The Future of CoLab

[Gregg Pollack]

Hey guys,

     Yesterday I stopped by John Hussey's office, he wanted to talk to me about CoLab.  John Hussey, in case you're not aware, owns the Angebilt Building where CoLab is located and helped put together CoLab.  I assumed CoLab wasn't bringing him as much income as he would have hoped, so I wasn't sure what to expect from the meeting.

     John let me know a few things.  First of all that Fredda is no longer employed to help promote CoLab and secondly that he's looking for ideas and maybe a person to take up the reigns to make CoLab sustainable. 

      Before I go on about this, I have to say that I was a little surprised that John was still willing to continue with the whole CoLab idea.  6 months ago a few of us from the community went to him asking for a co-working space, telling him how much the community needed this space, and well, it didn't work out.  Most of the times I was working at CoLab I was working alone, or with one or two people.  More recently Fridays have been getting more popular, so that's a push in the right direction.  However, from a business perspective I could totally understand how someone like John Hussey might consider CoLab to be a failure, and perhaps shut it down.

      But here was John Hussey asking me to talk to him about how to make CoLab successful.  Here's a guy who owns buildings and is in the middle of sifting around millions of dollars of Real Estate, who is still willing to give the space a chance.  I was really impressed that he still wants to see the space succeed, and his optimistic outlook was really surprising.

      He obviously doesn't have the time to build the space himself, so he's looking for someone from the community to take the lead and make it work, make it function.  He's willing to compensate whoever does bring in business, either by profit sharing or maybe even ownership.  He's totally open to hear our ideas about how we think we can make the space work.

      Anyways, he invited me to his office to tell me this, and ask if I wanted to be the one to bring in new people to the space.  I honestly don't have the time right now, but I told him I'd ask the group.  I'd love to find someone who is willing to dedicate some time to figuring out how to make it work.  This would be someone who would be willing to:

* Go to all of the tech events in Orlando, and speak about co-working / CoLab
* Go to many networking events in Orlando, and speak about co-working / CoLab
* Make deals with companies to get their employees working at CoLab
* Do whatever it takes to get people there working on a daily basis

       This last point here is a big one.  If you were to ask me why CoLab hasn't taken off in the past 6 months, my first answer would be "Because there aren't cool people there on a daily basis".  The only reason I'd pay to work downtown is if there was an awesome group of creative developers working there on a daily basis.  I know if I work around smart people, I'll make friends, make business contacts, and it will help my company grow.  So... In my mind that's the biggest hurdle for CoLab.  

       Does anyone know a company of 6-8 cool guys/gals who we can get to work at CoLab? hehe... We could give them a big discount.  If they were friendly people who I got along well with, I'd work with them.  Just a thought.

       So... CoLab is there.. we have the space.. with no liability.  John is open to ideas, has the patience to do what it takes to make it work, and is willing to compensate people who bring in subscribers.  What more could you ask for?   Anyone have any thoughts or want to give it a go?

-Gregg

      

[Greg Pederson]

I'm game to step up, however, I can't be there full time. I believe
in, and hope for coworking success in Orlando.
In my mind Colab needs to blow up free Fridays..regular happy
hours(doesn't have to be on colab's tab though), maybe lunch and
learns, etc. Friday success can/will spill over to more paid
membersips IMHO.

Do you agree?

Greg Pederson
Nsight Web Development
www.NsightDevelopment.com

On Feb 21, 2009, at 12:03 AM, Gregg Pollack <greggp...@gmail.com>
wrote:

[Ryan Price]

I haven't heard anyone suggest lunch and learn yet - I'd be very happy
to contribute some stuff like that. Maybe we could all order out for
sandwiches or brown bag it one day (maybe a Friday) and start sharing.

[Adam Bellas]

Long-time lurker here, chiming in for the first time.

I've been listening in for a while trying to figure out how CoLab would benefit me.  Still figuring that out, though.  :)  It actually might come in handy for temporary extended office space until our new facility is ready for us to move into (although I'm not the final decider on that).  Here we are hiring developers and there aren't chairs yet.

This whole CoLab idea is incredible and I want to see it survive.  I've been thinking about the free Fridays, it just hasn't been a good night for me these days.

