This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Dear SXSW, Ouch! Because of you, I’ve made a few appointments upon my return to Mansfield. After walking over five miles a day with a book […]
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Goodbye to SXSW, and hello to Mansfield
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Well, today is our last day at SXSW. Here are a few of my thoughts as I prepare to leave. Don’t worry, I will keep this […]
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Walkable city = Interesting city
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. What makes a city walkable? Before coming to Austin with the agenda to glean whatever information I could about cities and walkability from a plethora of […]
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Pump House history rife with challenges
Editor’s Note: This is Part Two of a four-part in a series about the past, present and future of the former F.E. Myers Pump Company complex and Pump House Ministries. ASHLAND – Pump House Ministries has had its share of struggles over the past 15 years, namely incorrect legal advice in its early days leading […]
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Thinking big in the new age of entrepreneurship
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Finishing up day five at SXSW, I am now reflecting on the macro themes relative to startup culture and technology and want to articulate the big […]
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Why does the community pool matter?
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Think about a memory that was created at a pool. Did you have fun? Did you enjoy the first jump into the pool on a hot […]
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Wish you were here
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Imagine: four or five times a day, you line up against a wall in one of Austin’s largest buildings. You’ve staked out your spot an hour […]
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Let’s put Mansfield on the world stage
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Today is the penultimate day of our #SXSW419 experience in Austin. Throughout the week I’ve had the chance to listen to a whole array of world […]
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The psychology of SXSW and why that’s important to understand
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Yesterday was hump day for SXSW. I woke up and my brain hurt. In fact, my brain and I felt like we got jumped by a gang […]
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How Richland County could use “Hackathons” to tackle challenges
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. At South By Southwest you meet some of the best people when you’re waiting in line or when you attend a session you were not planning […]