We’re in, on, and all around our new downtown space. Historic torrential rains christened our arrival and put our new roof to the test. A few strategically placed pots and buckets handled the newly discovered leaks as old friends became new neighbors. Plus, Art Director Kristina Duewell got to test-drive her fantastically cool new camera. Take a gander.
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Parlor 88 – best Banana Bread martini.
Valentine’s – best Key Lime Pie martini.
The Grotto – best salad (Steak Gorgonzola).
Beth’s Bake Shop – best chicken salad sandwich.
Cedar’s – best chicken fried steak.
Springfield Brew Co – best chicken strips.
Maria’s – best anything Mexican.
Honey Heaven Café – best cake – Promise Land Cake.
Nearly Famous Deli – best lemon bars.
Ocean Zen – best lunch/dinner – Combination of Sweet Soy Glazed Chicken Breast and Crispy California Roll.
Somewhere a long the way we forgot to introduce Amy Lamp. And in order for our next post to occur it needed to be done. To make a long story short, Ryan Franklin once road in her car.
P.S. She has a cute dog named Cabo.
As you can tell, we are ramping up for our move to Downtown Springfield, Mo. Up until today the area was missing a few things.
1. Grocery Store
2. Starbucks
3. A place to buy MADE
But not anymore. Today marked the Grand Opening of the Price Cutter Downtown Bistro Market. Among the things listed above we’re also excited to see local produce, fresh meat, a gelato bar and a hot food bar. A few pics after the jump.
The construction is wrapping up and the paint is nearly dried. Our new Brick City digs are ready to be occupied with our minds and shenanigans. Well, we’re ready to occupy it. Peruse through some recent pics (after the jump), and we’ll update after the Sept 1 move.
It’s our belated pleasure to introduce you to our newest creative intern, Mr. Adam Bowlin. Recently graduated from MSU, he joined us sometime back in June. And the whole time since June, Adam has been working his fixed-gear bike riding, letterpress making, graphic designing tail off. We’re all very glad to have him on board. Don’t leave. Ever.
Over the past several months we’ve been working with Do-Good client Springfield Regional Arts Council (SRAC) on various projects. The SRAC connects people and the arts. They support some of the most prominent visual, literary, film/media and performing arts organizations within 27 counties, the largest outreach in Missouri.
We’ve recently initiated a location-based effort called goARTwalla. It’s aimed at creating awareness for local art galleries, theatres, public art and more in the downtown Springfield area. To do that we’ve created trips to various locations using a location-based mobile system called Gowalla. Users can download it on their smartphone, check-in at locations and have the chance to win prizes for completing the trips. We also have been featured (screenshot below) on the gowalla.com homepage with likes of National Geographic, USA Today, Livestrong, CNN and others.
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