Woodland Heights hosted the 9th annual Habitat Home Run, a 5k, 10k, and one-mile fun run that took place on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. It was the most successful year with a record number of runners. The Habitat Home Run plus additional Price Cutter Charity Championship revenue netted $17,692 for Neighborhood Revitalization projects…
Author: Melissa Adler for SGFNN
Guests from one of Springfield’s two Sister Cities, Isesaki, Japan, wrote messages of love on a utility pole on Broadway Avenue just south of Atlantic Street during their visit in October 2017. The pole, painted by ESC, Inc., has the state of Missouri at the bottom and the flag of…
They were all artists that day. More than 40 people picked up brushes to paint a 774 square foot mural at the intersection of Lyon Avenue and Chase Street in Woodland Heights. Volunteers didn’t need talent or experience, just a desire to be a part of something unique. In four…
On Saturday, Oct. 21, artists from Moon City Creative District and residents from Woodland Heights will transform a slab of concrete into a mural. This is not a makeover, but a Moon City Art Takeover of the property owned by Springfield Victory Mission at 422 W. Chase St. The old…
It was a day of firsts. It was the first time a 5k/10k course was run entirely north of Commercial Street. It was the first time many of the runners and walkers had ever been to Lafayette Park. As far as first impressions go, Woodland Heights hit a home run by…
The Internet is everywhere – except in the places it isn’t. When the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association wants to spread the word about an event, using social media is only one piece of its communication strategy. Outdoor containers, dubbed “Information Stations” are popping up around Woodland Heights in pedestrian-friendly areas.…
It was a quiet, cool morning and Janet Little looked relaxed. Springfield Public Schools had just finished classes for the year. Little, who is the administrative assistant to the principal at Reed Academy, walked across the street to chat with friend Demita Gookin. They stood on a plot of land…
When Brad Hill recently asked a group of Woodland Heights residents for ideas for cutting household expenses, he offered his own. He and his family recently dropped cable TV from their monthly bills. He jokingly said his wife cried a little at the decision, but the family moved on –…
On a warm day last fall, Jennifer woke up at 4 a.m., two hours before her alarm. Today was the day her century old house was getting a fresh coat of paint, and she was too excited to sleep. When volunteers from Thrivent Financial arrived around 9 a.m. Jennifer was…