Cap City | Thursday, March 8,2012

BACK HOME AGAIN

What do you do after spending nearly a dozen years behind bars for a crime you didn’t commit? You go to California Pizza Kitchen and get a pie with the works. That’s what Jonathon Moore di

Cap City | Thursday, March 1,2012

MINI-MARKETING

By Cap City

Traveling out of Springfield?As you go, why not take a mini-brochure about Springfield with you?Representatives of the Citizens Club of Springfield, Springfield Chamber of Commerce and government offi

Cap City | Thursday, March 1,2012

THIS KRAFTIG’S FOR YOU

By Cap City

Lucky us.Springfield on Feb. 20 became the first town outside the St. Louis area where Kraftig beer is available. If you haven’t heard of Kraftig, you may be familiar with its creator, William &

Cap City | Thursday, February 23,2012

DRUMMING OUT DISEASE?

By Cap City

Can drumming help fight cancer? It may sound like a silly question, but research shows that making music relieves stress, improves self-esteem and enhances the immune system. And regardless of whether

Cap City | Thursday, February 23,2012

WHO WOULD JESUS SUE?

By Cap City

With the courthouse being closed, more than 60 local lawyers gathered in the atrium of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Springfield on President’s Day for a legal conferenc

Cap City | Thursday, February 16,2012

INMATE INTERVENTION

By Cap City

More than half of all prison inmates in Illinois will go back to prison within a year of being released. That’s a sobering thought, but here’s some good news: 92 percent of parolees served

Cap City | Thursday, February 16,2012

RESALE FOR RELIEF

By Cap City

Do you like resale shopping but don’t like having to put on pants? Now you can surf for second-hand deals in your undies and help make a difference in Springfield at the same time. M.E.R.C.Y. Co

Cap City | Thursday, February 9,2012

HISTORY OF THE FUTURE

By Cap City

SIU Medical School is going all out for African-American History Month, hosting a plethora of history- and diversity-themed events throughout February at 801 N. Rutledge St. Check out a handful of his

Cap City | Thursday, February 9,2012

PINK BLUES

By Cap City

Hockey has a reputation as a pretty tough game. Any sport in which referees let the players fight until someone ends up on the ice isn’t for the weak. (At one Boston Bruins game in 1979, Bruins

Cap City | Thursday, January 26,2012

SOLAR CITY

By Cap City

There’s something intriguing about solar power – the way it turns sunlight directly into useable electricity without the hassle of steam, fossil fuels or motors. It’s beautifully sim