by Miasha Lee | Sep 3, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Hampden
HAMPDEN — This year, the Theatre Guild of Hampden will celebrate its 20th anniversary. When President and Artistic Director Mark Giza and Vice President Rick Rubin founded the theater company in 2005, they wanted the chance to direct and produce shows.
by Dennis Hackett | Aug 26, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Reviews
A table with many of the offerings available at this year’s Big E Media Food Preview event. WEST SPRINGFIELD — With the Big E right around the corner, local media was once again invited to try out some of the new additions to the fair and as always, the taste test did...
by Ryan Feyre | Aug 20, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Hampden County, Local News, Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — The iconic Barney Estate Carriage House inside Forest Park will be home to one of Springfield Preservation Trust’s biggest fundraisers in just a few days.
by Ryan Feyre | Aug 18, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Reviews
I always hated the “back to school” commercials in early August because it felt simultaneously premature and a harbinger of summer vacation’s conclusion. It’s that weird line in the sand where, as a youth, you just want to grasp onto the last remnants of the season...
by Dennis Hackett | Aug 4, 2025 | Dining and Entertainment, Features, Reviews
The fact that the three most recent live-action superhero movies have been good, let alone that Marvel has put out two solid showings in a row has made me very excited for a resurgence in the genre.
by Ryan Feyre | Aug 4, 2025 | Dining, Dining and Entertainment, Features
SPRINGFIELD — For its 17th year, the Springfield Indie Soul Festival will offer a “powerful day” of live music, Black entrepreneurship, literature and cultural cuisine for thousands of people.