by On Springfield | May 17, 2013 | On Springfield
City Councilor Tim Rooke continues to push a proposal to use some of the money promised the city by MGM to cut local tax bills. MGM was recently chosen by Mayor Domenic Sarno as the city’s preferred casino developer. In a host-community agreement negotiated with...
by On Springfield | May 21, 2013 | On Springfield
Did you happen to catch on The River yesterday the interview with Rico Daniele, owner of the South End’s Mom & Rico’s—and, as the River’s Monte put it, “bocce enthusiast, fanatic, evangelist”? The interview took place on...
by On Springfield | May 22, 2013 | On Springfield
This afternoon at 4:30, the City Council’s planning and economic development committee will meet to discuss data from the University of Michigan that shows deep racial segregation in the Springfield metro area. The research looked at segregation between the...
by On Springfield | May 24, 2013 | On Springfield
The city’s License Commission has turned down an application from Chris Asselin, the one-time state rep turned convicted felon, to sell used cars in the city. Sometimes the jokes write themselves. Not so funny is the fact that Commission member (and Ward 8 City...
by On Springfield | May 28, 2013 | On Springfield
The recent news out of Oklahoma—not to mention the string of ominously dark, rumbly afternoons we’ve had this week—are reminders that we’re approaching the second anniversary of the freak tornado that devastated so much of Springfield. In this...
