Posts by Jasmine Bejar

At OLG, we believe in the power of place branding. We've worked with trusted collaborators and partners to produce myriad community development and placemaking campaigns throughout the country—but the work we do right here, in Allen County… it’s special. We’re passionate about the community we call home.

Note: This blog post is no longer being updated or maintained. We cannot guarantee accuracy or accessibility. Close your eyes. Warmth. Wonder. Optimism. They’re intrinsic to our wellbeing. To our ability to see—and feel—the light in dark times. They fuel [...]

As a writer, I find that words distract me. What?  Yes. I'm easily distracted by words. If there's a TV on, I'm subconsciously listening. If there's a conversation going on, I can't not hear it. And, of course, if a song has words, my mind is following (and maybe singing) them. I'm on a quest to devour as many words as possible, and I can't save me from me.

Note: This blog post is no longer being updated or maintained. We cannot guarantee accuracy or accessibility. Every fourth Thursday at OLG, we have a li’l something called “Fourth Thursdays.” So, what in the world do we do on Fourth [...]

Note: This blog post is no longer being updated or maintained. We cannot guarantee accuracy or accessibility. Before writing this Dial post, I re-read Matt’s original Dial post about Middle Waves, and had a few chuckles over his reminiscing of [...]

Note: This blog post is no longer being updated or maintained. We cannot guarantee accuracy or accessibility. In a community dense with nonprofit organizations, the source of support for these organizations is important to those nonprofits—and the community as a [...]

Note: This blog post is no longer being updated or maintained. We cannot guarantee accuracy or accessibility. It’s world cup time, which means we’re all pitted against each other over various countries. (Let’s face it, at this point in the [...]

Note: This blog post is no longer being updated or maintained. We cannot guarantee accuracy or accessibility. Recently, the City of Fort Wayne issued a survey asking what everyone’s favorite place is in Fort Wayne. Whispers stirred in the office—”Did you [...]

Note: This blog post is no longer being updated or maintained. We cannot guarantee accuracy or accessibility. When I first started to write this blog, I wrote a line in the direction of “There’s no better way to dress up [...]

Note: This blog post is no longer being updated or maintained. We cannot guarantee accuracy or accessibility. This Dial post brought to you by Jasmine Bejar— I want to talk to you about yogurt. Yes, you heard (read?) me correctly. Yogurt. [...]