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Broadcast originally aired on Monday, February 17, 2025 at 9:30 am, on WRCR Radio 1700AM.Master storyteller and author Jonathan Kruk joined host Clare Sheridan to discuss his career as a Master Storyteller.  In April, Kruk will bring a family-friendly program to the Historical Society of Rockland County entitled: “Imps of Donderberg: The Lore of Rockland County.”  Topics discussed in this interview include:  Washington Irving; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; The Goblin of Donderberg; Charles Dickens; A Christmas Carol; Hudson River; Rocklandia; The Hudson River; Pete Seeger and more.Best known for his solo shows “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “A Christmas Carol,” Jonathan Kruk has been featured on The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, and the BBC. In addition to performing for the New-York Historical, the Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum, Pete Seeger's Clearwater Fest, the NYS Reading Teacher's Association, NYS PTA Conference, the Nassau County Museum, the Greater Hudson Heritage Network, Met-Life, and Pepsico, he has eight award-winning recordings and is the author of two books: Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley and Legends and Lore of the Hudson Highlands.His website is: https://jonathankruk.com/The upcoming program at the HSRC: In this family-friendly Sunday afternoon program, Jonathan will tell adventuresome stories about pirate treasure, bold patriots, ghost imps, Indian guides, and more.IMPS OF DONDERBERG: The Lore of Rockland County, with Jonathan KrukWhen:  Sunday, April 6, 2025,at 1:00 pm SHARPWhere:  Lower-level Community Room, HSRC History Center, 20 Zukor Road, New CityPrice:  $15.00/adult; $5/child (best for children in second grade or older) Learn more or get tickets:  https://www.rocklandhistory.org/family-program--imps-of-donderbergCrossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the morning show on WRCR radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. Our recorded broadcasts are also available for streaming on all major podcasts platforms. The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.www.RocklandHistory.org

Listen to the full recording of the Bartlesville City Council candidate forum, hosted by KWON 1400 AM - 93.3 FM - 95.1 FM, on Oct. 29, 2024. The forum was broadcast live from the Arvest Eastside Branch's Community Room with moderator Tom Davis.The forum featured Ward 1 candidates Dale Copeland and Tim Sherrick; Ward 2 candidates Larry East and Loren Roszel; Ward 4 candidates Aaron Kirkpatrick and Quinn Schipper; and Ward 5 candidate Trevor Dorsey. Ward 3 Councilor Jim Curd, Jr. provided an opening statement, but is not facing opposition for his seat.Ward 4 candidate Christian LaTorraca; and Ward 5 candidates Karen Monroe and Matthew Snodgrass were invited, but decided not to participate.

Join Pastor Robert and Donna Schuller for this online church service.  Today they focus on the enduring love of God, which lasts forever.  The scripture reading is Psalm 136The Schullers meet online live, each Sunday at 8am PT.  They also meet in-person in the Newport Beach Civic Center, Community Room.  This gathering meets from 10:30-11:30 am.  

NPR political correspondent Sarah McCammon grew up in a deeply evangelical family near Kansas City in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Later on, when she was assigned to cover Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, her life experiences helped inform her professional career. In conversation before a live audience in STLPR's Community Room, Jason Rosenbaum talks with McCammon about her new book, "The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church."

Creggs RFC celebrates 50 years in existence this year.  The club, based on the Galway/Roscommon border, has grown from small beginnings to one of the most progressive in the country during that time.  Over the last 50 years, they have developed fabulous facilities exceeding any parameters regarding inclusivity and social inclusion. In recent years, they have installed an all-weather 4G pitch, a 950m walkway that is fully lit and tarred and totally wheelchair accessible, a Gymnasium with IFI accredited equipment and Dressing rooms with individual shower-part changing cubicles each that specifically cater for female needs with wheelchair accessible cubicles also included. The club also built a “Changing Places” room and 2 Disability Toilets with a “Sensory Room and a fully equipped Community Room. The work to build these facilities all came from community effort.  William Davies was there when the club hosted the Junior Interprovincial between Connacht and Leinster.  

Exhibit showcases forgotten photos from Beacon summer camp A Village Voice ad lured an aspiring photographer named Michael Raab from New York City to Beacon during the summer of 1966. More than five decades later, a story in The Highlands Current brought him back. Raab shot 35 mm film that summer while working as a counselor for a camp organized by St. Andrew's Episcopal Church at its South Avenue property. The images will be the focus of an exhibit that opens Saturday (Feb. 10) at the Howland Public Library in Beacon. It is accompanied by a videotaped interview with Raab and Sandy Moneymaker, the widow of the late Rev. Thomas Moneymaker, St. Andrew's former rector and a community organizer. It was Thomas Moneymaker who in July 1966 placed the Village Voice ad seeking people to work "in a racially-torn city" for $20 a week plus room and board. Raab, a supporter of the civil rights movement who traveled to Washington, D.C., in 1963 for the March on Washington, saw the camp as an opportunity to "be more of a participant" and decided to take a break from working as an assistant in a commercial photography studio. The children in his black-and-white photos were mostly residents of Beacon's West End, a predominantly Black community whose homes and businesses were erased by Urban Renewal in the late 1960s and early '70s. "What is so significant to me, and what I see in these pictures, is a sense of community," said Raab. "That really touched me." The history of that summer had been packed away and forgotten by Raab, who forged a career as a commercial photographer and then in real estate. Those memories stirred in May 2023 when he and his wife booked a three-day trip to Beacon after reading about the city's evolution. Raab said he searched Google for information on Thomas Moneymaker and discovered Always Present, Never Seen, a 2022 series by The Current on the history of Black people in the Highlands. The series included an interview with Sandy Moneymaker about the integration of St. Andrew's and her husband's concerns about the impact of Urban Renewal on Beacon's Black residents. Raab emailed the newspaper about his summer in the city, which led to a meeting with Diane Lapis, a trustee of the Beacon Historical Society. Lapis set up a meeting between Raab and Sandy Moneymaker, and that "touched off again all these memories," he said. "Diane spurred me to go back and look and see if I had any pictures from then," said Raab. "I was shocked when I found them." During his sojourn at the summer camp, Raab and another volunteer from New York City slept on mattresses in a small cottage on St. Andrew's property. They ate inside Moneymaker's residence. Most memorable, he said, were the experiences with the kids, which he captured with a Nikon camera during breaks. There were activities like basketball and an overnight trip to a campground owned by the Episcopal Diocese in Bear Mountain Park. The trip had one "scary" moment, however, when someone yelled the N-word from a car that passed the children as they walked at night along a road inside the park, he said. One of the photos that strikes him the most, said Raab, shows four campers interacting with each other as they sit on a bench. Another child stands beside them. "They're all being together, being with each other - that sense of belonging somewhere," he said. "I got a lot out of that summer." Beacon's West End Story: Summer of 1966 opens in the Howland Public Library's Community Room with an artist's reception on Feb. 10, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and continues through March 3. The library is located at 313 Main St.

Wir beginnen mit der Startup Journey aus dem Community Room und steigen in den Elevator (Pitch) und landen am anderen Ende der Welt in Las Vegas im Sphere, wo U2 vor einer rießen Videowall performt. Eine musikalische Performance gab es auch im Starthouse in Lohr: Nebel, Movingheads und eine kraftvolle Rockstimme. Bleibt bis zum Ende dran, um den Einspieler nicht zu verpassen. Und wo steht nochmal die erste Gebetslounge der Welt? Das alles erfahrt ihr in dieser Episode. Die erste Videofolge der Probeaufnahme. (00:00) Intro des ersten Videopodcasts (01:08) Was ist ein Fat Finger Trade? (02:10) Julians Großmembranmikrofon (05:20) Videocast Lokation Starthouse Community Room (07:00) Startup Lernkarten Persona, Elevator Pitch, CTA (09:00) Was ist ein Elevator Pitch? (12:50) Wir in der Zeitung: Die digitale Gebetslounge (19:32) Wo ist die erste Gebetslounge der Welt? (22:36) Anruf im Studio (24:26) Whois DENIC Webseitendomains (29:50) Warum heißt der Podcast "Probeaufnahme"? (30:45) Gast in Planung: Francesco (32:40) Residenz Würzburg Weltkulturerbe (38:24) Das Sphere in Las Vegas (46:38) What´s Next Podcastentwicklung (47:52) Eines der größten Denkfehler für Gründer (50:56) Julian in Köln 11.11. 11:11 Uhr (58:40) Mit Bömer erlebt man was! (59:45) Musikvideo mit Bömer (01:01:08) Gaukler Theater Der Podcast "Probeaufnahme": Julian und Martin, zwei technikbegeisterte Startup-Gründer sprechen in ihrem Podcast „Probeaufnahme" über Features, Kuriositäten und ihren Alltag. Produziert von LiveOnTape - Julian Lübeck und Martin Ludwig https://www.liveontape.de Bilder und mehr zur Folge auf https://www.instagram.com/liveontape.de HINWEIS: VIDEO AUF SPOTIFY (Für Video Login erforderlich - Alle Tarife FREE & PREMIUM) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/probeaufnahme/message

This week Jim, Kate and David provide holiday reminders and tips. See if you qualify for rental risk assistance. Get ready for winter weather. Hold a meeting at Fire Station 22's Community Room. Practice Holiday sustainability. Special guest: Officer Tiffany Trombley, Neighborhood Resource Officer, chats car prowl safety during holiday shopping season. Learn about upcoming events and so much more!Find relevant links and info about this episode here: https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/City-Managers-Office/Communications/This-Week-in-Kirkland-Podcast#20231214

