Editor's Note ~Greetings everybody!April officially marks one year since the first issue of South Florida Reggae Manifest was published. In observance of this milestone we want to take this issue to introduce a few new features, update some of the popular standard features, and rework our format. Some of these changes have been in the planning stage for a bit, while others were made necessary due to some unforeseen outside occurrences. Overall, our goal continues to be to provide a primary source of relevant, reliable, objective information about the reggae entertainment industry and its members. In addition to making sure our contents are informative and interesting, we are also striving to deliver this information in a consistently timely manner. To that end, we have made the decision to publish on a bi-monthly schedule for the time-being. As we work through this process of self-improvement, your input and feedback is still instrumental.A major change you will note is our format. Right before going to print the previous issue, the printer we’d been using since our inception abruptly went out of business. After some serious research we located a new printing house. This company is experienced with all different sizes and print-stock, so we thought this would be a great time to try some new things with the look and size of the Manifest. Over the next few months we will weigh the benefits of both formats and make a final decision. Be sure to email us so that you can voice your opinion.
One of the first things you will notice inside the Manifest is that our Calendar has been replaced by a new feature; Millstones and Milestones. This page will be used to mark significant dates in reggae entertainment from birthdays and passings to unforgettable events. As usual, we invite you to inform us of any dates you feel should be recognized. We also kept all of the features that you know and love; Our Sights and Sounds, Reggae All Over, Each One Teach One, and, of course, our beloved Heavy Rotation and Selectors’ Top Twenty playlists. Just before printing time, we received news of WLRN radio’s hiring of Richie Rich as new host of Sounds of the Caribbean (the longest running reggae radio program in Miami). Time and space constraints limited us to a quick mention in this issue. However, we look forward to covering the entire story in depth for future publication. We have already begun to interview the principles in this story.During the planning of our anniversary issue we also had to deal with the sudden loss of our webmaster. In due course we found a replacement and decided that we wanted to give www.SouthFloridaReggaeManifest.com a complete makeover. Digital publishing is the wave of the future, and we will be doing a lot more to make our site a much larger part of the Manifest experience. The site should be back up in time for our June/July issue. Until then you can check us out right here on our Myspace page for updates. We are also still available via email.Until next time everybody……Nuff Love,M. and E.
Co-Editors
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