Education and community development are longstanding priorities for organizers of this year’s expanded Juneteenth Day celebration. “Galveston is the home of Juneteenth, but Springfield is the home of Lincoln. This is why we want to make (this year’s) celebration big,” said Shymeka Kerr-Gregory, who serves as co-director of Juneteenth, Inc., which organizes Springfield’s Juneteenth Day […]
Jacqualine Simone Jarju
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Many projects underway for The Springfield Project
Dominic Watson, executive director of The Springfield Project, has started working to redevelop, revitalize and uplift the Southtown neighborhood since securing funding earlier this year to purchase the building at 1100 South Grand Ave. East. The Springfield City Council allocated $179,235 from a Community Development Block Grant to purchase the former beauty supply store at […]
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Work begins on Taylor House
The Springfield Project has a second major renovation project in the works. Last December, the Springfield City Council authorized $217,720 in funding to renovate the historic Judge John Wickliffe Taylor House at 902 South 12th St. Built in 1857-58, it became the Ulrich Home for Fallen Women. Starting in 1901, the property housed the Ambidexter […]
