SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — 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 ...

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 ...