#GoodNewsFriday: Building Local Culture
Author’s note: for two years now, I have written a Friday newsletter called “Good News Friday,” spotlighting positive events in the Stamford community. As the West of 98 newsletter grows, I am mindful that many subscribers are interested in my big-picture writings and not the weekly progress of a community in which they do not live. Over the next several weeks, I will cross-post Good News Friday at West of 98 and at BetterStamford.Substack.Com, a newsletter that will be dedicated solely to Stamford news. If you wish to continue receiving Good News Friday emails, please subscribe there! Like West of 98, it is a free newsletter. I will also continue to post Good News Friday on my Facebook and Instagram accounts. Near the end of October, I will remove Good News Friday from the West of 98 newsletter schedule. What will replace it? Stay tuned to find out!
Have you SEEN all the activity in downtown Stamford in the month of October? If not, hold on to your hats!
The Stamford Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Fall Festival on October 29. It’ll have Trunk or Treat, Stamford’s first-ever pie contest, a costume contest, and loads of shopping, food, and games. But that just rounds out amazing month of activity! The Museum of the West Texas has a book signing and a night of ghost stories on tap. The Penick Hughes will host its first live music show. The Grand Theatre just opened a two week run of “Lyle Lyle Crocodile” and has more fun on tap.
I’ve written in my Monday essays about the work of building local culture. It makes a community more livable for all ages and it builds a lasting connection between people and place. Local culture springs up in many ways, but it’s how a community sustains itself and grows over the years. This is how we do it, friends! And best of all, we’re only getting started.
“Good News Friday” is a weekly feature spotlighting positive news and activities in the #StamfordTexas community as a part of our quest to build a #BetterStamford.