Hollywood Patch Readers: Thanks For Helping Us Grow

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Thank you, Hollywood Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive this year.

Eight years ago, in 2010, Hollywood Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Hollywood Patch recorded 51,301 visitors. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Here are some of the most-read articles on Hollywood Patch in August:

• LAPD Releases Heartbreaking Video Of NBA Player's Final Moments
• LAPD Investigates Actor Following Bizarre Shooting Threat
• Sunset Boulevard Target Can Finally Be Finished, Court Rules
• Crash Knocks Power Lines Onto 101, Shutting Down Freeway
• Young Women Wanted For Abandoning Pup On 101 Freeway
• Rolls-Royce Crashes In Hollywood Police Chase
• Los Angeles Teachers' Strike Looms
• 'Brady Bunch' House Mystery Buyer Revealed!
• DUI Checkpoints Scheduled Across Los Angeles Through Sunday
• Mailman Saves Teen From Traffickers
• Broadway Productions Heads To Hollywood's Dolby Theatre

Got a news tip? I'm Paige Austin, your local editor. I started out in newspapers and jumped to digital community news with Patch as a local editor all the way back in 2010. I began covering the Hollywood area in 2014. I still have a lot to learn about Hollywood, but I've already figured out what anyone can tell about Hollywood in a heartbeat. It's a special place where people, whether they are in the industry or volunteering at nonprofits, believe in themselves and what they have to offer. Covering Hollywood, it can be easy to get caught up in the celebrity or national news, but what makes Patch tick is the local community news. I need your help covering that. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at paige.austin@patch.com. If there is an issue in town you think Patch should be covering, please reach out to me. If you want to know why you hear sirens, or see a smoke plume or the 101 isn't moving, ask me, and I'll find out what's going on. If there is an artist or community group that people should know about, let's get them on Patch.

A little about me: naturally, I am a hardcore Dodgers and Kings fan and soon-to-be bandwagon Lakers fan. I have a toddler and two pugs. So when you call me and hear loud snoring in the background, it's the pugs you're hearing. I'm a sucker for anything written by Kurt Vonnegut, John Steinbeck or Neil Gaiman. And I love history and am endlessly fascinated by Hollywood's rich history.

Our readers also love Hollywood Patch's calendar of events — more than 1,516 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are Roaring Nights At L.A. Zoo 2018: Los Angeles, the OPENING: Halloween Horror Nights 2018: Universal Studios, the Cali Dance Camp 2018 (Hollywoodland Campground), and the UCAAN Buy Me Love Live Charity Date Auction, and the FREE SHOW - RADDNightLive! Acoustic. Sounds like a lot of fun around Hollywood this month!

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We're thrilled you've made Hollywood Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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