by Heather Brandon | Aug 29, 2007 | Urban Compass
At a recent press conference, the Springfield Parks, Buildings and Recreation Management Department announced a selected site for a newly-constructed fire station to serve multiple neighborhoods. Standing on the triangular lot where Vermont Street meets White Street,...
by Heather Brandon | Jun 19, 2007 | Urban Compass
A new half-hour community-based television program in Springfield, “People Are Talking,” debuted last week four times daily on Comcast local government access channel 17—8:00 am, 12:00 noon, 7:00 pm, and 11:00 pm. Each episode will air for two weeks....
by Heather Brandon | Aug 30, 2007 | Urban Compass
Springfield native Karen Powell is running for City Council. Following are her answers to a series of questions I sent her via email. The interview is part of an attempt to reach most, if not all, of the candidates for City Council this year and learn more about their...
by Heather Brandon | Jun 25, 2007 | Urban Compass
Yesterday afternoon’s long-anticipated entertainment license hearing for the downtown Springfield shop Amazing.net yielded ample testimony of interest, but no decision yet from Mayor Charles Ryan about what may happen with the store’s license. ABC40...
by Heather Brandon | Sep 4, 2007 | Urban Compass
Springfield has been awarded a $50,000 grant to retrofit city school buses with diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs). The grant, offered in May from the Environmental Protection Agency via the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives as part of its...
