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ABCD Workshop in Sarasota!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by April

I’m just now coming off the buzz of an incredible workshop I had the pleasure of co-hosting together with ABCD Institute Faculty member Dan Duncan and Mary Butler, a local ABCD Neighborhood Organizer and my good friend. Here is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me | Tagged ABCD, asset-based community development, community, sarasota, training, workshop | Leave a comment

“A hushed room: open mic at Pastry Art”

Posted on September 17, 2012 by April

Here’s my latest article on This Week in Sarasota. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think and if you’d like to join me on my next Open Mic excursion. ~=A=~ This week gave me the chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Public Space, Published Articles | Tagged community, community building, downtown, exploring, local economy, music, musicians, Pastry Art, sarasota, Sarasota Music Scene, third space | Leave a comment

HoodRoving News: I am not alone!

Posted on September 10, 2012 by April

I value citizenship—the ability we each have to make a difference through our actions around something we care about, in the company of others. Yet, from over at least a decade of witnessing people trying to make the world a … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Neighborhoods, Published Articles | Tagged action, April Doner, burn-out, citizenship, civic engagement, community, community building, diversity, exchange, florida, friends, Gillespie Park, innovation, meals, neighborhoods, neighbors, roving, sarasota, SCOPE, sharing | Leave a comment

Amazing Neighbors: Don the Unstoppable

Posted on August 27, 2012 by April

Who lives around me? What makes them amazing? How could knowing that be useful? This is what I’ll be exploring in a new series of blogs called “Amazing Neighbors.” My first interview is with someone I’ve admired since we first … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me, Published Articles | Tagged ABCD, action, asset-based community development, civic engagement, climate change, community, community building, connecting, DIY, Don Hall, Economics of Happiness, gifts, movements, neighbors, resources, sarasota, SCOPE, social change, social innovation, Transition | Leave a comment

Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel

Posted on August 12, 2012 by April

[Originally published in This Week in Sarasota] Last Thursday gave me an opportunity to do two cool things: Fulfill a pledge made two months ago to visit and report on one local open mic per month, then report back on its … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Music, Public Space, Published Articles | Tagged April Doner, bee ridge, bluegrass, community, country, florida, gospel, hospitality, inclusion, local, music, music jam, musicians, neighborhoods, open mic, roving, sarasota, Southwest Florida, sustainability | Leave a comment

Dial Tone defies Debby: a sensory recap

Posted on July 2, 2012 by April

Originally published in This Week in Sarasota In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve become a somewhat obsessive fan of the unique local project The End of the Dial Tone Radical Experimental Collaborative Music Band Band. It’s pretty serious — … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood Love Letter

Posted on February 14, 2012 by April

This is a Love Letter I wrote for Valentine’s Day to my beloved neighborhood, Gillespie Park (in Sarasota, FL). Here’s the first few lines and photos, click the link to see the whole thing on This Week in Sarasota. **You … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Community, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me | Tagged Bianca's Mexican Store, Canta Rana, Children's Garden, community, exploring, Gillespie Park, history, love, nature, neighborhood, neighbors, sarasota | Leave a comment

Authentic Florida Brilliance: How Ben Prestage rocked my world

Posted on February 12, 2012 by April

I have long grappled with whether I’m an actual fan of blues, honky-tonk and bluegrass. Upon hearing one of the best musicians I’ve heard live in Sarasota last weekend — Mr. Ben Prestage, “One Man Band,” who happens to excel … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Events, Music, People Who Inspire Me | Tagged April Doner, authenticity, Ben Prestage, blues, da Lee Woodman, discovery, florida, folk, music, native, sarasota, Sarasota Music Scene, St. Pete | Leave a comment

Who Says Sarasota’s Boring?

Posted on December 16, 2011 by April

Proof otherwise: ONE Too bad I missed it but thank god for stop-motion video, John Lichtenstein’s “White People” and local video-photo-capturing badasses Scott Braun, Stephen McFadden and John Lichtenstein. I ALMOST feel like I was there. My favorite moment has … Continue reading →

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