Welcome

Thanks for stopping by. In addition to being the proud father of two toddlers, I am passionate about community and I use my talents in writing and web development to engage that passion.

In the tabs below you'll find just a brief sample of my recent work. Feel free to contact me to learn more.

Sincerely,
Ariah Fine

Writer

I have written for several local and national publications.

Geez Magazine - Recent articles include Who's That Yellow Bird? (Winter '08) & On Raising Activist Children (Spring '09)

Conspire Magazine - Feast Of Fools (Summer '09)

Twin Cities Daily Planet - Several community reporting stories available here.

Trying to Follow - My personal blog, visit or subscribe.

Giving Up, published in March 2008, is my first fiction novel.
The book is available on Amazon.
You can also read an excerpt of the first three chapters online.

Relevant Magazine - Several stories available here. (2005-2007)

Web Consultant

I have been working on web projects for a number of years, designing, marketing, and now consulting. My interest and passion is to help non-profits and organizations utilize the web and social media to impact the community. If you'd like to meet to discuss your organizations web needs, please contact me
Click the bars below to view some of my recent work.

Williston State College Foundation sought to revamp their website to better connect with alumni and donors. I created a Wordpress-based site that included flash elements, PayPal integration, a dynamic sidebar and more.

After working at Monroe Harding for two years as an Education Coordinator, I helped them rebuild their website. The new site allows for easy updating, contact forms and a blog. We've also implemented Facebook and MySpace connectivity.

Writer, actor and teacher, Louis Porter II, needed a design portfolio. I built a simple customized site. The site includes embedded video, thickbox image viewing and Mp3 audio.

Bryan Clark, potter extrodinaire, had many high quality images of his pottery work that he needed to display. I built a simple one page portfolio page with a dynamic gallery viewer.

Community Organizer

I am currently involved in numerous community organizing efforts in the Near North neighborhood of north Minneapolis.

At Wheaton College, I earned an Interdisciplinary BA in Community Organizing with an emphasis on Sociology, Psychology and Intercultural Studies.

Current organizations and projects I am involved with include:

  • Community Reporter (for Emerge and collaborating organizations)
  • Inside Northside
  • Northside Bike Project & TC Greenway Initiative (Board)
  • Serving as a Peace Foundation Liasion
  • Cross Connections (Board)

Please feel free to contact me regarding community efforts I should be aware of.

Contact

Please use the contact form to reach me.

Email: Ariah at AriahFine.com
Phone: (612) 568-0867