Helix Human Services holds Pride flag-raising ceremony in Springfield
One local organization marked the occasion with a special flag-raising ceremony. The Springfield nonprofit Helix Human Services hosted the flag-raising on Tuesday as a colorful symbol of inclusion, acceptance, and hope.
DCR partners with local LGBTQ+ organizations to host Pride Hikes in Mass.
Despite progress made in recent years, the LGBTQ+ community still faces political attacks and discrimination. This event is just one example of how Helix is working towards creating safe spaces and advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. It's also helping to build resilience and strength amongst the LGBTQ+ community.
'I think now today it's incredibly important to make sure that we recognize individuals,' said Helix Human Services CEO Mark Paglia. 'And under the climate we live in every day, celebrate individuals, celebrate who they are and who they want to be.'
Helix has started programs and services for the LGBTQ plus community. This includes their SHARP residential program which is a safe home for young adults to support youth who've experienced trauma with moderate to severe mental-health and behavioral-health challenges and may be struggling with their personal identity.
And during this event, the non-profit also celebrated 160 years of serving the Springfield community.
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- CNET
This Simple Bed Frame Took Me Less Than 5 Minutes to Put Together. Yes, I Timed It
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Tom's Guide
18-07-2025
- Tom's Guide
Birch Plush Organic Mattress Topper review: natural, responsive support for all sleep positions
Launched back in 2019, Birch is a sub-brand of the luxury mattress company Helix. The Helix team, responsible for some of this year's best mattresses on the market, created Birch to build natural and sustainable sleep products, that use organic materials. The all-natural brand's signature bed topper, the Birch Plush Organic Mattress Topper, has been on my radar since I joined the review team back in 2023, and I recently got the chance to test it out. This year's best mattress toppers guide is full of memory foam options, so I was eager to see if Birch's bed topper would be the first latex topper to make the cut. To find out, I put a full-sized Birch Plush Organic Mattress Topper on a memory foam mattress and slept on it for two weeks. Here's my experience. The Birch Plush Organic Mattress Topper is made from a 2" thick layer of natural latex and an organic cotton cover. According to the brand, the Plush Organic Topper is "crafted from breathable, natural and organic materials". 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However, If you're unfamiliar with the unboxing process, you may find it a little confusing without instructions via leaflet or website, so I suggest you checkout our guide on how to set up a mattress in a box. It would have been nice to have an indication of how long it takes to expand as all bed toppers differ, but it reached its full height 10 minutes after unboxing. Even though you could probably sleep on the Birch topper straight away, I left it on the floor overnight before I slept on it, just in case. Thanks to the natural materials, there's no nasty off-gassing you usually detect when unboxing memory foam toppers. Instead, you get the sweet, earthy smell of latex that's often compared to cupcakes or pastry dough. Score: 4.5 out of 5 I put the Birch Plush Organic Mattress Topper on a the memory foam bed I tested for the EGOHOME Black 12" Memory Foam Mattress review. I genuinely liked the bed and even added it to the best cheap mattress guide, but a major complaint was that the slow-moving foam surface was difficult to change sleep position on. Thankfully, the Birch Organic Plush Mattress Topper solved that problem with its quick-response spongy latex foam. It's responsive foam was flexible enough to give against my pressure points when side sleeping, but firm and durable enough to keep my back and hips upright and spine properly aligned when back sleeping. Despite its name, however, this is not a plush mattress topper. Talalay latex is the plushest form of natural latex, but I doubt the Birch topper uses this anymore due to the GOLS certification (see the above Design & Materials section for more information on this) so can only assume it uses the firmer Dunlop. Score: 4 out of 5 Latex is often boasted to be breathable and cooling, and while the former is true, the latter is more complicated. While latex can boost airflow to help regulate temperature, it isn't cooling per se. This distinction was shown when I slept cool and comfortable during milder weather, but slept hot and humid during a heatwave when my bedroom was close to 85°F in the night. Once testing was over, I switched my breathable non-cooling mattress protector with a cooling one (the one I reviewed for the Brooklyn Bedding Luxury Cooling Mattress Protector review 2025 in case you're wondering) and slept much cooler throughout the warm weather. Score: 4 out of 5 The 1,500+ reviews on the Birch website for the Plush Organic Mattress Topper are mostly glowing, with an overall rating of 4.6 stars. Positive reviews praise the great quality, support (some even claiming it alleviated their back pain) and balanced comfort that allows them to sleep on top of the mattress rather than sinking into it. Only a small percentage of customers wrote a negative review, with the less favorable reviews mentioning that they thought it would be thicker and plusher. While I have to point out that the 2" thickness is made clear throughout the website's description, I can see why customer's may be disappointed with the firmness considering "Plush" is in in the topper's title. If you're looking for a high-quality mattress topper that uses certified-organic and natural materials, then the Birch Plush Organic mattress topper is a supportive, comfortable and relatively affordable option. It supported me while both side and back sleeping, and gave me that bouncy easy of movement that you often can't get from even the best memory foam mattresses and toppers. A queen may have a $399 tag, but it's still cheaper than some organic latex mattress toppers and beds on the market. Plus, the 100-night sleep trial and 10-year warranty is outstanding for a mattress topper. That said, it's not as plush as the title suggests, so anyone looking to add super soft cushioning to a hard bed should look elsewhere. Also, despite its promise of a a cool night's sleep, the latex won't be cooling enough for those sleep chronically hot or experience night sweats. ✅ You're eco-conscious: GOLS and GREENGAURD Gold certifications show that this mattress topper is sustainable and responsibly sourced. ✅ You hate that memory foam feel: While sink-in soft memory foam can give you that "quicksand" feeling, the latex foam is quick to bounce back after pressure is applied. ✅ You're a back, side, or restless sleeper: The spongy but firm latex supplies enough support for most sleep positions, especially back and side sleepers, and easy of movement for those who toss and turn. ❌You're expecting it to be plush: Yes, despite its name, this is not a plush mattress topper. 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Politico
18-07-2025
- Politico
SCOOP: Trump considered Gallagher for US attorney
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