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Posts Tagged ‘local economic development’

Windsor Version 2.0
Windsor Version 2.0
By Chris | November 27, 2008 | Feedback (17)
I've been trying to understand exactly why I've been fielding calls from the national media so much lately.  I know that people suffering makes for good press: just look at Iraq, Afganistan, ...
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Fight The Good Fight
Fight The Good Fight
By Brendan | November 14, 2008 | Feedback (27)
Recently, I contacted Nicholas Kevlahan, a member of Hamilton Light Rail.  They are a group of concerned citizens and local business people who are lobbying local government to install light rail into Hamilton ...
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Hey!  Music (Wo)Man!
Hey! Music (Wo)Man!
By Chris | October 30, 2008 | Feedback (4)
You know how we LOVE to spread the Creative Windsor Gospel, don'tcha? Well, Our good friends over at WindsorEats never do anything half-assed, and they say they are looking for original musicians to work ...
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My Inaugural Address
My Inaugural Address
By Brendan | October 9, 2008 | Feedback (7)
As this is my first post as an official Scaledown contributor, I would like to firstly thank all of you for having me here.  The fact that a community like this exists gives me hope in a city full of shadows.  Again, I thank Chris, Mark, James and all of ...
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On Coworking and Culture
On Coworking and Culture
By Chris | October 9, 2008 | Feedback (8)
I have been infatuated with the idea of the ideas of coworking/cohousing and crowd sourcing for well over a decade. The power that a unified group of people, whether they be motivated by profit or standard ...
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Retour à la souche!
Retour à la souche!
By Chris | September 8, 2008 | Feedback (11)
Guest Blogger! Today's post comes to us courtesy of Mark Bradley, who has been a professional librarian for twenty one years, eighteen years with Windsor Public Library where he is currently employed. … Returning to One’s ...
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Chinatown, Unveiled
Chinatown, Unveiled
By Chris | July 18, 2008 | Feedback (8)
On Tuesday, you heard Peter Lui and Al Teshuba on ScaleDown Radio discuss their resurrected project of turning a section of Wyandotte Street West into Windsor's Chinatown. Peter, an architect and developer himself, has agreed to let me ...
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ScaleDown Radio, July 8, 2008
ScaleDown Radio, July 8, 2008
By Chris | July 14, 2008 | Feedback (0)
I must tell you - I was nervous about this week's show.  While off "enjoying" the sensations that tent camping amongst 40' RVs (complete with satellite dishes) bring, I had to hand the duties ...
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