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Routing & Switching is Not ‘Sexy’

Posted on April 4, 2022

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt, the ELGL co-founder and executive director. Connect with Kirsten on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I'm Reading: The Club What I'm Watching: Yellowstone What I'm Listening To: Pardon My Take Longtime ELGL member and friend Luke Fretwell is the CEO of ProudCity (the platform that powers the website you're...
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A Day Late… But Maybe Not a Dollar Short

Posted on April 2, 2022

Today's (really yesterday's) Morning Buzz is by Ann Marie Townshend, City Manager of Lewes, Delaware What I'm Watching: Season 4 of Yellowstone What I'm Reading: Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown Find me on LinkedIn or Twitter @AnnMTownshend Immediately after Kirsten Wyatt made a point to reassess all of our interest in continuing to write...
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Origin Stories

Posted on March 29, 2022

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 What I’m Listening To: BPM on XM Radio What I’m Watching: Oscar Highlights What I’m Reading: Considering “The New Possible: Visions of Our World beyond Crisis” Every superhero, every villain, and everyone everywhere has...
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Meet GovFlow

Posted on March 28, 2022

Meet GovFlow: an open, digital-first ticketing platform for local governments Image: a historic rope making machine, or a workflow from 1911, image credit below   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: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, a...
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The Common Thread in the Many Hats of Government

Posted on March 24, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Katie Beemer, recent MPA graduate. Connect on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram. What I’m Reading: A Guidebook for City and County Managers: Meeting Today’s Challenges by retired city manager Jim Bourey. What I’m Watching: Inventing Anna on Netflix What I’m Listening To: Lover by Taylor Swift In local government,...
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Zen & the Art of Culture Management

Posted on March 22, 2022

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc. Connect with Greg on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: Off the Map: Lost Spaces, Invisible Cities, Forgotten Islands, Feral Places and What They Tell Us About the World by Alastair Bonnett What I’m Watching: The Newsroom What I’m Listening to: “Don't Stop” by Sonny Cleveland In the corner of...
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Feedback is a Gift

Posted on March 17, 2022

Today's Morning Buzz is by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Deputy City Administrator, for Wauwatosa, WI. Connect on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I'm Reading: Diana Gabaldon's Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone What I'm Watching: Madam Secretary on Netflix What I'm Listening to: the podcast We Can Do Hard Things Let’s talk about feedback. Leading...
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As News Deserts Encroach, Local Governments Adapt

Posted on March 15, 2022

Today's Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I'm Reading: "The Man Who Ate Too Much" about the life of gourmand James Beard, a larger-than-life tastemaker whose impact is still felt in our kitchens and at our tables. What I'm Watching: "The Dropout" —...
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The History of the Local Government Diversity Dashboard

Posted on March 14, 2022

Today's Morning Buzz is by Kirsten Wyatt, the ELGL co-founder and executive director. Connect with Kirsten on Twitter and LinkedIn! What I'm Reading: Maus by Art Spiegelman What I'm Watching: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season Four What I'm Listening To: Wild Boys I'm joining my fellow Morning Buzz writers by focusing today's Buzz on the...
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