As is our custom twice a year, Taproot Edmonton is taking a break from our regular publishing schedule. This is to give our team a chance to catch their breath and make some room for the important but not urgent work that is vital for our long-term sustainability. A regular publishing cadence is a beautiful and necessary thing, but it’s also a hamster wheel, and every now and then, we step off.
Our 2024 summer break will overlap with the August long weekend, which is a little earlier than in previous years. The last edition of The Pulse before the break is on July 26, and it will be back in your inbox on Aug. 12. Our weekly roundups will resume in mid-August as well. Speaking Municipally will return around the time that Edmonton city council gets back to work.
While you won’t see any fresh stories on our site during the break, the Taproot Edmonton Calendar will continue to offer a huge variety of event listings throughout the summer and beyond. Our own Debbi Serafinchon has made sure there’s a rich selection of things to do, and she’ll keep adding events as she learns of them. (Feel free to submit yours.)
Pausing our publications has a lot of benefits, but it does cost us some revenue, as we don’t deliver ads in our newsletters or podcasts during that time. We also lose some visibility because we disappear from social media. Here are a few ways you can help us fill that gap:
- Become a paying member if you aren’t already one. Taproot is free to read, but it’s not free to make. If you have the means to pay $10 a month or $100 a year, you’ll be helping us inform and connect everyone in the Edmonton area.
- Ask your employer to buy a Business Membership. This is a great way to get everyone in your organization on the same page while helping us continue to pay attention to our community.
- Refer a friend. At the bottom of every email you receive from Taproot, there’s a unique referral link — share it and you’ll earn points you can redeem for rewards.
- Tell us why you love Taproot so we can share your testimonial with others.
Enjoy these midsummer weeks, and we’ll see you again on Aug. 12!
Taproot Publishing 