Make It Your Own Awards —
What a humbling couple of days. I’ve just returned home from Rural TeleCon 2008. Yesterday I led a rich discussion about local community building via Front Porch Forum with a room full of telecom professionals, and this evening Front Porch Forum collected two wonderful honors…
First, the RTC People’s Choice Award — Most Innovative, which included [...]
The Case Foundation announced the final tallies for its Make It Your Own Awards today. We’re delighted that Front Porch Forum finished sixth out of almost 5,000 entrants, earning a grant of $10,000. A remarkable 25% of the 15,000 voters cast a ballot for Front Porch Forum. We’re especially proud of our showing [...]
The Case Foundation’s Make It Your Own Awards contest is wrapping up. The public online vote closes this Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 3 PM EST.
Please vote for Front Porch Forum among your choices for the Final Four. And thanks to all who voted and supported our effort in this endeavor.
Front Porch Forum, [...]
Perhaps the most important neighborhood posting ever made on Front Porch Forum came through in Williston today…
“Hello - We just moved to the area and heard the ice cream truck! Is there anyone who knows it’s regular route, and/or how we can get him to stop for our little one! We live on N. Brownell [...]
Moose sightings! Gotta tune in for that. Here’s one from Pam in Mayfair Park in South Burlington, VT, that she just posted to her Front Porch Forum…
“Look who has been visiting Mayfair Park. His age was described as seeming like a ‘teenager.’ A moose on the loose… What are we doing that causes [...]
People’s use of Front Porch Forum has been making the news recently. You can watch, listen and read the coverage on our media page. And while the national and state-wide attention from PBS.org, Wall Street Journal, Morning Edition VPR, etc. is wonderful, I also love the small local reporting.
For example, today the United [...]
Of course, not all Front Porch Forum postings are weighty, as discussed in the previous entry. Here’s one just in from Karyl in Huntington…
“Dear friends - Looking to borrow a mask of Richard Nixon. Short notice! I’m catering a ‘Big Lebowski’ party at a bowling alley and would love for Tricky Dick to make an [...]
As far as jobs, I’m the luckiest guy I know. I moderate Front Porch Forum’s neighborhood discussions across greater Burlington, VT. And while there’s plenty of ho hum “car for sale” postings, not a week goes by without witnessing an inspirational act… usually small, but each one packs a wallop for me.
Our world [...]
Given recent postings about pet-owner reunions, I couldn’t let this potential human reunion situation go by unremarked. We’re thrilled when Front Porch Forum shines a light on important events and the simple good works of neighbors! Thank you Therese and God speed Abraham.
Dear Neighbors - This is an appeal to help re-unite a [...]
It seems that traditional media gets knocked every so often for just reporting “bad” news… crime, war, fatal accidents, political fights, etc. I seem to recall hearing that “good” news isn’t, in fact, “news.” I think another take on this is that each “good” news story tends to be interesting only to a [...]