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Meet Atlanta Best Media While you may know us by the names of our publications, Best Self Atlanta magazine and Atlanta Home Improvement magazine, our company, Atlanta Best Media, has supported the city through print and digital publications, promotions and give-back events for more than 15 years. And now we are on the move! We are very excited to combine the “best” of our home-improvement and selfimprovement expertise to deliver the newest magazine by our Atlanta Best Media family directly into your Alpharetta mailboxes this month. My Alpharetta is 100 percent dedicated to community-specific content and resources to help you live your best life while focusing on your home, health and family. ast Cobb
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The first of these editions—My Sandy Springs, My Buckhead and My East Cobb—were mailed directly to 60,000 homes and distributed at hundreds of locations in those areas. Coming soon, check out My Johns Creek, My Intown, My Brookhaven, My Vinings, My Midtown and many more.
Atlanta Best Media uses soy-based ink and is printed on 100 percent recyclable paper. Our print partner, Newpoint Media Group, recycles all excess paper, printing plates and any other recyclable materials used in the printing process.
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Everything from great date-night ideas to ways of “doing good for the ’hood” will be at your fingertips. I know you’ll find the information relevant to you, your family and your neighborhood and this will be an inspirational tool for living your best life ever. Thank you all for supporting Atlanta Best Media and we look forward to visiting your neighborhood soon!
Sherri Adair, Publisher P.S. Got stories and ideas to share? Want to know when we are coming to other neighborhoods? Email us at editor@atlantabestmedia.com.
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