Shop Small this Holiday Season

Shop Small this Holiday Season

Holiday shopping is in full swing and it’s time for Small Biz Saturday! Why not support a small, local business this season? We’ve shared some of our favorites with you below, but there are many more in your own neighborhood. And, we’d be honored if you chose one of Sandy’s Shenandoah National Park photos from her website as a special gift for a loved one or friend. A percentage of the profits will go to the Shenandoah National Park Trust,

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Coal Cracker’s First Year in Print

Coal Cracker’s First Year in Print

Since its launch in December 2013, Coal Cracker—a youth-led engagement journalism project spearheaded by Heron’s Eye Communications co-founder Krista Gromalski—has published five issues covering hard-hitting topics like blight, bullying, beauty standards, and marriage equality. Our reporters have interviewed author Trebbe Johnson about the coal region’s wounded landscape, chatted with founder of the legendary Woodstock concert Michael Lang, and gone behind the scenes at the Little League Baseball World Series. We’ve paid our young journalists about $500 (and lots of pizza)

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Join us for “Talk-Tails” about Weather and Climate

Join us for “Talk-Tails” about Weather and Climate

Is climate change real? Will we melt down or freeze up? Can anything be salvaged or is it time to toss it all away and enjoy the day? We’ll engage in some intoxicating conversation about the weather and where it’s all headed at Heron’s Eye Communications’ “The Rookery” on Saturday, August 9 at 5pm at the Yulan, NY ball field prior to NACL Theatre’s THE WEATHER PROJECT community play. THE WEATHER PROJECT is the culmination of a massive community arts

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