To my point, though - what's the definition of the target demographic for the paid membership?  Can someone help me by explaining, or describing, the kind of person who is a paid member using the CoLab space?  If I know people like that, I'm going to spread the word without hesitation.

Many Thanks.

Adam Bellas
Senior Application Developer / Team Leader
Full Sail University - Information & Media Technology

[John Todero]

I am personally willing to step up and be a leader to help CoLab survive.  My marketing services company has a suite on the CoLab floor and I have been around CoLab 5 days a week for the last 4 or 5 months.  I don’t think it has been a failure by no means, it just didn’t materialize into an overnight success like some of us might have hoped.  A lot of that is due to not having any structure or organization to push it forward and succeed not only as a coworking space but also as a business.  I have seen many positive signs of growth over the last 2-3 months including higher level of memberships and activity on a daily basis.  We have had a lot of great new people coming since the “Coworking Rocks” event, including a diverse mix of independent developers, social media professionals, Internet marketing experts and writers.  The value of CoLab is increasing week by week and we will continue to add value based on what the community needs.

I spoke to John Hussey about some ideas I have which include creating a board so one person doesn’t have to carry the whole load, and making CoLab into a non-profit.  The board of volunteers would be led by someone, which I personally am volunteering to do and would break up responsibilities among the board so that we have a group of individuals who are accountable with following through with a agreed upon plan of action.  The non-profit designation would allow us to seek collaboration, sponsorships and donations from organizations like the Downtown Development Board, Economic Development Commission, etc., as well as local educational partners.  

I would like to call for a meeting this upcoming week of anyone who would like to be involved with the board, I have already spoken to many coworkers at the Free Friday event yesterday and have got their support.  I invite any body who has come to CoLab in the past and any one who has not but is interested in helping CoLab grow.  

As far as a date for the CoLab board meeting, I am thinking about this Wednesday around 6pm. Please let me if you can make it.

I look forward to the next few months and seeing how much progress we can make in bringing the creative and tech community together.  


Regards,

John Todero
President



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[Eric Marden]

Gregg,

Fridays have been getting better and better and all the cool kids are starting to show up.

Greg,

Lunch and learns are a great idea, and I'd be more than happy to lead a session (or several) every once in a while.

Ryan,

I've seen you host a lunch and learn. You can throw it down, yo. :)

Adam,

That's a good looking question. The perfect candidate is: Has laptop, will travel. If only need wi-fi to get work done, you fit the bill. We have folks that freelance, own businesses, work for others, by them self or with a team. The folks who come tend to lean towards creative fields, such as web, graphic, motion, writing, marketing and sound, but we even have a team that works in eduction. Your team would be a perfect fit. There are even suites available if your team needs more privacy.

John,

We've already discussed this on Friday, but I'd like to publicly express my interest in joining this ad-hoc board. I can make Wednesday as long as it doesn't run very long (an hour should be more than enough).

Thanks,

- Eric Marden

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On Feb 21, 2009, at 2:48 PM, John Todero wrote:

I am personally willing to step up and be a leader to help CoLab survive.  My marketing services company has a suite on the CoLab floor and I have been around CoLab 5 days a week for the last 4 or 5 months.  I don’t think it has been a failure by no means, it just didn’t materialize into an overnight success like some of us might have hoped.  A lot of that is due to not having any structure or organization to push it forward and succeed not only as a coworking space but also as a business.  I have seen many positive signs of growth over the last 2-3 months including higher level of memberships and activity on a daily basis.  We have had a lot of great new people coming since the “Coworking Rocks” event, including a diverse mix of independent developers, social media professionals, Internet marketing experts and writers.  The value of CoLab is increasing week by week and we will continue to add value based on what the community needs.

I spoke to John Hussey about some ideas I have which include creating a board so one person doesn’t have to carry the whole load, and making CoLab into a non-profit.  The board of volunteers would be led by someone, which I personally am volunteering to do and would break up responsibilities among the board so that we have a group of individuals who are accountable with following through with a agreed upon plan of action.  The non-profit designation would allow us to seek collaboration, sponsorships and donations from organizations like the Downtown Development Board, Economic Development Commission, etc., as well as local educational partners.  

