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FOREVER YOUR GIRL
By Wendy Binns
An issue of Atlanta INtown
is buried under concrete in the
Inman Alley building on Krog
Street. It was six years ago when
the building association collected
items for a time capsule to mark the
opening of the redeveloped space
in Inman Park. Whoever exhumes
it in 100 years will discover a piece
of INtown soul - and a part of my
soul, actually. This 20th anniversary
of INtown sends me down memory
lane.
I first arrived to the office in
1997 fresh out of college and with
so much to learn. Mentors emerged.
Long-standing friendships formed. Wendy Binns and her son DanieL
Bonds that would help navigate
my way and eventually lead me to
ownership of the company.
They were years of soul-fulfilling work. But, after a period overcoming breast
cancer and then adopting a little boy, I needed a break. It was a good time to sell the
business.
However, I do have a confession.
I miss deadlines. I see story ideas everywhere I go. I long for my old office and
connecting with the community on a daily basis. I’ve moved on to new projects and
have a new venture brewing, but I’ll always be an INtown girl at heart.
Happy Anniversary, INtown. I’m glad to have played a part in your history. ESI
THE SPIRIT OF INTOWN
By Steve Levene
Publisher
I moved here two years after Chris
Schroder started Atlanta 30306, the
forerunner of Atlanta INtown. While I
lived and worked “OTP,” I viewed 30306
as my primer to an undiscovered (for me)
part of Atlanta. At the time, I didn’t fully
appreciate the lure of the city’s Intown
neighborhoods. But I rarely missed an
issue of the monthly paper whose mission
was to capture the eclectic personality of
Intown - and the rapid development that
was occurring in and around there.
Years later, after launching the
Reporter Newspapers, the opportunity
arose to purchase INtown from previous
owner Wendy Binns. It was a quick and easy decision to add the well-established
title to the Springs Publishing family of community papers serving Sandy Springs,
Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Buckhead. INtowns hyperlocal focus on neighborhood
news, people and events was a perfect match with our company’s DNA.
While our geography has expanded, there are common elements connecting all
five of the communities we now cover: a diverse population of engaged residents
who care deeply about where they live, and a constant hum of activity.
This special issue’s content, crafted by longtime editor Collin Kelley (are you
one of his 40,000-plus Twitter followers?) reflects the dynamism and spirit of the
Intown community today and over the past two decades. We appreciate the support
and feedback from thousands of readers and hundreds of advertisers who have
helped INtown reach this milestone. As always, please let me or Collin know how
we are doing, and what we can do better in the future. ESI
Steve Levene
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