Happy Summer!

from West Hartford Magazine - Summer 2023

by 2020 Media

ONLINE STYLE BETTER THAN BEING THERE

The BEST of WEST HARTFORD

… YES it is our Annual (9th this year) competition amongst businesses in West Hartford BUT it is much more … we CELEBRATE the BEST West Hartford has to offer all year long!

We take great pride in bringing this competition to you annually. One way we do that is through programs like the Best of West Hartford! Our 9th Annual BOWH AWARDS SHOW – WeHa’s biggest B2B Networking event of the year – takes place on Monday, July 31 at the Mandell JCC. We will be auctioning off our DOGS from this year’s DOG WALK (go to 20Media20.com to view the DOGS and most importantly you can still make a donation).

On a different note, many have asked why our beloved magazine is no longer printed and mailed to homes via snail mail. Initially, we went digital because the pandemic sidelined our printer and it was the only way of ensuring that WeHa Magazine reached all of our readers. Soon, however, we found that publishing a digital magazine enabled readers (far and near and much beyond West Hartford) to share, share, share and share some more, all the feature stories and columns they found interesting or informative. As for our advertisers, going digital extended their reach into the marketplace by leaps and bounds almost instantaneously . And by leaps and bounds what we mean it, our reach grew almost overnight from 7,000 to nearly one million. That’s right -- nearly one million!

And so, we came to an obvious conclusion: Digital simply works better! It works better for our readers; it works better for our advertisers; and it’s here to stay.

We continue to enhance our reach; we knew a PODCAST was next on our list. So we formally announce ON THE SCENE … our PODCAST brought to you by NBT Bank.

Back by popular demand (with quite a few things still in the works to kick it off) we are bringing back WEHA WHEELS (see page 34) thanks to our supportive business sponsors.

We welcome you (if you haven’t already) to join us:

Be Safe, Be Well, Tom

Publisher Tom Hickey

Editor Keith Griffin

Digital Media Manager Hillary Sarrasin

Contributing Writers & Columnists: Matt Banever, Chris Conway, Karla Dalley, Robert Laraia, Lisa Martin

Bookkeeper Lisa Gangone

Photography Todd Fairchild/Shutterbug CT

Videographer Nild Sansone

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