Northridge-Chatsworth Patch Readers: Thanks For Helping Us Grow

NORTHRIDGE-CHATSWORTH, CA — Thank you, Northridge and Chatsworth 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 the autumn of 2010, Northridge-Chatsworth Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

In August, Northridge-Chatsworth Patch recorded 51,650 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 Northridge-Chatsworth Patch in August:

• Body Of Missing Los Angeles County Fire Captain Found
• Brushfire Breaks Out In Northridge
• Get Ice Cream Sandwich For A Penny Today In Northridge
• Man Drowns In Chatsworth Pool
• Young Women Wanted For Abandoning Pup On 101 Freeway
• San Fernando Valley: Say Hello To Your New Dave & Buster's
• Los Angeles Teachers' Strike Looms
• 'Brady Bunch' House Mystery Buyer Revealed!
• Here's The Best Breakfast Place In Northridge-Chatsworth
• Former Northridge Priest Accused Of Molesting Children

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 Northridge-Chatsworth area in 2014. My ties to the community go way back. My dad grew up there - my aunt even worked and lived at Spahn Ranch for a time (not with the Manson Family, though she had encounters). Naturally, I am a hardcore Dodgers and Kings 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 dig old-lady crafts, and I'm a sucker for anything written by Kurt Vonnegut, John Steinbeck or Neil Gaiman. And I love history, which is probably why the Valley and its rich history has a special place in my heart. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at paige.austin@patch.com or 714-721-1222. 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, call me, and I'll find out what's going on.

Our readers also love Northridge-Chatsworth Patch's calendar of events — more than 1,700 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are a free composting class at Cal State Northridge, the 2018 Film Festival Screenings & Parties: Calabasas, the Northridge Farmers Market And Family Festival, and the UCAAN Buy Me Love Live Charity Date Auction, and the Oktoberfest 2018 Party & Polka: Julie's Alps, Thousand Oaks. Sounds like a lot of fun around Northridge and Chatsworth this month!

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

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