Greetings Friends,
I’ll bet you can’t guess that I love Graffiti Summer in Modesto USA. This is one of the best seasons of the year where our city shouts out to the world that we are a really authentic cool city and are the #homeofamericangraffiti. Why is this so cool? It is more than just the novelty about having a globally famous movie made about Modesto, but is really reminds us of what we love about our community, where we have the friendship and the community of a small town. But as we have grown and new people move and work here or visit, we have become more cosmopolitan and we add the new, the trendy, the tasty, the interesting and mix it all up in this wonderful cocktail we call Modesto.
Medium sized cities like Modesto are poised to become not just a plan C place to live, but with portability of jobs in tech, and growing companies like Gallo, Modesto is becoming an attractive option, affordable, interesting, engaging and a really good place to start a family. There are many neighborhoods close to downtown and you see more and more people walking and exploring. Big summer events like Graffiti Summer get people out and about, and this is a great chance to share our authentic Modesto history with our kids, friends and visitors. I know that when my friends or customers visit Modesto, they leave with a really positive and upbeat impression of our city. We can all do this and hope you take the opportunity to show off our city. Our BigView this month showcases so many things to do and experience this month that hopefully will be some sort of inspiration for you, whether it be a car show, a new diner, a new band, a patio cocktail or an evening with MoBand in the Graceada Park, there is really something for everyone.
Really special this month is the Legends of the Cruise Walk of Fame, where we get to celebrate our local people that were the inspiration for American Graffiti, the instigators of mischief, the racers, and car customizers that were the story behind the story. Our people are our best history and it is good to celebrate them. I hope you will join my in 10th St Plaza on June 5 as we unveil the new Walk of Fame markers.
But no matter what you do, we are counting on you to be our messengers of positive living, teamwork, civic involvement and will take action to make Modesto better. It was truly amazing last month, even with the serious threats of rain, how many people went house to house, porch to porch to hang out, listen to music and meet new people at Porchfest. This is how we build community and we can always find new ways to do that. Thanks Kate, Ruhi and Trisha for creating this wonderful event.
Thank you for reading, sharing, and posting ModestoView. Our ViewCrew works hard to bring you interesting options and hope to see you out and about. We are so very grateful for the businesses that advertise in ModestoView so we can continue be the leading magazine in our region and bring it to you free of charge. We appreciate you all.
Please let me know what you like, dislike and what we can do better to make ModestoView more valuable for you. See you out cruising this month and please say hello if we meet up.
Thanks and have a rockin’ Graffiti Summer.
Chris Murphy
Publisher & Founder – ModestoView
chrism@modestoview.com<mailto:chrism@modestoview.com>
