Author: Warren Kagarise

Let’s Visualize How to Argue

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Lacey Mays, Communications and Marketing Strategist for Slate Communications. Connect with Lacey on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Reading: Vengeful – V.E. Schwab (Like superpowers? This series is a unique, interesting take on powers, morality, and immortality) What I’m Watching: A.P. Bio What I’m Listening to: The Arcadian Wild I don’t have to tell any … Continued

Legislation and Programs Key to Success For Reckless Driving

This article was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in the Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. In our cities today, we see too many reckless drivers that lack car insurance, do not possess a valid driver’s license, and/or drive with expired registration. … Continued

The Real Story: How a Reality TV Empire Influences Our View of Government

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. What I’m Reading: Adobe’s “The Future of Creativity: 2022 U.S. Emoji Trend Report” about how Americans use the pictograms to convey everything from the mundane to the life-changing. What I’m Watching: “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake … Continued

What We Can Learn from a Red-Eyed, Six-Legged, Democracy-Loving Creature

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. What I’m Reading: A look at how the long, deliberate process to build the 11th Street Bridge Park is working to change a Washington, DC neighborhood without fueling further gentrification. What I’m Watching: “Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes” — a new … Continued

Survey Says: Engagement Fatigue is Real

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. What I’m Reading: Twilight of the NIMBY, a look at how neighborhood activism is evolving under the pressures of affordability, homelessness, and generational change. What I’m Watching: “For All Mankind” — a thought experiment about … Continued

All Politics is National Now, Even in Local Government

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram. What I’m Reading: The Washington Post’s dive into how algospeak, language we increasingly use to bypass social media content moderation filters — think “panda express” as code for “pandemic” — is changing the way we … Continued

As News Deserts Encroach, Local Governments Adapt

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I’m Reading: “The Man Who Ate Too Much” about the life of gourmand James Beard, a larger-than-life tastemaker whose impact is still felt in our kitchens and at our tables. What I’m Watching: “The Dropout” — … Continued

Growing Your Public Agency’s Brand on Social is About More Than a Logo

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I’m Reading: “The Overstory,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel on the secret life of trees and humankind’s relationship with the natural world. What I’m Watching: “Succession,” a dysfunctional dynasty saga for our modern Gilded Age. What … Continued

For Cities, Celebrating Your Food Economy is a Piece of Cake

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I’m Reading: Jonathan Franzen’s “The Corrections” — best known as the novel once booted from Oprah’s Book Club — and still a monumental read 20 years later. What I’m Watching:  “The White Lotus,” HBO … Continued

Local Governments in Limbo as Congress Weighs Big Tech Rules

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I’m Reading: The Washington Post’s $731 million mystery about the secret identity of a Powerball winner in a small Maryland town. What I’m Re-Watching: “Blade Runner: The Final Cut” (partially to remind myself how the … Continued

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