I would like to call for a meeting this upcoming week of anyone who would like to be involved with the board, I have already spoken to many coworkers at the Free Friday event yesterday and have got their support.  I invite any body who has come to CoLab in the past and any one who has not but is interested in helping CoLab grow.  

As far as a date for the CoLab board meeting, I am thinking about this Wednesday around 6pm. Please let me if you can make it.

I look forward to the next few months and seeing how much progress we can make in bringing the creative and tech community together.  


Regards,

John Todero
President

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[Adam Bellas]

Thanks, Eric. I'll definitely be approaching my director about this. 

Regards,

Adam

[Gregg Pollack]

Thought I'd chime back in here..   It's very encouraging to see that there are other people out there who are willing to do what it takes to grow our space.

It sounds like John T. is already on the right path, and I love the idea of putting a group together to help shape the venue so we all can contribute.

John... any chance we could get you to do an Ignite Orlando talk on "The Future of CoLab" ?    You know, talking about co-working, community, and Orlando.  http://www.igniteorlando.com/speakers  Sorry to volunteer you, but I get the feeling you're the right man for the job.

It'd be good to get people buzzing again.

-Gregg

[John Todero]

I was thinking about giving a coworking presentation at ignite, and now that you are giving me a push I’ll do it.  Should be fun.

Also, if anyone is interested we are setting the CoLab first “board meeting” for this Wednesday at 6pm.  Everyone who is interested in getting more involved with CoLab is encouraged to come.  See you then!


Regards,

John Todero

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On 2/22/09 10:29 PM, "Gregg Pollack" <greggp...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thought I'd chime back in here..   It's very encouraging to see that there are other people out there who are willing to do what it takes to grow our space.

It sounds like John T. is already on the right path, and I love the idea of putting a group together to help shape the venue so we all can contribute.

John... any chance we could get you to do an Ignite Orlando talk on "The Future of CoLab" ?    You know, talking about co-working, community, and Orlando.  http://www.igniteorlando.com/speakers  Sorry to volunteer you, but I get the feeling you're the right man for the job.

It'd be good to get people buzzing again.

-Gregg

On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Adam Bellas <vurc...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks, Eric. I'll definitely be approaching my director about this.

Regards,
Adam

On Feb 21, 2009, at 8:52 PM, Eric Marden <eric....@gmail.com> wrote:

Gregg,

Fridays have been getting better and better and all the cool kids are starting to show up.

Greg,

Lunch and learns are a great idea, and I'd be more than happy to lead a session (or several) every once in a while.

Ryan,

I've seen you host a lunch and learn. You can throw it down, yo. :)

Adam,

That's a good looking question. The perfect candidate is: Has laptop, will travel. If only need wi-fi to get work done, you fit the bill. We have folks that freelance, own businesses, work for others, by them self or with a team. The folks who come tend to lean towards creative fields, such as web, graphic, motion, writing, marketing and sound, but we even have a team that works in eduction. Your team would be a perfect fit. There are even suites available if your team needs more privacy.


John,

We've already discussed this on Friday, but I'd like to publicly express my interest in joining this ad-hoc board. I can make Wednesday as long as it doesn't run very long (an hour should be more than enough).


 
Thanks,


- Eric Marden
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On Feb 21, 2009, at 2:48 PM, John Todero wrote:

 I am personally willing to step up and be a leader to help CoLab survive.  My marketing services company has a suite on the CoLab floor and I have been around CoLab 5 days a week for the last 4 or 5 months.  I don't think it has been a failure by no means, it just didn't materialize into an overnight success like some of us might have hoped.  A lot of that is due to not having any structure or organization to push it forward and succeed not only as a coworking space but also as a business.  I have seen many positive signs of growth over the last 2-3 months including higher level of memberships and activity on a daily basis.  We have had a lot of great new people coming since the "Coworking Rocks" event, including a diverse mix of independent developers, social media professionals, Internet marketing experts and writers.  The value of CoLab is increasing week by week and we will continue to add value based on what the community needs.
 
 I spoke to John Hussey about some ideas I have which include creating a board so one person doesn't have to carry the whole load, and making CoLab into a non-profit.  The board of volunteers would be led by someone, which I personally am volunteering to do and would break up responsibilities among the board so that we have a group of individuals who are accountable with following through with a agreed upon plan of action.  The non-profit designation would allow us to seek collaboration, sponsorships and donations from organizations like the Downtown Development Board, Economic Development Commission, etc., as well as local educational partners.  
 
