Hey NASNA,
In case you haven't heard the word, Vancouver's Street Corner has relaunched as Megaphone magazine. We decided to change our name so we could refresh our look and make some noise in this city.
We went with the name Megaphone because our vendors wanted a name that gave them a 'voice' and because there are two European papers with the same name (we got the 'it's all good' from both of them). We stayed with our same format (8" x 10.5 ", demi-tab), but added eight more pages (we're now 24 pages) and better quality paper. Vancouver is a bit of a delusional city (imagine if Pittsburgh thought it was Paris), so we hope a high-quality paper will silence/win over any doubters.
To celebrate our relaunch, we held an art auction and managed to raise a couple thousand dollars (we tried to keep the art cheap and ask for donations at the door). The goal of the organization is to now double the number of vendors to 30 by the end of the year and hire at least one staff member. The goal of the paper is to wake up Vancouver and raise a little hell (think Bryan Adams meets Triumph - you may have to be Canadian to get these references). MegaphoneMagazine.com
2 comments:
Congrats! This is super motivational and inspirational.
Congrats on your soon-to-be-published issue of Megaphone. I will be relocating to Vancouver from Philadelphia over the summer and have a strong interest in street papers, even starting one here in Philly. Please let me know if I can be of any help, even on a volunteer basis. Thanks...Nick (opivy707@hotmail.com)
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