The “Downtown Browne” Show…
Technology has benefitted many industries, created many others, and turned the world in to a global marketplace. But no one group or segment of society has reaped more reward from the ability to sit in front of a keyboard to reach out and touch thousands of people, than the political establishment.
The old expression “stump speech†comes from the fact that for a candidate or politician to be heard while addressing their constituents, they’d have to stand on a tree stump to get up above the crowd. Despite all the emphasis on “going greenâ€, there’s not a stump in sight across today’s political landscape. There is however, Facebook, Twitter, and Flipcams.
State Senator Pat Browne, whose 16th District includes parts of Lehigh, Northampton and Monroe Counties, is taking full advantage of these innovations by creating a series of video programs called “The Browne Reportâ€. The latest edition focuses on downtown Allentown and the good things happening there. Included in the 27 minute video are…
** Lee Butz & the Butz Building
** Rev. Bob Stevens & Zion’s Church
** Cosmopolitan Restaurant
** Tamara Weller, Ex. Dir. of Allentown Parking Authority
** APD Chief Roger MacLean & Hamilton Street’s own guardian, Officer Rick Mongolitz
** Ann Vaughn of East Penn Properties
In case you don’t have time to watch the entire program, I’ll share my favorite quote, which I’m somewhat paraphrasing, from Ann Vaughn who credits Mayor Pawlowski for all his energy and all the money he’s put in to downtown. Or to put it another way… all the money the taxpayers have put in to downtown.
To close on a positive note: I’m not sure if a video about downtown Allentown will bring in any new investors or customers, but I give Pat Browne credit for trying.
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