In this episode, the focus is on RubyConf, the upcoming conference dedicated to the Ruby programming language. They start by talking about the origin and evolution of RubyConf, highlighting its growth in attendance and its impact on the Ruby community. Chelsea details how the conference has adapted to the digital format due to the COVID-19 pandemic but points out the value of in-person connections. They are looking forward to the Community Day event, which will feature various activities to encourage community interaction and an acknowledgment of scholarships that would help more people attend. The event will offer various programming options, workshops, and talks to cater to newcomers and seasoned professionals. There will also be some level of hands-on learning through hacking activities. The conference aims to be inclusive, offering opportunities for mentorship and growth, regardless of one's career stage. Towards the end, the discussion shifts to Ruby Central, the organizing body behind RubyConf and RailsConf. Chelsea and Allison describe multiple avenues for community engagement, ranging from board membership to open-source contributions. They also encourage donations and corporate sponsorships. Don't miss your chance to register for RubyConf and engage with the fantastic Ruby community! RubyConf (https://rubyconf.org/) Follow RubyConf on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ruby-central-inc/), X (https://twitter.com/rubyconf), YouTube (), or Mastodon (https://ruby.social/@rubyconf). Learn Academy (https://learnacademy.org/) Follow Learn Academy on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LEARNSD/), X (https://twitter.com/SDLEARN), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/school/sd-learn/), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sdlearn/). Follow Chelsea Kaufman on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelskaufman/) or X (https://twitter.com/ChelsKaufman). Follow Allison McMillan on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/apmcmillan/) or X (https://twitter.com/allie_p). Visit her website at daydreamsinruby.com (https://daydreamsinruby.com/). Follow thoughtbot on X (https://twitter.com/thoughtbot) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/150727/). Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Transcript: VICTORIA: This is the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots podcast, where we explore the design, development, and business of great products. I'm your host, Victoria Guido. And with me today is Allison McMillan and Chelsea Kaufman, Board Directors, and RubyConf '23 Co-chairs. Thank you for joining me. ALLISON: Hi, thanks for having us. CHELSEA: Thanks for having us. VICTORIA: Yes, I'm glad that you were able to make time to come on the show today. I understand, Allison, that you've been having very full weeks with family over the last month. Do you want to tell us a little bit more about that? ALLISON: Yeah, it's...we have just ended what I call the gauntlet of Jewish holidays. But, basically, there are four Jewish holidays starting with Rosh Hashanah, which many folks know that's the Jewish New Year. But what a lot of folks don't know is that there are actually four holidays that are all in a row, each about a week apart. And you do different celebratory things for each of them. And so, it's been really amazing and fun, and lots of, like, sharing our home with others and meals and seeing lots of people. But it is also exhausting. And they basically all fell on weekends this year, which was nice from sort of a scheduling perspective but was exhausting in the fact that I basically have not had a weekend in over a month. So, it was wonderful and tiring. And I am, I guess, both happy and sad that they're over now. VICTORIA: Yeah, that does sound like a lot of quality family time, which has its pros and cons [laughs], right? So, after going through that, do you feel more rested? Or what do you feel like you need to do in order to recuperate and return to your normal energy levels after having every weekend full after that? ALLISON: Oh, that's a great question. I've been looking at my calendar to be like, I should take a day off. I should take a break. I'm working for myself and [inaudible 02:02] entrepreneur consultant. So, I do have the flexibility to do so, but it is hard to look at my calendar and be like, yes, I will take this day off because I deserve it. But, ideally, I would take a day or multiple days off. VICTORIA: Yes. And some of us are lucky enough to have a reason to travel for work purposes and to sneak in a little vacation and be productive [laughs] in our companies. So, I'm curious, Chelsea, if you can tell me a little bit about the option for people to come to San Diego in November and take a restful vacation by the beach and learn a little bit more about Ruby. CHELSEA: Yeah, so RubyConf will be in San Diego this year. As a native San-dieagan, I am a bit biased, but November is a beautiful time to be in San Diego. And we're going to be at the Town and Country, which feels a little bit like we're going to be in a, like, Palm Springs resort. They just went through a major renovation. And there's these really awesome, like, lounge areas with fire pits and just places for people to gather, which really kind of aligns itself with some of the stuff that we're planning because we're really trying to focus in on just connecting Rubyists together. So, to me, it feels like the perfect place because I think San Diego is, one, we're a little bit more low key, a little chill. And it's a great place to just gather and connect and share with people that have, you know, similar interests. VICTORIA: Yes, I live in San Diego now, but I was from Washington, D.C., And I would come and visit my family in San Diego once a year. And they would always go on about how great it is and how beautiful, and everyone is so happy and chill. And I was like, sure, whatever. And then we [chuckles] had the opportunity to move here, and now I'm one of those people who says that [laughs]. Like, it's great, especially in November. Everywhere else is getting a little cold and fall. And San Diego has a little bit of fall, but it's still 75 degrees out. I forget what that is in Celsius. But yes, I'm also super excited. CHELSEA: We have, like, fake fall activities that you can go do. Like, Allison, when you're talking about doing all the family activities and things like that, you know, this is when we start thinking about, oh, we need to go to, like, the pumpkin patch and apple picking and do all these things, but it's not cold or, like, fall weather at all. So, you want to get all, like, bundled up in your cute fall clothes or, like, put my kids and bundle them up in cute things. But then they're, like, sweating and trying to do [laughs] all these funny activities. But I think that there's so many beautiful things to do here that we, like, try and do these, like, fall activities. But then we just end up at the beach and play in the sand [laughs]. VICTORIA: Yeah, I will go out in, like, shorts and a T-shirt because it's that kind of weather. And my neighbors will be wearing full puffy jackets and [laughs], like, long pants and a hat. And they're like, "You're not from around here, are you?" [laughs]. It's like, you guys are silly. But it's fun. Yeah, there's seasons, I think, you know, in November...I made a list of suggested activities for my team members since thoughtbot is sponsoring RubyConf this year. And we're going to have a couple of speakers at the event. And we'll have other thoughtboters available at our booth for people to come up and chat with us. So, I'm really thrilled to be hosting everyone. And I made a list of, like, activities, and most of them were about where to see cool animals [laughs]. I was like, of course, there's the zoo, which is the obvious one, but then there's baby leopard sharks, and there's a season for them. I think they will still be around in November; I'm curious if you know, Chelsea, actually. And then there's, like, the safari parks, and whale watching, and the sea lions at La Jolla and, like, just a bunch of cool animals to see that I think it makes San Diego really special. CHELSEA: I agree. The zoo, the safari park are great places to just hang out and see some really cool exhibits. Balboa Park, the museums there are amazing. Liberty Station is one of my favorite places to go; that it's an old historic naval training center that's been converted into an arts and culture area. So, they have, like, little shops. They have...there's museums. There's brew pubs. There's coffee shops. And then there's beautiful, like, grassy areas, and right by the water, it's one of my favorite places to just go and hang out. ALLISON: This is great. I've done zero research on San Diego so far. So, just, like, I'm writing notes of what things to do and see while I'm there. CHELSEA: Yeah, I know the San Diego Ruby group is trying to put together some, like, local events and things that people can gather and do together. I know that there was a talk about doing a taco crawl. I think if I say that on the podcast, it might actually push them to do it because there are some amazing tacos in San Diego to be had. VICTORIA: Yes, I love that taco crawl. I'll reach out to them because I'll help put something like that together. I'm writing a blog post right now about all of these things and about all the other kind of events that are coming up in San Diego this fall. Great location, great time of year to be here. Tell me a little bit more about RubyConf specifically. And what are you all trying to do different this year than in past events? ALLISON: There are a bunch of things that we're doing differently. Our goal this year with this RubyConf is really to sort of focus on more ways to bring the community together. I think in the last little bit so much excitement around Ruby and Ruby Central and just sort of the community in general. It's a hard time in tech. I think people need to be sort of choosier about sort of what they attend and why they're attending something. And so, we really wanted to help folks connect with each other, help folks get to know other people, help folks sort of reconnect to ways that they love Ruby and the Ruby community and being a Ruby programmer. So, one of the things that we're doing differently is we have a three-day conference. And the way that that sort of broken down is the first day is a Community Day. And the first day is comprised of the workshops, as well as sort of this Hack Day, where people can bring their own projects. We're going to have people there that folks can hack with, sort of open-source projects that folks can work on, all sorts of different stuff. So that people can really sort of get to know one another, work with one another, work with people that they might, you know, admire or have followed in the community for a while, and have that sort of really special experience that doesn't feel as conference-y, right? It feels a little bit more sort of organic in terms of the way that the day will flow and, the options that people have, and sort of what that day looks like. And then following that, we have two days of sort of RubConf with talks and speakers, et cetera. And I'll let Chelsea add anything to Community Day and then also jump into some of the sort of new and different things we're doing at RubyConf. CHELSEA: I agree with Allison in that we've really wanted to focus in on the connection side of things. But I think coming out of the last few years, out of even the last year that's been tough in the industry, just finding ways for people to connect, support, lift up each other, I think that that was something we really wanted to do. And we didn't want it to just be about going and seeing speakers. We wanted to find more ways for people to learn from each other, to connect. And so we added in quite a few of these community connection points. So, on that first day, there's a lot of community aspects to it. We have a lot of learning happening with our workshops and also working on projects, hacking together, showing off what you're working on, connecting with people in the community. It's going to be really focused in on everyone's own skills and talents and coming together and supporting each other in where we're at in our careers, in our learning. And then, the next couple of days will look a little bit familiar in the way that it is structured with some new aspects kind of woven in. We'll have our Community Room, where we're bringing different community groups together so that people can learn more about what is going on in the community, how they can support, how they can connect. And in addition to seeing and learning about some of the new things happening in the Ruby community, we'll also have our Career Pathways room again, which will be a place for people to support their own careers. And that room was really set up so that it wasn't just about early career, but also about folks in their mid and senior careers, and finding the advice, finding the resources, finding the mentorship that they might need in whatever stage of their career that they're at, and figuring out how we can together as a community grow as a whole. VICTORIA: I really appreciate the focus on community. And, for me, as managing director at thoughtbot, in deciding to invest in which conferences we want to attend and sponsor, we find more value in groups that are trying to bring people together around a common passion and purpose versus a particular product. But I'd like to hear from each of you if you can tell me, what does the community mean to you? And I'm looking for, like, a personal story on how you've benefited or how you've engaged with the Ruby community in the past. And what makes you motivated as CEOs and founders of your own companies [laughs] to spend all this time organizing a conference? ALLISON: Many, many, many years ago, I did a Rails Girls workshop. It was actually my first introduction into the tech community, into programming in general. And, for me, really, I did Rails Girls. I did not actually expect to like programming. But I was sort of launching a startup, and I wanted to learn more about tech and blah, blah, blah. And at the end of the day, I was, like, so energized and so excited about what I had built and what I had done. The Ruby community in D.C., who I always think is just a group of really special individuals, was so supportive, was so wonderful, was so, like, "Here's where we co-work on Wednesdays. Come to this coffee shop. Here's how you can keep learning," just was so encouraging. You know, I went to the local Ruby meetup sort of really not knowing anything. And they were excited about, you know, newbies being there and asking questions and, you know, really sort of getting to know folks who are just starting out in their programming journey. And really, through that, I mean, I went to my first RubyConf as a scholar. Was strongly encouraged to do a lightning talk, did a lightning talk. That's how I, you know, sort of ended up having a whole bunch of informational interviews and having conversations with folks. And really, that's how I got my first real job in tech. And so, you know, I want people that are coming into the industry now to have that same support, to have those same opportunities, to have that same encouragement. And, for me, sort of planning RubyConf, planning these conferences, being a part of Ruby Central is really me giving back to the community that has gotten me to where I am today, right? And it's amazing, also, to just...I'm still in touch with the people that were at my table, sort of guiding and mentoring at that first Rails Girls session or the people who I met at the first-ever Ruby meetup that I went to. I still talk to them. I'm still in touch with them. We still get together. I still ask them for, you know, advice and guidance sometimes. And sometimes, they ask me, at this point, for advice and guidance, which is fun. But yeah, it just means so much to me that I have really been able to get to where I'm at because of the support and encouragement of the community. CHELSEA: I have a similar story. I guess over, gosh, over a decade ago, I also went to my first RailsBridge and got introduced to the community there at RailsBridge. And, you know, at the time, I wasn't in tech. I was in the theater. I come from the performing arts. I had spent a very long time executive leadership in the theater. And I got introduced to this community that was so warm and welcoming to people wanting to learn and grow. And I was so interested in how communities are built and how people connect together that I started getting more and more involved in the Ruby community here in San Diego. And just like Allison was saying about the welcoming and warmth that she felt from the D.C. community, I felt the same way here in San Diego. Before that, you know, I had spent so many years being the only woman in a room. I had been in an industry that made me feel like my voice was not always heard. And when I walked into this room, I felt like I mattered. I felt like people wanted to hear what I had to say. And they wanted to learn from my experiences. And in 2014, San Diego hosted RubyConf here. And at that point, my business partner and I launched our