Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ben Kittelson, Senior Consultant with Raftelis and ELGL Board Chair (LinkedIn | Twitter). What I’m… Listening To: Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Survival Album, it’s turning towards summer which means the weather is appropriate for some reggae Watching: So many things, last night we watched Barry and … Continued
This week, ELGL’s very own Ben Kittelson appeared on the Local Matters Podcast to talk about his love of local government. Ben shared his career path into the field and what he has worked on in his local government jobs especially the fun work of budget offices. He also talked about trends he’s seeing across … Continued
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. As any of you readers in who work in budget offices know, May and June is peak budget time. I’m actually writing this from the City of Durham’s first of two full day work sessions on the proposed FY 2018-19 budget. I’m humming the classic Christmas carol under … Continued
Right Now with Ben What I’m Reading: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt Very invested in this book, I love the premise of the author moving to a city and writing about the people they meet. The book is a portrait of Savannah, Georgia and the unique characters, places and culture … Continued
Right Now with Ben What I’m Reading: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel I love this book. I started reading it on Saturday and couldn’t put it down until I finished it last night. Station Eleven tells the story of a world rocked by a flu epidemic. One so bad that society as we … Continued
Right Now with Ben What I’m Reading: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline I can’t put this science fiction, 1980s nostalgia book down. It tells the story of a world where the real world is over taken by war, environmental destruction and poverty so everyone spends almost all of their time in the OASIS, on online … Continued
Kittelson’s Corner is here for your reading pleasure. Read my takes on the week that was and whatever local government thing I’m nerding out about. Give Me ALL of Your Snow Content. All. of. it. Here in North Carolina we don’t get snow very often, it’s a once or twice a year thing and we … Continued
Kittelson’s Corner is here for your reading pleasure. Happy New Year! Read my takes on the week that was and whatever local government thing I’m nerding out about. Data Nerding Out with R It’s the New Year, we made it to 2018 and this year I’m going down the data rabbit hole. I feel like … Continued
Kittelson’s Corner is here for your reading pleasure. It’s officially the holiday season! Read my takes on the week that was and whatever local government thing I’m nerding out about. City Life & Christmas Dog Y’all, it’s officially the holiday season in our house. I waited on releasing a Kittelson’s Corner because I wanted/needed to … Continued
Kittelson’s Corner is here for your reading pleasure. Dance on and read my takes on the week that was and whatever local government thing I’m nerding out about. What’s on your office bookshelf? This week Professor Kleinschmit from the University of Illinois-Chicago (and #ELGL17 speaker) posed an excellent question on the Twitter. Hey @ELGL50 members: … Continued
