use a rest. DVD Spotlight Shakira, “En Vivo Desde Paris” (Sony Music) 2 1/2 stars. It’s said that “Hips Don’t Lie,” and that may be the case, but hips most definitely shake, as...
View ArticleWHYN-FM, Mix 93.1, drops Dan and Kim from morning lineup
Clear Channel has not announced what will replace the Dan and Kim morning show. Dan Williams and Kim Zachary seen here in a 1997 Republican file photo. Dan Williams and his wife, Kim Zachary, are out...
View ArticleCBS Sports to open fantasy platform to developers
CBS Sports officials said they hope opening the platform will lead developers to innovate in unanticipated ways, much like when Apple introduced its App Store and Facebook opened its platform. LAS...
View ArticleGay marriage play '8' goes national during 2012
The pro-gay marriage American Foundation for Equal Rights and partner Broadway Impact are sponsoring dozens of productions of Dustin Lance Black's play starring local actors across the country. In...
View ArticleRestaurants look to 'flavor forecast' for 2012
The 2012 Flavor Forecast identifies six trends and a dozen or so flavor combinations. With the dining out public ever more jaded, chefs today are engaged in a flavor combination "arms race" that...
View ArticleDan and Kim, WHYN Mix 93.1 morning hosts, say they're looking for new jobs...
The couple's final broadcast on Mix 93.1 is scheduled for Friday morning. Watch video The Republican/ Brian CanovaRadio hosts Kim Zachary and Dan Williams, seen at an event in Northampton on Jan. 17,...
View ArticleNorthampton arts center roars back to the 1920s
"Bootleg Ballroom: A Speakeasy Club at the Center for the Arts" is set for Jan. 28 AP When is a nightclub not a nightclub? Or maybe the question should be: When is not-a-nightclub a nightclub? Answer:...
View ArticlePoe fans plan last vigil for mystery visitor
Edgar Allan Poe fans are planning one last vigil to watch for the mysterious person who for decades visited the gothic writer's grave on the anniversary of his birth. AP File PhotoEdgar Allan Poe...
View ArticleJudge says Lindsay Lohan doing well on probation
Lohan is doing mandatory cleanup duty at the county morgue and attending frequent psychotherapy sessions. Lindsay Lohan leaves Los Angeles Superior Court after a probation progress hearing Tuesday,...
View ArticleTaylor Swift says next album focuses on 'crash-and-burn heartbreak'
The country star says it helps her to "feel better" by writing songs about her relationships. In this magazine cover image released by Vogue, singer Taylor Swift appears on the cover of the February...
View ArticleAlba keeps it 'Honest' with eco-friendly products
Jessica Alba launched an e-commerce company at Honest.com to sell eco-friendly and toxic-free baby products and household items. View full sizeActress Jessica Alba poses for a portrait Tuesday, Jan....
View ArticleShay's Rebellion interactive exhibit added to Springfield Armory
The Springfield Armory National Historic Site will introduce the kiosk on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. It was 225 years ago that cannons blared and muskets shot their loads as a group of post-Revolutionary...
View ArticleA real-life Tuskegee Airmen talks about his career and the upcoming...
Defying all odds the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African-American pilots, flew more than 15-hundred missions during World War II. 20th Century FoxProduced by George Lucas and starring Cuba Gooding Jr....
View ArticleWednesday Entertainment Links: Zooey Deschanel recalls bullying, 'Cougar...
Daily roundup of entertainment and celebrity news. Zooey Deschanel of the band She & Him performs during the first day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., Friday,...
View ArticleYour comments: Readers react to 'WHYN, Mix 93.1, drops Dan and Kim from...
What do you think of Clear Channel's decision to drop "The Dan and Kim Morning Show"? Let us know. The Republican/ Brian CanovaRadio hosts Kim Zachary and Dan Williams, seen at an event in Northampton...
View ArticleMotorcycle, auto parts swap shows set for this weekend
The pair of annual shows will take place at the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield. The Republican file photoJoe Paul of Westhampton, shows his son Cody 3, the controls to this...
View ArticleJohnny Ramone's autobiography to be released
Linda Ramone said he started writing the book when he first became ill. FILE - In this March 18, 2002 file photo, Johnny Ramone of the punk rock group The Ramones speaks after the group was inducted...
View ArticlePlans for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee river pageant unveiled
Plans call for roughly 1,000 boats of various sizes to gather June 3 for an unprecedented tribute to the queen, who is marking the 60th year of her reign. FILE - A June 23, 1997 photo from files...
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