The summer is halfway through now, and the sky's ire has not subsided. Do consider finding yourself a new tree to sit under this week, for variety, in the time remaining. Interested in joining 1RG? You can learn more about membership here. This month at 1RG Welcome Morgan
👷♀️ We're Hiring a Community & Ops Manager We're looking for someone kind, curious, and well organized who is excited about 1RG's mission. The role will support growing and nurturing our community, and handle operational and facilities management tasks. - this is a part time, mostly
I don't know if you heard [the noise], but the roof was redone last week at 1RG. It's June 1st, and the annual debate of when summer starts is upon us. I will be contemplating the difference between meterological and astronomical seasons from our sunny patio,
I've been monitoring the magnolias of the neighbourhood pretty closely and I can say with confidence that they're all about to turn into white-purply clouds of flowers, which can only mean one thing: we have finally defeated the cold, and we're not going
The sun is peeking out the clouds, the ice has melted, and the bike lanes are finally clear (mostly) - from here on, it's only going to get sunnier ☀️☀️ who's ready for patio season! 💻 Side Project Socials Side Project Socials resume their bi-weekly schedule every other
I'm still buzzing from Wayfinding: Teens - if you missed it, I'm sorry for you, but I have some good news: you can still make it to the next few! Wayfinding: Art A conversation between Benjamin Lappalainen and Michelle Jia, moderated by Brian Sholis about what it
Good news from the animal world! Wiarton Willie, along with most of his Canadian counterparts, has predicted an early spring after he did not see his shadow on Monday morning on Groundhog Day (source). While we wait for the snow to melt, we'll be busy with sessions #2
We're super excited to announce Wayfinding, a new event series at 1RG that we’ve been working on with Jenny Zhang and Jen Dodd, and we hope you’ll join us at the first event on January 28th. We live in a moment where our trust in tech
We're easing into the new year with some of our regular events, and launching a new event series at the end of the month. 💻 Side Project Socials Side Project Socials resume their bi-weekly schedule every other Thursday night. Hosted by Henry, they are a chance to hang
In 2025, 1RG turned 3 and had its best year so far. Before we wind down for some well deserved rest, I want to celebrate some of our experiments, and the people that made them possible! After spending a solid year in the trough of sorrow, something clicked in the
Community Dinners are at the core of the 1RG origin story. I might go as far as saying that 1RG would not exist if it wasn't for this tradition. Back in February 2022 Max and I were on a phone call rambling about the state of the world