Maker Faire 2012 was everything that I hoped it would be. The creativity and enthusiasm was infectious. I wanted to see and try everything but I would have needed weeks to do that. I covered some of my favorite things during my interview with Super Awesome Sylvia and Joey Hudy, two of my favorite young …
On a lovely Sunday afternoon I rolled up to the front door of Crashspace in Culver City. I was feeling a bit nervous about the first Los Angeles Young Makers meetup and wondering if anyone would show up. When I walked inside the front door, people were already hanging out a full 30 minutes early, including …
Over the past several months I’ve been connecting with like-minded people who want a permanent, public, kid friendly hacker/diy space(s) in Los Angeles. These people have been working with kids and tech groups in some way or another through after-school programs, pop-up events and monthly meetups. A permanent space to house the equipment and schedule …
It has taken me a long time but I have finally come to the conclusion that the Tara Brown in Tennessee will never give up the domain tarabrown.com. A few years back I purchased the domain tarathetiger.com because nothing else I wanted was available and have been using that but it never felt quite right. …