business, LEARN Academy, and it's still running strong today. But it was about creating that on-ramp for people and a launchpad into this industry where they could make a difference and they could have their voice heard. And they could be a part of a conversation, even if they hadn't been a part of that community for many, many years, that their background mattered, that their growth mattered. And helping people find their voice at a table is something that is so important to me that I love being able to bring that into the planning of this conference, into a lot of the work that I've done with Ruby Central, with LEARN academy. And really just helping people understand that just because you don't have the traditional background, maybe you didn't start programming at the age of two, you can have a different background and a different path and still provide so much value. And I think that that is the thing that I wanted to continue to be a part of and to make sure was a part of the conversation, that we need so many different types of people at the table. And I want to make sure that our community is responsive to that, that it's inclusive to that, that it's equitable as best we can, and just allows people to share their own experiences. And so, you know, I feel like, for me, we're, you know, almost at our 10-year mark at LEARN academy and that we were launching the company at RubyConf in 2014. To have it here again this year is so special to me. I remember being at the conference many years ago; you know, we spend a lot of time helping companies figure out how to work with early-career developers and to create those pipelines for them so that there's career growth for them. And, you know, I remember sitting around the table and just saying, "Hey, who wants an internship? Who wants to, you know, help these early-career developers?" And everyone raised their hand, and we found some of our very first partners at that conference. And it's always been such a warm and welcoming community that has allowed me to feel like I have a voice and then allows me to help other people find theirs. VICTORIA: Wow, thank you both for sharing that. I totally relate to that feeling of a welcoming community and just getting the sense that, like, wow, everyone who does Ruby is really nice [laughs]. And I think that you know, for me, same as Allison, starting in D.C., there were quite a few people who were involved in Women Who Code who were running Ruby meetups. And that's where I met Valerie Woolard, who I think is also coming to San Diego for RubyConf. I'm excited to see her again. And it's interesting for me coming from that perspective and hearing that from both of you because I've also heard a viewpoint on Ruby community as being highly opinionated and causing certain amounts of consternation. So, I'm curious if you have any comments on that. If not, otherwise, I'm grateful that there are people working to bring that better community in the community that I'm more familiar with more to the forefront and making it more inclusive and open for everyone. So, to, like, bring the question all the way back, it's like [chuckles], do you have any comments on, like, if there's a tendency for Rubyists to be really highly opinionated? Or what else can we do to make it more open and inclusive for people to join the community? CHELSEA: I mean, I think that people are going to be opinionated about something that they care a lot about. And I think that the thing that I've noticed in the Ruby community is people love this language. They love programming in this language, and I think that there's something very powerful about that. And it does, you know, lend itself to people [laughs] having very strong opinions about what they think needs to be out there. And, to me, it's not a matter of, like, whether we have strong opinions or not. It has more to do with whether we're listening or not. But I think it's really important for those of us who are leading to be the listeners, and that we should be there to make sure that there is space for people to be heard, whether their opinion is loud or not. And I think that there are people that are going to be louder than others; that is going to be true no matter where we go. But I think that as long as there is intention around making sure that we are listening to even the quietest voices and that we are creating space for the quietest voices, that's where we're going to find more collaboration. But if we're only going out there and saying, "This is the way it needs to be," and we're not willing to listen to anything else, then I think that growth will stop happening because we need to listen to everyone. We need to be able to create some kind of place for people to come together and share ideas; you know, you don't get the perspectives of all these amazing people in the industry. So, that's why I feel like, you know, I've been on the board at Ruby Central for about a year now, and the biggest thing that I feel like I can contribute is to simply listen. If I can help in any way of filtering ideas or creating connections with people because I've been putting my ear to the ground and saying, "Okay, these people are talking about this, and we're expanding here." And we just want to make sure that we're doing the best we can at being open to all different kinds of ideas and not closing anyone off. Maybe your opinion is really strong. It doesn't mean that we should shut you down. It just means that we need to make sure that there's space for other people, too. And I think that that's the part that, you know, as someone who has always been a bit of an introvert, a bit of a wallflower, I understand how hard it is to get my voice out there. And so, I often fight for the quiet people. I think in every language and any space where it's a craft, it's something that we're creating, people get really passionate about it. And that's going to happen. And I think there's something powerful in that because there's going to be change that happens from that. But if we're not doing our part in the listening and making sure that there isn't just one voice, that there's a collective voice, that's the part that I felt so powerful when I joined the community so many years ago was that, even though I had, you know, months of experience, my questions mattered. And as long as we hold on to that, the community will continue to grow. But those of us at Ruby Central and some of the other organizations, if we're creating space to allow people to question, allow people to speak their opinions and listen, then I think that the industry, the community will just continue to thrive because of that. But we have to be open, and we have to be compassionate when we're doing our listening. ALLISON: Yeah, I agree with all of that. And I would just add in safe places, in a way that we're creating sort of safe structures and safe places for folks to communicate. MID-ROLL AD: Are your engineers spending too much time on DevOps and maintenance issues when you need them on new features? We know maintaining your own servers can be costly and that it's easy for spending creep to sneak in when your team isn't looking. By delegating server management, maintenance, and security to thoughtbot and our network of service partners, you can get 24x7 support from our team of experts, all for less than the cost of one in-house engineer. Save time and money with our DevOps and Maintenance service. Find out more at: tbot.io/devops. VICTORIA: What, if you could tell me, what does Ruby really have going for it? Like what makes Ruby a good choice for tech founders or for new companies would make someone decide they want to build with Ruby? ALLISON: First, it's a little bit about just sort of the ease of the language to jump into and to understand, right? There's a lot that you can get done very quickly with Ruby and Rails. And in addition to sort of individuals being able to work in it, there's a whole community of resources, and support, and podcasts, and tutorials, and all sorts of stuff. I know that as an engineering leader at any company, when engineers are coming to me with, like, the desire to use a new language or try something new, part of what I look at is, if I'm going to hire, like, what would hiring look like? What does it look like for engineers to have to ramp up in this area? How long does that take? What resources are available? What sort of community am I pulling from and looking at? And that's both community in terms of sort of technical experience, expertise, years, et cetera, but also non-technical skills, right? What does the community look like in terms of some of those ideals around communication, collaboration, just sort of general pieces like that? And so, I think that, given sort of the strength of open source, strength of community, community contributions, ways to contribute, etcetera, I think that's one of the reasons that it still makes Ruby a really strong choice for folks to build in and to work with. VICTORIA: What type of people, what personas do you think will be the most interested in attending RubyConf? Is it all just going to be, like, senior or super Ruby developers, or what? CHELSEA: Oh, I don't think so. I mean, this RubyConf, in particular, is great for anyone on a learning journey. We've worked really hard to make sure there's a good breadth of programming for different folks in different stages of their careers. I think that, you know, those of you that are maybe earlier on there, this is a great opportunity to meet people who are maybe even a step or two ahead of you. I think that the best mentorship that you can find is someone who is only maybe a year ahead of you because they're going to recognize where you're at and help you along the way. And I think that there's a lot of opportunities here for that. I think that with our Community Day, the hacking that's going to be involved, like, maybe, as a new developer, you wouldn't be able to come in and, like, get your hands really dirty. But you'll get to sit next to somebody who has been through all the different stages and get to watch, and explore, and learn. I think that making those connections could be really great for anyone's career. I think that our mid-level developers, folks that are our management, there's great resources for them to connect with other developers in similar stages. There's great workshops. Because of our focus on the community, I think that it's going to be a place where you can really connect with other Rubyists. And so, if you are at a stage in your career that you want to figure out what that next spring is, where that next ladder step is, this is a good place to see all the different options because you're going to be surrounded by people in all different stages of their careers. And what we've, I think, said now quite a few times is so many people there are just so excited to help people continue that growth. And so, I think that no matter what stage you're in, you're going to find people there that are excited to help you along the way. That being said, I think for our more senior, more advanced, our executive leadership, this is going to be a great place to, one, meet some really great talent, and, two, I think, learn from other folks in the industry of, like, where people are at, what we're struggling with, and how we're changing and doing things differently. So, I really do think there's going to be a little bit of everything for people. And what I love about that is really that it gets to the core and heart of the Ruby community because we're so excited about new folks coming in that that growth continues, that you have folks like Allison who started out as a scholar and want to give back. And then because we have folks at all those different stages, you can find people that are, you know, maybe a step or two ahead of you that are going to be able to help bring you up to that next level. So, I think it's an exciting opportunity for people to really meet new people, learn some new things, maybe find a little bit of encouragement, empowerment on where you're going to go next on your career. VICTORIA: Yeah, absolutely. And it reminds me of an article I read while I was at RailsConf earlier this year about why we do conferences and what's the whole point. And, you know, for me, all of those things are true, like, all those values. As an executive, I'm going to meet a lot of great talent. I'm going to connect with other companies. I'm just going to get to show up and say hi to people and ask them questions in a way that's very informal. And that's so valuable to have that. I think where I was going to go next with this was with Ruby Central, which I believe organizes both RailsConf and RubyConf. (And you can correct me if I'm wrong on that.) I'm curious if there are anything else you want to talk about with, like how the community can engage in support and how other companies could get involved with the community and show their support. CHELSEA: I think that there's quite a few different ways for folks to get involved. We are currently recruiting board members. We just finished a round just now. But I know that in our planning, that we're likely going to bring on at least one, maybe two more, in the next six months. So, I definitely...for folks in the community that want to get involved, that is a really great place to really get involved with Ruby Central. We also have a really strong open-source community. And we're working, oh gosh, with quite a few different companies now that are really helping to support our open-source efforts. And those are also good ways to get involved. You know, we do plan both RailsConf and RubyConf. RailsConf will be in the spring again. And, you know, it takes a village to put on a conference like this and that, you know, we also look for programming committee members to help us shape the program of the conferences. So, if you are interested in any of that, that's also another great way to get involved in the community. We have an amazing programming committee that's helped us with RubyConf. And I'm excited to see what we do next with RailsConf. And I think that you know if you're one that's going to the conference and are saying, "Man, I wish that they would do this," or "I wish I could see that," come and talk to us because that's the best way for us to learn, that we want to hear all of those pieces. But don't be surprised if we then send you an email and say, "Hey, you want to be on our programming committee with us?" ALLISON: I'll add that we also, through our website, we take donations. So, if you want to help monetarily, there's the option to do that on the website. And if you're a company, I mean, we're always looking for conference sponsorships. But if your company also is interested in getting involved in sort of more of a corporate sense of sponsoring or supporting Ruby Central, we are always open to those conversations. You can send an email to contact@rubycentral.org. VICTORIA: That's great. I have a fun question about the conference because I'm leading the event with thoughtbot since I live here. And I'm thinking about some fun swag to give away. Rank your preferences on what kind of swag you'd like to see at the thoughtbot sponsor booth: a thoughtbot-branded surfboard or, a boogie board, a bucket hat, or a pickleball paddle. Any of those interesting for you? ALLISON: Wait, when you say surfboard, like, how am I going to get a surfboard back to D.C.? [laughter] VICTORIA: Okay. I think it's, like, kind of funny because if you win it, it's like, well, what do you do? [laughter] You got to shake it back. That sounds like maybe a boogie board. CHELSEA: Yeah, I'm down for a boogie board. VICTORIA: Thank you so [laughs] much for entertaining me on that one. Is there anything else that you would like to promote today? ALLISON: We would love to see everybody at RubyConf. You can register. Check out the program speakers, et cetera, at rubyconf.org. You can learn more about Ruby Central at rubycentral.org. Those are, I think, the two things that we'd love to make sure everybody knows about. CHELSEA: And if you're here in San Diego, come say hello. VICTORIA: Yes, I have met up with a few random people from the internet [laughs] who have said like, "I'm in San Diego. Who should I say hi [inaudible 34:02]?" I was like, "Me, me, me," [laughter]. So, yes, I'm very happy to meet up for drinks. Chelsea, you and I will have to get together sometime soon before the conference. And I'm super excited for RubyConf. And thank you both so much for being here today. ALLISON: Thanks for having us. CHELSEA: Thank you. VICTORIA: You can subscribe to the show and find notes along with a complete transcript for this episode at giantrobots.fm. If you have questions or comments, email us at hosts@giantsrobots.fm. And you can find me on Twitter @victori_ousg. This podcast is brought to you by thoughtbot and produced and edited by Mandy Moore. Thanks for listening. See you next time. AD: Did you know thoughtbot has a referral program? If you introduce us to someone looking for a design or development partner, we will compensate you if they decide to work with us. More info on our website at tbot.io/referral. Or you can email us at referrals@thoughtbot.com with any questions. Special Guests: Allison McMillan and Chelsea Kaufman.

