From the editor / w b u r g

From the editor

In which editor Kirsten Hively explains how she learned to
stop worrying and put down roots in Williamsburg

Welcome to the first issue of wburg.com. Inside you will find three sections: arts, context, and listings. The Arts section takes in all the different arts going on in the Williamsburg area. In the future I hope to include more articles about dance, theater, architecture, and music in addition to the visual arts and literature articles included in this issue. Context, like Arts, is about the Williamsburg area, but it includes all the other things that make this neighborhood tick — the food, the activities, the stores, the history, and the people. Like the Arts section, I hope to expand this part of wburg in future issues. The Listings section brings it all together with a calendar, maps, and bus info to help you get where you're going in the neighborhood.

I started wburg.com to take advantage of one of the crucial talents of the internet: the ability to create and strengthen communities. I hope wburg will help bring this community together. I hope wburg will foster new conversations and nurture new ideas. I hope wburg will become a forum for communication and so I encourage you to send email to the editor, so that communication won't be one-way.

I know that's a tall order for a little web site like this one, but I think the time is right for the neighborhood to coalesce — a process that's been happening slowly over the last few years — and all that's needed is a catalyst to speed things up.

It's easy to feel uprooted these days, even if you've lived in Williamsburg for over seven years like I have. In a city of renters, where you hang your hat tonight may be an unaffordable condo "with city views" tomorrow, and you may end up priced out of your own neighborhood. Because I can't afford to buy a building in Williamsburg, I've often felt like a nomad — just passing through and unsure what tomorrow will bring. But now I've realized that regardless of whether you live somewhere for six months or sixty years, once you decide to live there, you're a bona fide resident. So I've decided to live here. I've got my library card, I attend community board meetings, and I'm working on wburg. I have friends here, I care what happens here, and I'm willing to spend time making the neighborhood a better place. If home is where you hang your hat, then my hat's in Williamsburg.

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	From the editor In which editor Kirsten Hively explains how she learned to stop worrying and put down roots in Williamsburg
	Welcome to the first issue of wburg.com. Inside you will find three sections: arts, context, and listings. The Arts section takes in all the different arts going on in the Williamsburg area. In the future I hope to include more articles about dance, theater, architecture, and music in addition to the visual arts and literature articles included in this issue. Context, like Arts, is about the Williamsburg area, but it includes all the other things that make this neighborhood tick — the food, the activities, the stores, the history, and the people. Like the Arts section, I hope to expand this part of wburg in future issues. The Listings section brings it all together with a calendar, maps, and bus info to help you get where you're going in the neighborhood. I started wburg.com to take advantage of one of the crucial talents of the internet: the ability to create and strengthen communities. I hope wburg will help bring this community together. I hope wburg will foster new conversations and nurture new ideas. I hope wburg will become a forum for communication and so I encourage you to send email to the editor, so that communication won't be one-way. I know that's a tall order for a little web site like this one, but I think the time is right for the neighborhood to coalesce — a process that's been happening slowly over the last few years — and all that's needed is a catalyst to speed things up. It's easy to feel uprooted these days, even if you've lived in Williamsburg for over seven years like I have. In a city of renters, where you hang your hat tonight may be an unaffordable condo "with city views" tomorrow, and you may end up priced out of your own neighborhood. Because I can't afford to buy a building in Williamsburg, I've often felt like a nomad — just passing through and unsure what tomorrow will bring. But now I've realized that regardless of whether you live somewhere for six months or sixty years, once you decide to live there, you're a bona fide resident. So I've decided to live here. I've got my library card, I attend community board meetings, and I'm working on wburg. I have friends here, I care what happens here, and I'm willing to spend time making the neighborhood a better place. If home is where you hang your hat, then my hat's in Williamsburg.	Talk Back send a letter to the editor@wburg.com
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