The Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association’s Art Committee has partnered with the Ozarks Lyric Opera, the Commercial Street CID (Community Improvement District), and the Springfield Police Officers Association to continue bringing eye-catching art to Springfield’s north side. Woodland Heights resident Kashena Starr Northrip began designing costumes for the Ozarks Lyric Opera…
Author: Chance Parish for SGFNN
The Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association’s Art Committee has partnered with the Commercial Street CID (Community Improvement District) and the Springfield Police Officers Association to bring more art to Historic C-Street’s core. Strolling along Historic C-Street you may have noticed the blank window space at 233 E. Commercial St., at what…
On Saturday, May 4th, the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association celebrated their 10th Annual Dirt Day event in Historic Lafayette Park. For 10 years Dirt Day has served as Woodland Heights’ celebration of springtime and community. Neighbors gather together in the park to exchange plants and seeds, enjoy live music, food,…
On the morning of Saturday, Feb. 17, the temperature was well below freezing. The wind was brisk and cutting. There were snow flurries in the air. The Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association’s volunteer crew had already made plans, though! And nothing keeps the Heights down. Woodland Heights volunteers (and some very…
At the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association’s annual board retreat, WHNA board members discussed events and endeavors of the previous year. It struck the board members that the most popular events and projects from the previous year had been those centered around the idea of art as a means to bring…
The state of Missouri celebrated Good Neighbor Week from Sept. 28 until Oct. 4. Never to be outdone – the Woodland Heights neighborhood celebrated our own version of Good Neighbor Week one week prior! That is, due to scheduling conflicts experienced by some of our neighborhood leaders, and the desire…
On Sunday, July 16, the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association held its third Porch Pickin’ in Woodland Heights concert on the lawn of a beautiful Chase Street home with a majestic view of our beloved Jefferson Avenue Footbridge in the background. Upwards of 30 neighbors and friends gathered to listen to…
On July 8 the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association started our new outdoor movie series, Silent Nights in Woodland Heights. Woodland Heights community members are scrappy, creative and used to doing more with less. Community members had the idea of selecting public domain (copyright-free) silent films, which were made pre-1927 and…
On Sunday, May 21, the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association launched its concert series Porch Pickin’ in Woodland Heights at historic Lafayette Park. The concert began at 3 p.m. with a performance by Paul Phariss. Neighbors gathered with lawn chairs and blankets to listen to music while children made use of…
A popular refrain from an earlier era delivered a plaintive, though simple, plea: “give us Bread, but give us Roses.” Several years before that phrase was set to use, begging the pairing of utility with dignity, the Jefferson Avenue Footbridge was erected in 1902 in North Springfield, Missouri to connect…