With Relish

by | Jul 23, 2009 | On Springfield

Mayor Domenic Sarno is left in an awkward position after an article in today's Springfield Republican, questioning his role in the eviction of a well-known downtown hot dog vendor.The vendor, John Verducci III, recently received a letter from city officials...

All Eyes on Hot Table

by | Jul 28, 2009 | On Springfield

I admit that I don’t always pay much attention to the press releases that show up in my inbox plugging new business openings. But it was hard to ignore the press release announcing the opening today of Hot Table, a snazzy-looking new...

Rooke Renews Press for Library

by | Jul 30, 2009 | On Springfield

Oh, what joy Denise Jordan, chief of staff to Mayor Domenic Sarno, must feel every time she logs on to her email and finds a message waiting from City Councilor Tim Rooke.Rooke’s messages to the mayor’s office typically have what might called a persistent...

Political Action, with Cake

by | Jul 31, 2009 | On Springfield

As House Democrats and President Obama slogged forward to a healthcare reform compromise today, western Mass. activists got together to celebrate the granddaddy of single-payer healthcare—Medicare—and to press U.S. Rep. Richie Neal to sign on to an effort...