 I would like to call for a meeting this upcoming week of anyone who would like to be involved with the board, I have already spoken to many coworkers at the Free Friday event yesterday and have got their support.  I invite any body who has come to CoLab in the past and any one who has not but is interested in helping CoLab grow.  
 
 As far as a date for the CoLab board meeting, I am thinking about this Wednesday around 6pm. Please let me if you can make it.
 
 I look forward to the next few months and seeing how much progress we can make in bringing the creative and tech community together.  
 
 
 Regards,
 
 John Todero
 President
 
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[Raines Cohen]

While I can understand the frustration and trepidation around your
initial-phase experience of CoLab, I'm glad to hear that the landlord
supports the concept and that you've got this opportunity to
soft-relaunch and find new models/visions for moving forward. It
sounds like you're seriously looking at what has worked so far.

Absolutely, boards are one way of spreading the work and
responsibility. But do go into it with eyes open, aware that:
* Keeping a group of folks working together towards a goal requires
coordination overhead, for everything from scheduling meetings to
deciding what to do
* Effective decision-making systems and group process methods make a
big difference in overall effectiveness
* It is easy to get distracted from the core mission and get caught up
on organizational-structural issues
* The reality is that it will still be a few people doing most of the
work, so don't get stuck in pursuit of idealist egalitarianism
* Money (including shared equity/profit) is a great incentive. It's
also something hard to talk about, often requiring work to process
underlying values around fairness, trust, and the lag time of updating
agreements to reflect current operating realities.

Some tools you may want to look at as you venture forward include:
* Using the website to build community, beyond paying members. Make it
easy to join a mailing list or get more info
* Feature some of the people using the space and interview them about
why they do, what it does for them, etc.
* Put up a survey asking people on the site and in the area
* Work on link exchange with aligned organizations in the area
* Look to other coworking groups for models of successful activities;
New Work City in NYC, Cubes & Crayons in Mountain View, CA and Sandbox
Suites in SF have some good examples.

Raines Cohen, Coworking Coach http://www.CoworkingCoach.com/
in Berkeley, CA

[Alex]

Thanks Raines for those tips. I am happy to volunteer a portion of my
time to help with this cause. I will be at the meeting, this Wednesday
at 6PM and I hope to see you all there as well.

Alex

> Raines Cohen, Coworking Coachhttp://www.CoworkingCoach.com/
> in Berkeley, CA

[IgotDreams]

I wish I could utilize the space fully and be there fulltime. I know
for fact that my business would be light years ahead of its time if I
had other like minded techs around me if this was around 5 years ago.
Then I was in an executive suite environment of therapist, mortgage
and real estate professionals.

Now I own my space and everything I need is here, employees, file
servers and phones. If this was not the case I would have definitely
snatched up one of those private offices.

I have been able to come to a couple of free Fridays. The only thing
that really sucks is parking, but there is lots of choices to eat in
walking distances.

If I had to give my opinion on how to make it more successful, I would
say to try to create more opportunities to make it free. To
compensate, maybe try to get a sponsor to sponsor one day a month!

Find out what the space should rent for and divide that by 20
workdays. Then find 20 sponsors to sponsor that day each month. Let's
say the space is worth $4,000.00 a month. That would be $200.00 a
month. $150.00 a month would create $3,000.00 for the space.

Anyways, this would require planning. The first thing to do is to
really hype the Free Friday. If enough people keep turning out for
free Friday, then you can go pitch 4 Friday's at $200.00. $800.00 to
cover the space is better than nothing!

If you think my idea is crazy, then do not consider the idea rather
the fact that a bunch of people in a room can certainly come up with a
much better idea than mine.

So consider a brainstorming session!

[Tim Howe]

John Todero <jo...@dyversemarketing.com> writes:

> Also, if anyone is interested we are setting the CoLab first "board
> meeting" for this Wednesday at 6pm. Everyone who is interested in
> getting more involved with CoLab is encouraged to come. See you then!

I'll be there.

I'd like to help out, myself. This is a cool space in a great location
with tons of potential.

