Saturday, July 11, 2020

Mitch Allen
Latest pitch

By Mitch

Former BJ advertising vice president Mitch Allen just gave birth to the Medina Weekly News, which says it will stress community rather than conflict.

He posted:

“I’m keeping my name out of the masthead so there’s less confusion with Mimi Magazine,” whose more expansive name began as Mimi Vanderhaven’s Fabulous Buys.

But the Medina masthead lists Michael Mast (Mast in the masthead!) as president, Medina native and Medina High graduate Kevin McManusm who worked for The Post Newspapers, as editor, Karl Gerhard as senior marketing consultant and Rick Festi as circulation manager.

None is listed among in the BJ Alumni Directory that former BJ reporter and Guild chapter chair Paula Schleis compiles. Mitch is.

The 20-page first issue dealt with racial equity, former Chippewa Lake amusement park becoming a public parkland and a food/restaurant column by Karl Gerhard.

Kevin McManus wrote an article about the coronavirus situation for the food service industry.

Medina County Fair director Stuart Neal writes a Garden Gate column about gardening and flowery plants.

Carole Liney, FDN-Practioner in Medina, writes a column about Healthy Lifestyles.

Howard Hanna Realtor Janet Gommel, Medina County Board of Realtors president, wrote about the Medina Fiber broadband network.

The publication is loaded with ads and classifieds. Natch. That's Mitch's life and career to a T.

Mitch teamed up with the best food writer in BJ history, Jane Snow, almost a decade ago for her See Jane Cook Internet newsletter.

Mitch’s ancestry is English/Irish/Scottish.

To check out the Medina Weekly News, go to

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