Comings & Goings

The Bed Bath & Beyond location in Springfield is on a list of hundreds of stores slated to close nationwide as part of the retailer’s attempt to avoid bankruptcy. The company previously announced plans to close more than 250 stores and added another 150 to the list as part of a regulatory filing Feb. 6. […]

Yellow Bird Coffee House is holding a grand opening on Tuesday, Feb. 14, and will offer small-batch roasted coffee and house-made pastries and quiches with a menu the owners describe as a combination of “savory and sweet.” Stephen “Mike” Donaldson and his wife, Kelly, purchased the historic property at 1001 N. First St. in April […]

Raising Cane’s, a fast-food restaurant specializing in chicken fingers, will be opening at 3100 W. White Oaks Dr. on Tuesday, March 7, a year after announcing a Springfield location as part of the company’s aggressive expansion plans. “We’re very excited to be planting such strong roots in Illinois,” Jason Zwerin, vice president of company restaurants, […]

Matto: Pies + Pints, a new concept from the team behind Vele, Curate and Soleil Café, is scheduled to open Thursday, Feb. 2. “The word ‘matto’ is Italian for insane, crazy,” said Nickey Sperry, who along with her husband, Dan Sperry, and executive chef Justin Richardson make up the parent company, Three Gen Hospitality Group. […]

Longtime Springfield restaurateurs Chris Hanken and Vic Lanzotti have a new venture in the works. The as-yet-unnamed business will be located in the former Keefner’s space, 1941 W. Iles Ave. “We’re hoping to be so much more than a restaurant,” said Hanken. “We’re going to have a small dining area, but it won’t function as a […]

A new business is about to bloom this spring in downtown Springfield. Bloom Wine Bar & Florals will be opening at 2 S. Old State Capitol Plaza offering wine, craft cocktails and beer, along with floral services and a space for private events. Brittney Robinson, Hannah Goss and Caitlin Becker are the three ladies behind […]

There is activity once again at the former Shop ‘n Save property on the corner of Wabash Avenue and Chatham Road, at least for now. Green Family Stores is holding an off-site sale for two of its dealerships, Green Certified West and Green Hyundai, that started Jan. 16 and will continue for at least a […]

Reverie Apparel is closing its brick-and-mortar location, but the business will continue to operate in a different form, said owner Patrick Russell. He opened Reverie Apparel in November 2019 after completing the Co.Starters program through Innovate Springfield, which he credited with inspiring him to start a new business. The location at 407 E. Adams St. […]

Aunt Lou’s Soul Food is slated to become the next restaurant to occupy the lower level of 524 E. Monroe, which has been vacant since Vele relocated to the west side a little over two years ago. Prior to that, it housed Café Brio for two decades before the restaurant closed in 2016. Corey Dickerson […]

Jungle Jim’s Café, a landmark on the north end and Route 66 for more than three decades, has closed effective Jan. 3. Owner Mary Bloomfield-Davison announced the closing in a post on the business’ Facebook page, writing in part: “This is one of the hardest decisions I have had to make but there are so […]