The Illinois Times have published an interesting article this week in their issue discussing graffiti in Springfield and also touching up on the mural on the side of Popeye’s Barbecue we told you about last week. You can see some of the progress on the new mural pictured above. From The Illinois Times article:

Wilson and Spencer Stokes of Springfield, another TVR founding member who goes by the nickname “Marsho,” are painting a mural on the side of Clay’s Popeye’s Barbeque, 1121 South Grand Avenue East. The mural fittingly features the cartoon character Popeye, his arch-nemesis Bluto and other characters from the cartoon strip.  The completed mural will feature the slogan of the Springfield-based genHkids Coalition, “Eat real. Move more.” and the currently vacant lot it overlooks will become a community garden providing fresh vegetables for the restaurant.

You can check out the full article right here. We plan on updating you again when the Southtown mural is completed or when we have more news on the community garden.