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The Unifying Power of Main Streets: Healing and Community on Main Street

Posted on March 15, 2023

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Kevin Teater, Partner, Streetview Planning LLC, and City Councilor, City of Beaverton, Oregon. Find Kevin on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. What I’m Listening to: Hope by NF What I’m Reading: Around India in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh What I’m Watching: 1. Shrinking, 2. Severance, 3. Last of Us...
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Grown-Up Hobbies

Posted on March 13, 2023

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Dr. Sarah Story, Lead Content Strategist at Color Health. Find her on LinkedIn, Medium, or Instagram – not Twitter, though, unless you want to read some very old tweets.  What I’m Reading: Picasso’s War: How Modern Art Came to America. This book is crumbling all the delusions...
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Find Your Unicorn

Posted on March 10, 2023

Today’s Buzz is by Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager for the City of Long Beach, Calif. Follow Meredith on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.  What I’m Listening To: Josiah & the Bonnevilles Motel Mayday album (think Bruce Springsteen meets Ryan Adams) What I’m Watching: ‘Shrinking’ with the epically hilarious pairing of Jason Segel and Harrison Ford ...
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I’m Not a Lawyer, But What I Learned in Law School Helps Me Every Day

Posted on March 8, 2023

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Erin Krause Riley, Adult Services Coordinator for the Scottsdale Public Library. Connect with Erin on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: The 8th Detective by Alex Pavesi (I’m almost done, and the plot is pulling me along as I read.) I just finished We All Want Impossible Things by Katherine Newman,...
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Four Truths About Social Media

Posted on March 3, 2023

Today's Morning Buzz is by Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager for the City of Newton, Iowa. Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn. What I'm reading: The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey What I'm watching: National Geographic’s Trafficked with Mariana Van Zeller What I'm listening to: I’m rotating between SIX: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording) and P!nk’s...
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The Treachery of Local Government Titles

Posted on March 1, 2023

Today's Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc, Assistant Town Manager for the Town of Snowmass Village, Colo. Connect with me on LinkedIn. What I’m listening to: Balance by Future Islands A hobby I enjoy: Birding What I’m working on: Childcare, IT Security & Community Engagement   Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte famously painted The Treachery of...
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Overheard in the File Room

Posted on February 27, 2023

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Maggie Jones - connect on LinkedIn & Twitter! What I’m Listening to: Maggie Rogers’ Surrender What I’m Reading: Just finished Remarkably Bright Creatures followed by Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives. What I’m Watching: Maggie Rogers play live at the 713 Music Hall in Houston, TX...
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The Journey from Reflection to Gratitude

Posted on February 24, 2023

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Cassie Johnson, Police Operational Support Director for the Scottsdale Police Department. Follow Cassie on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m reading: I’m making my way through the Wheel of Time books, currently on Winter’s Heart (book 9)  What I’m watching: Gym watch is Big Bang Theory, and Carnival Row is back!...
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All I Really Need to Know About Public Service, I Learned in Kindergarten

Posted on February 22, 2023

OR: The Death of Civility and Decorum in Public Discourse Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Matt Horn, the Director of Local Government Services for MRB Group, and a rabid fan of campy sitcoms from the 1960s and 1970s (I have seen every episode of Andy Griffith). Look at his many accomplishments on...
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