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Publisher’s Message<br />
Eight years ago I was hard at work in my office at The New York Times, fully<br />
absorbed in yet another deadline when my wife called with life-changing news:<br />
we were going to become parents. The intense and overwhelming joy I felt<br />
was followed by an almost reflexive instinct to slow life down. Each ultrasound<br />
appointment increased my resolve to find and relocate our little family to the<br />
best place on Earth.<br />
In the months that followed we talked almost non-stop about where to plant<br />
roots, the type of parents we hoped to be, and the life we wanted for our family.<br />
We started the process by creating a list of 20 or so communities that we<br />
imagined would be a good fit for us. San Luis Obispo steadily climbed our Top<br />
20 throughout our many visits and ended up in the number one spot.<br />
As it turns out, relocating to San Luis Obispo is easier said than done. It would<br />
take us nearly six years - just before our baby girl started kindergarten – for the<br />
stars to align for us. Our little family, which is no longer so little with the addition<br />
of two boys, often stops to marvel at the magic of our hometown.<br />
Tom Franciskovich, Publisher<br />
The magazine that you hold in your hands is a celebration of the good people<br />
who make it happen here every day, you and I, our friends and neighbors. We<br />
all talk about the fantastic weather and the beautiful landscape, but it’s really the<br />
people who make the “SLO Life” what it is. This magazine is dedicated to you.<br />
This is your story and I invite you to join me in sharing it.<br />
As you read through this first issue, you will notice that we ask for leads on<br />
interesting stories, insight into what’s new in SLO, listings for the Community<br />
Calendar, recipes, and announcements. Please take a minute to visit our website<br />
at www.slolifemagazine.com and send us your contributions. Also, I would love<br />
to receive your feedback on what we have created here, so please send an<br />
email to me at tom@slolifemagazine.com and let me know what you think.<br />
Live the SLO Life!<br />
4251 S. Higuera Street • Suite 800 • San luiS obiSpo, Ca 93401<br />
SloliFeMagaZine.CoM • (805) 553-8820 • (805) 456-1677<br />
CONTRIBUTIONS:<br />
Submit your story ideas, events, recipes<br />
and announcements by visiting us on-line<br />
at slolifemagazine.com<br />
Contributions chosen for publication<br />
may be edited for clarity and space<br />
limitations.<br />
ADVERTISING:<br />
If you would like to advertise, please<br />
contact Tom Franciskovich.<br />
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Creative DireCtor<br />
Contributing<br />
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WRITERS<br />
Contributing<br />
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Tom Franciskovich<br />
Sheryl Disher<br />
Trent Thibodeaux<br />
Casey Miller<br />
Ayla Ozturk<br />
Caitlin Jacobs<br />
Jeanette Trompeter<br />
Douglas Despres<br />
Danielle Dutro<br />
CIRCULATION, COVERAGE AND<br />
ADVERTISING RATES:<br />
Complete details regarding circulation,<br />
coverage and advertising rates, space,<br />
sizes and similar information are<br />
available to prospective advertisers.<br />
Please call for a media kit. Closing date<br />
is 30 days before date of issue.<br />
LETTERS TO THE PUBLISHER/EDITOR:<br />
4251 S. Higuera Street, Suite 800<br />
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
Letters chosen for publication may be<br />
edited for clarity and space limitations.<br />
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