Court Square building redevelopment advances
6/15/2017
| G. Michael Dobbs
news@thereminder.com
The Springfield Redevelopment Authority (SRA) approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would allow the potential redevelopment of 31 Elms St. into a mixed-use building of retail shops, offices and apartments to move forward. The developers, however, cautioned there are still challenges to the completion of restoring the historic structure to a new use, not the least of which is raising the $35 million to $45 million needed for the project.
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Amazing World of Dr. Seuss opens to the public
6/15/2017
| G. Michael Dobbs
news@thereminder.com
A week prior, the murals were being touched up and workers were busy finishing exhibits, but all was ready for the opening on June 3 of the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, the only museum dedicated to the life and work of Springfield native Theodor Geisel, better known to generations of readers as Dr. Seuss. Directing the final touches was artist Josh Simpson who is the museum’s designer, who called the assignment “challenging and complex.”
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Tower Square kicks off farmers market
6/15/2017
| G. Michael Dobbs
news@thereminder.com
Tower Square kicked off its season of farmers market events with its annual environmental fair on May 18. The farmers market will be every Friday in the park area across from Tower Square on Main Street from 11:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m. Besides a selection of vegetables, fruits, meats, eggs and baked goods, there will be special events.
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Opinion: Interesting how the MGM apartment story developed
6/15/2017
| G. Michael Dobbs
news@thereminder.com
How a story evolves is of great interest to me and it should be to people who really want to understand how things work. Let’s consider the way the story about the MGM’s commitment to building 54 market rate housing merged with the ongoing story of what is happening with the great historic building at 31 Elms St.
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A Look Back at Springfield: Union Station's predecessor
6/15/2017
| G. Michael Dobbs
news@thereminder.com
With the grand reopening of Union Station this month, here is a postcard mailed in 1908 showing the train station that preceeded it.
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