"Potential" is the key word. I'm sitting in CoLab right now and I'm the
only one here. The only one on the entire floor actually, but for 1
person in a suite and the NFI guys. I know FOWA is going on, but it was
the same way the last Monday I came in on, and several other times
midweek. While it is a great location, if I want to sit alone in the
middle of a room I can do that at home for free. The only time I can
count on seeing people here is the Free Friday, which doesn't make money
for CoLab if people only come then. A critical mass thing I guess.

Let me wrap up though by adding that the Fridays I've been here for have
been terrific and I'm amazed by how every time I've been here and there
has been someone else, even just one person, conversations and ideas
start bouncing around. I think Orlando has a key mix of skills,
careers, and lifestyles that makes this way more powerful than other
places where you might be able to get a room of just pure coders, or
pure designers, or whatever.

So CoLab is ideally positioned to take advantage of the Orlando
tech/creative community and there would be benefits for all concerned.
It just needs a little more spark. Here's hoping this process is that
catalyst.

--
Tim Howe
Quadium Technology, LLC
http://qt.quadium.net/
877-631-8915

[Tim Howe]

IgotDreams <d...@igotdreams.com> writes:

> I have been able to come to a couple of free Fridays. The only thing
> that really sucks is parking, but there is lots of choices to eat in
> walking distances.

I know CoLab has the pass arrangement, which is probably ideal if you
get a membership. But if you're here for a few hours at a time, check
out the parking garage on the north side of Washington, just half a
block west. It's city-run and uses meters.

I was always spoiled coming downtown in the evenings because I ride a
motorcycle and I can always stash it somewhere. But during the day all
the street parking is metered so I can't just wedge it in without
risking a ticket. I'm more of an afternoon person so it works great for
me because if I show up at 14:00, I can pay $4 and just move it to the
street for free come 18:00.

So if parking is the only thing keeping you, especially if you want to
check out a free Friday, swing by, pop a couple bucks in the meter, and
there you go.

[Tim Howe]

Gregg Pollack <greggp...@gmail.com> writes:

> * Do whatever it takes to get people there working on a daily basis

Obviously the raw space and the community are the key things. You get
the right people in a room and everything else is ancillary.

There are a few little things that I think could make a big difference
in making CoLab more inviting day-to-day. I've mentioned a few of these
thoughts in passing conversations, but in the interest of brainstorming
here they are in no particular order or priority:

* Clear points of contact. A few weeks ago like a bonehead I stepped
outside at 18:02 and left my access card and all my stuff inside. I
tried calling the CoLab phone number and used all the menu options
in turn but could not reach anyone. Luckily I ran into someone and
was able to get back in, but if the hours are supposed to be 8-8 the
phone should get someone during those hours.

* Reciprocity on the social networking stuff. There were a couple
times I had CoLab questions (including the previous embarrassing
incident) and not only mentioned CoLab in tweets but did @replies
and such, but never got replies. I think CoLab has done a great job
so far of letting people know what's new using these media but
hasn't taken advantage of them for customer service as much as they
could have. As I saw in a presentation at BarCamp Miami this
weekend, social media users are needy. If you're going to have the
account it needs to be monitored.

* Extended hours. Not necessarily office hours as above but I ride a
motorcycle and it would be a huge win for me to be able to work till
6 or 8 or whenever, leave my stuff upstairs and go out for the
evening downtown, and come back up and grab my stuff and go, without
having to worry about beating the cleaning staff back to the 6th
floor before they lock the doors. Even when there's no one here
during the day the doors are unlocked, and there's not much to rip
off so maybe just leave the doors unlocked at night, especially
given that an access card is needed to get to the floor. Maybe make
the CoLab door use the same access cards as for the front door and
the elevator.

* And/or, lockers. It would be super if a membership came with
lockers. I have a laptop lock and I've never really had problems,
and all the members here seem trustable, but especially as word gets
out about this place and the front desk is unmanned, it seems better
to be able to stash things and go to lunch.

* Phones. I know "everyone uses a cell phone nowadays" but sometimes
the battery is dead, sometimes the signal gets weird, sometimes you
are low on minutes and have a lengthy conference call. All it would
take would be a few phone lines and one of those multi-line
multi-station phone systems. Plug the base into the phone lines,
plug the handsets into selected power points at desks around the
room. Set it up with the phone company or PBX so long distance and
900 calls are banned.

