The best dining experience

RIP, CAITIE GIRLBest downtown dining. Most original menu. Best chef. Best-kept secret.And all gone.If there was a landslide winner in this year’s Best Of competition, it was Caitie Girl’s,

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Best of Springfield | Thursday, October 27,2011

Food, glorious food

By IT Staff

BEST ASIAN FOODBEST SUSHIBEST MARTINI NAMEBEST PLACE FOR A FIRST DATEOsaka1665 Wabash Ave., 726-8037Osaka sure does a lot of things right. First things first, let’s start with the cocktails. We

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Best of Springfield | Thursday, October 27,2011

Are you being served?

By IT Staff

BEST BAR FOODBrickhouse Grill & Pub3136 W. Iles Ave., 546-2745219 S. Fifth St., (downtown), 679-1500 OK, you’ve got your cheeseburgers, your horseshoes, your nachos, your chicken wings, your

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Best of Springfield | Thursday, October 27,2011

Imbibe me

By IT Staff

BEST BAR FOR SPORTSBEST CHICKEN WINGSBuffalo Wild Wings2808 N. Dirksen Parkway, 670-00484420 Wabash Avenue, 546-9453Walk into Buffalo Wild Wings and there’s not a seat in the house from which yo

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Best of Springfield | Thursday, October 27,2011

Entertainment & nightlife

By IT Staff

BEST BAND WITHOUT A CATEGORY Still Kick’nOh my goodness, the bull ran loose when no category for country band appeared in the 2011 Best of Springfield list. Immediately fans of Still Kick’

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Best of Springfield | Thursday, October 27,2011

Capital city people & places

By IT Staff

BEST ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONAnimal Protective League1001 Taintor Road, 544-7387Springfield has at least five places where you can adopt an unwanted dog or cat, but Animal Protective League is, by f

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Best of Springfield | Thursday, October 27,2011

Capital city biz bests

By IT Staff

BEST BARBERCraig JonesUnique Blendz Barbershop, 2917 S. MacArthur Blvd., 528-4245If you’ve got to put your head in the hands of a guy with some seriously sharp blades, Craig Jones is the kind of

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Best of Springfield | Thursday, October 27,2011

Off the grid

By IT Staff

BEST-KEPT SECRETFree knife sharpening at Schnuck’s1911 Sangamon Ave. E., 744-20122801 Chatham Road, 698-2980Sorry, dear readers, but perhaps you did not understand the question. Much as we loved

Home & Garden | Thursday, September 22,2011

A roadmap to kitchen remodeling

Follow these steps to avoid the trouble spots and end up with the kitchen of your dreams

By IT Staff

Ensure a happy and successful kitchen remodel by planning ahead, researching features and keeping expectations in check. 1. Take time to planPlanning is a critical step in any remodeling project, and

Fall Guide | Thursday, August 25,2011

Fall classical fare

By IT Staff

As autumn sets in, Springfield audiences can rest assured the rich repertoire of local and regional musicians will temper the cooling weather. From Labor Day pops concerts (think baseball) to Christma