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This is my favorite time of the year. The air is crisper, it gets darker sooner and the beaches are empty. Our seasonal progression is not as drastic as most places in the country but Christmas songs are playing in my car for at least a month. This season will be my busiest by far as we prepare to launch a “new edition” of Locale in San Diego this December. I hope that I have been a good boy this year because all I want for Christmas is success in our second city. Sunny days- everybody loves them. Tell me, baby, can you stand the rain? Can you stand it, oh? Storms will come, I know, I know, all the days wont be perfect. This we know for sure. But tell me can you stand it Can you stand the rain? -New Edition
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ASHLEY HICKSON
AMY HOOD
JENNIFER HOOD
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Born and raised in New Jersey, Ashley Hickson had made yearly visits to her family in sunny Southern California, quickly realizing that there wasn’t anywhere else she would rather live. After graduating from Chapman University in Old Town Orange, Ashley pursued her dreams and began the journey of helping create Locale Magazine. Often referred to as Erik’s right and left arm, Ashley is THE go-to-girl for everything LOCALE. She enjoys being an intricate piece to Locale’s puzzle and is proud of the down-to-earth, innovative magazine. For advertising, marketing, accounting, and to find out where Erik is, call Locale Magazine and Ashley will answer all of your questions.
Amy is a tiny blonde who loves a good laugh, great tattoos, and only the best rock n’ roll. When she is not racking in unsuspecting prey at the pool hall or spewing stats at bar patrons unlucky enough to have cast bad light on the name of Kobe Bryant, she is finding new ways to vicariously own a motorcycle, watching mind-rotting sci-fi television on Netflix, instagramming the pants off the world, speaking at superhuman speeds, or working at Hoodzpah Art + Graphics, a design firm she founded and runs with her twin sister, Jennifer. You can find her at wegothoodzpah.com, or amyhood.com.
Jennifer Hood is a mildly tortured creative based out of Newport Beach, CA. She is the co-founder of creative firm Hoodzpah Art + Graphics with her twin sister Amy Hood. When not scribbling words, doodling lines, or manipulating anchor points, she’s tinkering on a piano, going comatose via Hulu overdose, reading smelling an issue of Esquire on the beach, attempting to hustle pool to no avail, or singing a pitchy rendition of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” at the local karaoke bar. According to Velvet Underground, Jenny’s life was saved by rock ‘n’ roll. That’s disputable. www.wegothoodzpah.com