Birthplace of Route 66 Festival organizers Aaron Sachs & Associates, Ozarks on Two Wheels, KY3/KSPR and the City of Springfield announced the lineup for the 2019 festival at a press conference held at the Discovery Center March 7. Car show registration is now open online at route66festivalsgf.com. The festival, which…
Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
City staff and Phelps Grove neighbors are nearing the finish line on an update to the Phelps Grove Neighborhood Plan and Urban Conservation District (UCD), originally adopted in 1997. The process began in October 2018 with a public planning workshop in the neighborhood. Attendees broke up into 11 teams and…
If you prefer refined and tasteful interior design, there are many options for you. Clean and organized A clean and organized home is always in fashion. Don’t clutter your space with too many things. Every surface does not necessarily need decor or accessories. Sometimes less is more. Just like putting…
Galloway Village Neighborhood Association leadership and other stakeholders in the Galloway area met with City of Springfield staff in February to plan the community engagement process whereby the City will gather input for the future development of the Galloway/Lone Pine area. Senior Planner Olivia Hough is leading the engagement process…
The fourth and final six-month rotation of the Springfield Art Museum’s Art In Our City exhibition went on display March 23 and features 10 artists from seven neighborhoods located in City Council Zone 4. The featured artists are: Morgan Frew, Seminole Holland Penny Gordon-Chumbley, Seminole Holland Holly Goodwin, Meador Park…
If you could use some extra help with food and household necessities and are a member of the Grant Beach Neighborhood Association, consider signing up for the Grant Beach Food and Family Network. The network is a program for low-income GBNA members to receive food and household supplies twice a…
Business members for 2019 include: Grant Beach Railroad Museum in Grant Beach Park Open Saturdays 2-4 p.m. May through October, or by appointment at 417-883-0994. Northtown Automotive 634 W. Commercial Pappy’s Place 943 N. Main Grant Avenue Baptist Church and Daycare 1033 N. Grant
Gretchen Cliburn, a director at BKD Wealth Advisors and runner from Springfield, says she got a second chance at life in 2014, thanks to CPR-trained bystanders willing to help when she collapsed during a race. “It was a gorgeous day,” she remembers. “My friend and running partner Kathryn and I…
Two of Springfield’s most underserved areas are getting brand-new fire stations while two of its oldest stations will be demolished and rebuilt, thanks to the renewal of the Level Property Tax in November 2017. “We are keeping our promise to Springfield voters,” said Fire Chief David Pennington. Two of the…