Category: Morning Buzz

New Ways to Manage Outdoor Recreation

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Trimble, Content Manager, Editorial, with Tyler Technologies, Inc., and former Acting Chair, Farmington, CT Town Council (Twitter, LinkedIn) What I’m reading: Beach reads all the way, including Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty, by Lauren Weisberger What I’m watching: The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team in … Continued

Bringing Gratitude Back

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for Newton, Iowa. Connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter. Listening To: We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle Reading: Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian Watching: Loki on Disney+ Lately, I’ve found myself in a cynical place. It’s hard not to be … Continued

Five Reasons to Choose Local Government

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Jessica Hoffman, Assistant City Administrator for the City of Wentzville, MO. Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn.  What I’m Listening to: A local morning show radio podcast. What I’m Watching: We just finished Loki on Disney+. What I’m Reading: Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work for: A … Continued

COVID, Biking, & Sustainable Development

Today’s Buzz is brought to you by Marshall Curry, Program Manager for EPIC-N. You can find him on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading: In the Red: the US Failure to Deliver on a Promise of Racial Equality, UN SDSN What I’m listening to: Fake Doctors, Real Friends with Zach and Donald What I’m watching: Gold Cup soccer highlights Last … Continued

The Phoenix Again

The last several months (years) have been tumultuous for all of us, with highs and lows, victories and defeats, moments of joy and moments of sadness. The Phoenix Again by May Sarton captures this in a beautiful way, reminding us to rise after the fall. The Phoenix Again by May Sarton On the ashes of … Continued

The Many Benefits of Community Gardens

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rebecca Cormier, ELGL member, govtech enthusiast, and environmental advocate. Connect on Twitter and LinkedIn What I’m Reading: In This Together, How Republicans, Democrats, Capitalists, and Activists Are Uniting to Tackle Climate Change and More, by Trammell S. Crow and Bill Shireman What I’m Watching: The Americans-I have just started so … Continued

How To Guide American Rescue Plan Act Funds With Community Input

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Director of Communications and Marketing at Polco / National Research Center. Follow Angelica on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson What I’m Listening to: Stuff You Should Know What I’m Watching: Dog Training Videos   About $130 billion is here to help communities … Continued

Democratizing 3-1-1: Creating an Open Source Resident Request Platform

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ido Ivry, co-founder and CTO of Zencity Follow Ido on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Lights Out: Pride, Delusion and the fall of General Electric, by Thomas Gyrta and Ted Mann What I’m Listening to: City Hall Stories by Jack English, super interesting conversations What I’m Watching: Err…. no real time to tune in to … Continued

10 Local Government YouTube Channels That Know What They Are Doing

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Director of Communications and Marketing at Polco / National Research Center. Follow Angelica on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson What I’m Listening to: Stuff You Should Know What I’m Watching: Various movies starring Nicholas Cage Why should a local government have a … Continued

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