We’re Making a Map!
September 5, 2008 · Print This Article · Written by Jennifer Burke
One day in July, I emailed Tod Brilliant to ask if I could repurpose some of his blog content on the magazine. He has interesting things to say and an interesting way to say it. I’m always looking for local perspectives. I was trying to do a few too many things at once and keep the content fresh on this website and…well…no excuses.
Although this time I do, however. Tod emailed me back that day and said he had an even better idea. He needed to talk to his client–so give him a few days and he’d get back to me. He said his client was looking for somebody to work on a project and he thought we would work well together.
It turns out, his client is Circe Sher of Hotel Healdsburg. She was wanting to develop a strolling guide, a map of Healdsburg. To get people out and about and milling around and discovering different things about our town.
She’d also heard about my website and was wondering if I would be the right person. So we met one day at Cafe Newsstand and it’s now history–quite literally. We are making the shopping, strolling, dining guide to historic Healdsburg. ISN’T THAT JUST EXCITING? I’m pretty excited to be working on it.
I’m talking to Bo Simons the Wine Librarian and Holly Hoods at the Healdsburg Museum for their perspectives. I’ve been talking to a few businesses to get their perspectives. I especially want to get our visitors out and about and a bit more knowledgeable about Healdsburg in general.
One day, as we were driving to meet our printer (Andrew at ChromaGraphics), we were discussing what we should name the project. Justice, Tod’s son was in the back seat, humming. Fiddling. Doing whatever five-year-olds do in the back seats of cars. Since I always value the opinions of five-year-olds (they just have great perspective–that simplified view of things), I twisted around from the front seat and just asked him: “What do you think we should name this map, Justice?”
He looked at me blankly, and stated the obvious: “Just call it The Map.” He said. “The Healdsburg Map.”
And he went back to humming.
So. We are now introducing the Healdsburg Map: A shopping, strolling, dining guide to historic Healdsburg.
Interesting that you would use an out of town printer for your Healdsburg Map. You seem to be all about local and all about Healdsburg, why wouldn’t you use a Healdsburg printing company? There are a few. At least it’s in Sonoma County.
Hi there,
I knew I would get a comment on this. We quoted the Healdsburg printing company. Unfortunately , they couldn’t print a 15 x15 print. Also, the people who are helping me set this up had previous relationships. And me, being new, I just wanted to start the project, and this was the bid that came in.
Also, Tod assured me that ChromaGraphics USED to be in Healdsburg. So I allowed myself that.
That’s all I can say.
Persnickety! Yes, I suggested Chromagraphics because Andrew and his family used to own Mariner Graphics, a wonderful Healdsburg printer who has been my first choice in print jobs for a decade. Jen asked me to go to Amoruso first, which I did…but they couldn’t pull off this job. Believe me, Jen is adamant about using local businesses.