Good Morning, Clayton! Holy smokes, this is a long one. Even by my “Dan is writing these things way too long” standards. Which has actually given me an idea: I’m thinking about putting out a TL;DR version for paid subscribers. So basically the exact opposite of everywhere else.
Each Sunday, we're sharing a small bright spot from the previous edition of The Weekender Downtown Clayton got one hell of a sunset this past Monday night, captured here by council member Amanda Underwood. These colors show up when the setting sun has to travel through more of
Good morning, Clayton! This week, welcome to the hellscape that is the life of every Downtown Clayton business owner: the downtown parking problem. Yes, I know. Nothing gets the blood pumping quite like a parking study and a town council work session. But buried beneath the hundreds of thousands of
Good morning, Clayton! Packed issue this week. For The Dispatch Lead, I sat down and really dug into Economic Development Director Joe Stallings’ presentation to the Planning Board from Monday night. I pulled out the parts I found most interesting: Clayton’s rapid growth, the town’s lopsided residential tax
Each Sunday, we're sharing a small bright spot from the previous edition of The Weekender After the sun sets in Downtown, Clayton Ghost Walks emerges from the dusk, offering a different way to experience some of the town’s history: on foot, by lantern light, and through stories
Good Morning, Clayton! Town Council is back in session, and boy howdy, what a week. Nothing says “welcome back” quite like a white-hot angry neighborhood, a possible million-dollar grant switcharoo, and another expensive town project with—as usual—a whole lot of questions. Before we get into all
Each Sunday, we're sharing a small bright spot from the previous edition of The Weekender Sometimes the best parts of a community are not the biggest projects or the loudest announcements. Sometimes they’re small wooden boxes sitting outside of churches, businesses, schools, and other neighborhood gathering places.
Good morning, Clayton! First off, thanks a ton for all the feedback you’ve sent about The Dispatch. I’m glad people are digging what we’re doing here. We’re growing, there’s a lot of cool new stuff coming soon, and I still have my sights set on
Clayton Council member Amanda Underwood ran on transparency and accountability. Now, from inside Town Hall, she says the issue is not simply whether information exists, but whether Council and the public can actually use it in time to understand major decisions before they are made. In our first Dispatch interview,
Good Morning, Clayton! We've almost made it through another week in C-Town. For today's big lead, I sat down with council member Amanda Underwood for our very first long-form interview over here at The Dispatch. Full disclosure, Amand and I have been friends for
Each Sunday, we're sharing a small bright spot from the previous edition of The Weekender I miss video stores. For years and years, the Friday night routine was going to the video store. Depending on who was taking us as kids, it could be JJ’s Video, where
Good morning, Clayton. I know I promised an interview with Amanda Underwood, but scheduling and shoddy internet service got in the way. It’s still coming and may be what spurs me to having more than just one thing per week. Instead, we’re getting a lot of good news.