La Roux Bistro officially opened on July 21, 2025. The restaurant is "a venture of French influence from Paris to New Orleans and eventually to the Ozarks," according to owner Joseph Gidman. Offerings ...

Black Sheep Burgers & Shakes is giving away free burgers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at their downtown location, and many other restaurants in the Springfield area are open and ready to serve for ...

MaryFlor Mexican Restaurant in downtown Springfield, Illinois is closing on July 20, 2025. Owner Flora Alonzo-Gomes cited slow downtown business and the end of their lease as reasons for the closure.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Whether you’ve waited in line for soft-shell crabs in the Chesapeake Bay or savored sushi in New York City, you know there’s something special about finding the right spot to enjoy ...

From pizza parlors to bars to new Mexican restaurants and more: a look at restaurants and businesses that opened in ...

Humans are creatures of habit. We tend to stick to our morning routines, rewatch movies we’ve seen time and time again, and hit up the same tried-and-true restaurants when going out for a meal. In ...

Macy's, Ad Astra, Loukinen's on 4th are just some of the closed businesses that shuttered in 2025. SPRINGFIELD – The business and restaurant scene in Springfield continues to change day by day and ...

Back in 2013, I moved out to Springfield to work at MassLive — over in our old newsroom on Hampden Street. I didn’t know much about the city or where to get anything good to eat. All I knew was that ...

While some of the restaurants Springfield lost in 2025 were longtime institutions, others had been open only a short time.