Category: Morning Buzz

Best Place to Work in Local Government

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Katie Babits, you can tag along with her on LinkedIn & Twitter. What I’m Listening To: Luca Stricagnoli What I’m Reading: Change the Work Game: Building & Sustaining a Diverse Workforce by Serilda Summers-McGee What I’m Watching: Big Little Lies ELGL doesn’t use the #mword but I’m … Continued

The Bachelorette: Strong Mayor Edition

Today’s Buzz is by Laura Hardwicke– connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter! What I’m Watching: The Bachelorette What I’m Reading: Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman What I’m listening to: The Black Keys’ new record “Let’s Rock” This is my first major local election as a local gov employee. During the last general election in … Continued

Why I Literally Pulled the Plug: A Digital Detox Tale

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Danielle Rogers – connect with her on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram! What I’m Watching: Nothing (I’ll get to that in just a minute!) What I’m Reading: The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams, Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson and Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams. (This is just a short list of three … Continued

Engagement for All; or Making Sure Everyone Can Access Chewie

Today’s Buzz is by Jessica VanderKolk. Connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn, and on all City of Battle Creek social. What I’m watching: A lot of Transformers, and other shows my 6-year-old watches, and Dark with my German Lit PhD husband. What I’m reading: Just finished Anna Clark’s The Poisoned City, a situation from … Continued

Rolling out the Welcome Mat

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Rafael Baptista. Connect with him on LinkedIn and Twitter. What Rafael is reading: Broke, USA by Gary Rivlin  … watching: Masterchef Season 10  … listening to: Latin Pop Hits on Amazon Music  I am spending the 4th of July in New York City with my wife and our big activity … Continued

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Brian Southey (LinkedIn) What I am watching: Chernobyl (Its only a few months old but I feel like I am late to the party) What I am listening to: Vampire Weekend: Father of the Bride What I am reading: The Shining by Stephen King (Trying to read … Continued

Treat Other Cities the Way You Want Your City to be Treated

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Allie Camp (LinkedIn) Read her other ELGL post here. Over the past few months I’ve visited three major cities, Salt Lake City, Utah and Baltimore, Maryland. The final city was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the city in which I grew up, went to college, and the city that will always have my … Continued

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