The Neighborhood News Online

2nd Anniversary!!!!

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Category: Community News

Published on Tuesday, 03 August 2010 21:51

Written by Dianne Lawrence

Two years ago I woke up with an overwhelming urge to create a vehicle that would connect all the different groups in our community and provide a place for community celebration, transparency, inclusiveness and accountability.

In an era when newspapers are shutting their doors and losing readers in unprecedented numbers, I am especially grateful for the continued growth of this newsmagazine, The Neighborhood News (TNN), now celebrating its second anniversary!  I attribute TNN’s growth, despite a recession, to three main reasons:
#1 TNN is sincerely dedicated to helping local businesses, organizations and entrepreneurs connect to our community.  They feel it and support us.
#2 TNN is in the right place,  at the right time. There was a thirst in the community to know about itself. Some of the most often heard comments from TNN readers is “I didn’t know about that!” and my favorite, “I tried that restaurant and it was delicious”. TNN is committed to continuing it’s focus on the things you have told us you are interested in.
Reason #3 will be found in the following story; while  walking the dog down my block in Western Heights,  I ran into Mr. and Mrs. Terry Tillman. They were looking for the house his mom, now in her 90’s, grew up in. It turned out to be the house currently owned by my neighbors Ted and Mas. Terry agreed to interview his mom for us (click on Historical West Adams Stories) and I found out that in the 20’s, the parents living on my block, created a community newspaper written by local children. The name of that paper? “The Teeny Weeny News”! Now, almost 90 years later, this little block has produced another community news source with TNN. Clearly, the Spirit of the Teeny Weeny News, itching to grow up and get back to business, planted that idea in my head and now continues it’s reincarnated mission to keep our community informed.

In this bi -anniversary issue I decided to focus primarily on the people who embody amazing creativity and commitment to the growth of our community. My thanks and gratitude to you, our readers, contributors, distributers and advertisers, for two years of enthusiastic support , involvement and feedback.
Now get yourself a cuppa joe, relax and take a stroll around your community.

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