Todd V. shows the way
Scores digital media grant

Todd Volkmer and his colleagues Chris Miller and Chris "Blue" Green have received a major $500K grant from the Knight Foundation and the Akron Community Foundation to create a Digital Media Academy, where they will train a new generation of citizen journalists to use videos, blogs, social media and basic journalism tenets.

Watch the video as we also meet Rubber City Clothing owner Sarah Gorring and We Gallery director Karen Ludlum and we peek in on the Uncorked Wine Bar, all three of them in the same Historic District block of Downtown Akron that includes restaurants Crave & Big City Chophouse, the Mocha Maiden coffee house, all owned by developer Tony Troppe.

It's a F/T job keeping up with Todd V, but here goes: ToddV.com, view Arts Quest, the program he hosts that that airs on Time Warner Cable, and the goings-on of his performance troupe Xaingo, watch his numerous YouTube videos, follow him on Twitter, and friend him on Facebook. Just keeping up with Todd will increase your social capital!