Text from our SGF Sunday email newsletter, written by Reporter Rance Burger
Here are some truths about Springfieldians: we like our restaurant scene, we like to check out new stores, and we enjoy a good building project. Two out of three of these truths are evident in our most-read story of the week, Joe Hadsall’s visit to Bricks and Minifigs. For those who love to build or watch someone else build, and for those who enjoy browsing a new store, Bricks and Minifigs is the place to be for Lego. Hadsall even managed to encounter Harold Moody, who is — no hyperbole — Springfield’s most prominent Lego builder.
In other shopping and building project news, Jack McGee got to the bottom of what a developer called the worst-kept secret in Springfield. That $60 million development in the works at West Sunshine and West Bypass? A second Springfield Target store. McGee has a whole lot more from the center of the bullseye, known as Sunshine Town Centre.
Columnist Paul Kincaid started his new piece with “It’s time for Missouri to abolish driver’s licenses,” which caused me to guffaw. Then I read his description of what the average Missourian goes through from the ages of 16 and 18 to gain full-fledged driving privileges, and I thought maybe he made some fair points. It’s a lot. Kincaid also saves a twist for the second half.
IN-DEPTH
$60 million development slated to include Springfield's second Target store
City officials and developer Thomas Walker confirmed Springfield’s second Target store and other retail storefronts are being planned for the Sunshine Towne Center.
City staff questions suitability of new Pipkin school site near U.S. Highway 65
The new Pipkin Middle School would not be built at the eastern Springfield industrial site Springfield Public Schools selected, if a recommendation from the city’s […]
MOST READ THIS WEEK
Building business: New shop offers loose Lego bricks, vintage sets
Phil Vice is a Springfield entrepreneur who loves to create. He found his opportunity with the Bricks and Minifigs franchise.
STEVE POKIN
Pokin Around: Former officer Priebe looks forward to the gift of totally accessible new home
Mark Priebe, 49, was crushed by a vehicle on June 9, 2020, in the driver’s […]
SPORTS
Springfield pitcher Wilfredo Pereira is using ‘the mix' to get batters out
Wilfredo Pereira, a native of Panama, loved the St. Louis Cardinals growing up. Getting the chance to sign with them was a dream come true.
Pages' bat is catching up to his glove in second tour with Springfield
Always a dependable defender behind home plate, Pedro Pages’ bat is finally becoming an equal partner to his catcher’s mitt.
VOICES
Opinion: Inspired by freedom-loving lawmakers, maybe it’s time to abolish driver’s licenses
Paul Kincaid makes a tongue-in-cheek argument to abolish driver’s licenses as the process is a “ridiculous obstacle course just to exercise a fundamental right.” But […]
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