Building Possibility
Workshop: Filling Empty Buildings
Tuesday, August 16, at 6 pm CST join Becky McCray and I as we present our next workshop: Filling Empty Buildings. You want to fill up those empty buildings downtown, but all the economic development strategies you find sound like they were written for big cities. You want help that works for a…
Read MorePainting the Streets
Last weekend we painted the streets. And we weren’t the only ones. There were lots of us! Arts R Alive, a local group that formed to bring sculptures to West Twin Park back in 2011 and are continuing to do so, got together last year and thought it might be fun to paint the streets…
Read More#UseEmptyLots
Last night Becky and I hosted our 4th webinar, Empty Lots and Roofless Buildings, what to do with them. One of the items on the program was #BuildHereNow. It’s a hashtag program started by the Strong Towns people that emphasize empty lots. Granted, they are emphasizing lots in larger cities like New Orleans and Baltimore.…
Read MoreTourism as Economic Development
It makes sense. Get people from outside of your community to come visit your natural resources, your events, your community. Have them shop in town, eat at the restaurants, get gas in town, stay overnight in your hotels and that will stimulate your economy. We can all see that picture pretty clearly. Some of the…
Read MoreOne Person Can’t Do Everything
One person can’t do everything, I know – I’ve tried. One person can not be everything to everybody. I know – I’ve tried. It’s why mission statements and manifestos are so important. They help you to focus and bring you back to what is important. They are your ‘why’. Each of us needs a reason,…
Read More5 Reasons to Join the Chamber
Becky McCray and I co-hosted a webinar on June 8 and it went so well. We had a lot of questions that we answered and I was really excited about the progress of our webinars and the direction we are going with SaveYour.Town. Well, there was one thing that did bother me about the webinar.…
Read MoreSunday Update: Birthday
Wednesday I was 61. It was a nice day to have a birthday. I worked. I saw the move Nice Guys with Keri and Kevin. I ate at Applebees. I had cupcakes. The next day my friend Gigi sent me gluten free cupcakes that were ridiculously delicious. I had several of those. I had bread…
Read MoreSunday Blab is Back!
SaveYour.Town Sunday Blab is back! Becky and I will be blabbing tomorrow, Sunday June 5, at 6 pm CST. May was a busy month for both of us and we’re happy to be back blabbing with you tomorrow.
Read More31 Days
I’ve blogged consecutively for 31 days now. I was given a challenge to do so, and I did it. It was one of my busiest months professionally, and still I blogged. Some of the posts were reposted from articles I had written for my enewsletter. Some of the posts were pictures I had taken at…
Read MoreSaturday at JunqueFest
This is the 3rd year for JunqueFest in Webster City. 84 Vendors are in Wilson Brewer Park through Sunday – rain or shine. No admission, junque, repurposed, antiques, barn wood, rustique, signs, yard art – you name, it’s here. Live music and fair food too – we’ve got a little bit of everything. I’ll let…
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