Friday, September 25, 2009
Moving Day
OK, then.  This is the last blog post I'll be making here at Catalyst, after nearly two years.  Thanks to everyone involved, especially Linda Lenz, the Catalyst founder and publisher who brought the blog to Catalyst a year and a half after it began, and Mark Royko, the web designer who developed and maintained the blog even when reader comments threatened to blow up the site (or I made ridiculous requests like that Facebook share button). 

Of course, there were occasional disagreements over what was an appropriate post and how many millions of dollars Catalyst should pay me.  I chafed at how slow the magazine was to embrace the real-time, interactive nature of blogging and integrate it into their reporting.  They groaned at how inflammatory and crass some of my posts were, and the critical things that I (and many of you) wrote about their work and some of their funders' favorite programs.  It wasn't a perfect fit, but over all it was a good run and I had a lot of fun. 

The blog is now at a different location (here) part of the Tribune's ChicagoNow blog empire.  As here, I have complete editorial control, and you can write whatever you want.  They are in the process of moving over this summer's posts and comments. But you can start commenting now -- no valid email required (just put in a made-up one if you want) -- and I look forward to seeing you over there.   Thanks! / Alexander




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