City of Tyler Texas

Roses & Weeds

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The City of Tyler hosts a podcast series called Roses & Weeds to keep residents up-to-date with current events and news related to the city. The series celebrates city achievements, or "roses," while also digging into the weeds of city government by discussing the complexities of public administration on the local level.

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City of Tyler Texas

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S1 E27: TML Awards with Councilmember Don Warren 19.11.2018 42:03

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode of the Roses & Weeds, we are joined by Tyler Councilmember Don Warren who represents the Northeast district of Tyler, by Tyler Managing Director (and Roses & Weeds Intern) Stephanie Franklin, and by Tyler Communications Direct...

S1 E26: GIS Day with Tyler GIS 13.11.2018 49:10

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode of the Roses & Weeds we are joined by Dan Allee the Tyler GIS Manager and the entire GIS Department including Lance Yarema, Jonathan "Jay" Baldwin, Holly Wahl, Shruti Patil, and Philip Burkhart to showcase all the wonder...

S1 E25: Community Planning Month 24.10.2018 39:20

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode of the Roses & Weeds we are joined by Kyle Kingma the Planning Department Manager and Michael Howell the Tyler Area MPO Manager. If you'd like to view the Tyler 1st plan it can be found here: http://www.cityoftyler.org/Depart...

S1 E24: Tyler Transit 18.10.2018 23:17

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode of the Roses & Weeds we are joined by Leroy Sparrow the Tyler Transit Director Robert Gil the General Manager of Tyler Transit to talk about public transportation in Tyler. For more information on Tyler Transit including routes, p...

S1 E23: Tyler City Manager Ed Broussard Interview Part 2 11.10.2018 43:29

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode of the Roses & Weeds we have the exciting conclusion of Managing Director Heather Nick and Managing Director Stephanie Franklin interviewing city of Tyler City Manager Ed Brousssard. Roses & Weeds is recorded at the Tyler Inno...

S1 E22: Tyler City Manager Ed Broussard Interview 27.09.2018 46:49

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode of the Roses & Weeds the interns are running the show! We have intern city of Tyler Managing Director Heather Nick and intern city of Tyler Managing Director Stephanie Franklin interviewing intern city of Tyler City Manager Ed Bro...

S1 E21: Tyler History with Henry Bell and Amber Rojas 21.09.2018 40:48

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode we are joined by Amber Rojas, Tyler's Historic Preservation Officer, and Henry Bell from the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information on the city of Tyler's Historic Preservation please visit our website here: ht...

S1 E20: Bone Marrow Donation with Jenny Wells 13.09.2018 24:32

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode we are spotlighting Jenny Wells from the city of Tyler Communications Department. In addition to being more involved in Tyler Emergency Preparedness over the past year Jenny has also recently donated bone marrow through DKMS's bo...

S1 E19: Gas Skimming Update with Tyler PD Financial Crimes Investigators 07.09.2018 19:01

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special guests Sargent Adam Colby and Detective Jeff Roberts from the Tyler Police Department Financial Crimes Unit to give us an update on Gas Skimming in Tyler. Gas Skimming had first been discussed on the Roses and Wee...

S1 E18: Leadership Tyler 29.08.2018 31:55

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special guests John Nix who is a City Council Member representing Tyler District 6 in the South part of town, and we have Smittee Root the Executive Director of Leadership Tyler. Both our guests today are graduates of Lea...

S1 E17: Things to do in Tyler! 02.08.2018 29:56

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode, we have returning special guest Holli Fourniquet with Visit Tyler from the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce to talk about the Hit the Bricks! Event every 2nd Saturday by the Square. For more information please check them out on the web...

S1 E16: Active Tyler and GIS 28.06.2018 31:44

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode, we have special guest Dan Allee with the city of Tyler Geographic Information Systems department. For more information on Tyler GIS services please visit smithcountymapsite.org, or call or email Sam Brady, 903-531-1242, sbrady@tylert...

