Medium Town: it's not trendy

by | Sep 12, 2007 | Urban Compass

Growing up in Springfield, and now living in New Haven—both medium-sized cities—says writer Mark Oppenheimer in an article (PDF) in his new publication, The New Haven Review of Books, has released him from a destructive quest for status into a realm of...

Former York Street jail's last gasp

by | Sep 17, 2007 | Urban Compass

Springfield’s notorious riverfront prison, a late-1800s brick building complex, is slated for demolition, with interior remediation work to begin this month including the painstaking removal of asbestos and likely lead paint. North American Site Development...