Blog Entries for Burt Chojnowski

Stage Door Cinema is the latest Buzz about Fairfield

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:00:00 +0100

2011 Fairfield Business Edge

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Have you ever found yourself trying to come up with words to describe Fairfield to someone who’s never had a “Fairfield experience?” Or do you have friends who raise their eyebrows when you try to explain

Guest Blogger - Elizabeth Brown on the 2011 Youth Summit

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Fairfield Youth Summit 2011 Report

On Saturday morning, participants in Fairfield’s first Annua

2011 Fairfield Youth Summit

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:00:00 +0100

Turning Fairfield into a renaissance city and local economy powerhouse

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:00:00 +0100

We will rebuild our national and world economy by focusing on the critical building blocks - the local economy and building an entrepreneurial class. You can participate or watch what is going on by tapping into these websites:

www.FairfieldFirst.biz • www.FairfieldFirst.ning.com

Finding Fairfield and the Holiday Spirit

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Local Economy Summit: Assuring Economic Opportunity for All Iowans

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:00:00 +0100

The election is over the results are in and if hasn't hit you yet, the government is not going to solve the economic or health care crisis. 59 million people don't have health insurance and according to Gallup poll data, 16% of American families are challenged with getting food on t

Iowa Films Win Big at the Wild Rose Film Festival

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:00:00 +0100

I just back from the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival in Des Moines last night. It is a week-long affair that r

Follywood Films to Play at Wild Rose Independent Film Festival

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Kora, my documentary film about a month long journey to Mount Kailash, the world's holiest mountain and source for the major rivers of Asia, has been n

Fairfield First Awards Banquet - 2010

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:00:00 +0100

I attended the Fairfield First and Fairfield Entrepreneurs Association Banquet last night in Fairfield. The events co-sponsors are Hometown Harvest of Southeast Iowa and the Fairfield Volunteer Center. Revelations did the catering and all the food was locally sourced in Southeast Iowa. I was prou

Judge Revokes USDA Approval Of Monsanto's Genetically Modified Sugar Beets

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +0100

From the Huntington Post, by Michael Liedtke - 8/14/10

Salute to the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Fairfield First salutes the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center and the City of Fairfield for structuring a public-private partnership that supports the continued success of our Sondheim Center

Iowa's Hairapalooza!

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0100

From the Huffington Post:

While no one was looking, Fairfield, Iowa has become

Earth Day Kudos

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Tibetan Pilgrimage, Entrepreneurship and Megabuses

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0100

There was a big spread in the Life section of the Des Moines Register on a trip I made to China, Nepal and Tibet last summer called

Month of Premieres

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0100

It is a month of premieres in Follywood &

$4,012,010 in prizes for Best April Fool's Day Story

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Post your best April Fool's Day Story for a chance to win part of a $4,012.010 in prizes. Same thing goes for getting your Census

Art March, Live Music Saturday Night and Best Restaurants

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0100

The Fairfield March ArtWalk takes place this weekend and I am excited to see three new venues at Flying Leap

Unlikely Companies Drive Sustainable Economy

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100

I met this week with Local Harvest Supply in Tipton, Iowa. They are a spinoff from regional food distributor Hawkeye Foods. Their recognition of the market for locally grown food was conf

3rd Annual Local Economy Summit

burt@fairfieldfirst.biz — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100

I have been working on the 2010 Local Economy Summit that will take place in Fairfield on Saturday, February 13 at 9:30 a.m. The current national and international economic has highlighted the need for boosting local economies. The Huffington Post has advocated moving funds from