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Today’s Morning Buzz is by Erin Krause Riley, Adult Services Coordinator for the Scottsdale (Arizona) Public Library. Connect with me on LinkedIn. What I’m Watching: Ted Lasso, among other things. I am savoring the new season. And now already awaiting the next season of Shrinking. Bill Lawrence is a genius.  What I’m Reading: When people...

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, unless you want to read some ancient tweets.  What I’m Watching: Literally, as I write this, I’m watching Law and Order: SVU on an American Airlines flight. Season...

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Greg LeBlanc – Assistant Town Manager, Town of Snowmass Village, Colo. Connect with me on LinkedIn What I’m watching: Shrinking on Apple TV+ A hobby I enjoy: Dad jokes What I’m working on: Childcare, IT Security & Community Engagement   We have all been there – one of those days....

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Matt Horn, Director of Local Government Services for MRB Group and the facilitator/convener of the firm’s SmarterLocalGov initiative. For an ever-evolving list of the best Jamie Foxx movies he’s ever seen, and other professional accomplishments, check him out on LinkedIn. What I’m Reading: The War of Art...

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget & Performance Manager at the City of Brighton, CO. Connect on Linkedin. What I’m reading: The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick M. Lencioni What I’m watching: Suits  What I’m Most Excited About: I am taking a trip to Europe in a...

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect with Warren on LinkedIn and Twitter. What I’m Reading: The unfolding legal cases as school districts nationwide sue social media companies over the youth mental health crisis. What I’m Watching: Pedro Pascal help a traveling companion cross unforgiving terrain,...

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Raman Shah, an independent data craftsman based in Providence, RI. Connect with Raman on LinkedIn or Twitter. What I’m Reading: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini What I’m Eating: Homemade sourdough A hobby I enjoy: Playing violin with the Narragansett Bay Symphony We have made it to spring....

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Shane Stone, Assistant to the City Manager in Maricopa, AZ. Connect with Shane on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Listening to: Yolanda Be Cool has been a consistent listen for the last year and that keeps going What I’m Reading: Leadership Sustainability by Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood What I’m Watching: The...

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Deputy City Administrator at the City of Wauwatosa, WI. Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn or Twitter.  What I’m reading: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn. Great book! What I’m eating: A cupcake. Some teams bring in day 1 treats to encourage people to drop...

Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Jackie Wehmeyer, Senior Director of Strategy and Intergovernmental Affairs for the City of Parkland, FL. Parkland was named one of the Best Places to Work in Local Government in 2021 by ELGL and a Top Workplace in 2022. Connect with Jackie on LinkedIn. What I’m reading: Enough Already by Valerie...

Today's Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Communications Director at Polco. Connect with Angelica on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook. What I’m Reading: You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy Who My Pets Are: Beau and Penny, Great Pyrenees mixed dogs What I’m Eating: Avocados! When you look at social media and comments about...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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!...

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...

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Stephanie Chase, Executive Director, Libraries of Eastern Oregon and Founding Principal, Constructive Disruption, from Portland, Ore. Stephanie is a member of the Public Library Association’s Board of Directors and will begin her elected term on the American Library Association’s Executive Board starting in July 2023. You can find me on...

Today’s Morning Buzz is by Kayla Barber-Perrotta, Budget and Performance Manager at the City of Brighton, Colo. Connect on Linkedin. What I’m reading: Power to the Public by Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank What I’m watching: Medici the Magnificent Who my pets are: Wiley (our cranky old man cat), Velvet (our diva black cat),...