Metro Center Voice has posted and reviewed each of the seven courthouse proposals submitted for sites in Metro Center, downtown Springfield. Every proposal now has its own page at metrocentervoice.com/proposals, with a summary of the site, the team behind it, and a link to the full proposal. The review was limited to Metro Center on […]
By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com SPRINGFIELD — The Register of Probate has joined other officials in the legal community to question the state’s decision to have the new courthouse built by an out-of-town developer in the northeast section of downtown. Rosemary Saccomani released a statement Friday questioning the state Division of Capital Asset Management and […]
By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – Calling the new Springfield courthouse pick “a miss,” Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulliuni is asking the state to redo the bid process, even though that would mean extending the time it will take for staff to move into a healthy building. Gulluni has remained mum since the state […]
A new Springfield Regional Justice Center will get built, and it will generate economic activity for Springfield regardless of where it goes. That much is not in dispute. What a new economic study argues is that location decides something else — where the daily activity of a working courthouse actually lands, and which businesses are […]
Our inaugural issue arrives with a giveaway from Springfield Wine Exchange. Subscribe within the next month to enter. Welcome to the conversation Today marks the first issue of Metro Center Voice — a new publication built to amplify the businesses at the heart of downtown Springfield. Our mission is straightforward: celebrate the shops, restaurants, firms, […]
The Commonwealth is investing $93 million over five years to modernize the MassMutual Center, downtown Springfield’s arena and convention anchor. Governor Maura Healey announced the funding on July 30 for upgraded safety systems, ventilation, a new video board, improved concessions, and better accessibility. General Manager Sean Dolan noted the venue drove a record $65.8 million […]
The Springfield Cultural Partnership celebrates its 10th anniversary with a free community event on August 5, from 4–8 p.m., at Tower Square Park. The evening unveils “Sounds of Springfield,” a permanent interactive installation of six outdoor musical instruments, alongside live performances and hands-on arts activities — another investment in Metro Center as a downtown gathering […]
A wave of reinvestment is reshaping downtown. Fashion entrepreneur Justin Hayes has reopened his JUST10 boutique at Tower Square, White Lion Brewing is expanding its live-music programming, and a new entertainment district is taking shape along Worthington Street with restaurants including Mamou, Eat, and District Fusion Table. A $2 million stabilization of the 1819 Old […]
Historic Court Square came alive on July 10–11 for the free Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival, organized by Blues to Green. The lineup spanned New Orleans funk, Afro-Cuban jazz, and global roots music, drawing crowds into the heart of Metro Center. Organizers launched a new Jazz Club membership program to keep admission free and support […]
White Lion Brewing’s outdoor beer garden, the Pridelands at Tower Square, is running a free Wednesday lunchtime series of live music and food from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., in partnership with the Springfield Business Improvement District. The lineup features local performers including Bruce Gregori and Floyd Patterson II, alongside an expanded menu of lobster […]