David Wells once again interviews musicians coming up at the the Open Book Coffeehouse, located in the Community Room of the Canton Public Library at 786 Washington Street (map) and is made possible by the Friends of the Library. Cooper is appearing Saturday, October 21, 2023 Acclaimed Indie Folk/Americana, Singer/Songwriter Dana Cooper from Nashville is on his National CD Release Tour. Dana Cooper is a poet, storyteller, songwriter from Nashville, TN.  As one critic noted, "he sings like an angel and plays like the devil." Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for students of any age. Doors open at 6:45 PM. Music starts at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available that evening only on a first come, first serve basis. Cash and checks are accepted.

Have you thought about joining a book club? The Kewanee Public Library is here to help. The Kewanee Public Library holds book clubs on the third Monday of each month, barring a holiday. The next two meetings of the Kewanee Library Adults Book Club is set for Monday, October 16th, at 2 PM or at 6 PM. This months book is called Inheritance by author Dani Shapiro. You can get a copy of the book at the Library and join the meeting on Monday at either 2 PM or 6 PM for a lively discussion of the book. In other library news, the Library will play host to an informational meeting about Property Tax on October 17th at 10:30 AM in the Community Room. If you have questions regarding Property Tax, this informative meeting could be for you. It's free to attend starting at 10:30 AM.

It's book club time once again at the Kewanee Public Library. The Library is hosting the adult book club on Monday, July 17th with meetings at 2 PM and 6 PM. The book this month is "The Reading List" a novel by Sara Nisha Adams. You can get a copy of the book at the front desk of the Kewanee Public Library and you are welcome to attend either the 2 PM or 6 PM Book Club Meeting on Monday, July 17th. Sara Billiet also joined us to invite everyone to a presentation on July 25th, in the Community Room at the Library. "True Crime: Forensics" is a presentation and Q & A with Illinois State Police Forensics expert Jason List. Seating is first come first, first choice. The event takes place at 6 PM on July 25th. 

Director McCrery discusses the transformation of the 2nd floor at Strom into a Community Room with pool tables, their partnership with the Warren County Health Department for a Fit and Strong Class, highlights a Grief Support Group, and the possibility of a computer lab with resources on the WRAM Morning Show.

Episode 36 Sylvia Lovely leads programs helping people learn to share the stories of their lives. She does this with events such as workshops and retreats, writing groups, listening sessions, focus groups, and book clubs. And she has a fascinating and inspiring story. We get into all of that in this episode taped in the Community Room at the Good Foods Co-op on Southland Drive in Lexington, Kentucky. The show notes including photographs and links are on my website HERE or at https://bluegrassregionvoicesandviews.com/sylvia/  

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In local news, The Appalachian Theatre of the High Country will be having a monthly karaoke cabaret. According to the Watauga Democrat, the monthly event will begin Saturday February 25th from 8-11 P.M. and will be held in the theatre's Community Room. The event will be free and concessions can be bought throughout the night. The theater will be hosting the karaoke cabaret on the last Saturday of every month, with the next scheduled dates after this Saturday being March 25, April 29, and May 27. For more information, you can call the theater or visit the theatre's lobby box office between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. from Tuesday through Friday, or two hours before showtime. In state news, the Hound's Drive-In Theatre located in Kings Mountain will be permanently closing. According to CBS17, the business announced the closure Monday through their social media accounts. The Hound's Drive-In Theater operated for 7 years and during the pandemic the space was used for other events besides watching movies, such as graduations and concerts. In national news, 145,000 cans of ProSobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula have been recalled due to potential health risks due to bacteria. According to NPR, Rekkit announced Monday the formula may have been cross-contaminated with Cronobacter, a bacteria that can cause rare but life-threatening infections in newborns. It is encouraged whoever has this product dispose of it or return it for a refund. The affected products are “12.9 oz containers of the plant-based formula that were manufactured between August and September 2022 and sold in retail stores throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Guam.” Those who own this product can check the bottom of their cans to see if they are part of the two recalled batches which will have number 300871214415 beneath the barcode and a use-by date of March 1, 2024. Today's weather is courtesy of Booneweather.com. Today is a partly cloudy day with a high of 58 degrees and a low of 44.

Sparks chats with Macomb Police Chief Jerel Jones and Acting Commander Jeff Hamer about business down at the Macomb Police Department, including the personnel recruiting initiatives and the Macomb Police Award and Promotion Ceremony coming up on Friday, March 3rd at the Macomb City Hall in the Community Room at noon. 

The legendary macabre author, Edgar Allen Poe is being resurrected at the Kewanee Public Library on September 27th, 2022. Historian Brian Fox Ellis will portray the dark and brooding author of The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart as part of a program beginning at 6:30 in the Community Room at the Kewanee Public Library. Learn about the author's life, his writing and his legend with Brian Fox Ellis on September 27th. Sara Billiet from the Kewanee Public Library discussed the Edgar Allen Poe event, among many upcoming programs at the Kewanee Public Library on today's edition Wake Up TriCounties.

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Sara Billiet from the Kewanee Public Library was our guest today on Wake Up Tri-Counties. Sara joined us to talk about Billy Sunday, the revival preacher whose stops in Kewanee in the early 1900s brought in some of the largest crowds ever gathered in the City's history. Billy Sunday will be the subject of a presentation by Historian Craig Bishop at 2 Pm on August 26th in the Community Room at the Library. Sara also wanted to remind everyone of the Hog Days Book Sale which is hosted by the Friends of the Kewanee Public Library. The Book Sale will run from 7 Am to 11 Am on Saturday, September 3rd, Hog Days Weekend, in the parking lot of Johnson Appliance located at 114 North Chestnut Street.

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Director Mowen talks food pantry, use of Community Room, Thrift Store, bids on construction at the KC Hall, and Senior Nutrition on the WRAM Morning Show.

