In my last post, I talked about the epidemic of loneliness declared by the U.S. Surgeon General. One of the reasons for that epidemic is the reduced use, or loss of, what sociologists call “third places” – churches, corner cafes, neighborhood bars, barber shops, community centers, public libraries, bookstores, or maybe even a neighbor’s front … [Read more...] about Find Your Third Place
The Space
Cowork Frederick’s Grand (re)Opening
As I write this, I'm filled with gratitude, awe, and the weary satisfaction that comes with completing a challenging project. It's been a long journey, so there's also a good amount of joy that comes with this announcement: We're done! Let's Party! We're celebrating Cowork Frederick's Grand (re)Opening April 20th from 4-7 pm with a … [Read more...] about Cowork Frederick’s Grand (re)Opening
From Vision to Reality (a sneak peek at our expansion)
You may have heard. We're expanding. And I have to say, we're pretty excited about it. Like our original building, where we've shared 10 years of coworking awesomeness with quite a few "cool kids", our new building will have eclectic, historic, cozy, work-space vibes. A lot of it. Our new building has a coworking floor (desks, work … [Read more...] about From Vision to Reality (a sneak peek at our expansion)
Let’s Party! (10 years + an expansion)
OK Ya'll. It's time to celebrate. Cowork Frederick will be ten years old in September. That alone would be enough to break out some live music, great food, and drinks. But we have even more - much, much more - to celebrate. We're also celebrating our upcoming expansion! In the beginning .... We had dream of creating Frederick's first … [Read more...] about Let’s Party! (10 years + an expansion)
Our New Conference Room
One of my favorite parts of our expansion is designing and decorating our work spaces. Just a few weeks ago, what we simply called the "Front Room" in our 122 E Patrick building was repurposed to be our new conference room. We've known for sometime that this change was in store, so, always on the lookout to reuse things to reduce our carbon … [Read more...] about Our New Conference Room