by On Springfield | Dec 27, 2013 | On Springfield
On the heels of the City Council’s vote on Monday to create an automatic demolition delay on old properties in the city (you can read Pete Goonan’s story about the new ordinance here, and my coverage in next week’s Advocate), the Springfield...
by On Springfield | Jan 6, 2014 | On Springfield
An article in today’s Boston Herald comes down hard on the Mass Gaming Commission, calling it “an agency rife with potential conflicts that go far beyond the much-publicized ties of Chairman Stephen Crosby, with several staffers linked to people in the...
by On Springfield | Jan 10, 2014 | On Springfield
Did you miss today’s inauguration ceremony at City Hall? Fear not; Masslive has a transcript of new Council President Mike Fenton’s speech, which touches on Springfield history (raise your hand if you feel old when you realize that the Council president...
by On Springfield | Jan 13, 2014 | On Springfield
Would a Springfield casino affect the entertainment-and-restaurant-heavy downtown of Northampton? Yes, according to a new report by Camoin Associates. (The consultants prudently left out the “duh” many of us would have added to our response to that...
by On Springfield | Jan 14, 2014 | On Springfield
The national holiday may be next Monday, but this Wednesday, Jan. 15, is Martin Luther King Jr.’s actual birthday. The Greater Springfield NAACP and Mayor Domenic Sarno will mark the day with a celebration and flag-raising ceremony at 11 a.m. at City Hall, room...