by Heather Brandon | May 9, 2007 | Urban Compass
A meeting about possible public school uniform policy is apparently taking place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 9, 5:00 pm at the Meline Kasparian Professional Development Center at 60 Alton Street. According to Marla Goldberg’s reporting in today’s Republican,...
by Heather Brandon | May 10, 2007 | Urban Compass
Two weeks ago, on Monday, April 23, Springfield Mayor Charles Ryan delivered a press conference standing in bright, sunny Barrows Park in the city’s Old Hill neighborhood. The park, which was given a makeover with the installation of a swing set and new water...
by Heather Brandon | May 11, 2007 | Urban Compass
Last year, Eric Nakajima, senior research manager at UMass’s Donahue Instituteone of the state’s preeminent think tankscontributed to preparations for the visiting Urban Land Institute panel, among other tasks assembling an executive summary of...
by Heather Brandon | May 14, 2007 | Urban Compass
The Springfield Finance Control Board’s meeting this morning once again includes a scintillating 30-minute public speakout period. Watch this space for live updates of the proceedings.In the meantime, stay abreast of the continuing lack of new appointments to...
by Heather Brandon | May 15, 2007 | Urban Compass
Late last week I received news from Springfield resident and Concerned Citizens for Springfield fellow board member Russell Seelig (pictured), one of the subjects of an interview series published here focusing on the five-building complex Longhill Gardens...