One sponsor per section. That's the whole product.
Instead of cluttered ads, we offer one sponsor per section — a single, clearly-labeled line at the top of a page. It looks like this:
That's it. No pop-ups, no tracking scripts, no paid placement in any list. Sponsorship buys the labeled line above — never influence over what's on the page. A sponsor can't even be a business we cover on the page it sponsors.
We're new and we won't pretend otherwise. What founding sponsors get: the founding rate below, locked in for as long as you stay · category exclusivity · your name on every page of that section.
Available sections & founding rates
| Slot | Where your name appears | Founding rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site & newsletter presenting sponsor | Homepage strip + every Monday newsletter | $100/mo billed $300/qtr · 1 available | Claim → |
| Eat & Drink | /eat + 68 restaurant pages + 16 guides | $50/mo billed $150/qtr | Claim → |
| This Week / events board | Homepage events module + the full board at /events | $50/mo billed $150/qtr | Claim → |
| Farmers Markets | /farmers-markets + homepage module | $50/mo billed $150/qtr | Claim → |
| Places to Go | /places-to-go + 8 destination pages | $50/mo billed $150/qtr | Claim → |
| History | /history + 13 researched articles | $50/mo billed $150/qtr | Claim → |
| School sports / Catch Up | /catch-up + homepage school module — fall seasons start late August | $50/mo billed $150/qtr | Claim → |
Try any section for a month: $50 flat, applied to your first quarter if you stay. Payment is by card via Stripe — we send the checkout link by email, same day. Everything is handled by email; no meetings needed.
House rules (non-negotiable)
- Every sponsor line is labeled Sponsor — always.
- One sponsor per page, category-exclusive.
- A sponsor can never be a business listed, reviewed, or covered on the page it sponsors.
- Sponsorship buys zero editorial influence — money never moves a listing.
- No third-party scripts, pixels, or trackers, ever. The site stays fast and private.
What your name sits on
Updated August 2026: a 200+ event board refreshed daily from institutional feeds and hand verification, published in full at /events · 68 verified restaurant pages + 16 food guides · 23 operating farmers markets · 50 venue pages · 8 destination guides · 13 sourced local-history features · 15 town pages · a school replay archive covering 36 schools · a Monday newsletter.
We launched in summer 2026 and report subscriber and page-view numbers to sponsors quarterly.
Claim a section
Email with the section you want and your organization's name. You'll get a same-day reply with the checkout link — founding rates are locked for as long as you stay.
richard@ivylane.com