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Kewanee Public Library celebrated with Mr Steve at Windmont Park this week and Sara Billiet from the Kewanee Public Library joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to thank everyone who braved the weather to enjoy the show. Sara then talked about upcoming events at the Library including a new movie presentation. The Channing Tatum movie, Dog, will be show at the Kewanee Public Library on June 14th at 2 Pm in the Community Room. Also, Sara wants fans of True Crime to know that on Wednesday, June 29th, there will be a Zoom presentation on True Crime stories at the Kewanee Public Library. You are invited to attend in person and chat with fellow True Crime lovers or join via Zoom to enjoy the presentation. The Zoom link will be posted on the Kewanee Public Library website prior the event on the 29th.

Content warning: This episode covers sensitive and upsetting topics involving mental illness and the inhumane treatment of patients over the years. The historical context of this program and this podcast are incredibly important as we work to improve and grow in years to come, but we do want to caution listeners who may find the topic unsettling. Listen to the recorded audio from April 7, 2022's "Who Ya Callin' Crazy" program in the Community Room with OCC professor emeritus Dennis Fiems. See his slides here!

  In today's world, it's harder than ever to build a successful business. In this episode, we talk with Shane Torres on how to start a successful business without adding to your administrative burden. By approaching someone with experience in the industry, you can find a great manager who will help run your business while you focus on other things. If things go well, you could even make some money along the way!   Shane obtained his real estate license in 2009 and decided on RE/MAX Concepts, under the RE/MAX balloon. He accepted the offer to become a Broker/Owner with RE/MAX Concepts in 2013, and he became a principal owner of RE/MAX Concepts in September 2016. Shane currently resides in Polk City with his wife and 3 kids. [00:01 - 05:18] Have Your Employees Buy In by Giving Them Profit Share    How Shane started as a builder and went into investing in real estate  From surviving to thriving – How Shane made the most of opportunities that presentented themselves  Crucial conversions you need to have when starting a business The cost to operate the business What you're giving up in terms of control Profit potential The benefits of offering profit share to your employees  More buy in and accountability  [05:19 - 09:36] Quality Starts form the Top Level People You Hire    What Shane is working on in the commercial side of real estate  Align yourself with with people who have achieved your goals and are willing to give advice The key to quality control is having a top level person who oversees everyone else and ensures quality is maintained    [09:37 - 14:23] How Shane is Helping Educate Real Estate Agents From losing everything in 2009 to self funding his properties How Shane discovered his city's willingness to invest  Pitch the value and benefits that a property would be for the city Real estate agents have little to no knowledge about investing in real estate, and this is a major barrier to becoming a successful real estate agent How to connect with Shane Tweetable Quotes   “Quality control starts with that first key person you put in place to oversee everybody else.” - Shane Torres    “If I can do these things and be successful, but help other people become successful beyond anything they were going to accomplish on their own, then that's a win-win to me.” - Shane Torres   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Connect with Shane on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-torres-40399013 Connect with me:   I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook   LinkedIn   Like, subscribe, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on.  Thank you for tuning in!   Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: Shane Torres  00:00 If I can do these things and be successful, but help other people become successful beyond anything they were going to accomplish on their own, then that's a win win to me. So in this scenario, with this, what we're getting ready to do, is going to more than double this person would have ever made by being part of the profit share. And it's like, it's their baby, they'll treat it like their own in that regard. So, and I explained that right up front, you know, if there's room to grow in the future, usually, it's such a life changing thing right off the bat, even at 10 to 15%. It's never been an issue.   Intro  00:34 Welcome to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we'll teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big.   Sam Wilson  00:45 Shane Torres became an agent in 2009, and joined the REMAX Concepts family. As his business began to flourish. He opened an office in Polk City and began adding office staff 2013, he saw an opportunity to become a mentor and became a broker and an owner and also owns several other businesses as well, Shane, welcome to the show.   Shane Torres  01:04 Thanks for having me on.   Sam Wilson  01:05 Hey, man, the pleasure is mine. There's three questions I ask every guest who comes on the show in 90 seconds or less? Can you tell me where do you start? Where are you now? And how did you get there?   Shane Torres  01:13 Started as a builder. Currently, today I am on multiple brokerages and other businesses affiliated with that in investing as well. And what was the third one?   Sam Wilson  01:23 Where do you start? Where are you now? And how did you get there?   Shane Torres  01:25 Oh, how did I get there? I just thought worked everybody.   Sam Wilson  01:29 I love that. That's a very succinct answer. Well, tell me so outside of the REMAX, you know, residential side of things? What are the other businesses you have that kind of help augment that business?   Shane Torres  01:40 Yeah, so we have an insurance company, a settlement company, a property management company, obviously, we have a commercial division, I now do commercial development, in financially backs and builders. So I have you know, that helps create inventory, and it's sidebar to investing tool. They're all somewhat affiliated, but they all stand on their own.   Sam Wilson  02:03 Right now, that's really intriguing. And I think that's everyone's goal, I think, is to have multiple businesses and multiple sources of income was that your initial goal setting out was saying, Alright, I'm just gonna build all these, they all continue to produce revenue for me,   Shane Torres  02:17 you know, honestly, my goal set now was just to survive, but as things that opportunities have presented themselves, and I've just looked at him and said, does it make sense? And can it someday stand on its own? And if so then we do it, knowing that they all kind of work together. So now, yes, that is my goal. And how I move forward is how does it fit into our current structure?   Sam Wilson  02:38 What did opportunity look like when it presented itself to grow?   Shane Torres  02:43 You know, someone mentioned, it could be a casual conversation of acquiring an office or another business or starting another business. And I look at it, you know, can have a good revenue, what's it going to cost to operate it? Any business that I have? Someone else runs it, we pay him a very nice salary plus some incentive, make sure that we don't have headaches? And after all that said and done, is there a good return there? And if so, they will do it?   Sam Wilson  03:09 Yeah, that's really intriguing. I mean, one of the things that, you know, as you grow, especially a new business is that you may not have your process maps done, you may not have all of that stuff dialed in, because it's a new line of business. How do you start a new line of business without adding to your personal administrative burden?   Shane Torres  03:27 You know, prime example, I'm getting ready to build a daycare. So we'll own and operate a daycare. I don't know anything about operating a daycare. So what I did in that scenario that I started, I know someone who's got a background in that. And so I approached them and asked them if they'd want to run it. If so, when it comes time, you know, obviously, I put up an initial investment to get the business going. But the company at that point will pay them a good salary, but you had a piece of the profit to treat it like their own. So it's worked out really well. I mean, that process started two years ago as a joke. When jokingly said you should build a daycare, and here we are,   Sam Wilson  04:03 that's really intriguing. When you're having those conversations, obviously, you've done an initial that on the person themselves. So maybe you already know them. But how do you make sure you structure it? I know, you said you give them a really nice salary plus a profit incentive. But how do you structure it such that you aren't giving away too much of the deal too early or too fast or such that it keeps people motivated?   Shane Torres  04:25 It's never that much of a it could be anywhere from 2% to 10%, meaning I can still control 90% of it. I've never given up more than 60 to 70% or I mean 30 to 40%. I retain 60 to 70%. Yeah, and in a lot of cases. So my goal has been you know, if I can do these things and be successful, but help other people become successful beyond anything they were going to accomplish on their own, then that's a win win to me. So in this scenario, with this what we're getting ready to do, is going to more than double this person's revenue. Right, by being part of the profit share, and it's like, it's their baby, they'll treat it like their own in that regard. So, and I explained that right up front, you know, if there's room to grow in the future, usually, it's such a life changing thing right off the bat, even at 10 to 15%. It's never been   Sam Wilson  05:19 an issue, right? That's really intriguing. Tell me about your commercial lines of business. I know, daycare probably falls in the commercial line of things. But tell me about your commercial. What you guys are building developing what you see in the future and why.   Shane Torres  05:32 Yep, so right now my focus has been like retail, a lot of it started with just places I wanted to put real estate offices, there was nothing there. So we would build and develop our own building. But while doing so why not just make it bigger, and lease it out to other people as well. So I get my biggest one, obviously, couple of years ago, started in 2019, went through 2020, which it still worked out really great. And my office filled half of that building. But I decided to once I got that completely fall, I would list it at a crazy price. And I did and I sold it. So then I was able to parlay that into other things. So currently looking at acquiring a 29,000 square foot building that we currently lease, and completely rehabbing that for our main office. I'm looking at a strip center right behind the building here that I'm sitting in. For that one will house the anchors will be a restaurant and a coffee shop, which I will also be a part of the ownership of those two entities, the daycare, and then the biggest one I'm working on is on a property that south of here that it will be a 15,000 square foot new build, that is going to be a restaurant bar Event Center real estate office on one, I got the idea from office in Scottsdale, that's done something similar. But what I decided is because we're also doing coffee shops slash real estate office, anything we do office wise, going forward will be dual purpose, meaning not necessarily specifically real estate. So the first example would be the coffee shop and real estate office that hadn't been done before, they will be open to the public, they will be able to have a membership to it. And then the same thing with this new one. It's more than dual purpose because it's an event center, restaurant and real estate office all in one that will be separated with glass walls, and those doors will open up. And basically you have seating for a bigger event or for the restaurant or whatever it may be. And that's in a development. I don't know if you've heard of them or not. They're called Agra hoods. So basically, there's only a couple of them in the country. It's basically a residential development in the middle of a working farm. So it's the only one in the Midwest. The other ones I think are out in Colorado and stuff like that very unique concept. It's like a 20 year project. We've got that land that we're working on designs and performance and things like that right now. So that will be the big one coming up. And then just constantly looking at what other projects are out there at 44 acres tied up to do some commercial and residential development ran into some bad soil. So I changed my mind trying to think of missing anything. Oh, revitalizing the church here in town. That's from my wife's business. That'll be a youth center game lounge, Community Room, but not like your normal Community Room be like inside of a house. So I think that's all for this year.   Sam Wilson  08:35 I think you got your hands full. That's a lot of moving pieces if someone wanted to emulate what you do. And I know we touched on this a little bit. Yeah. What are some tips or what are some things you would say to them? You said, Hey, you want to go out and have your hands and a dozen different things without I guess you and I are both bald. So I can't You can't sit without going bald. Brett, you know, without the proverbial going bald, what would you say to it?   Shane Torres  08:57 I just align myself with people who have done it before and willing to give advice. And along the way I don't try to reinvent the wheel. Anything I've done. I've got a good team of people around me. And I just rely on them to make sure that I'm making smart decisions.   Sam Wilson  09:12 How do you enforce or how do you manage quality control?   Shane Torres  09:16 I think it starts with that first key person you put in place to oversee everybody else. We've been fortunate and blessed in all of our entities that we've got a really good top level person that is all about quality control, just as we are and they're able to, you know, reflect that down to the others that they oversee.   Sam Wilson  09:36 Talk to me about funding is this something where you are at the point where everything is self funded,   Shane Torres  09:41 some of it to be completely honest. In 2009 I lost everything and had to start over so I don't like to completely sell fun. Some of them are self funded. If I know I'm gonna get it back quickly. But I have partnerships with a couple people when I first got started, did my first project ever I could have done it on my own. I didn't want to That one had four or five partners in it. I got to the point now I just I don't want any more than one, like there's some Class B shares, and we'll sell those for return, you know, investors. And that's about point I did. It's been brought up a few times. So I think we're going to start a syndication group for our brokerage and let our agents start to invest in that in that way, you know, they might not have the risk tolerance, but they might be willing to start building that generational wealth. And we can help them with that. So I do a combination of investors, myself and banks,   Sam Wilson  10:32 right. Yeah, that's interesting when it comes to   Shane Torres  10:36 income annuities, communities, cities, I mean, I don't know what it's like there. But around here, like the daycare, the city gave me a very nice tax rebate for up to 15 years. That's the equivalent of about $1.5 million. I know of another development that just got announced the city's kicking in $3 million to get that deal done. So that's what I'm referring to about cities and municipalities.   Sam Wilson  11:03 How do you discover City's willingness to participate?   Shane Torres  11:08 It's usually the level of need of the project going into the community. Not so my daycare, for example, there are no daycares in that community. There's been like 400 houses built in the last few years, there's another 200 coming. It's a dire need over there. Right. So it started as a joke, I jokingly said, they're like, come talk to us, you know, tell us what it would take, I told them and a year later, it came to fruition, they have to look at what it's going to do for them as well. And as long as you can show the value to that community, more often than not, they'll do it.   Sam Wilson  11:40 Hmm. Very cool. I love that. And I guess when it comes to want to explore this idea of setting up a fund, or your agents to invest in because one of the things that I have seen, and I'm sure anybody listening to the show can understand is that most real estate agents have no idea how to invest in real estate, how are you overcoming that with the people inside of your organization? I know, this is one of the methods, but what's that kind of full picture look like?   Shane Torres  12:06 It's actually one of the things we talk about train on regularly. So that's been one of the other things, we have our own real estate school as well. One of the classes that we have is how to create that what we call mailbox money or you know, wake up money or whatever. And a lot of them, you know, they know how to dabble in the residential side of stuff, you know, they can buy a rental hear there, but they don't know the scope of this type of stuff in these larger deals. So as these questions have come up, more and more, I decided to put it out there and be like, hey, who would be interested in something like this, you know, of our 310 agents, over about 115 said yes, they want more info. So that's a lot that could happen. You start looking at that kind of people, you go buy, you know, multi unit apartment building or apartment complexes. And I mean, the sky's the limit. And I'm actually I think, here at the end of the month, I have a class, not a class, just a presentation, I'm gonna go through and show them and explain how it all works, and educate them on you know, the risks and the rewards of what it would take to get into it and minimums things like that.   Sam Wilson  13:11 That is absolutely awesome. Good. I mean, you know, I got my license here in Tennessee, I don't do anything, really with it on the residential side used two years ago, but certainly that was a need that I saw in that space was like, it's amazing how little education exist around how to invest in real estate on the residential side and on the commercial side of the right side is just a complete mystery to most real estate agents. So that's absolutely fantastic. I love what you're doing there for the people on your team. Love what you're doing there in an Iowa so keep up the good work. Thank you for coming on today. For listeners want to get in touch with you or learn more about you what is the best way to do that?   Shane Torres  13:46 They can just contact me or you know, I'm on social media or email Shane Torres at REMAX. dotnet   Sam Wilson  13:53 perfect, Jane, thank you for your time. I do appreciate it. Well, thank you.    Sam Wilson  13:57 Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate Podcast. If you can do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, whatever platform it is you use to listen, if you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners as well as rank higher on those directories so appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.  