* Conference room phone and projector. I thought there was going to
be a Polycom in the conference room already. That ties into the
phone thing. A projector would be great for those user group
meetings or bringing in clients for a presentation.

* Maybe some power strips already set up at the outlets around the
room, sitting on the top of the desk for quick plug-in?

Done musing,

[Adam Bellas]

I second the projector.  The next sizable freelance opportunity that comes my way will see some CoLab time factored into the budget, and a huge incentive for me would be that I can present on a big screen in a professional environment for my clients.  I freelance outside my day job, which mean I have a home office and a living room, which doesn't translate well for professional clients.

 - Adam

[Rich Dean]

John, I think you would be perfect for the job to help get the CoLab
word out. I plan on being their on Wednesday to see what I can do to
help. I also agree that it is to early to call CoLab a failure,
though I can understand why John Hussey might have expected a little
quicker uptake in membership.

As someone who showed up the first day that CoLab opened, with my
brother Dave, and has been a paying member since then I definitely
don't want to see this go away. I can also say that I have seen an
increase in the number of people that are showing up since November.
The switch of the free day to Fridays has paid off tremendously. Also
after reading through this thread there are lots of good ideas to
continue that momentum.

-Rich Dean

[Eric Marden]

Just got back from Miami and I spent yesterday at Brikolodge, Miami's
coworking space. In fact, it may be the only other Coworking space in
FL.

I went to check it out in order to bring notes back for Wednesday's
meeting. Here's a couple of quick thoughts about it:

* They had free parking on the street, which was really nice.

* You couldn't just walk in. You had to be buzzed in. The door
upstairs was also kept locked and you needed to be let in there too.
Most members don't have a key. This was for security (not so much
during the day, but at night) since they are in Miami's art/design
district which is all warehouse space. During the day expensive cars
and well-to-do art people were "everywhere". At night it can get a
little sketchy.

* The furniture wasn't 'built in'. The space could be reconfigured on
the fly in a half hour or less.

* They had a projector.

* There was no conference room and no place for a private phone call.
Even the hallway didn't work for this because of a notorious echo.

Add it all up and we're doing pretty well with the space we have. Not
that Brikolodge is a bad space, not at all, but given what we do have,
we're only missing two things:

* Easy Parking
* More Cool People

Looking forward to Wednesday's meeting.

- Eric Marden
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
http://ericmarden.com

[John Todero]

Easy parking and more cool people, I think we can make that happen.  Thanks Eric for checking out Brikolodge, look forward to everyone’s input at the meeting tomorrow.  Remember everyone is welcome, if you know someone that’s not on the google group email list please invite them as well.  

- John T.

[CoLab]

Hey everyone, just in case you don’t know, I’m Jane Kotzalov. I go to
school at Valencia Community College full-time, and work here for the
time in-between as John Hussey’s assistant. Working for John, I can
see he is still willing to keep CoLab alive as long as possible.
Although it did not take off how he would have wanted it, it is still
doing alright for the time being. Hopefully with a board of more than
one or two people, things will launched quickly.


When CoLab first started, I only helped a little bit, but Fredda ran
most everything. Now I am getting more involved and trying to see how
the marketing/social networking world works. I am very excited in
trying to help out, and will be attending the board meeting to take
notes of all the GREAT ideas, and send them to everyone when we are
finished!

I am looking forward to meeting everyone I have not met yet.

Hope to see you all there!

Sincerely,
Jane Kotzalov

On Feb 24, 2:51 pm, John Todero <j...@dyversemarketing.com> wrote:
> Easy parking and more cool people, I think we can make that happen.  Thanks
> Eric for checking out Brikolodge, look forward to everyone¹s input at the
> meeting tomorrow.  Remember everyone is welcome, if you know someone that¹s
> not on the google group email list please invite them as well.
>
> - John T.
>

[Adam Bellas]

Out of curiosity, had I the time to be attending tonight, how does one
get in the front door? I was passing by and noticed the swipe but
didn't see a call box.

Then, I can't usually find matching socks in a drawer either. :/

Regards,
Adam Bellas