CityStage, which features an eclectic mix of entertainment. Both venues are managed by Springfield Performing Arts Development Corporation. Local media The Valley Post The Republican (major Springfield newspaper) The Valley Advocate, local arts & entertainment newspaper Predvestnik, the Russian language newspaper of Pioneer Valley (ceased publication April 2008) The Rainbow Times, the Pioneer Valley's LGBT magazine. (Springfield and Northampton have sizable LGBT communities.) The Valley Art Newsletter Independent bookstores With an independent bookstore in almost every town, several small publishers, and countless local authors, the Valley could well be counted as a reader's paradise. Amherst has at least four bookstores (including Amherst Books and Food for Thought Bookstore), South Hadley has at least one notable bookstore (The Odyssey Bookshop). Since the late 1980s, Montague has had The Bookmill, and the World Eye Bookshop is in its 40th year in Greenfield. John Doe, Jr. used books and records opened in Greenfield the summer of 2009. Federal Street Books is another used bookstore in Greenfield. Northampton has least four independent bookstores (including Broadside Bookshop). One of the more popular, Raven Used Books, features a wide variety of titles and subjects. South Deerfield has New England Auctions, specializing in rare and antiquarian books. Sports The Pioneer Valley is home to a multitude of professional, amateur, and collegiate sports teams, as well as a rich athletic history. The Springfield Thunderbirds are the region's only professional sports team, competing in the American Hockey League. Historically, the city has had professional hockey dating back to the 1930s with the seven-time Calder Cup champion Springfield Indians. The area has also had several minor-league baseball teams and the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League. On the collegiate level, the only school in the region to be a full member of the NCAA's Division I is the University of Massachusetts, although the ice hockey team at American International College competes in the Atlantic Hockey Association, a hockey-only DI conference. There are a multitude of well-known Division III schools as well, including Amherst College. The most notable amateur team in the region is the Holyoke Blue Sox, members of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The region has had many notable professional athletes see significant portions of their careers in the region. Eddie Shore played for and later became the owner of the very successful Springfield Indians franchise; his number 2 remains retired by the Thunderbirds. Julius Erving, one