Tom Britt
Publisher and founder of the "atGeist Community Newsletter" and atGeist.com
Healing Through Art is Mission of Local Therapist
The experience sounds appealing. Benefits include: increase in self awareness and awareness of others, cope with stress and traumatic experiences, enhance memory and cognitive abilities, alleviate pain, enhance personal well- being and more. Is this a trip to a spa or a new 12-step program? Actually, it is neither. These are the results of what [...]
Fund Set Up For Lawrence North Senior Involved in Crash
Last Friday evening there was a terrible accident in Lawrence on Pendleton Pike that involved a School Bus and a vehicle driven by Sharod Nelson, a senior at Lawrence North High School. Sharod was critically injured and remains in this condition at Methodist Hospital. His mother is a long time resident and employee in the [...]
Maury Povich Would Be a Super Star
I normally don’t publish my thoughts on people I don’t like, but this story has to be written. Anna Nicole Smith was a pig. She was a pig when she dumped her husband, living in a trailer, and was stripping at a topless bar. She was a pig when she married 89 year old billionaire [...]
Lawrence Township Spanish Immersion Program Remains Unaltered
Applause and cheers rang through the standing-room-only crowd at the Lawrence Township School Board meeting Monday after board members narrowly voted to keep the Spanish Immersion Program’s kindergarten at Forest Glen Elementary. The 3-2 decision followed more than two hours of passionate comments from parents and staff members regarding the Balancing Enrollment Committee’s recommendation to [...]
Home Run Realty Scores Cover Story in National Magazine
David and Stacey Kiernan of Home Run Realty were featured on the cover of Broker-Agent magazine last month as the broker/agents of the month. The Geist couple teams up not only in marriage but in business, as they help clients relocate in the Indianapolis area. The Kiernans have been married for 27 years and have [...]
Meet Chris and Rich Burd of Burd Ford
At a recent Lawrence Chamber of Commerce breakfast, Chris Burd was called up to receive a plaque for the new Burd Ford facility that just opened on Pendleton Pike. I overheard someone lean over and whisper, “Burd’s the word.” Chris and Rich Burd are one of Geist’s most recognizable couples, calling Feather Cove III and [...]
Home Depot Pulls Plans to Build
Lawrence city officials found out last week that Home Depot is not coming to town. This store was going to be the anchor tenant of a major downtown revitalization project, now Lawrence will have to build the tax base (small pun intended) on someone else. I do wish they would put more emphasis on 56th [...]
Reduce, expand or move? (Video) Lawrence Township Magnet Programs Under Construction
For weeks I’ve been weighing the pros and cons of placing my son in a Spanish immersion program when he heads off to kindergarten next fall. He could attend a traditional kindergarten at Amy Beverland’s new Early Learning Center or we could opt for the Immersion program at Forest Glen Elementary, where his instruction would [...]
Lawrence Swimmers Compete Against Olympians at National Grand Prix Competition
Nine Lawrence Township teenagers who qualified to compete against the best swimmers in the nation were a bit starstruck when they saw the 17 U.S. Olympians who were among their competitors at the USA Swimming Toyota Southern California Grand Prix. Even though the stars were shining bright in Long Beach, Calif., members of the Lawrence [...]
Renaming Pendleton Pike?
I attended the State of the City address this morning given by Mayor Deborah Cantwell at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce breakfast. I’m going to upload the audio of her speech which included past homeruns (Staples, Burd Ford, Pendleton Pike re-opening), future homeruns (Commissary, parks, and Home Depot), and current initiatives. Besides all the reasons [...]
