Downtown

Town Hall 2.0: The bold ambition of downtown Springfield’s COhatch The Market

More than $3 million was spent remodeling the vacant Myers Market building. Now, the new multipurpose space is ready to re-establish a "center of gravity" in the community.  

Lifelong friends set out to create a juice oasis in a food desert on Springfield’s south side

Craig Williams, Earl Taylor, Jafar Jones, Melvin Hardnick, and Marcus Clark will roll out The Main Squeeze Juice Bar on the south side to combat the area's unhealthy food choices.

Springfield real estate check: What $150K buys right now

We found three starter homes in the city ranging from fixer-uppers to move-in-ready, all located near popular amenities.

How businesses, residents are paying homage to Springfield’s roots while looking ahead to the future

A declining population combined with an increase in vacant homes and businesses hit the city hard and compounded its struggles. In recent years, though, community leaders and regional organizations have come together to revitalize and rebuild.

24 hours in Springfield with Rod Hatfield, artist and entrepreneur

How would you spend 24 hours in Springfield? Artist and entrepreneur Rod Hatfield shares his go-to spots in the Champion City.

The site adjacent to Bushnell Building has been converted into a pocket park.
Pocket park opens as part of larger placemaking initiative throughout the North Fountain corridor

The Greetings from Springfield mural, pocket park, and wayfinding kiosk are all part of a larger placemaking initiative taking place in downtown Springfield and North Fountain Avenue in particular.  

At 1,200 square feet, Frame Haven's new space is smaller, yes, but the downtown location has proven to be a more high-profile, and more profitable, place to do business.
Classic Springfield framing and gallery business leaves longtime home for new downtown digs

Faced with a changing business model, the owners of Frame Haven Gallery downsized and made a move to downtown that turned things around.

Issue Media Group set to launch community-driven publication The Hub

Advancing the Springfield, Ohio, narrative, Issue Media Group set to launch community-driven publication The Hub March 5, 2020

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