by Heather Brandon | Dec 21, 2006 | Urban Compass
Someone broke into my husband’s car last night. From the looks of it, the window break was hasty and furtive. (Is there any other way to break into a car?) Glass shards cover the driver’s seat as well as the ground next to the driver’s side. In their...
by Heather Brandon | Dec 21, 2006 | Urban Compass
According to a story just out, by Associated Press reporter Adam Gorlick, the owner of Kappy’s Liquors in Springfield was in the habit of gifting license commissioners with $200 certificates in December every year between 1999 and 2003. From the...
by Heather Brandon | Dec 22, 2006 | Urban Compass
At last month’s annual dinner hosted by HAP, Inc., Urban Strategy America Fund President Kirk Sykes gave a keynote address focused on his organization’s significant efforts in Boston. USA Fund is a development and redevelopment fund that targets areas of...
by Heather Brandon | Dec 26, 2006 | Urban Compass
A letter last week from the Springfield public schools Parent Information Center reached parents of the city’s "legacy students." As the first paragraph explains: In March of 2005, the School Committee adopted Springfield’s Boundary schools...
by Heather Brandon | Jan 9, 2007 | Urban Compass
Yesterday morning, the Springfield City Council saw its newest member sworn in: James Ferrera, 25, of East Forest Park. Ferrera was the next-highest vote-getter in the council’s 2005 election, and replaces outgoing Councilor Angelo Puppolo, who is now a state...
