Can you believe it, Brecksville?
Today is Brecksville Patch’s one-year anniversary!
It’s a big occasion, so I hope you’ll excuse a little sappiness on my part.
A year ago today, I was anxiously browsing the site (after a long night putting on some finishing touches), hoping readers would find something to grab their attention. I was excited to learn more about the community I’d be covering, to meet the people whose stories I’d be telling.
That community made me feel like I’d been covering Brecksville for years, and for that, I’m grateful.
The and the immediately welcomed Brecksville Patch at events. Throughout the year, the schools let me come in to talk with teachers and students about and . Business owners were always .
Thank you for letting me tell your stories.
I’m also thankful for our readers, our commenters, our Facebook friends and Twitter followers. Thank you for checking in, for sharing the news and for making what I do matter. Thank you to everyone who’s contributed on the site by adding an or an announcement, by sending in a photo or a news tip or by writing a blog post. Everything you add makes the site better, and it is certainly appreciated.
So, thank you to everyone who is a part of the Brecksville Patch community. I’m looking forward to another great year!
Since the end of the year is so close, I’ll save the news retrospectives for next week—be sure to . But if you’d like to reminisce a bit, or if you missed it last year, check out my .
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