About Us
Castro Valley Vibe Herstory
One of my favorite stories about Castro Valley is some bootleggers used chicken farms to cover up the smell of making moonshine, hence we have a interesting and colorful past and fame for Chicken Farms. I embraced this chicken farm in our theme to be radically funny and light hearted about the fact we are famous for chickens. Most people who want to identify with a strong character or animal like a Cougar or Eagle for a sports team or city. We identify with chickens and roosters. Sigh. Hard to be a tough football team with a chicken on our uniforms. “…Here comes the Castro Valley Chickens” Funny. But just like our Rodeo is tough enough to were pink, we are tough enough to wear roosters and chickens. We promise to be light hearted and report the good things in life about Castro Valley. The website and soon to be Castro Valleys first App ever in the History of the Universe. Where it’s your news. You report it. We follow CV happenings. We select 2 stories a month, you select 1. Restrictions apply. This is a free service to Castro Valley so we can not afford to cover everything, so we choose events and entertainment. We are only interested in Events and recreation. This has been a goal of mine for a long time but I needed funding for the initial cost. Robert Pace Real Estate a friend and client offered the seed funds to make it happen.
We have rules. Restrictions. And Reserve the right to refuse business.
We will not allow negativity.
I think people are so used to being rude on the web and in social media, it’s just not acceptable here. It should be “Castro Valley GOOD VIBES”. Like my Nana said if you have nothin’ nice to say, say nothing at all. It’s not a perfect world. There is plenty of formats out there where negativity flourishes. We just are not going to be one of them.
We will not support politics.
This would also put us in a category to be monitored by social media. We have already have had 2 videos stopped on youtube and facebook just because a politician’s face what on it. That had nothing to do with politics. Anyway we do have a City services page where if they represent Castro Valley we follow them. So you can still get the FYI. I don’t want to get in debates, or arguments. Unless a Rooster is running for office. Then we may consider. Besides roosters really don’t know anything about Politics.
Close the deal
We will cover Castro Valley good vibe Businesses and venues that are with in our 'Life Style Magazine' subject matter. Join our email list and you have a monthly chance to win a news story nominee vote. To choose us to cover a Castro Valley Business, maybe even your own that has a good vibe about Castro Valley.
Plenty of News to go around
We 100% support the Castro Valley Forum. Castro Valley TV and Castro Valley Patch. We all have our place and space in media. We will be the first APP of it’s kind for CV.
Our method, pricing and rules may change or be adjust with how this goes since this is the first ever community feed and app in the universe.
If we are somehow following you, and find what you post to be too offensive or negative we reserve the right to unfollow you and refuse your ADs.
Sincerely Stacy Poulos / Founder / APP Developer
35 years in business Castro Valley 18 time award wining www.Playback.net
Phil in the beginning.
Phil Heningway /Co-Host Spokesrooster
Phil is new to the team. He has typing and spelling challenges. He's working with Rooster Toes and He's British.
Phil in the beginning
It's a dream come true to be able to afford to just go crazy with your ideas. I created 'Phil' to be a mascot. I wanted to be radically funny. Being someone who studied film and animation. It super fun to build a charter around the different segment shows I want on CVVibe. Here are some of the beginning sketches of "Phil Hemingway" Produced, Directed and Created by Stacy Poulos. Illustrated by Joseph Aubrey. Joseph has dose a fantastic job bring Phil to fruition and is happy to illustrate all my nutty ideas. Of course as I work to get bigger budgets Phil will be limitedly animated.. He also has a great voice. Of course all these things cost money.
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& Playback.net
PHIL HENINGWAY /CO-HOST SPOKESROOSTER
Robert Pace
Robert Pace
A Special thanks to Robert Pace Real Estate (pictured) also works and grew up in and loves Castro Valley, He helped kick start this idea when I approached him and co-hosted some of the shows. He has a soft spot for community and his support helped launched a meaningful program. Thank you Robert! XOXO He is also a realtor so if you need one he great!