Stretch Your Muscles, Not Your Wallet

June 2009: At the Knight Multimedia Workshop in June 2009, I collaborated with four journalists on a multimedia package about a donation-based yoga studio in downtown Berkeley. The project’s main video, which I edited, incorporates video footage, still photos and audio gathered by all five team members. View the high-resolution Flash version at the project site.

#41 – TV fans still drawn to ‘Dallas’ 30 years later

July 2008: Although the show debuted in 1978 and ended production in 1991, the iconic Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, still draws more than 300,000 visitors a year. To commemorate the show’s 30th anniversary, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin is hosting an exhibit through Sept. 14.

#40 – Riding Amtrak’s Texas Eagle train to Austin

June 2008: Amtrak says ridership on the Texas Eagle from Chicago to San Antonio is up 7.3 percent this year, perhaps because record fuel prices are prompting more travelers to consider alternatives to cars and planes.

#39 – Terry Box’s gas-saving tips

May 2008: With gas prices at all-time highs, Dallas Morning News automotive writer Terry Box offers pointers in this video to help you churn out a few more miles per gallon.

#38 – White House to crash Crawford, Texas again for Jenna Bush wedding

May 2008: After eight years in the presidential spotlight, residents of Crawford say they’re not buzzing about Jenna Bush’s ranch wedding to Henry Hager on May 10. But Main Street merchants expect a flood of media and tourists.

#37 – Gasoline blues: Drivers talk gas prices

April 2008: Drivers at a Dallas gas station talk about how soaring gas costs are affecting their lifestyles. Edited by Randy Eli Grothe.

#36 – Wildlife sightings keep experts busy

April 2008: The spring birthing season increases the chance that DFW residents will encounter critters in their back yards. North Texans who stumble upon wildlife can call their cities’ animal services departments or the DFW Wildlife Coalition hotline at 972-234-9453.

#35 – Homeless no more: Apts. offer fresh start

March 2008: Several residents of the Samaritan Inn homeless shelter in McKinney moved into brand new apartments over the weekend at Collin County’s first transitional housing complex. The Gateway Apartments will serve as a bridge between homelessness and full-fledged independence.

#34 – Willie Nelson and the Dallas Symphony

March 2008: Texas country music legend Willie Nelson sings his classic “Funny How Time Slips Away” with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. [Shot video with Randy Eli Grothe and Richard Michael Pruitt.]

#33 – Democrats swarm Oak Lawn caucuses

March 2008: Hundreds of Obama and Clinton supporters returned to the Oak Lawn Branch Library after polls closed on March 4 to take part in precinct conventions and caucuses.