Casey Brazeal is a Chicago-based writer. His background includes time as a reporter with a weekly column for Extra Newspaper in Chicago. He’s also published news stories and interviews for New City Newspaper, Vócalo Radio and Site Sketch 101.
In his previous life as a Content Strategist, Casey wrote social media content, website copy, and advertising communications for a number of clients including Rotary International, Coca-Cola and The Chicago Wolves. He’s an experienced marketer who previously worked at Quorn Foods as their Brand Manager where he led their innovation team, managing sales professionals, food scientists and marketing for all new products in the U.S. working in partnership with Whole Foods, Wal-mart and Kroger. Casey has a proven track record of uncovering customer insights.
Casey has a Bachelor of Arts Philosophy with a Minor in History.
Casey Brazeal is a Chicago Writer whose work has appeared in Extra and New City Newspapers.
Recent Posts
Hyperloops and wider highways don't shrink commute times, the real factor in how long people will drive is how long people are willing to drive.
The New York Times
Baltimore tore down its Confederate monuments, now they have an opportunity to showcase the city's artists.
CityLab
The Night Mayor, a position first created in Amsterdam, has been taken up by cities around the world, first in Europe and now in more and more American cities.
Governing
Missoula, Montana is home to seven craft brewers, and two more are in the works. The small town has seen development and jobs from these local businesses, but some fear market saturation.
CityLab
Chicago's cashless transit payment system (Ventra) could pay for Divvy Bike rentals in the city according to city officials.
Chicago Sun Times
An apparent suicide stopped trains Tuesday morning at the Fullerton stop, which serves as a hub for Chicago's North Side transit. Prices for a ride from the area to downtown via Lyft reached triple digits.
DNA Info
Changing the color of L.A. streets and growing out the urban canopy are part of a campaign to fight the heat island in and around Los Angeles.
Gizmodo
Cuts mean an already meager transit service will cover less of the sprawling Hillsburough County Community.
Tampa Bay Times
Educators in Washington, D.C. are expanding on the "Safety Town" concept to teach grade schoolers how to be safe in traffic as well as about street design and the merits of different kinds of streets.
Greater Greater Washington
A piece in The Nation argues a Denver highway plan will further shrink the black community in that city through the use of eminent domain.
The Nation