What’s Up at the Intruder: Casino Talk and More
Ta-da! See, I made it back;-) For those wondering what the heck has been going on with the Intruder, read on below for more details. * Now, on with some updates and observations: MGM Trumps Penn National Yes, not exactly shocking news to hear that MGM won out over Penn National to be selected by [...]
It’s been nearly a year-and-a-half since Raipher Pellegrino’s Lustra LLC development group won a bid from the City of Springfield to put up a Luxe Burger Bar at the former Visitor’s Center located on Hall of Fame Avenue (West Columbus Ave). The Intruder has posted repeatedly on this location’s continued absence of any signs of [...]
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There was much to be heard, said and learned at this year’s edition of PodCamp Western MA, held this past Saturday at Holyoke Community College’s Kittredge Center, in Holyoke, MA. This weekend’s podcamp marked the event’s 5th anniversary and second year being held at the Kittredge Center. Like in its previous years, this years podcamp [...]
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With the date drawing closer to a referendum on any proposed casino in Springfield, the City Council’s self-anointed Casino Site Committee heard from casino consultant Shefsky & Froelich Inc. last week on how best to allocate Host Agreement funding for community investments. According to a story in the Republican by Jack Flynn, Shefsky & Froelich [...]
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With the field of casino resort developers narrowed down to 11 statewide candidates and a mere four in western Massachusetts, it’s looking more and more likely that Springfield is shaping up to be the front runner in the race to capture one of the prized locations. Only Mohegan Sun’s Palmer bid, it seems, stands to [...]
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Finally a new state program comes to Springfield aimed at helping market-rate housing developers re-establish a foothold in this long-suffering city. For years, all the political talk has been about increasing low-income housing, providing vouchers, and giving the region’s poorest a seat at Springfield’s sparse dinner table. Decades of this mindset has resulted in Springfield’s [...]
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Happy New Year! Okay, back to posting at the Intruder…. * Ugandan activists are hoping to win out on a lawsuit they filed against the local anti-gay Pastor Scott Lively in Springfield this past March. Republican reporter Jack Flynn writes this week that federal Judge Michael Posnor is reviewing the merits of the case in [...]
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