If you came to the site this morning and were a little confused by the above message, don’t worry. I have an explaination. Since the majority of you aren’t from Central Iowa, I figure I owe it to you.

If you recall, last Friday I announced that Theater Hopper would be profiled in the Iowa publication Juice. What is Juice? Excellent question!

Juice is a weekly magazine for readers age 25-34 here in Des Moines, Iowa. It’s available at more than 800 locations in the greater Des Moines area, and 40,000 copies are distributed each week. The publication launched on June 1,2005 at 72 pages. They’ve been as big as 136 pages. They are one of 10 young reader publications in the Gannett newspaper chain. Their web site is dmJuice.com. Incidentally, Juice is a sister publication to The Des Moines Register – the largest newspaper in Iowa.

For a guy like myself who has been trying to carve out a niche online for the last 4 years, the kind of exposure Juice provides is a real coup.

Of course, it’s not just about me taking traffic from Juice. They’ve given me the opportunity to add my voice to their publication and I’m humbled by their vote of confidence. I sincerely believe that we’re helping each other out. Because I am from the Greater Des Moines area and am familiar with the issues that face young people here, I feel good being a part of something as progressive as Juice. They really do a great job highlighting exactly what young people bring to our community. For a city like Des Moines that typically overlooks this demographic while young families flee toward larger cities, it’s great to be given this voice and to prove to others that we have a lot to contribute.

If you’re curious as to a different take on Theater Hopper, I strongly encourage you to check out the Juice blogs. I will be repeating the comics posted here on their site every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday with a brand new blog to accompany them. In many respects, it’s as if I’m starting fresh since I’m bringing Theater Hopper to a brand new audience. Also, there’s a comments section with every blog. So if you ever wanted the opportunity to leave me direct feedback, this will be your chance!

Thanks again to everyone for their support during this exciting new chapter in Theater Hopper’s history!