by Heather Brandon | Feb 27, 2007 | Urban Compass
Sunset Properties, LLC of Holyoke is almost done converting 1914 buildings into "affordable luxury" condominiums on Springfield’s Pearl Street. Unfortunately, the Pearl Street Condos Web site is long on words, short on pictures, and does not elicit...
by Heather Brandon | Feb 28, 2007 | Urban Compass
Big news broke today about a series of milestone agreements reached between the city and the Springfield Library and Museums Association. A total of four contracts were signed in front of the press during a mid-day announcement in the Museum of Fine Arts gallery...
by Heather Brandon | Mar 1, 2007 | Urban Compass
We’ve had, and continue to have, our share of bad news in Springfield, but now some good news is streaming in seemingly all at once. On February 12, the presentation of a study (PDF) to the Finance Control Board by consultant Laurie Volk revealed that there...
by Heather Brandon | Mar 1, 2007 | Urban Compass
In this week’s Valley Advocate, Maureen Turner has an interview with journalist and author Susan Eaton (pictured), who wrote The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial. Eaton was also interviewed for NPR. Choice bits from Turner’s piece:...
