Cross-posted to my professional blog.)
Or, "what if you cross paths online after the breakup?"
I had a teachable moment the last time I was surfing Smaller Indiana.
I was revisiting this post. And then, surfing back to SI's main page, what to my wondering eyes did appear... but a… Continue
Added by Leah Barr on December 5, 2009 at 8:25pm —
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Do you ever drive through a neighborhood and think it’s flawless? Perfect homes, perfect yards…everything just fits together like a glove. I love seeing these types of communities and apartment complexes. It’s exciting to me to see when the signs accompanying the communities are in unison with the vision the designer had.
I think an excellent example of unity with signage and the community it represents would be Prairie Lakes in Noblesville, Indiana. I’m proud to say that the company I work for,… Continue
Added by Deborah Farrar on November 20, 2009 at 12:03pm —
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I recently had someone call me who was needing help with getting traffic to their apartment community. It excited me to hear this because that is just where we began as a company. Let me explain a bit further:
Redirections Sign and Design began over 20-years ago with something called a Weekend Directional Sign Program. That is all Redirections was at that time. What that means is it be… Continue
Added by Deborah Farrar on October 5, 2009 at 4:09pm —
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In august, many community organizations were informed that the DeKalb County School Board planned to tear downt he building that housed them - leaving them scrambling to find new homes (WANE TV Link). This building is the old Auburn High School that had also been an elemntary school until recent years. Since that time, it has housed many organizations and has the potential (and… Continue
Just launched a simple site aimed at helping people share side/odd jobs location based. Three month spare-time build with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.
http://getsidejobs.com
Blurb from the site --
"GetSideJobs.com is great for posting small projects and odd jobs that you need done around your home or business — such as having a tree cut down, getting the basement painted, or finding a dog walker.
People from around the community browse the listings and directly respond to you if the… Continue
Added by James Welsh on September 22, 2009 at 1:43pm —
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I am in love with my community. I’m not just talking about my community of Indianapolis. I am speaking of my ENTIRE community…my family community, my social media community, my business community, my… Continue
I live in a very small town of about 1,600 people in northern Indiana and have been a volunteer firefighter for almost two decades. Yesterday afternoon we responded to a very tragic accident where two teenagers lost their lives.
Within hours word spread, people were calling family and friends and then something interesting started to unfold.
The local people I have listed as frien… Continue
In anticipation of this year’s Spirit & Place Festival, I think it's great the folks at WFYI are encouraging everyone to submit photos of their most inspiring places. Between now and July 31, 2009, you'll be able to upload your photo of any place in the world an… Continue
Let’s talk a little bit about inspiration, innovative minds, intentions of accomplishment, and Indiana. Every day I am here, every person I meet, every life I can contribute to, I am amazed by what Indianapolis has given me. The people I have met and friends I have made through Smaller Indiana and Rainmakers, have exceeded any expectation I may have had. To me, THAT is exciting.
I am from a fairly small town and as a child growing into a teenager I knew… Continue
Does your organization offer meaningful internship or career opportunities to young people? Are your organization's policies youth and family-friendly? Are you involved in a successful partnership or initiative achieving positive outcomes for youth or utilizing an approach considered cutting-edge or "best practice"?
If so, consider sharing your experience and insight with community and business leaders at Central Indiana’s Summit for Student Success: Bringing the Community Together to Tackle… Continue
Added by Amelia Miller on June 9, 2009 at 1:53pm —
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If you’re looking for something a bit out of the ordinary in the way of local arts & entertainment, and you are an adult who enjoys dark comedy, you may want to check out Lebanon's Center Stage Community Theatre’s production of P.S. Your Cat is Dead.
Directed by Cheryl Fesmire, P.S. Your Cat is Dead was written by James Kirkwood. Set in the late 1970’s, it is the story of a down-on-his-luck actor-writer, Jimmy Zoole, played by Jonathan Evans. The two-act, four-cast member play takes… Continue
Added by Marcia Clutter on May 28, 2009 at 3:00am —
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Community Health Network announced today that Mike Blanchet (president of Community Hospital South) has accepted the position of presidet and CEO of Community Hospitals of Indiana, Inc. To read more about this, visit Community's website at www.ecommunity.com/newsroomContinue
Added by Melissa Clark on May 27, 2009 at 2:57pm —
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Well it would seem that the Greenerdog missed out on the excitement that was in the air of the Plant Exchange when it started at 1pm at St Richards. However there were still plenty of plants around at 2pm and there were still people having a good time and bringing in plants for the exchange when I left at 2:30.
After talking to the friendly people that put the Plant Exchange together I learned… Continue
Added by Ernest Rando on May 10, 2009 at 6:10pm —
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I have been working on helping people in Job Transition for a few years now ( on the side ) for FREE. Since I have always been a good networker, lots of people have sent me their resumes to "keep my eyes open" and other companies and clients send me job postings because I have a "good eye" for talent.
By December 2008 I had more of these emails then I could handle, but I still wanted to help as many people as possible. After being a part of SI almost since the beginning, I decided to do somethi… Continue
Added by Ben McCann on May 8, 2009 at 7:00am —
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I received this alert in an email from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department "Southeast District Weekly Activity Report".
Community AlertFRAUD ALERT!From the Office of the Marion County Prosecutor’s OfficeSLAM THE DOOR ON DOOR-TO-DOOR CON ARTISTS!
Traveling con artists are in metro Indianapolis. These con artists arrive every spring with door-to-door roofing, paving and other scams, intimidati… Continue
I love camping with friends. And I mean real camping. The kind where there is no electricity, running water comes out of a community spicket, and the bathroom is an outhouse. That's the kind of camping I enjoy.
Of course, one of the mainstays to camping is the campfire. We warm ourselves by it, cook on it, and feel more manly by creating it. Friendships are deepend around campfires. Signi… Continue
Added by Milo Curtis on April 22, 2009 at 8:07am —
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The economic downturn impacts every organization and community at some level, requiring organizations to re-evaluate their priorities, re-tool, and change their way of thinking. In this two-day event, you will learn skills for helping your organization understand,… Continue
Some friends of mine got together and shared about their experience with God over the last year. This is the clip we ended up putting together. How have you experienced God in the last year? Continue
Added by Milo Curtis on April 15, 2009 at 4:27pm —
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As a service to our community, Operation "OpenUP!" is registered with the Department of Workforce Development to receive a loan of 4 computers for 1 year.
The primary purpose for these computers is to allow members of our community more flexibility in filing their unemployment claims, filing weekly vouchers and allowing access to any other services that WorkOne might offer. As I have recently signed up for the MindLeaders program, I see th… Continue
Added by Cissi Sherlock on March 30, 2009 at 5:10pm —
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I've created a new website in Richmond, Indiana that follows in the theme of what Smaller Indiana is, on an even more local level. I thought that Smoosiers here might enjoy hearing about it, and might even want to implement something similar in your own community.
RichmondBrainstorm.com may be an online destination, but it was created to help make the real world a better place. The new website collects ideas from Richmond, Indiana residents about… Continue
Added by Chris Hardie on March 20, 2009 at 4:07pm —
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