Archive for the 'National' Category

Askinosie Chocolate Referenced By Seth Godin

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

For Springfield Missouri natives, Askinosie is a marker for the attorney and the chocolate factory. Now, readers of nationally recognized marketing guru Seth Godin will have the same marker.

Rob writes in from Australia, proposing that [dot] com is superfluous, just as www is. We don’t say, “Visit us at http://www.askinosie.com,” we just say, [...]

The Eagles To Open JQH Arena in Springfield, MO?

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

I see the new Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University has lined up their opening act: Barry Manilow
Stevie Nicks will follow on Friday, June 13 at 8 p.m. Singer / songwriter Stevie Nicks, a key member from the legendary group Fleetwood Mac, will perform at the brand-new Chaifetz Arena at Saint [...]

Hollywood Theatre at College Station Park

Monday, January 21st, 2008

The Hollywood Theatre facility being built in Downtown Springfield MO is going up quickly. In the past week, the structure is now taller than it’s neighbors, other than the nearby College Station Car Park. Steel was put into place soon after the New Year began and as you can see from [...]

Easy Tech

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

After spending over twenty years in the tech industry, I feel confident in saying it’s hard to find good tech service. That’s why I laughed out loud when I saw Staple’s “Easy Tech” advertisement on Super Bowl Sunday.
Just as interesting was my inability to name the organization responsible for the ad. [...]