If you invite them, they will come
West Covina council members proudly praised the very recent opening of a new Target store at their meeting last night – and then called out the Tribune for not informing the public about the Tuesday-night, invitation-only ribbon cutting. People didn't know to come because the paper didn't give it the attention it deserved, one councilman hinted. Just a thought: maybe residents didn't come to the invitation-only event because they weren't invited? Here's what the city told me when I asked whether the public would be allowed to attend:
“The Target VIG [Very Important Guests] event is an event scheduled for the invitees (i.e. Target representatives, City officials, press, etc.). Target's Grand Opening for the public will be held on Sunday, March 9th at 8 a.m. Also, Target will open for business the next day, March 5th, prior to the 9th grand opening.”
That's why we didn't tell people to show up. Read today's story about the Target by business reporter Audrey Reed: Another bullseye: 2nd Target store in West Covina to open its doors.
Comments
Nice to know the city officials think of the paper as little more than an outlet for press releases..
Can I call up when a friend opens a new business and get some fee coverage????
Posted by: gilman | March 5, 2008 8:41 PM
I tried to walk into Target but I missed.
Posted by: Anonymous2 | March 6, 2008 2:22 PM