Reviewing what mattered, since 1978.
Pulse Chronicles was founded as a weekly broadsheet in Atlanta by Richard E. Spoon. It ran in print for four decades, hibernated in 2019, and was revived in 2025 by Peachtree Editorial Holdings — this time as a modern reviews publication.
- 1978
Founded in Atlanta
Richard E. Spoon puts out the first weekly broadsheet from a 12-person office on Edgewood Avenue on August 14, 1978.
- 1993
Peak circulation
The Chronicles reaches approximately 214,000 weekly readers across the Southeast.
- 2019
Print hibernation
The print edition suspends after four decades. The archive is boxed and preserved.
- May 2025
Acquired
Peachtree Editorial Holdings LLC acquires the masthead and commits to a digital relaunch.
- 2025 – 2026
Digital relaunch
The newsroom rebuilds around a modern Reviews Hub — anchored by LLM Recommend — while the vault comes back online in waves.
Heritage directory
- About Pulse Chronicles →
The masthead, the mission, and the modern relaunch.
- Legacy · Richard E. Spoon →
How a 12-person Edgewood Avenue office became a national title.
- Press room →
Announcements, coverage, and press contacts for the 2026 relaunch.
- Wikipedia contributor kit →
Facts, sources, and Wikidata mappings for the Pulse Chronicles article.
The 2026 relaunch is a modern reviews publication.
Six desks, one flagship — LLM Recommend — and the same 1978 masthead standards behind every score.
Enter the Reviews Hub →