SOUR CLOUT
In a close race, Central City Neighborhood Association last week changed its
name to something with more flavor — Vinegar Hill Neighborhood Association.
As one of the most vocal and active such groups in Springfield, it only makes
sense that they would chuck the blandly alliterative appellation for a more
titillating title. Still, the saucier name won by a mere four votes. We say,
“¡Viva la Vinegar!”
UNITY INC.?
Unity for Our Community marks its second anniversary at a 9 a.m. meeting Saturday, July 10, at Union Baptist Church, 1405 E. Monroe St. On the agenda: What’s next? Chairman Mike Williams says some members have pressed to incorporate the ad hoc grassroots organization, which meets monthly to discuss Springfield issues, as a not-for-profit organization.
BACK TO WORK!
After four marathon months of medical problems, Ward 7 Alderwoman Judy Yeager has made a healthy return not only to her city council seat but also to her job as a compliance chief at the Department of Children and Family Services. July 6 was her first day back, and she arrived to find her computer access codes as well as a few of her potted plants expired. But fortunately, her co-workers had saved for her stacks of work, and her in-box is now taller than Ward 9 Alderman Tom Selinger. She thinks she can whittle it down in no time, thanks to her new mode of transportation — the bus system, which gets her to the office no later than 7:25 a.m.
TALK ABOUT DESEG
A town hall meeting to discuss school desegregation will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at the Second Timothy Baptist Church, 1122 E. Pine St. The meeting marks the 50th anniversary of the Brown decisionand the 1974 lawsuit to desegregate Springfield schools. Scheduled panelists include Luann Hickman, Archie Lawrence, Carolyn Blackwell, Sheila Stocks-Smith, Elaina White, and Cinda Kilckna. Hewitt Douglass moderates.
This article appears in Jul 8-14, 2004.
