A Busy Day

Urban Districts Alliance welcomed several new businesses to the downtown district Feb. 15.

At right, Pastiche Décor and Design owner Carla Stine receives a plaque from UDA Board President Kyle McClure. Middle right, Xpressions Photography co-owner Donya Newport and her dog, Daisy, are all smiles at their ribbon-cutting event. Both businesses are in 400 Place, at 400 E. Walnut St.

Top left, McClure and Jan Horton, right, chair of the UDA Celebrations Committee, hold the ribbon for Steve Olson of Rising Stream LLC. Olson, whose business is in the Vandivort Center, is also president of Missouri Film Alliance.

Bottom left, McClure presents a plaque to Cheryl Knox, owner and operator of Lettuce Cater to You Café, 216 E. Walnut. Knox, seen here with her children, Josh, Sarah and Abbie, also does corporate and private catering.

Bottom right, Horton presents a plaque to J.E. Cornwell, publisher of JEC Publishing Co., also in the Vandivort. JEC publishes recipe books, including one in the works for the Springfield Cardinals.