Three weeks from now, on July 23, we'll celebrate our ninth anniversary.
But we'll kinda keep it to ourselves.
Not because we don't think it's a big deal. It's just, in all honesty, Dali and I've been doing a lot of looking ahead to the next anniversary, the big No. 10, and what that might mean for us in the much broader scope. And to that end, I'll share some of what we've been bouncing around:
• You'll be seeing, hearing and reading a LOT about how proud we are of this venture, of our pioneering place in independent sports journalism across North America and, of course, the community that's been built around it. We'll put that word out far and wide and, within that, we'll be asking for your voice to join ours in that effort.
• There's no rush, but we're looking to make a legit home run hire from the reporting standpoint. Part of that's because I feel we're short on in-depth, substantive reporting, including subscription-level feature work. I'm not necessarily talking about in-depth or long-form here, though that'd be part of it. (That role almost never works if it stays just in-depth or long-form, which is why I won't limit it.) With the recent mass layoffs at the Athletic and now ESPN, there's a sudden and most unfortunate swell in the available talent pool, and I've already made contact with several of those affected.
