Hello, and thank you.

If you're reading this, you signed up for Takomagether sometime over the past couple of months — and then heard very little. Thank you for your patience.

This morning you should have received your first published issue of the newsletter. We're off and running!

Here's what to expect from Takomagether going forward:

- The newsletter, twice weekly. Monday and Thursday mornings, always free. I plan to keep adding features, so stay tuned. Right now the newsletter features local coverage that matters, gleaned from over 30 outlets around the region. And we're just getting started.

- The website. Takomagether.com has a LOT more news, a robust local events calendar, back issues and more. Check it out often! I'm adding new stuff all the time.

- An ask or two. Send me your thoughts! your input helps make Takomagether useful for all neighbors. Please tell me what we're getting right and what needs a tweak. Also, if you have a friend who'd want this, forward it to them.

I hope Takomagether can grow, in conversation with its readers, into something that meets a real need. Thanks for being here at the start.

— Justin Rood, Editor, Takomagether