Here we present the Best of Springfield edition, our annual celebration of what in Springfield is good and true. And popular. This is a reader poll, remember, so we don’t agree with all the choices, and you won’t either. Agree or not, there is a lot of goodness here – interesting food, hardworking and successful businesses, people with energy and good ideas. Unlike “Best of” imitators, we’ve put a lot of effort into presenting the winners’ stories and photos, so you can get to know the best better. We’ve listed all the finalists, who we consider winners too. At 80 pages, this is the fattest IT has been for a while. Thanks to our advertisers for that. For more on how this issue came together, see “About the Best” on p. 12. Now, enjoy. –Fletcher Farrar, editor and publisher
This article appears in Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2016.
