HORMEL 125
Spam Museum already a huge boost for Austin
By Greg Siems Vision 2020 director By the time you’re reading this, the long week of festivities celebrating Hormel Foods’ 125th anniversary will be over. ...
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Vision 2020: Three cheers for Austin schools, Austin Aspires
The kids may be out of school for now, but education in Austin has remained a hot topic this summer. Early last month, Austin Public ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, July 17, 2016 7:01 am
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Siems: Putting Austin on the biking map
By Greg Siems, Vision 2020 Director As the Daily Herald reported last week, Austin was chosen for a visit by the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, July 3, 2016 2:09 pm
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More support needed for Austin Gig effort
By Greg Siems Vision 2020 director As City Administrator Craig Clark noted in an op-ed last week (“Legislature strikes out on broadband”), our state leaders ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, June 12, 2016 11:32 am
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Vision 2020: Mark your calendars for Summer Kickoff
All of our Vision 2020 volunteers work hard, but we know how to have a good time, too. Coming up on June 3 will be ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, May 22, 2016 10:01 am
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Vision 2020: Opportunities abound for biking, summer
Now that spring has finally (knock on wood) turned the corner, it’s time for all of us to start thinking about how to get out ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, May 8, 2016 7:01 am
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Vision2020: Spam Museum just the beginning of Austin’s future
You’ve all heard the news by now — after the long wait, the Spam Museum is open once again. Its new location will play a ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:01 am
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Siems: State funds would provide big boost for Vision 2020
It can be hard to keep track of all the action happening in St. Paul while the state legislature is in session. Over a thousand ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, April 10, 2016 1:01 pm
Community Home Improvement Program
Vision 2020: CHIP looking to expand efforts in 2016
Ten inches of snow is not exactly a welcome sight during the first week of spring, but warmer weather is thankfully just around the corner. ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, March 27, 2016 7:01 am
Community Recreation Center
Vision 2020: Rec center a boon for Austin
To begin, I’d like to thank everyone who attended the Community Recreation Center forums last Tuesday. It’s exciting to see so much interest in the ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, March 20, 2016 1:02 pm
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Vision 2020: Celebrating progress on rec center project
As you might have read earlier this week, on Tuesday the Austin Utilities Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a conditional purchase agreement for the downtown ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, March 13, 2016 4:45 pm
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Siems: Vision 2020 striving for a healthy community
Last week I had the privilege of attending the Blandin Community Leadership Program in Grand Rapids, Minnesota with 25 other fantastic individuals from Austin. I’m ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, March 6, 2016 1:12 pm
Columnists
Siems: Input always welcome at Vision 2020
By Greg Siems, Vision 2020 Director As I move into my third month on the job with Vision 2020, I continue to be amazed by ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, February 21, 2016 9:18 pm
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Vision 2020: Valentine’s also a day for friendship, community
Valentine’s Day, like many holidays, has a longer and more complicated history than the greeting card industry might like us to believe. It initially ...
by Greg Siems, Sunday, February 14, 2016 8:04 am
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Vision 2020: Time to gear up for the Red Bike
Punxsutawney Phil may not be a particularly accurate weather-rodent, but during our long winters it’s always nice to hold out hope that spring is around ...