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Chocolate fans unite! This week on The 495 we’re talking with yummy food expert and NECC chemistry professor Mike Cross about theobromines, Mayan history, and the time he went undercover as a student to better understand the challenges they face.

Baker-Polito administration announced $8 million in funding for improvements to underutilized buildings in Massachusetts downtowns. This, plus the latest news from around the MV.

Watch Methuen’s Calvin Kattar fight for the UFC featherweight title, plus more unique things to do around the MV this weekend.

While many events are canceled or virtual this year, there is still light in the Valley! The Stevens-Coolidge Place is hosting a new event this season…

Lysa Pelletier has worked as a fashion, lifestyle and product stylist for more than 25 years. This week on The 495, she’ll sit down with publisher Glenn Prezzano to talk about things you can do to spice up your fall.

Dawn Aurora Hunt is known as “The Kitchen Witch.” Find out why on this week’s 495 as we talk about her recent cookbook, how to bring a little magic into your kitchen, and the company she founded, Cucina Aurora.

We visited Ironstone, a horse farm in Andover — and a perfect setting for fall fashions.

In “Gone So Long,” Andre Dubus III digs deeply to create a tableau of working-class American life, though not the kind we might wish for. 

Our guest on this week’s 495 is Phil Mastrioanni, co-owner of the family-owned Fabrizia Spirits of Salem, N.H.

Here are a few suggestions on some light summer activities around the Merrimack Valley and beyond to get you off the couch and out of the house.

Writers and those with a public platform often assume the role once held by elders and people of wisdom. But what happens when events render you speechless?

Wednesday on The 495, we’ll be joined by Julie Scolnik, the artistic director of the chamber music society Mistral. Lovers of classical music won’t want to miss this one!