by Heather Brandon | Jun 1, 2007 | Urban Compass
I dropped by last Friday morning to visit the opening for the new daytime cafe 3hree, at 684 Belmont Avenue in Springfield’s Forest Park. While I couldn’t quite make it for their 7:00 am opening time, I was pleased to find out that this eatery operated by...
by Heather Brandon | Jun 5, 2007 | Urban Compass
Robert McCarroll, chairman of Springfield’s Historic Commission, shared news today that 52 Westminster Street (pictured at left; photo by Bill Dusty) in the city’s McKnight neighborhood will be available for viewing during a series of open houses this...
by Heather Brandon | Jun 7, 2007 | Urban Compass
Springfield resident Greg Metzidakis (pictured, far right, with fellow residents and coincidentally Historic Commissioners Marjorie Guess and Ralph Slate at last September’s Urban Land Institute reception) asked recently about the city’s former Technical...
by Heather Brandon | Jun 9, 2007 | Urban Compass
A letter to the editor in yesterday’s Republican mirrors some sentiments in an article by Maureen Turner in the latest issue of the Valley Advocate. Both address City Councilor Tim Rooke’s proposal to require permits for rental property owners, ensuring...
by Heather Brandon | Jun 11, 2007 | Urban Compass
On May 2, a community meeting was held at the Alfred Zanetti Montessori School on Howard Street in Springfield’s South End for a presentation by a Technical Assistance Panel of the Urban Land Institute’s Boston District Council, which had studied the...