by Heather Brandon | Nov 20, 2006 | Urban Compass
Springfield’s first and only Starbucks shop, on East Columbus Avenue, was vandalized in recent days. The protruding drive-through window is gone, having been smashed, peeled off the wall, and now boarded up. Over the weekend, the cafe’s quaint little...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 20, 2006 | Urban Compass
Civic Strategies consultant Otis White speculated on reasons why non-profit jobs seem to cluster in city centers in a November 15 piece, "Who Works in Big Cities?" White’s speculation stemmed from a piece by Christopher Briem and Sabina Deitrick in the...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 21, 2006 | Urban Compass
Downtown dweller Anna Brandenburg has posted updates about the available condominium units in the McIntosh Building at Springfield’s Worthington and Chestnut Streets. She says the deadline for proposals for the units is now December 13 at 2:00 pm. If...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 21, 2006 | Urban Compass
News broke via the Republican late today that Judge Constance Sweeney ruled the Springfield trash fee ($90 annual per bin) "improperly imposed." According to the ruling, the Finance Control Board must now send letters to residents, saying "not to make...
by Heather Brandon | Nov 21, 2006 | Urban Compass
News of Springfield’s halted trash fee made the news last night and this morning. Today’s Republican includes an article by Marla Goldberg, and last night CBS3 aired a story by John Rupolo. Stories on the subject also aired on WWLP and ABC 40. (Update:...
