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Ashland Autumn, Change is in the Air

Today we say goodbye to a true visionary, Steve Jobs (1955-2011). He died at the young age of 56. He helped to create the world we know today. Getting computers into the hands of everyone was a true revolution. The personal computer revolution led to the place we are...

Car-Free Day, a day late…

This week I learned that Thursday, yesterday, September 22, 2011 was World Car-Free Day. By shear accident I had decided that I was going to do all possible commuting by bike this week. I guess the idea was in the collective consciousness and I just happened upon it....

Happy PARK(ing) Day!

"Remember, as you go through the days events, that you are acting in the public interest. Be generous and kind. Welcome strangers. Change minds. Listen to critiques. Encourage thought about how cities are made. Have fun. Clean up after yourselves. Consider sweeping...

10% Off Coupons Circulating

The Lithia Artisans Market is trying something new this weekend. For the first time since I have been part of the market, 17 years by the way, we are offering a coupon for a 10% discount on one purchase. We had these coupon-business cards printed to pass out around...

Follow Your Heart

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage...

Creating Place

"If they say it can't be done, it doesn't always work out that way" - Yogi Berra Visualizing is a wonderful tool. It is empowering to imagine a place where people are happy, healthy and prosperous. A place where community comes together to support one another through...

Support Local, It Matters!

Indulge me this week if you will... The news of the day can be depressing. We see the riots in the streets of London, wars all over the planet, corruption, greed, environmental degradation. We think to ourselves, "what can I do?" The answer that keeps coming to me is...

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