LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
T here’s a meme floating around Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin. Not the one about 2020 resembling a giant cheese grater disguised as a slide either (though that feels pretty accurate at this point). This meme poses the question of when we get back to “normal,” which parts of our former life we’ll be willing to incorporate into our new every day, knowing what we know now. This pandemic has taught me that my family needs to slow down. We need to be more intentional with the time we have together. Just like yours, my kids’ childhoods are fleeting. Our extra togetherness has not been all happiness and rainbows, but in large part, it’s been time for which I’ve been grateful to better understand and cherish each of my kids for who they are. social media that keeps catching my attention. No, not the one about I’ve also learned we need to better appreciate the world, community and people around us. You can bet that when it’s safe to do so, my crew will be supporting locally-owned stores, restaurants, attractions, businesses and organizations with renewed fervor. In the meantime, we’ll be doing all we can to spread socially distant love. While our summer may look a whole lot different than what we were expecting, I am determined that my family will make the most of it. We’ll be keeping our 100 Days of Summer Guide close to carve out creative On the Cover The original artwork on the cover is by Bek Barkocy, a metro artist who has painted professionally for two years. All of Barkocy’s work is done using acrylics, and her favorite part of the process is creating the first layer, which she tends to fill with prayer or poetry to set the tone and composition for each piece. If Barkocy isn’t tucked away painting in her warehouse studio downtown, she’s out chasing a sunset or making sure a stranger passing by was never a stranger at all. Follow her on Instagram @prawduct.
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Publisher Sarah Taylor Managing Editor Erin Page Assistant Editor Lindsay Cuomo Contributing Writers George Lang Debbi Marshall Art Director Stacy Noakes Senior Project Manager Kirsten Holder Sales Dana Price Laura Beam Events Director Marissa Raglin Office Manager Kathy Alberty
family fun time at home and support metro organizations virtually or in person when appropriate. I hope this issue will give you renewed hope that summertime family fun is NOT canceled! Sending sunshine,
Erin Page Managing Editor
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