Okay, the last round was too easy so I intend to break you with this one. I’ve upped the questions to a dozen plus a bonus. If anyone scores higher than an 11, I will personally buy you a beer or an equivalent beverage at the establishment of your choice. Or I’ll accuse you of [...]

Blog Free Springfield will return soon with another round of trivia. Until then, here’s another fun little game you can try at home.
The Jeremy game is played by finding famous people whose names can be sung to tune of the final chorus of the Pearl Jam song, Jeremy.
For example: "Valerie Harper. Harper-er-er. Valerie Harper. Harper-er-er. [...]

It’s the perfect gift for amateur historians, nostalgia buffs and everyone who has trouble keeping track of what month they’re in.
It’s on sale now, just in time for the holiday season.
It’s sensibly priced at $15.
It’s the 2010 Springfield Rewind Wall Calendar.

This dandy of a calendar features then-and-now photographs of popular Springfield landmarks that [...]

In my Sunday column – that ran this week to the delight of tens of people – I indicated my doubt as to the authenticity of this video of an alleged drunk guy.
 
I’m not going to rehash what I wrote; I hashed plenty in the column already. I do wish to address a similar issue [...]

Well you aren’t going to win any here.
But if you take the SpringfieldMoms.org user survey before the end of November you’ll be eligible to win such things as a family photo shoot,  passes to Knight’s Action Park and the Children’s Discovery Museum in Normal, and a $25 gift certificate to ShoeTopia.

You don’t have to [...]