ABOUT INSIDE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY   Spring is the official "anniversary date" of Inside, and this 2004 issue begins our sixth year. In celebration of beginnings and anniversaries, you'll find a pictorial section featuring several of the best locations for weddings around the Santa Ynez Valley. My thanks to the talented photographers who contributed their beautiful work to this section. I hope you enjoy all the stories in this issue. Inside the Santa Ynez Valley Magazine has firmly established its niche as "the magazine" for the Santa Ynez Valley. Locals tell us they "cannot wait" for the next issue to come out and that they read every issue cover to cover. Visitors to our area love the publication too and often call to have additional copies sent to them out of the area. We have subscribers -and interestingly they are all over the country-as far away as Florida, though we don't officially solicit subscriptions. Advertisers say they have great response to their ads with ISYV and many say it is the only ad they've ever found that consistently works for them. We cover a broad range of topics in the magazine, but readers can count on the fact that our stories are well written, accurate and that they always leave them with a little more information about our very special way of life in the Santa Ynez Valley.     Connie Cody editor/publisher connie@insidesyv.com  P.S. - We won an award for our website, which had a record number of "hits" last Season for "Bachelor" lovers seeking information about the Firestone family from our Autumn 2003 cover story.   All Rights Reserved. Copyright ©2002, 2003, 2004 by Inside the Santa Ynez Valley Magazine. Contents are the property of Inside the Santa Ynez Valley Magazine and may not be reproduced in any manner or form without prior written permission from the publisher.