In the breaking light of Sunday morning, almost 250 cyclists gathered gathered in a hotel parking lot outside of Bellville. They rummaged through cars for their gear, shuffled to registration to grab a last cup of coffee and visit with friends, eventually setting out in small groups on a long held fall tradition. The 34th […]
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The Richland Source audience – Much more than the sum of its parts
We talk a lot about the audience in this business. We talk about how to best reach the audience, when and what the audience is reading, which ads the audience clicks. We measure the audience in percentages and charts and graphs. Is the audience growing? (Yes!) What does the audience like? What will the audience pay for things? It’s natural to ask these questions, as the audience is […]
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Richland Source editorial team makes varsity on week one
“three” “team previews” “varsity soccer matches” “predict the outcomes of all area football conferences “final Friday concerts ath the Brickyard?” “#rshss” If someone had asked me two months ago to name Richland Source’s biggest editorial challenge, I would have been thankful for such an easy question. It was high school sports. Two months ago we […]
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Steadfast Mfg achieves international acclaim through automotive art
You would never know it from his humble nature, but a young man named Henry Richards, 29, and his team at Steadfast Mfg have been earning international recognition since 2012 as one of the finest hot rod and custom car shops in the world. They have accomplished this in a modest shop on a quiet […]
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Things a child of the suburbs might learn at the county fair
As I write this, I’m at 30,000 feet headed to west to attend SXSW V2V. It’s a conference about all kinds of things related to start-up businesses, technology, how people interact on the web, and so on. We’ll learn a ton and probably be inspired to try some crazy new things. Some will work, others […]
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Freelancers Wanted – Let’s Put the Community in Community News
Back on June 18th when Richland Source launched (has it really been less than three weeks?), one of our first pieces was an introductory message that helped explain why we were here, what we intended to accomplish, and how that would happen. “Richland Source is about you,” we wrote, “we need your input to be […]