Good news sometimes arrives in unexpected ways. For example, I was dressed down recently by the volunteer head of publicity for a neighborhood non-profit organization who was upset because the Advocate hadn’t published information concerning the group’s event.

In all honesty, I told her, I didn’t recall receiving the information.

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“Don’t you people know,” she persisted “how important you are as a source of information in this community?”

Well, I have a pretty good idea about our role in the community, but I’m glad to see that other people are discovering the Advocate’s neighborhood reach and impact.

With 44,000 Advocates distributed to households each month – more than 30,000 copies distributed directly to homes in target neighborhoods – it’s nice to know we’re making a difference.