Through $65,000 in 2018-2019 Neighborhood Works program funds, the City has acquired a small piece of property adjacent to the Birthplace of Route 66 Roadside Park on its east side for expansion of the park. While a funding source has not yet been identified for future improvements to the park,…
Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
This summer was and will be a busy one for Heart of the Westside! In June, we sponsored a free movie on the lawn at Passion Church. We featured the classic movie “The Princess Bride.” We provided hot dogs, chips and soda. It was a great time to get to…
The Springfield Fire Department was happy to offer a Greater Parkcrest family a way to protect themselves against fire in their home. Thanks to a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant, the fire department was able to give Jake (pictured) and his family members, who are deaf, a specialized smoke alarm…
Did you leave high school or college? Did you know you can still finish? Sometimes things in life just happen that keep us from our goals. Maybe we had to stop going to high school to work to support our family, or we were attending a trade school or community…
Springfield Fire Department firefighters began going door to door in the Midtown neighborhood (bordered by Boonville Avenue to the west, National Avenue to the east, Chestnut Expressway to the south and Blaine Street to the north) on Saturday, May 25 as the department continues efforts to ensure that every Springfield…
Sara Stubbins, far right, with other Ozarks HonorFlight volunteers. How long have you lived in your neighborhood and why do you choose to live there? I moved here in 1988 from Texas to take a professorship at Missouri State University. I rented first on East Rosebrier. When the owner sold…
The City of Springfield’s Landmarks Board is seeking input on updating the Design Guidelines for the Commercial Street Historic District. The Landmarks Board will host its first public meeting for the project 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 22 in City Council Chambers, which is located on the third floor of Historic…
About 200 citizens turned out for Springfield’s Public Works’ public meeting May 21 at All Saints Anglican Church to present the initial design for the Galloway Street Widening Project. Below is a rendering of the roundabout to be constructed at Galloway and Luster Avenue. The project, which ranked as the…