Jeff Thompson

Through the end of September the city of Fredericton has issued building permits for 1165 homes – 24% higher than the full-year record of 938 set in 2022, with three months left in the year. One of the latest is for an 8-storey, 85 unit apartment building on Queen Street.

Toying with a run this morning or afternoon…I’ll wait.

Inside Domino’s first refresh in a decade — including its ‘cravemark’ With younger consumers in mind, the pizza chain has a new look and sound, including an audio-visual expression voiced by singer Shaboozey.

🍕Domino’s is getting a new look for the first time in a decade, which will be accompanied by a jingle sung by Shaboozey. I hope this goes better for the pizza chain than it did for Cracker Barrel. www.marketingdive.com/news/inside-...

YouTube video by Matthew Wilcock Official 059 Motorway Cycle XII - Dublin M50/N7. #digitalart #drone #piano #soundart #artist #art #motion

🚦Video: Traffic, but make it music. youtu.be/H-HTmd9eyUU?... #digitalart

And I heard about the incredible work of local organizations supporting newcomers 7 days a week — who now call Fredericton home.

Listening builds trust. It shapes better decisions.

It’s how we move Ward 10 Together. 🔗 ward10together.ca #CommunityVoices #Fredericton

👮‍♂️ Safety — top of mind across Ward 10.

🏘️ Affordable housing — especially for groups not well served today.

💬 Transparency — confidentiality matters sometimes, but openness should be the rule, not the exception.

💰 Taxation — making council more accountable for every dollar spent. #Fredericton

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📅 On this day: In 1916, Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222–0, the most one-sided college football game ever played.

Coach John Heisman encouraged Georgia Tech to keep pushing even after securing a 126-0 lead at halftime.

Open Letter: Support Bill C-242 Advancing Fredericton’s Community Safety Task Force Recommendation on Bail Reform

Tomorrow, Parliament will consider Bill C-242, a bill to amend the criminal code bail reform. I wrote my MP a letter asking him to support as it aligns with #Fredericton Safety Task Force Recommendations. open.substack.com/pub/ward10to...

What to make for dinner?

Leftovers in the fridge, but not a full meal. Pantry of stuff that should make something. So I asked #ChatGPT. Dinner will be served in ~20mins.

We all know it’s much warmer and dryer than usual — these two charts put it into perspective. #Fredericton

It was a good end to my day, tbh. I shared this post earlier on Facebook about a young man I saw earlier in the day.

“Today I saw a young man who was clearly in need of help, and there was none for him—there, or anywhere.”

Continued here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1FgG...

The ‘Purple Punks’, a group of FHS students out collecting returnables for cancer.

I saw them out downtown, knocking on doors with bags of bottles & cans. Stopped to ask what cause they were out for, glad I did.

They couldn’t take e-donations, so made one on my walk home. #Fredericton

Sold out: Japan is running out of Asahi beer because of a cyberattack Major Japanese beverage producer Asahi says it has been hit by a cyberattack that left its operations disrupted for the fifth day on Friday.

🍻 Nothing ruins a buzz like a ransomware attack. Japan is on the verge of running out of its most popular beer, Asahi Super Dry, after Asahi announced on Monday that a cyberattack caused its systems to fail.

www.euronews.com/business/202...

I need to listen to the recording and review each recommendation more closely, but credit where credit due: GNB showed up and brought what appears to be progress on key items.

More to come this weekend.

Agreed and the renovated YFC makes starting your vacation easy with bevy 🍻🍷

These remixes I've done for Bowie please people who don't normally like remixes https://open.spotify.com/album/1KJfPODJ2V5NJK1t75C4QI

What Was Behind David Bowie’s Genius? His Archive Holds the Answers. (Gift Article) The David Bowie Center in London is a new home for the singer’s 90,000-item archive. It holds the key to the pop star’s dramatic reinventions.

Worth a scroll as you enjoy your morning ☕️

What Was Behind David Bowie’s Genius? His Archive Holds the Answers. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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It’s the new look for ‘men in plaid’ — fashion column coming in @thefwordnb.bsky.social next issue

It’s my favorite running season. While spring offers similar temps, the leaves are really out and there is still a bit of tiddy up from winter salt and sand.

Enjoy your Friday-Eve (as Terry would say on the radio).

And in four months time, a morning like today will be its spring like and let’s get out there! From winters past….#Fredericton

It was a pull out the gloves and run with the sun in my face morning. New pods fit nicely! #Fredericton

Will the Province Clear the Bar? In August, the City of Fredericton set the bar in demonstrating progress on its Community Safety Task Force recommendations. Tomorrow, the Province must demonstrate the same commitment.

My expectation for today’s Community Safety Task Force update is for meaningful progress on all 47 recommendations with provincial participation.

Read more: open.substack.com/pub/ward10to...

#Fredericton

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📆 On this day: In 1965, Florida Gators players tested Gatorade (hence the name) during a game against the LSU Tigers and won. The sports drink was invented in UF’s science labs to fight dehydration and restore nutrients.

Provides some rationale for why the program was canceled earlier this year.

I don’t remember this information provided at the time and given your hard work (👍) on the ATI, it likely wasn’t.

I wish govs at all levels would be open by default — words and actions — with few exceptions. #nbpoli

Somewhere I have 90 years of historical data in a MySQL database. Just where did I stash that file?

I think I have river level data that might answer this question. I pulled it for floods in 2018/19 and would need to see if it is only high water levels.

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6.9: average number of words Americans use to place a coffee order.

Alabama residents used the most at an average of 8.8 words, while those in Virginia kept it brief at an average of 5.4.

The longest coffee order?

35 — by a woman who identified as a boomer from Oklahoma.

It’s time to bring this 30-acres to its full potential under a plan that was agreed to by all years ago. #Fredericton

National Research Council to spend $46M to renovate a vacant library into an engaging workplace with atrium, gym, wellness rooms & an executive suite.

🤦 Notices to contractors issued days after Carney said to earmark unused property for public housing. #cdnpoli www.blacklocks.ca/46m-plus-an-...

Coming soon! Nomad on Queen. #Fredericton