b'Matters MagazineCelebrates 30 YearsReaders share how we matter to them.Matters Magazine is the most effective way to connect the residents, and the residents to connect with the community. Every household is connect- Congratulations to Matters Magazine on ed because Maplewood Matters. Durand Howard, Blue Life Karate its 30-year anniversary! Matters Magazine Congratulations on your thirty yearis an incredible resource for the Maple-milestone. May your success continuewood and South Orange communities, in the years to come. We appreciateand the Victoria Carter Group is so grateful your contribution to our communityto have been a part of it over the years. and our business. Wilbers Painting In 1990, two important milestonesVictoria Carter, Weichert, Realtorsoccurred in the communications world:Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web; and Matters Maga-zine was launched.In many ways, Matters has turned out to be the better Whats so special about Matters Magazine? Its a beautifully designedinvention. Thank you for 30 years of"Happy 30th Birthday and thank you for the 30 document that elegantly captures thecommunity service to SOMA! Rena Spangler, Prominent Properties, years of storytelling, community building, and community and zeitgeist of our twokeeping us all connected. We hope our pre-towns. And as a writer who lovesSothebys schoolers will be able to read Matters Magazine longform journalism, Im honored toone day too!" Open Door Preschoolcontribute to one of our local gems."Matters has proved - with editors Karen and now Ellen - that good news is valid Happy 30th, indeed! Donny Levit, Maplewood and valued. I\'m honored to have been part of celebrating our community." Elaine Durbach, MaplewoodMy first memory of Matters Magazine was in December 2000, when contemplat- Congratulations to Matters ing the move from Brooklyn to Maplewood. Reading the magazine while eatingMagazine on 30 years of lunch at a downtown restaurant, I felt warmth and excitement about the com-munity represented in its pages. I knew this was where I wanted to live. Since then,serving the local commu-Matters Magazine has nurtured and supported my business through inclusion innity! Oratory Prepfeature articles and novel marketing opportunities. Thank you Matters Magazine for helping me to get to know my community and providing business exposure "Matters Magazine is not only a good place to get the through the years. Diane Thomson, Thomson Blueprints for Livingfacts about our community but more importantly a terrific place to read and get deeper into the thoughts of the people who make it all happen." Steve SchnallSitting on the couch with a cozy blanket or outside in the shade during the summer, with a hot beverage orCongrats to Matters on the successful 30 years as the local go-to resource for an ice-cold drink, Matters for me is a little get-away, a true pleasure to read cover to cover once the kids are atall things MAPSO! Wishing you many more years of connecting with the resi-school or asleep for the night. The matters in Mattersdents of our wonderful towns. Prospect Coop Preschool & Camp Prospectmatter to me: I enjoy reading about our community. Happy 30th birthday!" Georgia M., South Orange To me, Matters is a place to connect I love Matters Magazine. It has consis- with the community and hear about all tently provided Maplewood and Souththe inspiring things going on in SOMa. Orange with top shelf reporting and hasTara Connell, CKO MaplewoodCongratulations on your 30th birthday. Bestdone a great job with highlighting the wishes to your wonderful staff!! Thank you foramazing contributions of residents in"Ive been devouring every issue of Matters since I all your support of the Gate and much suc- our community through a lens whichmoved to Maplewood over 20 years ago, and I still cess in the many years to follow. The Meadeis second to none. Happy Birthday!thrill to see my business ad in these pages. Con-Family, St. James\'s Gate Maplewood Mayor Frank McGeheegratulations!" Julie Pauly, Able Baker"Thank you Ellen and Leslie for designing and writing fabulous ads for me over the past year.You have hit it out of the park on all ads designed for me which has greatly helped with my recent transition to my new firm Keller Williams Midtown Direct Realty." Dennis Hepworth'