Buttermilk & MolassesWandering the narrow crevasse between cultural irony and political angst.Richmond's Next Mayor: Free Advice- July 2, 2008 Suzanne Morse at Smart Communities has some free advice for the nation's mayors during challenging economic times. It's advice that the candidates for Richmond's mayoral job might want to think about incorporating into their campaign platforms -- inviting citizens to...http://floricane.typepad.com/buttermilk/2008/07/richmonds-nex-1.html Creating Conversations One Byte At A Time- July 2, 2008 Last fall, I attended a two-day workshop with community builder Peter Block. I drove away from Red Bank with many things on my mind -- including a fair amount of anxiety about driving across the frickin' Delaware River nightmare bridge....http://floricane.typepad.com/buttermilk/2008/07/creating-conver.html Style's Long Overdue Electronic Upgrade- July 2, 2008 Last week, during Style Weekly's open house -- introducing their advertisers and hangers-on to their fancy downtown space -- I got a glimpse of the long-awaited revamp of their website, which is apparently 90% done and counting. I mention that...http://floricane.typepad.com/buttermilk/2008/07/styles-long-ove.html It's A Beautiful Day in Style's Neighborhood- July 2, 2008 Three cheers for VCU's Greg Weatherford and the students in VCU's magazine writing and production course for the publication of "Neighbors," a tabloid insert in this week's Style Weekly that features profiles of Richmond area residents. Not just any residents,...http://floricane.typepad.com/buttermilk/2008/07/its-a-beautiful.html Thank You, Richmond Times-Dispatch- July 1, 2008 If there is one thing I genuinely appreciate about all of the changes at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in recent years, it's that columnist Michael Paul Williams survived. Williams was profiled recently in Richmond's newest publication, Urban Views Weekly (there's a...http://floricane.typepad.com/buttermilk/2008/07/thank-you-richm.html RICHMOND'S NEXT MAYOR: Pissing Off the Vibrant Confederate Coalition- July 1, 2008 I couldn't help but be amused by the brief story in today's Times-Dispatch -- "City's mayoral hopefuls cautious on Davis statue." The question: Should a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis join the one of Abraham Lincoln at Tredegar Iron...http://floricane.typepad.com/buttermilk/2008/07/richmonds-next.html |