by On Springfield | Jan 5, 2012 | On Springfield
Tomorrow is the final public-input meeting of Rebuild Springfield, the public-private group put together to address ways to rebuild and improve the city after the June 1 tornado. The group will hold a city-wide meeting on Thursday, Jan. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at...
by On Springfield | Jan 9, 2012 | On Springfield
The old year ended on a sad note, with the passing of long-time political and community activist Alan Howard. The 52-year-old Howard died on Dec. 30. His funeral service takes place tomorrow, Jan 6, at Bethel A.M.E. Church on Pendleton Avenue, with a calling hour from...
by On Springfield | Jan 11, 2012 | On Springfield
Yeesh, and I thought last year’s transfer of power on the City Council was dramatic, when then-Ward 5 Councilor Amaad Rivera snubbed colleague Kateri Walsh by voting “present,” not “yes,” when her name was offered for Council vice...
by On Springfield | Jan 18, 2012 | On Springfield
The pig pile on City Council President Jimmy Ferrera keeps getting higher, almost a week after the new leader made his controversial committee appointments. “What is Council President Ferrara [sic] doing?” the board of the Outerbelt Civic Association...
by On Springfield | Jan 24, 2012 | On Springfield
Not long after José Tosado lost his bid for mayor in November, I asked him if he thought he might try to reclaim the seat he gave up on the City Council, a la Bud Williams, who left the Council in 2009 to get beaten by Dom Sarno in a mayoral race, then was...
