Local Boy Cracks Wise

by | Apr 26, 2010 | On Springfield

Springfield native Mark Oppenheimer reads from his new memoir, Wisenheimer: A Childhood Subject to Debate, at South Hadley’s Odyssey Bookshop tonight at 7 p.m. Wisenheimer tells the story of the angst Oppenheimer experienced as a hyper-articulate kid whose...

Library Meeting This Evening

by | Apr 30, 2010 | On Springfield

Eager to know just what is going on with the city’s taking of 765 State St. to restore full library services to the Mason Square community? That’s the sole item on the agenda of this evening’s joint meeting of the City Council’s Veterans,...

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...