by Jack Brown | Jun 3, 2019 | Articles, Cinemadope, Columns, Featured
The Bing Arts Center building, down on Sumner Avenue in Springfield’s Forest Park neighborhood, has had its share of ups and downs over the years. It started life as Kossaboom’s Service Station a century ago, and filled tanks for a few decades before a reconfiguration...
by Jonathan Kermah | May 30, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music
Rappers T’Swan and Fabeyon are hoping to mold a hip-hop music scene in their hometown of Springfield. Their sound — potent lyrics over soulful boom bap instrumentals — is more comparable to that of New York legends like Fat Joe than more simplistic trap artists...
by Miasha S. Lee | May 22, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News
Dallas Anderson, 14, rides his bike about six hours a day, mostly through the streets of his hometown of Springfield. He has fun doing it, and has met friends while riding in groups downtown, but he does worry about his safety, and he said he doesn’t get support from...
by Dave Eisenstadter & Chris Goudreau | May 15, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music
It can be hard to remember it based on the cold, rainy weather we’ve had recently, but the middle of May is here. That means being outside, enjoying the flowers, and looking ahead to months more of being out and about before the temperature inevitably drops again and...
by Dave Eisenstadter | May 8, 2019 | Articles, Between the Lines, Featured, News
With the constant hum of negative political news at the national and international level, it’s easy to miss the fact that we may be on the verge of something very positive on the local and state level with regard to food and hunger. The centerpiece has been a...
