SpringfieldSpringfield Dig Pink Franconia ❖ Kingstowne Returns Home Newington News, Page 8 Page 11 Follow on Twitter: @SprConnection on Twitter: Follow Classified, Page 13 Classified, ❖ Sports, Page 12 ❖ Former and current Entertainment, Page 10 members of the West Springfield Spartans Volleyball team — from left: Jessica Slezak, Amanda Hayes, Sophie Supervisors Stonelake and Taylor Betts — join together Urge Action for the 10th Anniver- sary of Dig Pink on Tuesday, Oct. 14 in on John Geer Springfield. Slezak and Hayes were part of the 2004 team that Shooting won the district Investigation championship. News, Page 7 Changes in Store News, Page 3 Photo by Abigail Constantino/The Connection www.ConnectionNewspapers.comOctober 16-22, 2014 online at www.connectionnewspapers.comSpringfield Connection ❖ October 16-22, 2014 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Springfield Connection ❖ October 16-22, 2014 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Springfield Connection Editor Kemal Kurspahic News 703-778-9414 or
[email protected] Renderings courtesy of Vornado/PREIT A cluster of new, upscale restaurants like Maggiano’s and the Yard Vastly improved lighting, both natural and artificial, was a major reno- House will help attract shoppers and diners to Springfield Town Center vation consideration. from around and outside Springfield. ‘Transformative’ new Springfield Changes in Store Town Center to open Oct. 17. By Tim Peterson “We talk a lot about revitalization projects years in the making. Vornado has invested around a quarter The Connection and their value,” said McKay. “This is one “Patience is a virtue; in Springfield it can of a billion dollars, though earlier this year on steroids.” almost be a religion,” said Bruce Waggoner, announced it was selling the mall for $465 ee District supervisor Jeff McKay Vornado Realty Trust purchased the prop- president of the Springfield Civic Association.