S1 E15: Summer Playground Program and Glass Recreation Center 01.05.2018 25:41

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode, we have special guest Ann Santana with the city of Tyler Parks Department. Ann is showcasing summer camp opportunities being offered through the city of Tyler Parks program including the Summer Playground Program. For more informatio...

S1 E14: Half Cent Sales Tax and Keep Tyler Beautiful 13.04.2018 34:57

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special guests Scott Taylor the Managing Director of Public Works for the city of Tyler, and Angela Cardoza the Community Coordinator with Keep Tyler Beautiful. Scott Taylor spoke to us about the Tyler One Half Cent Sales...

S1 E13: Walking With Bob, and Cease the Grease 23.02.2018 34:00

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special guests Scott Taylor the Managing Director of Public Works for the city of Tyler, and Bob Mauldin the Multimedia Specialist with the city of Tyler's Communications Department. Scott Taylor gives us useful info...

S1 E12: Lighten Up East Texas/It's Time Texas 09.02.2018 20:25

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special guests Terrence Ates the Director of Community Outreach for NET Health, and Julie Goodgame the Communications Manager for the City of Tyler. Our guests today are promoting the Lighten Up East Texas and It's T...

S1 E11: Drive Like Your Family Lives Here 26.01.2018 27:38

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special guests detective Jeff Roberts from the City of Tyler Police Department, Jenny Wells who is a Public Relations Specialist with the City of Tyler Communications Department. Our guests today are both involved with th...

S1 E10: Holiday Events in Tyler Texas 27.11.2017 23:02

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have returning guest Holi Fourniquet with visit Tyler to tell us about some of the holiday events going on this Christmas season in Tyler Texas. All the events referenced in this episode can be found at www.visittyler.com by c...

S1 E9: Small Business Saturday and Holidays at the Liberty Hall 21.11.2017 28:53

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special returning guests Amber Rojas the city’s Historic Preservation Officer and Adriana Rodriguez with the Liberty Hall Theater and Downtown Tyler Film Festival. With Amber Rojas we talk about Small Business Saturday an...

S1 E8: Charitable Giving & Holiday Travel 20.11.2017 23:56

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special guests Don Warren who is a City Council Member representing Tyler District 4 in the Northeast part of town, and we Davis Dickson the Manager of the Tyler Pounds Regional Airport. With Councilman Don Warren we talk...

S1 E7: Remembering Marty and Jean Lawrence 27.10.2017 28:06

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In this episode we remember Marty and Jean Lawrence who passed away on September 30th 2017 in a tragic car accident. We have Chief Tim Johnson, Jenny Wells, and Kristi Boyett on today who all worked closely with Marty and share some stories about wha...

S1 E6: Tyler Animal Shelter, Daylight Savings, & Halloween Safety 13.10.2017 33:10

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special guests Shawn Markmann the Animal Shelter Manager, and we have Officer Jeff Roberts with the Tyler Police Department. Please like the Tyler Animal Control Facebook for the most current information about their servi...

S1 E5: Hit The Bricks! 15.09.2017 20:47

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. The City of Tyler Hurricane Harvey Relief Information and Database can be found here:https://www.cityoftyler.org/Departments/Communications/HurricaneHarveyReliefInformation.aspxIn this episode, we have special guests Holli Fourniquet with Visit Tyler...

S1 E4: Tyler Public Library, Park Fees, and Line Dancing 31.08.2017 37:32

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. A Press Release by the City of Tyler Communications Department about nonprofit aid in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief can be found here: http://www.cityoftyler.org/News/tabid/1554/ctl/NewsArticle/mid/3011/CategoryID/11/NewsID/33663/Default.aspx? Ski...

S1 E3: Historic Preservation, Downtown Tyler Film Festival, and Squirrels! 21.08.2017 39:34

Welcome to Roses & Weeds! A City of Tyler podcast that is here to keep you up to date with current events and news related to our beautiful city. In our this episode, we have special guests Amber Rojas the Historic Preservation Officer and Downtown Design Liaison for the City of Tyler, Tara Holley Jones with Alpha Media Group the Chairperson for the Downtown Tyler Film Festival, and Adriana Ro...