I don't know if this sounds like a good idea or not. But, how about having an event calender. That way certain events that take place like Moderator or/ Kommunity volunteer meetings,spontanous Livekasts could be posted etc.
Ning does have an events module, but it's more like the Facebook interface, where you create events and people say they're attending. It's not really a calendar. We're limited to what Ning will let us do right now, but it's a great suggestion for down the road. In the meantime, Rhett & Link's blog and the main Kommunity page are the best way to keep up on things. I'll take this one to them and see if they have any more thoughts!
The toolbar provides a rather quick notification, the guys are already hooked up there for that.
We could modify their Xanga site for even more information.