For Immediate Release
May 1, 2012
THE VILLAGE SQUARE CONTINUES ‘OUR TOWN’ SERIES
‘Fast Forward’ Forum Focuses on New Development, Projects and Ideas
(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – May 1, 2012 – Hometowns with a “sense of place” are vibrant, engaged, growing and economically successful. They are places people want to live and raise families. There are new reasons every day why this describes Tallahassee.
On Monday, May 7, The Village Square hosts “OUR TOWN: Fast Forward,” a spirited look at what’s new and what’s coming in Tallahassee.
Co-sponsored by Knight Creative Communities Institute (KCCI), Leadership Tallahassee, the Tallahassee Democrat and Access Tallahassee, “Fast Forward” will be fast-paced. Five presentations follow a PechaKucha format (Japanese for “chit chat”) with a maximum of 20 slides that advance automatically after 20 seconds. [Read the entire release]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2012
STATE EXPERTS ADDRESS FLORIDA’S ECONOMIC CRISIS AND RECOVERY
Former Florida CFO Alex Sink and Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Mark Wilson to Headline Panel
(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – April 23, 2012 – There are few places the economic crisis hit home harder than in the Sunshine State. On Tuesday, April 24, two leaders in Florida’s business and economic landscape will join The Village Square for an important conversation about how our state has responded and what still needs to be done.
Former Florida CFO Alex Sink and Florida Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Mark Wilson will share their perspectives on how the crisis is playing out in Florida, what innovations are still needed to ensure Florida’s economic future, and what roles government and private business play in tackling the challenges ahead. [Read the entire release]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 13, 2012
THE VILLAGE SQUARE LAUNCHES ‘OUR TOWN’ FORUM SERIES
Leadership Tallahassee and Tallahassee Democrat partner in local leadership forum
(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – February 13, 2012 – If you want to participate in civic life in Tallahassee but aren’t interested in preparing a three-minute speech for a commission meeting, what options do you have? This Thursday night, February 16, citizens will have a rare opportunity to talk over pizza with both Tallahassee City Commissioners and Leon County Commissioners. [Read the entire release]
For Immediate Release
February 2, 2012
TWO EVENTS FOCUS ON CHANGES, CHALLENGES AND FUTURE OF JOURNALISM
CNBC’s John Harwood to speak at Florida State University and The Village Square;joined by leaders in Florida’s media landscape
(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – February 2, 2012 – In just a few short years, everything has changed about how we get our information, and John Harwood, CNBC Chief Washington Correspondent, is coming to Tallahassee to talk about it. Harwood will share his views on the changes, challenges and future of journalism as the featured speaker at two February 7 events in Tallahassee. [Read the entire release]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CIVIL RIGHTS VETERANS TO HEADLINE VILLAGE SQUARE FORUM ON CIVILITY
(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – July 11, 2011 — He was only 16, but Henry Steele still remembers the 1960s civil rights protests in Tallahassee like they were yesterday. And Steele will draw upon his memory of those events – and what it was like to be the youngest person sent to jail – at a special forum on Sunday, July 10 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Young Actors Theatre (YAT) on Glenview Drive. [Read the entire release]
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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE VILLAGE SQUARE HOST EVENTS TO EXPLORE THE DEEPENING PARTISAN DIVIDE
Author of “The Big Sort: How the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart” will speak two consecutive nights in Tallahassee.
(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – February 1, 2011 – Pulitzer Prize finalist Bill Bishop didn’t set out to study partisanship in America until he stumbled on something peculiar while researching the economics of communities across America. [Read entire release]
MEDIA ADVISORY
October 18, 2010
CONTACT: Ron Sachs
Zoe Sharron
850.222.1996
The Village Square feels your pain: Offers election season citizens’ survival guide
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tired of low‐rent political advertisements that make you hurl objects at the television set? Bored with the finger‐pointing, whining, squabbling, temper tantrums and gotcha games? Got indigestion from one too many robocall from Bill Clinton or John McCain during dinner? Perhaps all this has you looking for the “none of the above” box at the voting booth. Or maybe you’ve just given up hoping for something different. [Read entire release]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE VILLAGE SQUARE HOSTS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS 101; PREVIEWS “WE THE WIKI” ONLINE DEMOCRACY
Collins Center for Public Policy, Florida TaxWatch and League of Women Voters of Tallahassee co-host 3 evening series on amendments and “State of the State”
(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – October 7, 2010 — On three consecutive Tuesday nights beginning October 12, The Village Square leads a diverse group of community organizations offering a painless way to learn about constitutional amendments on November’s ballot. [Read entire release]
MEDIA ADVISORY
“THE VILLAGE SQUARE” HOSTS COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON THE PARTISAN DIVIDE
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – August 15, 2010 – The Village Square will host a community conversation on America’s political divide and how it is affecting our city and state tomorrow night, featuring community leaders in conversation with Purple State of Mind’s John Marks, former 60 Minutes producer and U.S. News and World Report’s Berlin Bureau Chief. [Read entire release}
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joy Watkins, President
Community Foundation of North Florida
(850) 222-2899 ext. 104
jwatkins@cfnf.org
www.cfnf.org
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND VILLAGE SQUARE BENEFIT FROM A KNIGHT FOUNDATION CHALLENGE GRANT
Tallahassee, Fla., January 13, 2010 – In a highly competitive national grant contest, the Community Foundation of North Florida is one of 24 community and place-based foundations recently selected to receive a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The grant was awarded as a part of The Knight Community Information Challenge, a five-year, $24 million initiative to help community and place-based foundations find creative ways to use new media and technology to keep residents informed and engaged. [Read entire release]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE VILLAGE SQUARE AND FLORIDA HUMANITIES COUNCIL HOST NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES CHAIR JIM LEACH
Leach launches 50-state Civility Tour
(TALLAHASSEE, FL) – January 8, 2010 — On Tuesday, January 12, local non-profit The Village Square and The Florida Humanities Council will host a lecture by National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Jim Leach as a part of a 50-state Civility Tour. [Read entire release]
