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Big surprises make 2020 Downtown Awards a night to remember
February 07, 2020
The 2020 Downtown Awards, the Downtown Springfield Association’s night of celebration, included a pair of big surprises. The biggest came courtesy of Central Bank President and CEO Russ Marquart. After Craig Wagoner, of Brentwood Management, received the Tom Billionis Lifetime Achievement Award, Marquart took the microphone in the Hotel Vandivort ballroom to say a few… Read More
Celebrate Super Sunday in Downtown Springfield!
January 31, 2020
There are a lot of great reasons to throw a Super Bowl at your house. There are also a lot of great reasons to leave the house and go to a watch party. Instead of cleaning, cooking, watching, then cleaning up again, you can just show up, have fun and head home. Sounds pretty great,… Read More
Say hello to 2020 in Downtown Springfield
December 26, 2019
How do you want to ring in the next decade? Looking for some family fun? More interested in dancing the night away? You will find your fun in Downtown Springfield. We’ve picked five great ways to say goodbye 2019 and hello to 2020 in our beautiful neighborhood. Here they are, arranged chronologically. Noon Year’s Eve… Read More
Spring Valley Veterinary Hospital: Keep it clean, Downtown Springfield!
December 19, 2019
What’s up with all this poo? You see it on the sidewalks. You see it in the grass. Why does Downtown have such a poo problem? When nature calls for our furry four-legged friends, they’re just going to stop and squat. And let’s face it, dogs lack the opposable thumbs us two-legged owners have, so… Read More
Pop-up events bring holiday cheer for grownups to Downtown Springfield
December 05, 2019
The holiday season is a great time to be a child. There are Christmas lists to make, visits to Santa, classroom parties, delicious treats and so much more. Don’t grownups deserve a little fun? Spoiler alert: they do. The good news is there are some great pop-up holiday events in Downtown Springfield to help you… Read More
Five tips to help you win this Small Business Saturday
November 27, 2019
Small Business Saturday is coming up! This Thanksgiving-weekend tradition allows you to buy your holiday presents for loved ones while also supporting the locally-owned, small businesses that make Downtown Springfield such a great place. There will be plenty of things happening downtown this Small Biz Saturday. Here are some pro tips to make sure you… Read More
Ready to kick off the holiday season? Downtown Springfield is the place to be this weekend!
November 21, 2019
Do you need a little Christmas, right this very minute? Downtown Springfield is ready to get you in the spirit this weekend! Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker It starts Friday evening when the Historic Gillioz Theatre hosts Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker. The show starts at 7 p.m. The Moscow Ballet puts on a fantastic… Read More
Rove Coffee Roasting & Tasting Room strengthen’s Downtown’s coffee scene
November 14, 2019
No neighborhood can caffeinate you quite like Downtown Springfield. The coffee scene is even stronger now with the addition of Rove Coffee Roasting & Tasting Room. It’s the second location for Rove, which started at Springfield-Branson National Airport. This shop will be a little different. It will offer pour-overs, brewed coffee and retail bags of… Read More
Spring Valley Veterinary Hospital Guest Blog: An introduction to Jeana and Dr. Skinner
November 07, 2019
“How do you even blog?”, followed by a chorus of laughter from the conference room. This would be the first question among many that Dr. Skinner and myself asked when we met with Jeff Kessinger, communications manager at the Downtown Springfield Association. When we agreed to write a blog for our partnership with the DSA,… Read More
$21 million dollar BUILD grant will help connect Downtown to Wonders of Wildlife
November 06, 2019
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt’s office announced today that the City of Springfield will receive $20,960,822 to create the Grant Avenue Parkway. The major multi-modal transportation improvements will run along Grant Avenue in the heart of Springfield. Funding is from a BUILD Transportation Grant. BUILD stands for “Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development.” These are Transportation… Read More
