Grapevine Gazette: The End … For Now

It was fun while it lasted — until it wasn’t

This is an email I didn’t want to write, and it’s about other emails I didn’t want to write.

Before I launched the Grapevine Gazette a few months ago, I had convinced myself I would be able to research and write a second newsletter while holding down an unrelated full-time job. In retrospect, that seems foolish.

Despite a lifelong love for comic books, I’m no superhero. I quickly learned I couldn’t commute to and from my job, publish the Coppell Chronicle on a weekly basis, AND produce two editions of the Grapevine Gazette each month while also having time and energy for hobbies, exercise, and friendships — not to mention my responsibilities as the world’s greatest husband and father. (Those are official titles; I have the T-shirt, socks, and coffee mug to prove it.)

The prospect of writing the Gazette began to look like a headache-inducing chore. That’s why it hasn’t been published in four weeks, and that’s why it won’t be published again anytime soon. I mean, if I couldn’t find the motivation to report on Matt Foust upsetting Tammy Nakamura, and all of the associated campaign finance reports filed by the candidates and Patriot Mobile, then you know it’s time to turn out the lights.

The few people who signed up as paid subscribers to the Gazette will get a full refund. If you’re a mom, consider it a bonus Mother’s Day gift.

If you want hyperlocal news about Grapevine and Colleyville, I suggest signing up for the weekday emails published by Community Impact and/or following The Grapevine Edit on social media.

Thanks for your interest and support during this short-lived endeavor. Perhaps I’ll relaunch the Gazette at a time of my choosing.

Sincerely,

Dan Koller