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Sara Billiet from the Kewanee Public Library was our guest on Thursday, January 27th, 2022, on Wake Up Tri-Counties. Sara joined WKEI to talk about events at the Library happening in the month of February. Among the events coming up, a brand new iteration of the Adult NonFiction Book Club. This round of book club is called the Higher Learning Book Club and the first book for the club is Forensics by Val McDermid. Book Club meets February 15th at 6:30 Pm in the Community Room at the Kewanee Public Library.

The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon 10 Upper Main Street Sharon, CT 06069 JOIN THE CAMPAIGN Please join our Capital Campaign, Honoring the Past, Forging the Future, and help us reach our goal of $3 million.  Our renovation and expansion project will make the building fully accessible, while returning our fully restored, beautiful, historic interior to public use.  A new Community Room will host both children's and adult programs.  The latest in technology will provide a true 21st-century library experience in our gorgeous 1893 space.

The Park Marina Drive Corridor has been a hot topic for the Redding Community for many years. Ahead of the upcoming Park Marina Drive Corridor Study beginning on Monday, August 9th, Katie and Steve sit down for a conversation with Shelby Nadin, City of Redding Engineer and Traffic Operations Manager. While the City of Redding doesn't own the land on Park Marina Drive and this project isn't a land use study, it is an important part of the larger effort to make transportation improvements in the downtown area. That's why community input will be vital to the success of the project. We invite you to learn more about the project by listening to this podcast episode and visiting https://www.cityofredding.org/parkmarinacorridor where you can view maps, plans, slide decks and more.  You can also get involved by attending one of the two Park Marina Drive Corridor Workshops:An in-person Workshop is scheduled for Monday, August 9th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm in the Community Room at City Hall. The in-person event can accommodate up to 40 people to allow for social distancing. A virtual workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 11th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Space is unlimited for the virtual workshop, but registration is required. Register here: https://bit.ly/368A65Q 

The Kewanee Public Library will honor Kewanee's Mr Baseball, Lou Reynolds with an event on July 8th. Historian Dean Karau will be at the Kewanee Public Library in the Community Room at 6 Pm for a retrospective conversation about the life and baseball history of Lou Reynolds. Sara Billiet from the Kewanee Public Library was our guest on on Wake Up Tri-Counties to talk about the event on July 8th along with promoting the Adult Book Club via GoodReads.com and the in-person non-fiction book club at the Kewanee Public Library.

From CNN, BET, AURN I'm LIVE in Studio Talking w the Legendary Journalist & Talk Show Host Bev Smith This March, America marks a Historic Events It's Women's History Month, Bev's Birthday & The Anniversary of the Selma Marches for Voter's Rights. Voters Rights Now.......... He-La Cells is being Researched for a Cure for COVID, We Talk Black Inventors, Newspapers, Media, Community. Many Black & People of many cultures & races marched for civil rights . How have we fared since then? Talk Media Icon Bev Smith & I discuss History, Church, "Good Trouble" for America & Urban-American in the 21st Century. The collective efforts of many American's & cultures have helped this country grow economically, educationally & socially. Bev gives us her insight & tells us some of her experiences during her years in the industry. Bev is a History Maker, among Most Important Syndicated Talk Show Hosts in America. Smith began her television and radio career in 1971 when she was named Pittsburgh’s first African-American Consumer Affairs Investigative Reporter for WPXI Television. In 1975, she was named News and Public Affairs Director for Sheridan Broadcasting and hosted a lively talk show on Sheridan's flagship station, WAMO. Since then, Bev Smith has taken her “fire brand” style of talk shows to KDKA and WTAE Radio in Pittsburgh, WNWS in Miami, WKIS in Orlando and WRC in Washington DC. Bev also worked at Black Entertainment Television for over thirteen years, as the host of the popular national television talk show "Our Voices." In 2011, Bev signed off the air as host of "The Bev Smith Show" which was heard on the American Urban Radio Networks, where she was fondly known by many of her fans as "The Queen of Late Night Talk." She hosted the show since 1998, and was the only African American woman radio talk show host who had a nationally syndicated show in the country and was the only African American woman to host a nationally syndicated Radio show. Bev captures her audience with the latest news makers. Never afraid to tackle issues, she has lived with the homeless, walked the streets investigating prostitutes, raised money for babies with AIDS and talked with inmates on death row. She has interviewed personalities such as President Barack Obama, Bill Cosby, Cyril Wecht, MD, JD, Vice President Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters, Al Sharpton and a host of guests, many of whom she now refers to as her “special 20 friends .Bev Smith Show offers a "Unique Community Connection," African-Americans know and trust her to deliver critical information and entertainment news. Bev is especially passionate and devoted to educating the public about literacy; she has worked with a number of organizations focused on improving literacy in the nation, including "Reading is Fundamental" and "Head Start." Bev is honored with the; “The Bev Smith Library Room” will open at the newly designed Garfield Commons –Community Room at the Pride Center, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Bev Smith library room is a multi-purpose learning room that will be available for to help youth and adults grow in literacy through reading. She has received nearly 300 awards, citations and trophies for her contributions in radio and television, including the Spirit of Democracy Award, the Radio Air Crystal Award and the prestigious Max Robinson Award. She has also been selected by Talkers magazine as one of the most important radio talk show hosts in America.For the past five years. Bev is also diligently working on her life story in a biography that will tell more about her experience working in an industry that didn’t always welcome her with open arms because of her color, gender and now her age. © 2021 All Rights Reserved © 2021 BuildingAbundantSuccess!! Join Me on ~ iHeart Radio @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBAS Spot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23ba

Find out what's in store for library patrons during the week of February 22, 2021, and find out what new books are hitting the shelf! Also, we'll give you a preview of how you can rent the library's community room for private events. Bookings start March 1st!

