The Seventh Annual Tom Tom Founders Festival is a week-long celebration of innovators, visionaries, and artists who are shaping small cities. The Festival occurs at dozens of venues throughout downtown Charlottesville.
At the Erie Reader, Erie’s independent alternative publication, he currently serves as a Contributing Editor. There, he authors in-depth features and occasional op-eds amongst other things, covering Erie’s political scene to urban development to innovation and more. Ben’s been with the Reader since its inception, having served as its founding Managing Editor from 2011 to 2015.