by Heather Brandon | Apr 25, 2007 | Urban Compass
In moving to Hartford later this spring, my kids have been issuing complaints about possibly having to comply with a new citywide public school uniform policy there. The basic standard is set by the city itself, newly in effect for the current school year, and the...
by Heather Brandon | Apr 26, 2007 | Urban Compass
Christopher Swope of Governing magazine’s blog, 13th Floor, regularly searches for state political bloggers across the country. He found one he recommends, doctoral student Emily Metzgar, and interviewed her. She talks about noticing that the blogosphere tends...
by Heather Brandon | Apr 26, 2007 | Urban Compass
ABC 40 reported tonight a piece of news from an "inside source" that Governor Deval Patrick has told three Springfield Finance Control Board members that "their services will no longer be needed." Replacements, however, were not named. Those...
by Heather Brandon | Apr 27, 2007 | Urban Compass
Pearl Street Condos in Springfield. Photos by Brian Connors Brian Connors of Springfield’s Office of Planning and Economic Development paid a visit this week to the Pearl Street Condos under development, and got a sneak peek at the model unit now available for...
by Heather Brandon | Apr 29, 2007 | Urban Compass
Led by co-chairman Fred Kramer of ADD Inc., seven members of an eleven-member panel assigned by the ULI-Boston District Council visited Springfield on April 17 for a day-long informal fact-gathering endeavor focusing on the city’s South End. The group is...
