It may not be evening when you read this, but the time has come to put Houstonist to bed. We got word from our parents at Gothamist a few weeks ago that they felt it was time to shutter the site, due to things like statistics, advertising, and the general plight of maintaining a journalistic publication in today's economic climate.

To speak from a very personal angle for a moment, I'd like to thank everyone who's every contributed content, read an article, invited us to a performance or event, and really anybody who has ever laid eyes upon the site. I've truly enjoyed the opportunity I've had as Editor this year, and I can say with confidence that I've met a fantastic amount of people as well as discovered a tremendous amount of music [my beat, if you hadn't figured that out yet] over the course of my tenure at Houstonist.

We've had some really amazing folks come through our hypothetical doors, and many of them are still out there on the interwebs, doing things that might be of interest to you. Eric, our longtime photo editor, not only has his own site, but also runs SkateHouston.Info. Our own Mary Jane Poorman has just launched a new blog, www.aghastronome.com.

We're quite sure that you've likely seen our former contributors Katharine Shilcutt, Adam Newton, Brittanie Shey, and Amber Ambrose all chipping in at the Houston Press.

Personally, I'll be continuing music coverage at my new site, H-Town Rock, including an archival wiki centered on Houston music. I've got a couple music projects - Prairie Cadets [with Adam] and Postmarked, and of course, my photography.

We couldn't have come as far as we did without the myriad of people that have been involved with Houstonist, so a hearty thank you is in order, especially for my predecessors Jim Parsons & Jason Bargas. It's been quite a ride, and we've been happy to help share our fair city with everyone.

There's a chance that we may return in the future, and if that opportunity arises we'll be better, stronger, faster - the 600 square mile man, if you will. Until that day comes, we'll be on hiatus - the posts will be archived and the site will remain dormant.

Thanks again, to each one of you. Goodnight, and good luck Houston.

Photo: flickr user sulla55

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