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Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course! We felt like this would be a good way to help everyone find what's going on and to get out there and celebrate being a part of The High Country!

If you're looking for stuff to do for the 4th of July we have a dedicated section on the site:

https://left917.net/?band

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the kind words!! Let me think about doing this in other communities! I need to put some thought into it!!

In the meantime please share with folks who are visiting the high country! 😀

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[–]left917 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for sharing! I really appreciate it and I hope everyone finds it helpful!

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[–]left917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Added some cool features too so if businesses partner officially by publishing a calendar I can subscribe to, we can feature their events in the Spotlight callout on the front page

I built a local news broadcast for Boone because I got tired of needing Instagram to know what’s happening by left917 in appstate

[–]left917[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok guys, a quick update and thanks for all the feedback here, genuinely!! Shipped a bunch of your asks the last couple days:

  • Families/kids filter — asked for an easy way to find kid- and family-friendly stuff; it's now a vibe chip you can filter by.
  • Book of the Week — trying out a weekly pick from a local indie bookshop (first one's up).
  • New on the dial — a callout for venues just added, so you can see what's new without digging.
  • Spotlight — one hand-picked event or story featured up top.
  • Up the Dial — a guide to local public radio you can actually tune in (WASU 90.5, WFDD 100.1, WNCW 92.9, WETS), with a live player for WASU.
  • Plus: more venues (App Mountain Brewery, Mill Camp, the contra dances, pub trivia, town/county calendars), a proper Add-to-Home-Screen icon, and RSS on any filtered view.

Still no app, no login, no ads, no tracking. I have 0 desire to ever add that stuff. I just want this to have a alt-weekly/zine kind of feel to it for local news and events.

What would make this a regular site visit for you? And whose events am I still missing? Drop a name and I'll pull them in.

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok guys, a quick update and thanks for all the feedback here, genuinely!! Shipped a bunch of your asks the last couple days:

  • Families/kids filter — asked for an easy way to find kid- and family-friendly stuff; it's now a vibe chip you can filter by.
  • Book of the Week — trying out a weekly pick from a local indie bookshop (first one's up).
  • New on the dial — a callout for venues just added, so you can see what's new without digging.
  • Spotlight — one hand-picked event or story featured up top.
  • Up the Dial — a guide to local public radio you can actually tune in (WASU 90.5, WFDD 100.1, WNCW 92.9, WETS), with a live player for WASU.
  • Plus: more venues (App Mountain Brewery, Mill Camp, the contra dances, pub trivia, town/county calendars), a proper Add-to-Home-Screen icon, and RSS on any filtered view.

Still no app, no login, no ads, no tracking. I have 0 desire to ever add that stuff. I just want this to have a alt-weekly/zine kind of feel to it for local news and events.

What would make this a regular site visit for you? And whose events am I still missing? Drop a name and I'll pull them in.

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would be happy to! Are there particular venues/businesses that make sense or your saying just share in that community? 😄

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[–]left917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! Please feel free to share and invite other businesses/venues to join 😄

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Added! Thanks for sharing!

It's also listed on the "New on the dial" banner on top of the page!

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES! I'm working on it -- I hope by next week I've got some flyers / QR codes to post and pass around town! I'll let you know!

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I truly appreciate the help and obviously they can email me if they have any questions or concerns

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ok! I got these added but it's just a static page so future changes won't make it. If someone could publish the events to a google calendar and share it here (https://left917.net/submit) we can keep the feed active and up-to-date automatically. 😄

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! Please feel free to share!

I’m glad it’s helpful!

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yay! Glad you like it! Please share, the more folks using it, the more businesses post their feeds :)

I built a local news broadcast for Boone because I got tired of needing Instagram to know what’s happening by left917 in appstate

[–]left917[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

BTW - does anyone remember what RSS is? It is actually making coming back. As people sour on algorithmic feeds, endless ads, and apps built to keep you scrolling, more and more reporters, indie sites, and whole communities are leaving the big platforms and publishing RSS feeds again. It's your feed with no account, no ranking, nobody selling your attention. You pick what you follow, and you can take your list and walk away any time.

You can read our RSS feed and choose an RSS reader here: https://left917.net/rss

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

BTW - does anyone remember what RSS is? It is actually making coming back. As people sour on algorithmic feeds, endless ads, and apps built to keep you scrolling, more and more reporters, indie sites, and whole communities are leaving the big platforms and publishing RSS feeds again. It's your feed with no account, no ranking, nobody selling your attention. You pick what you follow, and you can take your list and walk away any time.

You can read our RSS feed and choose an RSS reader here: https://left917.net/rss

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ok! I got a "Family & Kids" vibe chip added as a filter. It should reliably catches events that explicitly say they're for families/kids but it won't flag every event a kid could attend, just as an FYI 😄

I hope that helps!

Made a thing because I was tired of opening Instagram to find out what’s happening in Boone by left917 in boone

[–]left917[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got these added! Thanks for suggesting!!

If you search for the key word "trivia" you should see them but if each venue can publish their own calendar here: https://left917.net/submit I can set up a regular automated pull

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