Category: Morning Buzz

Improving American Cities through Urban Parks

U.S.’s first city park, built in 1634 Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Rebecca Cormier, Government Technology Consultant – connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I am reading: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie What I am listening to: Armchair Expert podcast What I am watching: The Other Two With … Continued

The “Stackoverflow” Model for Local Government Knowledge Sharing

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ido Ivry, co-founder and CTO of Zencity, and a longtime fanboy of ELGL. You can find him on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and sometimes even on Clubhouse. What I’m Reading: Think Again: How to reason and argue by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong; it’s a book about how to argue more … Continued

Taking It Back to the Classroom

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Christopher Leonard, Administrative Supervisor for the City of Fort Lauderdale. You can connect with him via LinkedIn Based on my positive experience with higher education, I knew I would seek the opportunity to return to the classroom after obtaining professional experience; to give back to others as my … Continued

Celebrate Parks and the Planet during National Park Week

The photo above is part of a newly restored section of the Pike River within Petrifying Springs Park in Kenosha, WI. The project was funded by a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Fund for Lake Michigan.  Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Nancy Retana, Grant … Continued

DEI in Local Government: Ensuring Transformative Pragmatism

  Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Aline Alves da Costa, Content Creator at the Wyoming Liberty Group.  You can connect with her via LinkedIn, Twitter or follow her life adventures on IG. What I’m reading:. I am reading Green Lights by Matthew McConaughey, I am  reading The Power of showing up (a great book for parents!), … Continued

The Public Square Is a Grocery Store

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: Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler What I’m Listening to: LeVar Burton Reads podcast What I’m Watching: Animal Crossing New Horizons island tour videos on YouTube – Poem … Continued

Looking Abroad for Inspiration

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Joe McDonald, Local Government Management Intern, at the Matrix Consulting Group. Connect with Joe on LinkedIn or via email. What I’m Reading: Technical Writing Process by Kieran Morgan. Real exhilarating stuff. What I’m Watching: Nothing at the moment. Currently searching for something to fill the void left by … Continued

Remote Work – Is It Here to Stay?

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Director of Administrative Services at the City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Connect with Melissa on Twitter or LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly Cleary What I’m Watching: I am mostly skipping TV currently… What I’m Listening to: The podcast Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy  … Continued

Trying to Force the Funny? Don’t Fool Yourself.

Right Now with Warren Kagarise (Linkedin/Twitter/Instagram) What I’m watching: “Country Music” — Ken Burns’ journey through the genre’s rural roots to rhinestone-bedazzled and Stetson-topped heyday. What I’m reading: “The Future Remembered: The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Its Legacy” by local historians Paula Becker and Alan Stein, a celebration of Space Age optimism. Every April 1, … Continued

Eyes on the Prize: Leadership Lessons from Peloton Coaches

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Martin, Vice President of Health Solutions at mySidewalk. Find her on Twitter @DrSarahMarie and on Medium. What I’m Reading: I just finished The Push by Ashley Audrain, which was my choice for the office book club. Yikearoo, I’m feeling pretty bad about choosing something so heavy. It’s a really amazing … Continued

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