by Heather Brandon | Nov 14, 2006 | Urban Compass
Harvard University’s Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, completed some research on ethnic diversity not long ago. Apparently, he found that after data had been adjusted for income and other factors, high...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 14, 2006 | Urban Compass
Westfield Bank’s Tower Square branch at 1500 Main Street is giving away free vouchers for tickets to tomorrow night’s Springfield Falcons game against the Hershey Bears. Apparently a block of 500 tickets was set aside, in honor of the recent renaming of...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 16, 2006 | Urban Compass
An article in today’s Republican reports that the Springfield Department of Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management has submitted to city officials a capital improvements plan for firehouse and library upgrades. Promising news, but rather perplexing as well...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 14, 2006 | Urban Compass
State representatives Cheryl Coakley-Rivera and Sean Curran recently took a look at the intersection of Parker Street and Wilbraham Road, along with members of the Sixteen Acres Civic Association, according to today’s Republican article by Azell Murphy Cavaan....
by Heather Brandon | Nov 17, 2006 | Urban Compass
At last night’s HAP, Inc. annual dinner at the Mass Mutual Center in downtown Springfield, Charles Rucks introduced one of the evening’s recipients of the organization’s Leadership Award, Springfield Mayor Charles Ryan. Rucks, who is Executive...
