When’s the last time you saw this many people come to a planning commission meeting?
I had some incredible live tweeting fun the other night in Chanceford Township.
… also known as “the middle of nowhere.”
… also known as “The Brogue.”
You can check out the Storify here.
It doesn’t get any better than this, my friends.
Essentially, the township’s planning commission was considering a plan for an adult cabaret to occupy vacant space in a strip mall (pun totally intended!) Continue reading
We got a note from the students over at Central York High School that just made my day Friday.
As you recall, wle did a NewsVroom presentation for two journalism classes a couple weeks ago.
Anywho, you can read it for yourselves.
A lot of them seemed SUPER enthused about getting out of the cubicle.
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So, last night was super fun.
I joined co-workers Brittany Wilson and Sarah Chain to kickoff the NewsVroom’s yearlong initiative of visiting York County libraries.
We traveled to Dover Area Community Library, where I had the opportunity to present my ideaLab project to Girl Scout Troop #20195.
Before a mock press conference, I discussed basic apps (QuickVoice, iMovie, Notability, 360Pano, etc.) and I got to play this video of this old man with his funny cane.
The best part: One of the girls recommended I go set up my “office” at Chuck-E-Cheese.
Loves it.
Here are some photos from the event:
I had to drive the NewsVroom van, because — let’s be honest — everyone else was scared to.
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Tagged Brittany Wilson, Dover, dover area community library, education, Girl Scouts, mobile media lab, newspapers, newsvroom, sarah chain, York, york county
During a brief hiatus from this blog, I learned about the joys of SnapChatting from my little sister, Casey. She’s 21 and totally hip.
Hello world.
I’m back at it after a couple week hiatus.
What happened during that time, you ask?
(Or maybe you don’t. I often think people are more interested in my shenanigans than they actually are.)
For one, I took the bajillion days off that I had been storing all year long for no particular purpose.
I used the time to experience the culture of the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
I also learned about the SnapChat app from my sister. My life will never be the same.
How it works: You send someone an image, but they can only see it for 10 seconds before it disappears. You can draw on the photo. Give them a mustache. Type a message on top of it. Whatever.
But they can only see it for 10 BLOODY SECONDS.
I don’t get it, but I love it. And I hear it’s what the kids are doing these days. Continue reading
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Tagged #boyer101, adventures, apps, community, farm show, lauren boyer, newsvroom, reporter, Snapchat, social media, ydr, ydr.com, York Daily Record
Another day on the job.
Remember that time I ate pie and made new friends in a rural neighborhood?
That column finally made it in the paper. I used Dickey’s fruit pie recipe as a breakout.
Hyperlocal fun!
After I performed the list of tasks below, I wrote this blog while consuming a Grey Goose and orange juice. Gotta load up on Vitamin C before the storm, kids!
Hurricane Sandy is on her way. As a resident of Pennsylvania, I’m following along with the traditional inclement weather protocol of panicking while purchasing bread and milk like it’s the end of the world.
As a journalist, this preparation includes a few extra things.
1. First, I fed the Boyermobile. It was hungry.
Here I am at Rutter’s on Pennsylvania Avenue filling my car with gas and wearing my jammies just because Cost: $48. But it’s necessary. I’ll probably be out-and-about tomorrow, and if there’s no power I can charge my devices in the car.
2. I stocked up on supplies. Need to keep my glucose up.
Pro tip: Runts, Sour Patch Kids and assorted licorice thingies are crucial to the operation.
3. I loaded up my psychedelic orange gym bag with clothes and deodorant in case I’m stranded somewhere awkward tomorrow and can’t catch a boat to Walmart.
There may or may not be toilet paper in this bag. You can never be too careful.
As you can see, I’m all ready for Sandy. I’m also halfway through my vodka and orange.
I’m going to finish that and get to bed.
Signing off, folks.
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Tagged beat, candy, frankenstorm, gas, hurricane sandy, journalism, lauren boyer, pennsylvania, power outage, preparation, reporting, sandy, storm, ydr, York, York Daily Record
Because I’m ridiculous …
And because I overestimate the interest in my random adventures …
And because I want practice liveblogging, so I’m not like “Um, how the heck do I use this?” when I have to do it for breaking news …
I’m liveblogging the rural ‘pie party’ extravaganza I’m going to around 7 p.m. Click here on our York Common Cents blog for updates, if you care.
Feel free to chime in with a comment and annoy me. Continue reading
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Tagged app, digital first, downtown inc, idealab, journalism, kickball, lauren boyer, live blog, mojo, pie party, rural, scribblelive, washington township, ydr.com, york county, York Daily Record, york pa
Some delicious pie I consumed last week.
After visiting a diner in northern York County, I got an email from a reader.
“You should visit our close knit neighborhood in the farm country of Northern York Country,” it said.
Jim Dickey is having a pie party Friday night at his home on Blue Hill School Road. And I’m invited.
What’s a pie party, you ask?
It’s a community gathering in the rural farmlands — one with lots of pies, obviously. Continue reading
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Tagged columns, community, dickey, journalism, lauren boyer, live blog, mojo, news, pie party, rural, ydr, york county, York Daily Record
It was a busy weekend over here in Boyerland. Here’s the rundown:
1. Attended my first high school football game Friday night with the NewsVroom, the York Daily Record/Sunday News’ mobile media lab.
It was a cold night to be outside. Here’s a photo of business editor Cathy Hirko attempting to nab fries from someone named “The Mummert.”
Fruit cup + toast + computer + Hootsuite = love.
I got some good feedback from my column today, which focused on my travels Thursday through northern York County, a place that doesn’t get much attention from our paper.
So far, it inspired one couple to invite me to their a “pie party” next week in the rural farmlands of northern York county. More on that later.
I just wanted to add a few tidbits of awesomeness from yesterday, despite the annoying fact that no one intentionally stopped by to share a story idea.
But hey, it happens sometimes — even when you promote the crap out of yourself. Continue reading
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Tagged columns, community, digital first media, diner, engagement, idealab, john's diner, journalism, lauren boyer, mobile reporter, mojo, ydr, York Daily Record