From CNN, BET, AURN - a Multiple Honored Top Radio Talk Show Host in America, Bev Smith has been guest on CNN. I had a great time listening & learning from talk media icon Bev Smith. We discuss Innovation, Economics & Entrepreneurship for African-American's in the 21st Century. The collective efforts of many American's & cultures have helped this country grow economically, educationally & socially. Bev gives us her insight & tells us some of her experiences during her 43 years in the industry. Bev is Pioneer among the Most Important Talk Show Hosts in America. Smith began her television and radio career in 1971 when she was named Pittsburgh’s first African-American Consumer Affairs Investigative Reporter for WPXI Television. In 1975, she was named News and Public Affairs Director for Sheridan Broadcasting and hosted a lively talk show on Sheridan's flagship station, WAMO. Since then, Bev Smith has taken her “fire brand” style of talk shows to KDKA and WTAE Radio in Pittsburgh, WNWS in Miami, WKIS in Orlando and WRC in Washington DC. Bev also worked at Black Entertainment Television for over thirteen years, as the host of the popular national television talk show "Our Voices." In 2011, Bev signed off the air as host of "The Bev Smith Show" which was heard on the American Urban Radio Networks, where she was fondly known by many of her fans as "The Queen of Late Night Talk." She hosted the show since 1998, and was the only African American woman radio talk show host who had a nationally syndicated show in the country and was the only African American woman to host a nationally syndicated Radio show. Bev captures her audience with the latest news makers. Never afraid to tackle issues, she has lived with the homeless, walked the streets investigating prostitutes, raised money for babies with AIDS and talked with inmates on death row. She has interviewed personalities such as President Barack Obama, Bill Cosby, Cyril Wecht, MD, JD, Vice President Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters, Al Sharpton and a host of guests, many of whom she now refers to as her “special 20 friends. Bev Smith Show offers a "Unique Community Connection," African-Americans know and trust her to deliver critical information and entertainment news. Bev is especially passionate and devoted to educating the public about literacy; she has worked with a number of organizations focused on improving literacy in the nation, including "Reading is Fundamental" and "Head Start." Bev is honored that in spring 2012; “The Bev Smith Library Room” will open at the newly designed Garfield Commons –Community Room at the Pride Center, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Bev Smith library room is a multi-purpose learning room that will be available for to help youth and adults grow in literacy through reading. Over the years, Bev has received nearly 300 awards, citations and trophies for her contributions in radio and television. For the past five years, Bev Smith has been selected by Talkers Magazine as one of the one of the most important radio talk show hosts in America; she still ranks as one of the top 50 in the nation. Today, Bev is busy traveling the country doing what she does best, using her voice to share knowledge and find ways to uplift and unite the African American community with people of color globally. Bev is also diligently working on her life story in a biography that will tell more about her experience working in an industry that didn’t always welcome her with open arms because of her color, gender and now her age. © 2020 All Rights Reserved © 2020 Building Abundant Success!! Join Me on ~ iHeart Radio @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBAS Spot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23ba

Audio of Dayna Milam on 7/26/2020

Audio of Dayna Milam on 7/26/2020

Over the last 12 months the Salvos have been involved at a government housing complex in Villawood.  Great partnerships have been established and we now have a variety of programs and engagement based out of the community room there.  This is the story.

Craft Brew News 01/24/2020(Courtesy of Brewbound – www.brewbound.com)Off-Premise Beer Sales Top $37 Billion in 2019Total beer dollar sales in 2019 increased to $37.2 billion in U.S. off-premise retailers, according to market research firm IRI.Market research firm Nielsen reported that total beer, FMB and cider dollar sales in the U.S. grew 3.4%, to $39.6 billion, while volume sales increased 0.7% for the 52-week period ending December 28.Dollar sales of FMBs, which include hard seltzers, increased 43.1%, to nearly $4 billion, while volume sales increased about 42% last year.Flavored Malt Beverage (FMB), an alcoholic beverage made from original base containing malt, but then stripped of malt character and then flavored.Nielsen, which breaks out hard seltzer segment data from FMBs, reported that off-premise dollar sales of hard seltzer increased 212.5%, to $1.5 billion, in 2019.Much of the growth in FMBs is being driven by the triple-digit growth of Mark Anthony Brands’ White Claw offerings (+330% dollar sales) and Boston Beer Company’s Truly Hard Seltzer (+180.2%), according to IRI. Portfolio-wide White Claw dollar sales reached $833.6 million last year, while Truly brand family dollar sales topped $368.8 million.Lagunitas Cuts Less Than 5% of Workforce in Restructuring EffortLagunitas Brewing Company is cutting less than 5% of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan, the Heineken-owned, Petaluma, California-based craft brewery confirmed today to Brewbound.Lagunitas, which was wholly acquired by Heineken International in May 2017, declined further comment about the restructuring and job losses.The latest round of job cuts comes about 16 months after the company slashed 12% of its workforce, in a move that impacted at least 100 employees.Lagunitas showed signs of tightening its purse strings in October, when the company closed its Portland, Oregon-based “Community Room,” a venue for local organizations and non-profit organizations to host events at no charge with donated beer.Molson Coors to Acquire Detroit’s Atwater BreweryMolson Coors Beverage Company’s craft arm, Tenth and Blake, has reached an agreement to acquire Detroit, Michigan-based Atwater Brewing. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but the deal is expected to close in the next couple of months.Atwater’s production volumes reflect a steady climb out of a turbulent dive in 2016. The brewery produced 40,225 barrels in 2014, 48,500 barrels in 2015 (+21%), 24,000 barrels in 2016 (-51%), 32,300 barrels in 2017 (+35%), and 35,500 barrels in 2018 (+10), according to trade group the Brewers Association.In recent years, the company diversified its portfolio, adding hard seltzers and craft spirits. In 2019, Atwater partnered with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons to collaborate on Triple Double, a low-calorie, low-alcohol light ale.Tenth and Blake includes the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, AC Golden Brewing Company, Saint Archer Brewing Company, Terrapin Beer Company, Hop Valley Brewing Company and Revolver Brewing.BrewDog Tops 50,000 Barrels in 2019; Expands Alcohol-Free Line and Adds Nitro Series in 2020Scottish craft beer maker BrewDog’s U.S. operations posted strong growth in 2019. Production at the Scotland-headquartered craft brewery’s facility in Columbus, Ohio, increased nearly 46%, to 53,000 barrels, chief revenue officer Adam Lambert told Brewbound.In 2020, Lambert said BrewDog is asking its wholesalers to maintain focus on the company’s core beer portfolio, with an occasional shift to new product lines, including non-alcoholic offerings in the “AF” line and a nitro series, as well as limited releases.BrewDog’s new nitro series will roll out in Q1 with a nitrogenated version of Jet Black Heart with espresso both on draft and in 16 oz. cans. Nitro beers will change seasonally. BrewDog believes there’s room in the market for more nitrogenated craft beers.Craft Beer Storm Website: www.craftbeerstorm.com If your Company, Hotel or Restaurant wants to book a CraftBeer Weekend or Craft Beer Evening for your guests or employees send an email to Michael@craftbeerstorm.com Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craft-beer-storm-podcast-30776075/Subscribe to Craft Beer Storm Podcast iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278?mt=2*** A Top 20 Podcast in Food on iTunes ***Michael Potorti is the Host of Craft Beer Storm and Founder/Brewer at Beara Brewing Co. in Portsmouth, NH*** Interested in starting your own brewery? Our Portsmouth, NH TURNKEY facility is for sale! 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Recorded live from the Community Room of the Cedarburg Public Library.Guests:John Arcuri of Mr. Bob's Under the Bridgehttps://www.facebook.com/mrbobutb/New York Times Bestselling Author Lesley Kagenhttps://www.lesleykagen.com/musician Tony DeSarehttps://www.tonydesare.comOur regular musicology contributor Terry Sweethttps://www.terrysweet.com/and musical guests Flannelled Folkhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Rl9FepAgGrfhHZWta0uUQTune in to the show LIVE every Friday at Noon Central Time on CPL Radio's broadcast stream!https://live365.com/station/CPL-Radio-a13640 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Penn State Thespians return to Schlow December 7-8 for three performances of Frog and Toad in the Community Room. We chat with this year's co-chairs of the thespians, Rebecca Velez and Ryan Castillo, about the organization and putting on a children's show.Performances for Frog and Toad are 11am and 2:30pm December 7 and 2:30pm December 8.Penn State Thespians: https://www.psuperformingartscouncil.com/penn-state-thespians.html

Schlow is once again participating in the Free Summer Lunch Program presented by the Healthy Bodies Project at Penn State. Schlow will be holding free summer lunches for kids ages 0 to 18 in our Community Room from 11:30am to 12:30pm on Tuesdays, starting June 18 and running through August 20.We talk with Catie Simpson, nutrition educator for the Healthy Bodies Project at Penn State, about the program and some tips on getting kids to eat healthier.Healthy Bodies Project at Penn State: https://sites.psu.edu/healthybodies/

7.04 AM - The rising tide of Fascism; why they're a phenomenon not to ignore / the threat they pose to both our local + global communities! 7.10 AM - The brutalities inflicted on those seeking asylum in the US + Australia and how a closed media here in Australia contributes to fascism + violent tenancies 7.17 AM - Don't forget to tune in Thursday Breakfast for #AfricanGangs panel - THIS IS HOW YOU FIGHT FASCISM 7.20 AM - Songs of Satire featuring Pumped Up Kicks 7.35 AM - Death and the workplace; Samantha and Lauren join us from #Memoleaves to talk about grieving, dying to know and extending bereavement leave from 2 to 10 days. Sign petition here, folks! www.memoleaves.com/bereavement-leave/ 7.45 AM - Candy Royalle + Freed Radicals with Killing us Softly 7.50 AM - Quips about death 8.00 AM - Yesterdays news featuring Saudi Arabia's continued disregard for human life 8.06 AM - Subculture Sage with 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 8.13 AM - Emergence; Leyla's running a workshop at The Anarchist Bookfair from 3 - 4pm in Community Room 1. To discuss the reorganization of human relationships to ourselves, each other and the universe by way of Anarchist principles for the sake of the flourishing of the human spirit in light of impending destruction and chaos. 8.20 AM // Emma Campbell, The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Council of Australia (FECCA) continues discussion around My Health complexities and the way migrants can navigate themselves before the opt-out period ends.

