The Observation Deck

Issue 5 has just been delivered and it looks to be the best one yet.

Thanks to all that contributed, and thanks to those working on something for issue 6.

The paper could not be done without the efforts of everyone connected.

Many thanks, Standing Os, and pats on the backs to all.


Jim O'Bryan

Mike and I just delivered the most of the southside of Clifton Park tonight...we will get the northside tomorrow sometime.

Great paper...they we all very happy to get a new one!

Mike and Rhonda Loje

400 copies

Kenneth to Forest Cliff
Abbieshire to Lakeland (not inc. Lakeland) - between Lake & Edgewater -
including Sylvan, Leedale, Maple Cliff, Rosalie, Erie Cliff.

Belle between Clifton and the track.

Kenneth Warren

My husband, Bruce, and daughters, Kelsey and Emma, delivered paper to:
Andrews, French, Virginia Avenues between the railroad tracks and Clifton
Lakeland and Summit Avenues between Detroit and Clifton

Thanks for a great paper!

Kim Senft Paras

4,000 + delivered to businesses on Madison and Detroit.


Papers flew out of here last night as good neighbors showed up en mass to help get Lakewood's paper out.

And while dropping papers off to businesses, it would seem that we picked up fewer old papers. We were averaging a pick up rate of about 1,000 from the businesses which is now down to 634.

Requests for subscriptions are going up and we will adress those issues soon.

Again, thanks to all involved.


Jim O'Bryan

I've delivered Cook Avenue as of 11 a.m. Wed morning--north of Detroit all the way to Lake Ave. That took one and a half bundles--however many papers that works out to be.

FYI, the few people I handed the paper to personally in their driveways did indeed seem to have some recognition of the paper and a neutral, positive, or friendly reaction.

And I'll second the motion on the good look of this issue--great use of color, esp. in the comic. Keep that comic strip going--it will stick in people's minds more than you know!

I'll be distributing (with my little friends) Arthur, Mars, Lakeland (Madison South); Wilbert/Nicholson (Lake North); Hilliard (McKinley west); and Niagra.

Suzanne Metelko wrote:I'll be distributing (with my little friends) Arthur, Mars, Lakeland (Madison South); Wilbert/Nicholson (Lake North); Hilliard (McKinley west); and Niagra.

Suzanne


I skipped the deli by your office last night figuring you would want to drop off there.


Jim

Bill got St. Charles from Frankilin to Madison, Onondaga, Sweetwater Landing, Players & Wobblefoot Gallery (and found our lost dog).

I delivered 400 plus tonight.

Ramona
Manor Park
Chase
Bunts
Clifton between Belle and Chase
Elbur
Giel
Jackson
Emerson
Merl to Jackson

People are becoming familiar with the newsboy.

One man said "I love the paper, and I really love it that you deliver it to my house."

That level of sincere unsolicited appreciation lets me know that such service is a true sign of being a good neighbor. It's simple the service of delivering a newspaper that people really love that helps us feel good about our relationship to the place we inhabit together.

I know we have big ideas for the city, something we call the visionary alignment. Yet I remain convinced from my delivery practice that the tangible newspaper, the embodied newsboy are features of a simple, communal act that creates a good vibe almost sufficient unto itself.

We are accomplishing a great deal on a very simple scale.

Another man remarked that he was surprized at the high quality of the writing, especially in the essays, which you would never find in the other newspapers.

So the substance / hometown combo truly gives people a sense that Lakewood is special, with surprising intelligence.

Kenneth Warren

Do we have a list somewhere of all the businesses where the Observer can be found?