The past projects and
self-aggrandizing website
of Chet Clem
Mixed-Use, Smart Growth, and Public Access to the River
Lyme's vision for a LifeSci- anchored mixed-use development that received 74% support on the ballot, but was obstructed by City Hall.
Real EstateUnreal Coverage of the Upper Valley. Published Occassionally.
The Upper Valley's second best news source, the UV Observer is published online on occasion and in print periodically. www.uvobserver.com • @uvobserver
PublishingProducing Comedy Things For Fun Or Money
Founded as a variety show in the basement of Brooklyn's Union Hall, Pretty Good Friends has become an independent comedy production company and record label (that I moonlight for).
HumorPutting the "Fun" in Fundraising for the UV Trails Alliance
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NPOsHanover Wild: Rebranding + Uniform Design
Redesigned the Hanover Hockey Association to re-adopt the Hartford Whalers colors of the 1980s-1990s, and a faithful adaptation of Peter Good's iconic whale-tail logo into moose-horns representing the six mountains forming our VT/NH region.
SportsNew England Wildcats Hoodie
Adapting a tournament-offered option into a customized hoodie for the Mrs. Hockey tournament in Florida, won by the 12U N.E. Wildcats team
SportsAn up-start, non-alcoholic beer brand that makes quitting fun
I quit drinking on June 6, 2019 after 20+ years of (pretty heavy) drinking. This start-up was born from that experience, and the idea that the market was/is missing a truly fun non-alcoholic beer brand.
IdeasRhymes With Orange
Contributing writer to nationally syndicated cartoon
HumorSingle Panel Comic Workshop at Center for Cartoon Studies
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CARTOONSThe Mudroom - "Wrong Turn"
"Wrong Turn" storytelling at The Mudroom in Lebanon, NH.
StorytellingClosely Observed Trains
A photo essay of street art found on railroad cars in Westboro Rail Yard in West Lebanon, NH, taken over a few years of "illegally" walking along the riverfront.
STREET ART, PHOTOSWhy Not West Leb?
Presentation to the Lebanon Economic Development Commission (3/23/2022) on West Lebanon Revitalization efforts and River Park West Lebanon as a potential catalyst for change.
SpeakingDecriminalize Development
I was asked to give the Keynote Address at the 2022 Southern Vermont Economy Summit.
SpeakingAttitude Matters More Than Infrastructure
Keynote address at the 2021 VT Community Development Assoc. (VCDA) conference on Reimagining Our Public Spaces.
SpeakingCan We Use Humor To Make People Give A Damn About Their Downtown?
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SpeakingDo I Give A Shit About This?
The DIGASAT Principle: A Talk At Creative Mornings (Boston).
SpeakingSix Degrees with Mike Rowe
Helped develop this TV show concept, and wrote "S01:E03 - How a Garbage Man Gave Us a Glimpse of the Big Bang (Or Something Pretty Close to It)"
WritingEugene Meets the Mayor
Stand-up comedian Eugene Mirman meets with the Mayor of the town he's visiting, and helps solve three problems facing the City. Developed concept into Pilot, shot with Mayor Sly James in Kansas City.
IdeasQuincy Center revitalization
Once known as Shopperstown USA, historic Quincy Center is the downtown of Boston's South Shore and in the midst of an exciting renaissance.
Real EstateProtecting a historic hospital building and park, while building new transit-oriented housing.
Redeveloping the 15-acre former Quincy Medical Center site into a residential community in one of Quincy's great neighborhoods overlooking Boston harbor.
Real EstateAn abandoned Masonic Temple envisioned as a modern hospitality venue
After a devastating fire, the landmark Masonic Lodge in downtown Quincy was slated for demolition. Instead, it became a steakhouse and residential development.
Real EstateFun For the Whole Family on Nantasket Beach
Relaunching the last remnant of Paragon Park as a family-friendly historic amusement center on the boardwalk of Nantasket Beach
Real EstateOur Dumb World - The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth
Editorial Manager and co-author of the second book from The Onion, I
PublishingOur Front Pages: 21 Years of Greatness, Virtue, and Moral Rectitude
Organizing and digitizing 20 years of The Onion's archives into a coffee-table compendium of greatest hits.
PublishingA (semi-profitable) parody of the Maker Movement
A Post-Structural Online Shopping Experience, Flotsam General Store sold Mystery Sacks.
HumorHonest Workwear for Women,that "doesn't suck"
From an idea, to prototype, to preorder, to the pages of the Boston Globe style section in under three months!
CONSULTINGUsing the power of soccer in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is a non-profit organization that harnesses the power of soccer in the fight against HIV/AIDS, by…
NPOsLandscapes designed around lifestyles
Helping bring decades of New England landscape design and established gardens into the digital age.
CONSULTINGWhy We Save Old Buildings
A building– and its history– is preserved and transformed into a modern event center.
Real EstateAssorted Copywriting
For a brief period followinreelance writing for a comedy website, a boutique ad agency, and a va…
IDEASWe’re About to Miss a Good Dam Opportunity
Op-ed on the Wilder Dam relicensing, and what Lebanon and Hartford stand to gain.
WritingAbout Me
Recovering Comedian. Freelance Changemaker. Bullshit Artist. Charming Misanthrope. I've been called a few things.
figuring out what i want to be when i grow up
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