North Report

Deskside Chats is back! This week, Deputy Communications Manager Madison Heid talks with Amanda Broat, Customer Service Representative I. She is one of the friendly faces you see when entering City Hall in our Customer Care Call Center, and she has a fun story to tell! She’s all about that jeep life, loves to travel and is a strong breast cancer survivor. Take a listen to learn more about Amanda.

North Port's Laura Ansel sits down with our Social Services' Business Operations Coordinator Erin Elsenheimer to discuss the City's Home for the Holidays program. Listen to learn about how you can get involved!

City of North Port's Marketing and Engagement Manager Laura Ansel sits down with Emergency Manager Stacy Aloisio to discuss where the city is one year after Hurricane Ian. They touch on the aftermath of the storm, what resources are available to those still in need, and some tips for future storms. Take a listen to the North Port Newsbreak #CommunityofUnity.

Listen in as Marketingf & Engagement Manager Laura Ansel chats with Deputy Communications Manager Madison Heid about the newly launched NorthPortFL.gov. Find out how we got here, what the focus was and how it will be more accessible to the whole community.

In Erica's final week as a marketing and communications intern, she shares what her abnormal schedule looked like and reflects on the internship.

In one of Erica's last weeks as an intern for the City, she spent time at Fire Station 82 and made cool graphics for social media!

During week 10 of Erica's internship, she leads a team meeting, reviewed and edited documents and helped with City Hall Selfie Day!

This week, Erica shares her first experience pitching a story to a radio station and shadowing at the police station.

Police Public Information Officer Josh Taylor talks to Sergeant Scott Guzman about the back-to-school traffic and ways to stay safe.

This week, Erica shares her journey across North Port for a social media takeover and her first experience seeing a behind-the-scenes of public relations work.

This week, Erica made some edits to press releases, shadowed meetings and went down a drop water slide!

On this episode of Deskside Chats, Deputy Communications Manager Madison Heid chats with North Port Fire Rescue PIO Benny Fulkerson. They chat about his fire service career in Oklahoma City, his experience as a Public Information Officer and even talk about some "Oklahomaisms." It's a fun conversation, and we hope you enjoy it!

In this week's Intern Diaries, Erica reflects on her visit to the Sarasota County communications team and workshop focused on networking skills.

In this episode of Newsbreak, we talk to Erin Elsenheimer the Business Operations Coordinator for the Social Services Division, about the back-to-school resources that Social Services provides.

In this episode of the Intern Diaries, Erica shares her experiences shadowing, writing press releases and improving her interviewing techniques.

In this episode of Newsbreak, Aquatics Facilities Manager Devon Poulos shares some valuable information about the North Port Aquatic Center, like swim lessons and other programs. Check it out and learn how to keep you and your family safe!

Join the City's Marketing and Communications Intern Erica Schmitt as she chats about what she's learning while hanging with North Port employees!

Listen in as City of North Port intern Erica Schmitt chats about everything she learned in the last week. Want to know what the day in the life of a Communications Intern is like? This is the place to learn.

Beginning three months from today, on Oct. 1, 2023, Solid Waste will be implementing route changes to prepare for the continued growth of the City. Listen in to this conversation with Solid Waste Manager Frank Lama as he discusses the reasons for the changes and when they will be happening.