An upcomong episode of Man v. Food (Travel Channel) will feature Springfield, IL restaurants. More information on this, plus a unique, related request for the blog I received. [More]

A little bit about Springfield's annual Route 66 "Mother Road" Festival with pics of some very nice classic cars. [More]

A little bit about the Chatham Sweetcorn Festival. [More]

This weekend, there was only one place in Springfield where you could stuff yourself with food from a dozen restaurants, all within one city block. That would be the 2009 Taste of Downtown. This year's Taste of Downtown, organized by Downtown Springfield Inc., coincided with this year's Fourth of July and Abraham Lincoln bicentennial celebrations. For those of you who have never attended, the Taste of Downtown brings together various restaurants from the downtown area on the block of Fifth Street between Washington and Adams streets. While there, you can sample cuisine from each of these restaurants for about $4 to $5 each. Certain streets downtown are blocked off during the event, so you may have to drive around a bit to find some parking. Luckily, Downtown Springfield provided a map (PDF) of this year's layout. Upon arrival, make your way to one of the tents labeled 'Tickets.' Here, you can buy food tickets (one ticket per dollar) and get wristbands for those older than 21 who wish to drink alcoholic be... [More]

A little about the Springfield Muni outdoor theatre and the recent production of "The Producers" [More]

Read about Rod Blagojevich Superstar, a musical we saw on June 16. [More]