New Lifestyle Magazine, Valley Living, Coming Soon
by Ima Phibber
The Valley has been doing well lately. Businesses are popping up all over the place. People are moving to The Valley. There’s a buzz, and it’s contagious. But, one thing that has been sorely lacking is a lifestyle magazine. Many cities, regions, and popular destinations have lifestyle magazines that highlight attractions, food, and movers and shakers in those places. Some local examples would be Stages, Northside Sun, and Hometown Magazines, and some regional examples would be Mississippi Magazine, South Mississippi Living, and the goat- Southern Living. But, Valleyans should be excited because a lifestyle magazine is coming, and it’s going to be called Valley Living.
Emma Embellischer and I have been talking about the need for a lifestyle magazine for a while now. We brought up the idea to SRVO management a few months back, and they liked the idea. Management gave us the go ahead, and they gave us some parameters and guidelines. Emma and I have been working on the details for a couple months now. We decided to name the magazine Valley Living, and it will be a subsidiary of the SRVO. The magazine will be published quarterly, and the first issue will be ready next week.
Valley Living will highlight the homes and mobile homes, food, gardens, workshops and more of the fine people of The Valley. Each issue will showcase the home or mobile home of a Valley family, the shop/workshop of a Valley man, the work a Valleyan that works with his/her hands, and the garden of a Valleyan. Valley women will also share recipes and cooking techniques. There will also be a travel ball mom spotlight in each issue; the moms will discuss the joys and challenges of being a travel ball mom.
We’re very excited to bring this quarterly magazine the great people of the Valley. It’s going to show real, authentic, normal people unlike some of these uppity lifestyle magazines. It will be free of charge; we’ll distribute the magazines to multiple businesses and organizations across the Valley. It will also be a great place for local businesses to advertise, so please contact me or Emma about advertising opportunities. We get a commission for the advertisers we secure, so don’t contact the SRVO office. Make sure you get your girls paid!