Stopping by the Hall of Fame
While out and about last week, I stopped by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Earlier this year, there was a mini restaurant controversy as the owners of Max’s Tavern, located in the Hall of Fame building, contested the planned arrival of a new Samuel’s Tavern on the opposite side of the complex. The matter was [...]
Time Out for Laughter
* The sound of children laughing was a welcome respite for a community all too familiar with despair as a youth Christian group (traveling from, I believe, outside of Boston, MA) visited the South End of Springfield to entertain kids in the “Hollywood” section of that poor neighborhood.
Maureen Turner Speaks
Maureen Turner is a senior writer over at the Valley Advocate, where she covers Springfield news, society and politics – which naturally gives her plenty of juicy material to write about. I’ve long been a fan of her writing – in fact, I remember once telling her how I thought she wasn’t at all like [...]
Local News Briefs & Tidbits: 08-25-08
TOWER SQUARE DISCOUNT PARKING CHANGE: Starting this August, the Springfield Parking Authority has taken up the responsibility of handling all transactions for discount parking at city-owned lots, as well as discount parking at Tower Square. Anyone interested in participating in the discount parking program must now go to the SPA’s offices, which are located at [...]
Around The City
Last weekend, I held a podcast interview with two members of Pioneer Valley Advocates for Commuter Rail over at Springfield’s Central Library. You can listen to that podcast here. You can check out what’s going on with commuter rail and catch up on the latest news here. * While wandering about downtown Springfield on Tuesday, [...]
Longhill Gardens Fight Visits FCB Meeting
Richard Carpenter was the final speaker at a scheduled 30-minute public speakout held just prior to the regular meeting of the Springfield Finance Control Board (SFCB) on Thursday morning. Carpenter had come to voice his displeasure with a comment attributed to Springfield’s Chief Development Officer, David Panagore, in an article in the weekly publication, The [...]
Postcards From Springfield
So you’re sitting in the waiting room at the dentist’s office and your mind is locked on to that 2-inch-long Novocaine needle that’s going to be sinking into your gums in about ten minutes. Your eyes dart about as you search for a distraction. You look to the table on your left, where an old [...]
SBID Gets New Toys
On Tuesday, the work of the Springfield Business Improvement District (SBID) was saluted by Mayor Domenic Sarno for their efforts to provide downtown workers, residents and visitors with cleaner and safer city streets. “These things are important because we have a clean and safe neighborhood, a clean and safe downtown… you can’t put a price [...]
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