Straight to the pint: Young entrepreneur makes Downtown pop with vibrant, new ice cream shop

PJ Smith, the 19-year-old owner of Mr. Ice Cream at 230 Main St. in Springfield, has always dreamed of having a business of his own. One year after graduating from Springfield High, he brought his dream to fruition. (BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE)

SPRINGFIELD — What’s the scoop on Main Street? You might ask PJ Smith, 19-year-old owner of Mr. Ice Cream — a real cone artist who is one of Springfield’s newest and youngest entrepreneurs. 

Since opening in September, Mr. Ice Cream at 230 Main St. has added a vibrancy to Main Street with a style Smith akin to a vintage barber shop. With a holiday snowman suffering from brain freeze inflated outside his shop to color…

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