Springfield Community Gardens is excited to announce the ground-breaking of the newest addition to its network of community gardens June 17 at 907 N. Fulbright in the Heart of the Westside neighborhood. This garden is made possible by the Springfield Community Land Trust under the direction of Director LeeAnn Camey…
Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! The Cruise Kearney! kickoff event will be held Friday, May 26 beginning at 6 p.m. with a ribbon cutting at Kearney Street and Melville Avenue, just west of the Kearney and Kansas Expressway intersection in front of Hobby Lobby. The cruise will begin immediately…
Led by Tai Chi instructor Shifu Dee Ogilvy, about 100 Springfield residents celebrated World Tai Chi Day April 29 with an open practice at the Springfield Art Museum’s auditorium. According to Ogilvy, Tai Chi is a remarkably potent workout for people of all ages and physical fitness levels. “Tai Chi concentrates…
The Springfield Art Museum is seeking proposals for exhibition in a new flexible social gallery space that combines exhibitions, retail, and limited beverage service. The museum encourages submissions from Springfield-based artists working in all media, with particular preference given to two-dimensional work and low-relief sculpture. Set to open in late…
Now a nationally known festival celebrating Historic Route 66, Springfield’s Birthplace of Route 66 Festival had a modest beginning in 2010 as a classic car show hosted by the West Central Neighborhood Alliance to fund raise for improvements to the College Avenue portion of Springfield’s stretch of Route 66. By…
Springfield has been named No. 1 on Forbes’ list of “Cites You Didn’t Expect To Be Great For Business.” According to the Forbes article, with low labor costs and tax basis, Springfield is a great place to start a new business as well as expand an existing one. The city…
Pre-stage construction for the Republic Road Widening Phase 3 project has begun and will widen Republic Road to five lanes from just west of Parkcrest Avenue to Fairview Avenue. The project will include the addition of bike lanes, sidewalks, stormwater infrastructure, gas and water utility renewals, and a new traffic…
J. R. and Alice Brown and their dog, GiGi, have lived at 3317 S. Southlyn Place for 14 years. Alice came to Springfield in 1951 and was a hairdresser for 10 years but then became owner/broker of Mann Realtors for 30 years from which she retired. Alice and retired Air…
Donna Redel Copeland, 1535 E. Hanover. Nominated by the Messerlys because she helped a neighbor by moving the trash cart from the curb to the house. Leon Earwood, 3315 S. Welwood. Nominated by the Messerlys. Leon watches over the neighborhood and others’ vacant homes while the residents are away and he is…