On traumatizing others

When a parent harms a child I find myself feeling horrified, in part because I might identify with the child, but also because I might identify with the parent. I’m not saying any parent can so easily imagine harming a child. What I’m saying is that any...

Urban grocery could be yours, part 1

Developer Leon Charkoudian of 122 Chestnut and Birnie Building, LLC, and real estate broker Fred Rowe of Atlantic Realty Advisors, have been trying for some years to lease out an 11,000 square-foot space in the Birnie Building at 11 Pearl Street, at Apremont Triangle...

Urban grocery could be yours, part 2

Developer Leon Charkoudian, real estate broker Fred Rowe, and property manager Dianne Little discussed with me their work to lease out an 11,000 square-foot space in the Birnie Building at 11 Pearl Street, at Apremont Triangle in downtown Springfield. This is part two...

Reminder: quality of life survey

If you’re a Springfield resident and haven’t dropped by to take the informal quality of life survey announced here last week, please take a moment of your time to do so. The survey closes on Sunday at 9:00 pm.Take the surveyMany thanks to those who have...