Roses & Weeds

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City.  In this episode, Bob Mauldin and Adriana Rodríguez sit down with Mayor Don Warren and Deputy City Manager Stephanie Franklin to talk about the plans for the Rose Complex and the W.T. Brookshire Conference Center that is replacing Harvey Hall. Stephanie and Don w...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode, Julie Goodgame, Bob Mauldin, Payton Weidman, LouAnn Campbell and Adriana Rodriguez discuss our Frequently Asked Questions of 2022! In this episode we talk about: Walking With Bob - There's An App For That Walking With Bob - Gimme Costco Ros...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode, Julie Goodgame and Adriana Rodriguez meet City Arborist and Urban Forester Maddie Burton! Maddie and longtime guest Leanne Robinette explain the City's need for an urban forester, how the recent winter storms and droughts have impacted our...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode, Bob Mauldin and Adriana Rodriguez visit with Michael and Jessica Domingos about how the loss of their daughter, Evie, to suicide lead them to create their own non-profit organization to bring awareness to mental health. Leanne Robinette joins th...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  New season, new budget! In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and Julie Goodgame bring in special guests City Manager Ed Broussard and Deputy City Manager Stephanie Franklin. Together they explain the City's 2023 budget and this year'...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City. Today we have a crossover episode with Visit Tyler's Rambling Roses podcast! Hosts Julie Goodgame (Roses and Weeds) and Holli Fourniquet (Rambling Roses) sat down with Destination Innovate and Visit Tyler President Shari Lee to talk about the new Arts and Cu...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City. In this last episode of the season, hosts Bob Mauldin and LouAnn Campbell take you down the drain... the storm drain. Learn why we are spending $9 million on drainage improvements across the City this year and why we say "only water down the drain."  Ro...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City. In this episode, hosts Bob Mauldin and Adriana Rodriguez discuss the true cost of litter with Keep Tyler Beautiful Community Coordinator Erin Garner and Parks Director Leanne Robinette. Who picks up your litter, who keeps your town clean and who pays for all of t...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and Payton Weidman talk to Code Enforcement Manager Chris Lennon and Code Enforcement Field Supervisor Robert Chiasson. Together they discuss what Code Enforcement is and how it helps our community.  Roses...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful City.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and Adriana Rodriguez invite Main Street Director Amber Varona to talk about the rebirth of Downtown Tyler! We learn about where we are now and where we are going. Lots of construction plans by private and...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  You may have seen him in our popular Facebook series Walking with Bob. And you may not know, but he is also the creator and man behind the camera for many of our City videos including the internationally recognized Friendly Neighborhood Thief series. He is usual...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and LouAnn Campbell invite Housing Manager Prentice Butler and Community Development Specialist Madeline Teel to talk about the housing and community development services provided by the Neighborhood Servic...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, recurring host Bob Mauldin and first-time host Payton Weidman invite Animal Services Director Shawn Markmann and Animal Control Supervisor Mary Fowler to talk about the new tethering law in Texas. On January 17, the new teth...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin invite Councilmembers Shirley McKellar and Broderick McGee, Reference Librarian Rozanna Bennett and  Smith County Historical Society board member Mr. Larry D. Wade Sr. to talk about our Black History Celebr...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and LouAnn Campbell sat down with Traffic Engineer Cameron Williams to break down the traffic situation in Tyler. Cameron explains the 10-year traffic plan for the City and what improvements we have already...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, host Bob Mauldin sat down with Deputy City Manager Stephanie Franklin, Parks Director Leanne Robinette, and Parks Budget Manager Todd Lestage to talk about Harvey Hall, its history and its future. The Rose Complex project wa...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and Julie Goodgame do a deep dive into redistricting with City Manager Edward Broussard and City Attorney Deborah Pullum. Redistricting happens every 10 years after the nation census and affects all residen...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and Julie Goodgame picked the brain of District 1 Councilmember Stuart Hene. Listen along as he tells you about his passions, hobbies and who he is and wants to be as a person and community leader. Roses &a...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  Have you ever wondered where does your water come from and how does it get to your faucets? In this episode of Roses & Weeds, host Bob Mauldin sits down with Public Information Officer LouAnn Campbell and Director of Utilities Kate Dietz to explain the proce...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  In this episode of Roses & Weeds, hosts Bob Mauldin and Julie Goodgame bring in special guests City Manager Ed Broussard and Deputy City Manager Stephanie Franklin. Together they explain the City's 2022 budget and this year's theme "Called to...

Things are looking rosey for the City of Tyler! Mayor Don Warren talks past, present and future at this year's State of the City event. Roses & Weeds is recorded at the Downtown Visitors Center and is hosted by the City of Tyler’s Communication Department. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future show topics, please reach out to us at PublicRelations@TylerTexas.com and be...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. On Thursday, June 17 at 3:30 p.m., President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday. Juneteenth National Independence Day is now the 12th legal public holiday and the first new one since 1983. To commemorate this moment in history, R...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city.  Roses & Weeds hosts, Bob Mauldin and Adriana Rodriguez meet once again with Dr. Paul McGaha and Dr. Michelle Crum to discuss the current status of COVID-19 in East Texas as we foresee the end of the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Paul McGaha is an Associate Profe...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. Roses and Weeds host Bob Mauldin and guest host Adriana Rodriguez meet with Rebecca Hale and a special guest to talk about the Downtown Tyler Film Festival. Rebecca is the Manager of the historic Liberty Hall and the Director of Tyler's only film festival! A...

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. Roses and Weeds host Bob Mauldin and guest host Adriana Rodriguez meet with Tyler's Municipal Court Judges Amy McCullough and James Huggler. Together they discuss the difference between County and Municipal Court, the various payment options and programs the...