Your City Budget: Up Close and Personal

by | May 3, 2010 | On Springfield

Every year as it prepares to vote on the municipal budget, the Springfield City Council holds a long series of hearings to pore over the spending plan put together by the mayor and his financial staff. But this year, the Council will take a different tact—one...

Riverfront Potential

by | May 5, 2010 | On Springfield

Will you spend any of the coming warm spring and summer days at Springfield’s riverfront? In recent years, plenty of effort has gone into making that potentially prime, but long neglected, piece of downtown real estate into an inviting place, including efforts...

Remembering Ravosa

by | May 7, 2010 | On Springfield

When I first began covering Springfield in the mid 1990s, I quickly began learning the city’s landmarks, both formal (the Campanile, Forest Park, the old graveyards that my friend Tom Devine introduced me to) and informal (Mom & Rico’s, Gus &...

Working on the Weekend

by | May 12, 2010 | On Springfield

Looking for something exciting to do with your Saturday afternoons? For the next three weeks, at least, the Springfield City Council has got you covered: starting tomorrow (May 8), the Council will hold a series of marathon meetings to discuss the municipal budget for...

Kicking Violence's Butt

by | May 17, 2010 | On Springfield

It may sound counterintuitive: fighting violence through a sport that is, by its very nature, violent.But there’s a long tradition of organized boxing as a way to help kids—especially kids considered “at risk”—develop characteristics like...