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Should "Membership Stores" Be Permitted in Redmond's Manufacturing Park Zone?
In coordination with Taylor Development, which among other things owns an undeveloped 60 acre parcel of land that is zoned Manufacturing Park (MP) along Union Hill road in Southeast Redmond ( see Redmond zoning map here and Live.com Map here ), City Staff Read More...
Posted 02 May 07 11:47 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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Passing the Community Torch: In Search of a New Chief Executive in Redmond
In the wake of a recent announcement by Redmond Mayor Rosemarie Ives that she will not seek another term of office, I was invited to and personally interviewed her two most viable successors: Councilman Jim Robinson and former councilwoman, Holly Plackett Read More...
Posted 07 March 07 09:23 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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Microsoft Enters Munincipal WiFi Market
Woohoo.....But wait! What about Redmond? From FierceWireless : "Microsoft announced that it will partner with MetroFi to build a free wireless Internet service for Portland, Oregon. Microsoft will provide targeted content to the service's users through Read More...
Posted 15 November 06 06:08 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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Event: Overlake Neighborhood Planning Open House
If you live or work in Overlake and you want to help define how it gets developed over the next 20 years, I encourage you to attend this event. Meeting place is right next door to the Microsoft Company Store on 148th Ave NE. I'll be there 'cause this Read More...
Posted 09 November 06 01:51 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
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Praise from Redmond
This from my "I'm not screaming in the wilderness" file... Preface: I'm reading a Father to Daughter book that admonishes dads to teach our daughters to give *and accept* praise gracefully. Since my daughter is almost perfect in all ways, this sounds Read More...
Posted 13 April 06 10:10 by KorbyP | 2 Comments   
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Thomas Jefferson: Buildmaster or Benevolent Dictator?
While running along the back nine at Willows Run Golf Course this morning--merrily dodging Canadian Geese droppings--I stepped into a mudhole that momentarily consumed my foot and ankle. At that very moment I thought, Was the United States Constitution Read More...
Posted 07 March 06 08:39 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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Raising an Environmental Stink, Inadvertently, in Redmond
I'm filing this one in my "Law of Unintended Consequences" file. As a Planning Commissioner for the City of Redmond, I have often and intentionally said altruistic things like “we must be stewards of our environment" and “the city should lead by example Read More...
Posted 22 February 06 05:41 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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Spokane Invests in Public Wireless (and why it matters to you)
At MindCamp 1.0 , Doug Dobbins enthusiastically speculated that his hometown of Spokane, WA would boast a "free" citywide wireless network like Long Beach, Philadelphia (planned), San Fran (planned), and the Mall in Washington D.C. in the not so distant Read More...
Posted 03 January 06 11:15 by KorbyP | 1 Comments   
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"Free" Internet for the Masses
Slides from a recent Seattle MindCamp session at which I co-presented my "Libraries Everywhere" concept with Jen Batten, of Speakeasy.net. Slide One (Title Page) Libraries Everywhere ---- Internet for the Masses Slide Two (Problem) Socio-economic disequilibrium, Read More...
Posted 12 November 05 11:47 by KorbyP | 3 Comments   
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Welcome to Redmond Airport, Mr. Robillard
I got a chance to hang out with a group of my favorite Microsoft customers today, the famed ASPInsiders . I had lunch and chatted with the likes of Paul Wilson , Omar Villareal , and Eli Robillard who are all in Redmond at the same time (!) for the ASPInsider's Read More...
Posted 05 October 05 03:13 by KorbyP | 4 Comments   
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Kimberly Allen to Run for Redmond City Council
This just in: my fellow Planning Commissioner, Kim Allen has decided to run for Redmond City Council! I have been honored to know and work with Commissioner Allen for close to two years and I recommend her without hesitation. She is the first candidate Read More...
Posted 19 July 05 07:41 by KorbyP | 6 Comments   
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Redmond First: Councilmember John Resha Blogs!
Please join me in welcoming Redmond City Councilmember, John Resha [ subscribe ] to the blogosphere and MSN Spaces. John is the first of his kind in Redmond: a blogger/councilmember. John Resha is a fist-term Redmond councilmember with a wealth of public Read More...
Posted 15 July 05 04:11 by KorbyP | 0 Comments   
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Free MSN Wireless Internet Hotspot at Marymoor
If you are a Redmond soccer mom who is annoyed that your fellow soccer moms and kids are cracking their laptops during games to check their email or browse the Web, I did not do this. If you are a committed geek, like Josh or Gretchen Ledgard , whose Read More...
Posted 13 July 05 10:44 by KorbyP | 4 Comments   
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Social Computing Symposium 2005: Reflections
A few observations of the Microsoft Social Computing Symposium, held in Redmond, WA in April 2004. Read More...
Posted 02 May 05 01:57 by KorbyP | 7 Comments   
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Generating Ad Revenue in the Age of Syndication: Corante.com and Munincipal Wi-Fi at the Crossroads
The World Wide Web is a library. Internet-ready devices continue to plummet in price. Access to the Internet is expensive, worldwide. I believe that we have an awesome and compelling opportunity and civic duty to ensure that this library is--like the Read More...
Posted 10 April 05 02:32 by KorbyP | 2 Comments   
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