The documentary Bravo! Common Men, Uncommon Valor will be shown at the Hoogland Center for the Arts Friday, June 13, thanks to the Staab family. Bravo! tells the story of Bravo Company, First Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment who fought at the siege of Khe Sanh in Vietnam. Several of the men featured in the film will […]
Vietnam
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Warming way to start the day
PHOTO FROM WIKIPEDIA I am not a lover of hot weather. Others may mourn the passing of summer, but I’m always happy to welcome autumn’s crisp cool temperatures. There’s one exception, though: the frigid mornings in late fall when the last glorious leaves have fallen from the trees, skies are overcast and chill winds blow. […]
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Jujobee café
Tuyen and Hau Nguyen have brought authentic Vietnamese banh mi to Springfield. PHOTO BY JOE COPLEY It’s taking America by storm. The banh mi, essentially a Vietnamese submarine, inspires articles like “Are banh mi becoming America’s favorite sandwich?” in major food publications. The New York Times prints a piece rating NYC’s best banh mi shops […]
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Hail to the historic
South Town celebrates its historic existence as Springfield’s oldest district on September 1-2 with two days of food, blues, jazz and more. Saturday at 4 p.m. Dan Rivero Trio plays, Sunday from 6-8 p.m. Blues Expression takes the stage, followed by Ruka Puff from 9 -11 p.m. Starting at noon both days are games, tasty […]
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Native scribes
Grab a coffee and bun before you visit with local authors at the library this Saturday, March 26. Books cover a wide range of subject matters and genres such as fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, World War II, African-American Federal Marshalls, Vietnam, and more. Spotlighted will be: Bob Moore, Tom Jones, George Heroux, Rodney Moore, Springfield […]
