Where’s the Beef? One Year Later, Springfield’s Long-Vacant Former Visitors Center Remains Deserted
It seems like just a year ago — December 6, 2011, to be precise — that it was first reported in the Republican that the development team Lustra LLC, headed up by local attorney Raipher Pellegrino and his partners, won the preferred developer bid on the former Springfield Visitors Center located on Hall of Fame [...]
The downtown gas explosion that leveled a strip club and smashed windows throughout the area has dealt the city of Springfield yet another harsh blow. Still trying to recover from a devastating tornado that ripped through the area last year, the last thing the city needed was another disaster. It got one anyway. The strip [...]
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Late Friday afternoon downtown Springfield was rocked by a massive gas explosion. At the time of this posting, several people are reported wounded, including firefighters, at least one police officer, and two gas company employees who had responded to an earlier-reported gas leak at the Scores strip bar on Worthington Street. According to WWLP tonight, [...]
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Early last week I was in New York City attending a conference for the company I work for. It was my first visit to the Big Apple since I left the Army about 400 years ago, so I was just as lost this time around as I was back then.
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Last week I worked at a social media conference in Cambridge, MA, for the company I work for. While I was there, I took the opportunity to stroll the campus of MIT.
Continue reading …Tornado as it approached from behind the Big Y on Cooley Street in Springfield. This is an amazing shot forwarded to me by a friend. He’s still trying to find out who actually took this cellphone shot, and as soon as I know, I’ll credit the photo.
Continue reading …Path of Destruction: Tornado cuts through Central Street Corridor in Springfield
June 3, 2011 14 CommentsEarly Wednesday evening, shortly after the tornado that struck the region had swept through Springfield, I found myself driving home from work and observing a scene I had not entirely expected.
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