Closing the Laptops for a Night: The Ferndale Patch Launch Party

Ferndale Patch. It wasn't nearly as cold, there wasn't any snow, and school elections were still held in May. Now all of that has changed. It's pretty freakin' cold out there, the snow has turned into chunks of ice, and the (it also now has six-year terms instead of four).

Other things have happened during the past five weeks, too, as you can imagine.

We've had good news: the . We've had bad news: . His shooter is still on the loose. . And we've had just regular ol' news: .

That's just a small piece of the nearly 175 articles we've written about Ferndale – already, (nearly) 175. That's cause for a celebration, if I do say so myself.

So that's what we're having.

Tonight at the , we're putting away our laptops for a few hours, closing our notebooks and pretending we're not actually thinking about the site.

We're starting at 7 p.m. with complimentary food, DJ (Ferndale Patch music columnist, too) spinning records and a presentation by the

Then at 9 p.m. comes the live music. : Computer Perfection, Oblisk, Scarlet Oaks and, well, himself (as in Ryan Allen solo show).

I invite you all to join us. If you've ever made a comment on Facebook, follow Ferndale Patch on Twitter or have a general interest in what it is and want to ask me a few questions, I'll be at the Loving Touch tonight from 7 until I'm asked to leave.

Hope to see you there!

The Ferndale Patch Launch Party event on Facebook is here.