Hi y'all and welcome to episode 12 of #THEROADTO. If you haven't listed to the other 11 episodes, I really encourage you to. There is nothing like hearing a story from the beginning. And that is exactly what this podcast series is. It is the story of the founding and build and growth of my new company, Jo & Co. Realty Group. On this episode, I briefly talk about the struggle I have encountered when it comes to recruiting other agents. I think creating awareness for my company, my brand, and what I personally stand for is super important right now, so I am combatting people's lack of knowledge on those things, by opening up my office as an event venue for hosting events. The main room of my office building, second floor of 701 Sawdust Rd., I have coined "The Community Room", and I am so excited to meet all the people who get to use it. If you have an event, that you think might host well in my space, please reach out to me. Love y'all,

This audio was recorded at the Community Room of 88Nine Radio Milwaukee in Walker’s Point, with introductions from Guy Temple, on the Board of Directors of the Bay View Community Center, and guest host Dylan Bolin.

Episode #9 of the Unfiltered Podcast presents Executive Director of Council for the Homeless, Andy Silver as he discusses the challenges of homelessness in Clark County as well as the casino, trivia, and Jeff's interviewing skills. Please join Council for the Homeless for a June Education Series to learn about the Homeless Crisis Response System in Clark County. The series will be presented by Andy Silver, Executive Director, and Kate Budd, Deputy Director) and will be held at the Vancouver Housing Authority (VHA) in the Community Room, 2500 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660. Parking is available in both the upper and lower lot since this meeting is held after regular work hours. Forum dates are every Tuesday in June from 6:00pm-7:30pm. June 6: An overview of homelessness and our community’s response June 13: Access to homelessness help June 20: The role of emergency shelter June 27: The role of housing assistance

Radioplasma, El Sol Latino, and The Holyoke Public Library worked together to bring you this special feature, with the presentation of "Cien Años de Feminismos Dominicanos" by Ginetta Candelario. This event took place at the Community Room of the HPL on February 27, 2017.

January 24, 2017 Debbie James VOA Brunetti Lofts On behalf of the Volunteers of America Denver Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, we would like to recognize Debbie James for this quarter’s Volunteer Spotlight. The Community Room at the Brunetti Lofts, a provider of transitional housing, comes alive the 2nd Tuesday of every month with an artistic flair.  For the children 9 years of age and older the evening “art club is a special time for unlocking the elements of art theory and imagination under the direction of Debbie James.  Each student joining the club reaps from Debbie’s generosity and is issued an art kit packed with goods she has purchased, such as markers, crayons, glue, pencils, paint brushes and more.  Art journals are also made available. With these items in hand, inspiration between meetings is fostered for many different projects. When asked how art benefits children and teens, Debbie’s finds that building confidence and opening the mind to new possibilities and perspectives rank high. She is patient and kind-always willing to go the extra mile for her students.  Because of Debbie’s kindness and dedication, the lives of the youth who call Brunetti Lofts home have been enriched.  The RSVP program thanks Debbie, for sharing her skills and works-of -heART.

From CNN, BET, AURN - Bev Smith is a frequent guest on CNN. This week America marks a Historic Site w the U. S. Department of Interior. Many people of many cultures & races marched for civil rights for all people. How have we fared since then? Talk Media Icon Bev Smith & I discuss Innovation, Economics & Business for America & Urban-American in the 21st Century. The collective efforts of many American's & cultures have helped this country grow economically, educationally & socially. Bev gives us her insight & tells us some of her experiences during her 43 years in the industry. Bev is among Most Important Talk Show Hosts in America. Smith began her television and radio career in 1971 when she was named Pittsburgh’s first African-American Consumer Affairs Investigative Reporter for WPXI Television. In 1975, she was named News and Public Affairs Director for Sheridan Broadcasting and hosted a lively talk show on Sheridan's flagship station, WAMO. Since then, Bev Smith has taken her “fire brand” style of talk shows to KDKA and WTAE Radio in Pittsburgh, WNWS in Miami, WKIS in Orlando and WRC in Washington DC. Bev also worked at Black Entertainment Television for over thirteen years, as the host of the popular national television talk show "Our Voices." In 2011, Bev signed off the air as host of "The Bev Smith Show" which was heard on the American Urban Radio Networks, where she was fondly known by many of her fans as "The Queen of Late Night Talk." She hosted the show since 1998, and was the only African American woman radio talk show host who had a nationally syndicated show in the country and was the only African American woman to host a nationally syndicated Radio show. Bev captures her audience with the latest news makers. Never afraid to tackle issues, she has lived with the homeless, walked the streets investigating prostitutes, raised money for babies with AIDS and talked with inmates on death row. She has interviewed personalities such as President Barack Obama, Bill Cosby, Cyril Wecht, MD, JD, Vice President Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters, Al Sharpton and a host of guests, many of whom she now refers to as her “special 20 friends.Bev Smith Show offers a "Unique Community Connection," African-Americans know and trust her to deliver critical information and entertainment news. Bev is especially passionate and devoted to educating the public about literacy; she has worked with a number of organizations focused on improving literacy in the nation, including "Reading is Fundamental" and "Head Start." Bev is honored that in spring 2012; “The Bev Smith Library Room” will open at the newly designed Garfield Commons –Community Room at the Pride Center, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Bev Smith library room is a multi-purpose learning room that will be available for to help youth and adults grow in literacy through reading. Over the years, Bev has received nearly 300 awards, citations and trophies for her contributions in radio and television. For the past five years, Bev Smith has been selected by Talkers Magazine as one of the one of the most important radio talk show hosts in America; she still ranks as one of the top 50 in the nation. Today, Bev is busy traveling the country doing what she does best, using her voice to share knowledge and find ways to uplift and unite the African American community with people of color globally. Bev is also diligently working on her life story in a biography that will tell more about her experience working in an industry that didn’t always welcome her with open arms because of her color, gender and now her age. Her Website is:www.bevsmithtalks.com © 2014 Building Abundant Success!! 2014 All Rights Reserved Join Me on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/BuildingAbundantSuccess

Hamdiya Cooks, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children/All of Us or None Project Organizer, has over 25 years of experience working on issues facing women in prison. She is a former prisoner, having served 20 years in the federal prison system. Dorsey E. Nunn, Program Director for Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, He is the co-founder of All of Us or None, a civil and human rights organization comprised of formerly incarcerated people, prisoners and their allies. He is also a formerly-incarcerated person. They will speak about the Town Hall, Oct. 17, 2009, 10 AM-1 PM, at Metwest High School, 314 E-10th Street, Oakland, (510) 444-0484, (415) 255-7036 x308. Other guests include director, Uscla Johnny Desarmes, who will speak about his latest project, "Life Outside the Pearl;" he will be joined by Louis and Camille who will speak about Bellot Idovia Foundation and the fundraiser Monday, October 19, 2009, 6-9 PM at 2919-9 St. @Ashby Ave., Community Room, Berkeley. Call (510) 677-7886. The money raised goes to provide solar water pumps to Haitian residents of the rural area, La Valle, La Tortue. Of the 9.6 million Haitians, only 4 percent have access to clean water. Every 15 seconds a child (0-5 years) dies from diarrheal diseases. We also speak to Nicole Opper, director, and we hope Avery Klein-Cloud, subject, and Sharese Bullock, Producer, of "Off and Running," which is a part of SF Doc Fest at the Roxie Theatre screening, Sunday, Oct. 18, 7 PM http://www.sfindie.com/ (10/16-29). We close with a conversation with artists: Carla Oden and Patricia A. Montgomery. Their work is in the annual Dia de los Muertos at SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street (between 8th and 9th Streets), San Francisco, CA 94103. Free admission. Opening Reception for "Altars for the Spirits, Offerings for the Living" is at 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. The exhibit continues through Nov. 7. Visit http://www.somarts.org

Saskatchewan's uranium mining is at the front end of the global nuclear system. Dr. Jim Harding, author of Canada's Deadly Secret, Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System, will reveal the negative impacts of nuclear mining on Aboriginal rights, human health and environment. He will profile the effect of free trade and the willingness of corporations and governments to side-step social and environmental issues to ensure Saskatchewan and Canada play a pivotal role in nuclear proliferation. Dr. Harding presents an alternative vision for a sustainable future that links energy, environment, health, peace and sovereignty. Speaker: Jim Harding Dr. Jim Harding is a retired professor of environmental and justice studies. He is a founding member of the Regina Group for a Non-Nuclear Society and International Uranium Congress and was director of research for Prairie Justice Research at the University of Regina, where he headed up the Uranium Inquiries Project. Jim also acted as Prairie Correspondent for Nuclear Free Press and consultant to the NFB award-winning film Uranium. His book, Canada's Deadly Secret, Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System, was published in October 2007. Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 Time: Noon - 1:20 PM Location: Ericksen's Family Restaurant (lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Cost: $10.00 (includes lunch) Dr. Jim Harding, also will be presenting in Lethbridge on Wednesday, April 16th at 7pm in the Community Room of the Public Library. That session is sponsored by Council of Canadians, Lethbridge and District Chapter, Kairos Lethbridge and Lethbridge Network for Peace.

Saskatchewan's uranium mining is at the front end of the global nuclear system. Dr. Jim Harding, author of Canada's Deadly Secret, Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System, will reveal the negative impacts of nuclear mining on Aboriginal rights, human health and environment. He will profile the effect of free trade and the willingness of corporations and governments to side-step social and environmental issues to ensure Saskatchewan and Canada play a pivotal role in nuclear proliferation. Dr. Harding presents an alternative vision for a sustainable future that links energy, environment, health, peace and sovereignty. Speaker: Jim Harding Dr. Jim Harding is a retired professor of environmental and justice studies. He is a founding member of the Regina Group for a Non-Nuclear Society and International Uranium Congress and was director of research for Prairie Justice Research at the University of Regina, where he headed up the Uranium Inquiries Project. Jim also acted as Prairie Correspondent for Nuclear Free Press and consultant to the NFB award-winning film Uranium. His book, Canada's Deadly Secret, Saskatchewan Uranium and the Global Nuclear System, was published in October 2007. Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 Time: Noon - 1:20 PM Location: Ericksen's Family Restaurant (lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Cost: $10.00 (includes lunch) Dr. Jim Harding, also will be presenting in Lethbridge on Wednesday, April 16th at 7pm in the Community Room of the Public Library. That session is sponsored by Council of Canadians, Lethbridge and District Chapter, Kairos Lethbridge and Lethbridge Network for Peace.