Tag: crime

  • Traveling with Airbnb? Consider Checking Crime Maps First

    Last week and this week several members of our family have been and are visiting Philadelphia and Washington D.C. We were in Philly to attend part of the 2015 ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference, and are visiting friends as well as sightseeing in D.C. for the 4th of July weekend. We’ve used…

  • Digital Neighborhood Watch (Nextdoor.com) & Model Use of Twitter by Local Police

    Today Rachel and I have been in Manhattan, Kansas, visiting my parents, and we participated in their annual neighborhood picnic. It’s officially “Manhattan Day,” since it’s the first Saturday in June, and neighborhoods around the city are encouraged to get together and celebrate with potluck picnics. The City of Manhattan supports these events by granting free permits…