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Preservation Burlington: Henri de Marne - Repair and Maintenance of Older Homes 01/28/2010

Henri de Marne is a nationally known building consultant who has a syndicated column that appears in the Free Press. He is also the author of About The House with Henri de Marne, a compilation of years of columns about home maintenance and repair. Henri is hosted by Ron Wannamaker and speaks to the common problems in older homes.

Media Maven: Tag it! Taming the Firehose with Tags, Filters & Aggregators 01/21/2010

Our experience of the internet is accelerating at a rapid pace. The "stream" of emails, web hits, ad impressions, multi-media narratives and range of devices is a challenge for most of us to manage. In the next decade, it will be essential to filter this stream and channel areas of interest. This can be easily done through "tagging" internet content with key words. Tag It! takes on the "how" tagging pictures, video, listings, blog posts, group book marks, twitter and facebook updates creates a community brain trust larger than we ever imagined.

Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches.

Andrea Learned, co-author of Don’t Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy – and How to Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market (AMACOM, 2004), will give some marketing tips. Andrea is an internationally respected gender marketing expert, speaker and writer. While she focuses on women as the leading indicators of consumer behavior, she also emphasizes that 21st Century men are starting to travel similar buying paths. Andrea believes that storytelling and cause marketing are key ways to present a brand’s facts and attributes to today’s consumer – no gender about it. Andrea contributes to a wide range of publications/blogs, including HuffingtonPost.com, MPDailyfix.com, TomPeters.com, Women-omics.com, and LearnedOnWomen.com - where she presents her most current analysis of consumer/cultural shifts and marketing best practices. She presents regularly to global business audiences, and her opinions have been cited in publications from Adweek to the Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. Andrea has a B.A from the University of Michigan, and resides in Burlington, Vermont. Find her at: http://learnedonwomen.com , or on Twitter: @AndreaLearned. Join us for 90 minutes of stimulating talk and a good lunch (for only 5 bucks). Maybe you'll think-- "we should become members of CCTV!" (We'd love that!)

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 01/19/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Attn: The middle part of the meeting is missing due to a damaged tape.

Nuclear Free Future: Hazards of the Entergy Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant 01/18/2010

Host Margaret Harrington with local activists Rep. Suzi Wizowaty, Maggie Gundersen.

Legislative Report: Hosts: Representatives Bill Aswad and Dave Sharpe 01/17/2010

Hosts: Reps. Bill Aswad and David Sharpe.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Solar Hot Water Heaters for Vermont Public Housing 01/13/2010

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt. .), chairman of the Green Jobs Subcommittee, and Nancy Owens, President of Housing Vermont, announce federal funding for the largest solar hot water heating project in the state of Vermont.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 01/07/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

One Person, One Vote Press Conference 12/29/2009

Former Burlington City Council President Kurt Wright called this press conference addressing Instant Runoff Voting and the status of the petition drive to repeal instant runoff voting in Burlington. Speaking on behalf of 'One Person, One Vote' movement are: John Ewing, Chuck Seleen, Dave Hartnett, Sam Osborne, and Linda Chagnon.

Public Service Announcements: Planned Obsolescence PSA 12/18/2009

This message on waste prevention is brought to you by the Chittenden Solid Waste Disctrict's school outreach team and The Browns River Middle School.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 12/15/2009

Attn: The middle part of the meeting is missing due to a damaged tape.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!