May 2008 - Springfield, MO

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May 30, 2008 The Set List Hey yo. When next we meet, it'll be June, which freaks the Set List out just a little bit. No matter. There's a full weekend between now and then. On to the fun! Friday A Midsummer Night's Dream at Jordan Valley Park, Free, 8:15 p.m. The Springfield Shakespeare Gestival is off and running. Grab a blankey and enjoy some free classical theatre tonight under the starts. Jeremy Lason, Jesse James Wax Museum at Randy Bacon's Studio and Gallery, $8, 8 p.m. This show is a joint effort to celebrate the release of JJWM's new album, Paul. We hear it's fantastic, and the band is sounding tight. When Jeremy Larson is the... Read more » Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

May 30, 2008 Thanks, Springfield! Big headaches and bigger smiles around our office this morning are dead giveaways that our 20 Under 30 bash last night was a success. Thank you to everyone who came—including every single one of our 20 Under 30, and a goodly amount of past winners. It was great to reconnect. Also, thank you to Highland Springs for a great space and food, our sponsors for making it a true party, Fotsch and McClain from Power 96.5 for spicing up the awards presentation (in a good way) and to our event-planning team for doing what they do so well. We'll be back with some actual, you know, content later today. /rummages for Tylenol Matt Lemmon, editor Read more » Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

May 29, 2008 20 Under 30 Party List: You've got three hours Last call for $5 admission to our 20 Under 30 gala. The List comes down at noon. Be on it. Matt Lemmon, editor Read more » Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

May 28, 2008 GO on the Radio Editor Matt Lemmon (that's me, talking in the third person again) will be a guest on The Morning Buzz with Fotsch and McClain tomorrow morning between 7 and 8 a.m. Listen in for all the scoop on the 20 Under 30 party tomorrow night, the 20 Under 30 winners themselves, and more. Matt Lemmon, editor Read more » Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

May 28, 2008 The GO Team: Big Weekend Free beer and wine awaits you Thursday night at 7 p.m. at our 3rd annual 20 Under 30 party. Highland Springs Country Club will be your hosts for a swank evening at which we will honor the 20 Under 30 Class of 2008. During the party you can enter to win a round of golf for four at Highland, a summer fun basket from Metropolitan National Bank and a wine basket from Missouri Grape & Wine Program. Hurry and get on The List so you only pay $5 at the door. If you show up without a reservation, no worries. We’ll just charge you $10 instead. Please note this event is only for those over 21. Friday night, join the GO Team at the Hardee’s “Star of the... Read more » Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

May 27, 2008 Your Tuesday blog roundup What to read while gently reminding your boss that it is, in fact, Tuesday, and you always come in late on Tuesday. • Springfield one of the 10 Worst Places to Live? Really, BestLife Magazine? We can think of at least 10 cities in rural Virginia we'd rather live in much less, and those were just the ones with McDonald's. Life of Jason Also, Jason talks to the Heer's developer about the recent Park Central Square delay. Things are still hunky-dory... for now. Life of Jason • The blogosphere is the last festering... Read more » Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

May 23, 2008 Park Central Square? Turns out it might be "historic" or something... Sorry for burying the Set List (you can read it here), but this came into our inbox just as we were about to take off for the weekend. The City of Springfield has announced that the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office has ruled that the center of Park Central Square is a site eligible for consideration to be listed on the national historic register. The designation throws all sorts of red tape into the way of developers, who were, by contract, aiming to begin Phase I of the Park Central Square renovation—the biggest chunk of which was an overhaul of Park Central Square proper—by August 1. The upshot: Phase II is now obsensibly Phase I, and the City will seek to begin... Read more » Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (1)

May 23, 2008 The Set List takes no holidays Since the magazine world rarely observes post-office holidays like MLK or Presidents Day, or school-district holidays like Good Friday, this is our first (official) long weekend since the beginning of the year. We'll take it. Since it's Memorial Day, and everyone and their brother is traveling or staying home so as to avoid traveling, it's a slow weekend, activity wise; but we'll do our best to help you through it, anyway. Peace out. Friday Babe Xtreme Model Search, Cartoons, Cover TBA, 9 p.m. Cartoons second-annual model search is looking for amateurs to compete. The finals are Friday, June 6, and tonight's winner will be... Read more » Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

May 23, 2008 So that David Cook guy? We know him Well, one of us does. Heather Blue, an advertising designer for 417 Magazine, has been bugging us to let her write about growing up with American Idol contestant David Cook ever since he made the show's finals back in February. For one reason or another, we kept putting her off. Then the dude won, the first time since Carrie Underwood weighed more than 100 pounds that the most talented contestant has actually been victorious. And we realized, hey--it's pretty bad ass that she is actually friends with this guy. So Heather gets her moment to shine (complete with photos of a teenage David at her birthday party) after the jump Matt Lemmon, editor Read more » Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

May 22, 2008 47 mpg, without a hybrid? How the... A co-worker turned us on to this concept of "hyper driving", so we Googled it. Turns out how you drive makes as big a difference as what you drive. This blog explains the concept and has some good tips—we're going to give it a try and see how they work. We filled up this morning at $3.69 a gallon. When you're paying more for 20 miles of gasoline than you do for most friends' birthday presents (so we give packages of water balloons, what?), it's time to do something. Matt Lemmon, editor Read more » Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2008 \| Permalink \| Comments (0)

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