Springfield Blight Report – Sept. 6, 2010
Over at Masslive.com, I’ll be taking photos of and commenting on various chronically blighted properties throughout the city of Springfield. These will be properties that have been headaches for their neighbors for years, now, either privately-owned or City-owned. Folks are also welcome to submit their complaints of chronic blight to me here.
“Moderate” Islam: Coming to a Mosque Near You
Freelance writer Abigail R. Esman wrote an interesting article that appeared in Forbes Magazine this past month regarding the WTC mosque controversy and the idea of “moderate” Islam. Check it out here. Meanwhile, what would you think if Sharia Law was enacted in the United States? Maryam Namazie writes in The Guardian about one human [...]
Candidates to Appear at Forum on August 24
The McKnight Neighborhood Council & Youth Council are sponsoring a candidates forum at American International College’s Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Five Democratic candidates for the office of Hampden County District Attorney, along with one Independent candidate, will be in attendance. The candidates include: Democrats Stephen [...]
Kimball Towers to Celebrate 100 Years in Downtown Springfield
News from Kimball Towers, via press release dated August 16, 2010… [begin release] HOTEL KIMBALL CELEBRATES 100 YEARSWITH A SERIES OF EVENTS DOWNTOWN The Kimball Towers Condominium Association will host a series of events downtown, beginning with an Art Show, Live Music and Open House during the weekend of the Mattoon Street Art Show and [...]
Rat Hole Revisited: City-Owned Property Worse Now Than When Absentee Landlord Owned It
The City of Springfield often draws a hard line against absentee landlords with its much-publicized “Operation Clean Sweep” campaigns. The City uses the media to its own advantage by making public its aggressive program of confronting and taking to court those land owners who are neglectful of their properties in Springfield. But who do you [...]
New Forums Page at the Intruder
Check out the brand-new forums page at the Springfield Intruder. I’ve tried putting up a forum in the past – once at this site, and years ago at my old, pre-blog news website, the New England Rogue Journal. It’s tough to get folks to participate, but it’s free, and as long as it doesn’t get [...]
Deval Patrick Talks Casinos on Bax & O’Brien
On Bax & O’Brien this Tuesday morning, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick talked about his position on the casino bill that is trying to worm its way into law in the state. The Mass. Legislature approved the bill on Saturday, but Patrick is opposed to provisions for slot machines in the bill. Read more on the [...]
Quick Hits: Politics… as Usual
I’ve been so preoccupied trying to get a job I haven’t had time to post anything lately. But that doesn’t mean other folks haven’t been picking up my considerable slack…
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