By DON STEWART For the Valley Advocate A century ago, when women could be arrested for smoking in public and the ...

By Monte Belmonte For the Valley Advocate Perhaps Christmastime still has enough magic in it that small gestures toward peace ...

Hi Yana,  I started dating my boyfriend Jules (they/them) in March of this year and we’ve been having a lovely time. They’ve ...

By Jennifer Levesque For the Valley Advocate Burial Grid “NORD Compendium” I’ve been following Adam Kozak’s musical career ...

By Jarice Hanson For the Valley Advocate I recently noticed an article in a magazine for high school teachers titled: “The ...

By Melissa Karen Sances For the Valley Advocate For Yana Tallon-Hicks, the “V-Spot” has been the epicenter of her career. The ...

By Melissa Karen Sances For the Valley Advocate The black-and-white buddy comedy “Tallywacker” opens on Aleister, its star, a ...

Leigh Hoffman For the Valley Advocate As Turn It Up! approaches its 30th anniversary, the music store is falling into the ...

By CAROLYN BROWN For the Valley Advocate Though filmmaker Rio Contrada no longer lives in Florence, he’s got plenty of love ...