Kolby Granville

12/23/2025

Adding a physical barrier to a traditional bike lane reduces crashes with cars by 50%. This is the best ROI for the $ a city could ever get on preventing deaths.

https://highways.dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/files/FHWA-HRT-23-025.pdf

12/22/2025

Pretty sure Councilmember David Shapira created this code with the help of staff based on a national standard 10+ years ago, but I guess it's time to look at it again?

A new subcommittee and its partners plan to analyze injury and crash data involving e-bikes and scooters to strengthen safety regulations.

12/22/2025

Best wishes for the holiday season to all. :)

12/15/2025

Chill Subs, one of the big submission tracking companies, had a contest of 7,000+ votes and rated me, as the editor of After Dinner Conversation, the #2 "Best Lit Mag Editor." I guess that means I'm good at responding to emails?

Whatever, I'll take it! https://buff.ly/yDmK5Ie

12/11/2025

When cars drive in the bike lane so much, you can actually see the road wear lines in the street cutting into the bike lane.

12/09/2025

Random thought I had today.

I had a framed movie poster of "V for Vendetta" on the wall of my house, and had the walls of my house, literally, painted the colors of the movie poster...and hosted campaign events at my house, and at no point was anyone ever like, "Hey, I think this guy is anti-establishment and is going to say f-all to voting with the majority on Council just to get along..."

Not once, in dozens of events at my house, did anyone ever ask me about that poster, or the color scheme of my ENTIRE HOUSE to match the poster.

12/06/2025

A burger shop, brewery and pool hall are joining the exciting lineup of new restaurants coming to Mill Avenue.

12/06/2025

Gee, you think?

City leaders and the family of JJ Gonzalez want the state liquor board to act after an ASU student allegedly left the scene of a deadly crash. FOX 10's Kenzie Beach reports.

12/04/2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

After Dinner Conversation Ranks #20 on the Prestigious 2026 Fish List

Tempe, Arizona – December 4, 2025 – After Dinner Conversation, a nonprofit literary magazine dedicated to philosophical and ethical short stories, is proud to announce its ranking as #20 on the highly anticipated 2026 Fish List. This recognition places After Dinner Conversation in the top tier of over 4,000 independent literary magazines evaluated worldwide.

The Fish List, created by Charlie Fish and hosted on Fiction on the Web, is a comprehensive and data-driven ranking system designed to help writers identify the most responsive, fair, and author-friendly publications in the industry. The 2026 edition assessed 4,935 literary magazines against 14 rigorous criteria, including payment to authors, response times, feedback on submissions, and acceptance rates.

Ranking #20 on this extensive list underscores After Dinner Conversation’s commitment to not only publishing high-quality thought-provoking fiction but also maintaining a transparent and supportive submission process for authors.

"We are incredibly honored to be recognized so highly on the 2026 Fish List," said Kolby Granville, Editor-in-Chief of After Dinner Conversation. "Our mission has always been to stimulate important ethical discussions through storytelling, but we are equally passionate about treating our contributors with the respect and professionalism they deserve. To be ranked #20 out of thousands of peers is a testament to our team's dedication to the writing community."

This adds to After Dinner Conversation's other rankings including
- Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill Subs
- Rated "Top 10 LitMag of 2023, 2024" by Chill Subs
- Rated #1 "The Very Best Literary Magazine" by Ranker
- Rated Top 50 "Fiction" on Substack

About After Dinner Conversation: After Dinner Conversation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit literary magazine that publishes short stories across genres to generate thoughtful discussions about philosophy and ethics. The magazine produces a monthly digital publication, podcast discussions, and themed anthologies, providing accessible examples of abstract ideas to encourage deeper conversations among friends, family, and students.

About the Fish List: The Fish List is the premier ranking of independent literary magazines, evaluating publications on criteria such as independence, activity, submission fees (or lack thereof), payment, and community engagement. It serves as a vital resource for writers seeking the best homes for their work.

For more information about After Dinner Conversation, please visit www.afterdinnerconversation.com. To view the full 2026 Fish List, visit Fiction on the Web.

12/04/2025

End of the year! Support After Dinner Conversation and thoughtful discussion via website donation.

https://www.afterdinnerconversation.com/donation

11/30/2025

Nearly go time!

11/29/2025

People assembling for the start of the Festival of Lights Parade.