Placeblogger Weblogs

Our latest Placeblogger profile highlights Trish Lewis, who chronicles the history of the oldest small town Minnesota on St. Vincent Memories. Since 2005, Trish has been sharing stories, pictures, and other wonderful artifacts about this place and the fascinating people who left their mark. Check out what she has to say about her special placeblog

The first of a new group of placeblogger profiles has hit our front page! Check out what Kevin LeMaster had to say about Building Cincinati, voted one of Cincinnati's ten best local blogs of 2007...
it's more than just a pretty facade

We've been thinking a lot about the folks who come here and enter their placeblogs--and you're a really eclectic bunch writing about all the little nooks and crannies of the world, not just the big metropolitan places.

That's what makes placebloggers so much fun! and you need to know more about each other...

So, over the next couple of weeks, I'll be sending out emails to some of you, in hopes that I can get you to answer a few questions about your placeblogs. The purpose? Just thought it would be nice to feature some of you on our front page....

This will be a totally random exercise--so if you don't hear from me, just drop me a line: tish at placeblogger.com. I'll gladly send you a few questions and feature you too....

Placeblogger will be at Drupalcon, this year's gathering of the community behind Drupal, the open-source content management system that makes big parts of Placeblogger possible.

There's a lot you can tell about a place from its doughnuts...

Doughnuts not withstanding, there's much you can learn about a place from its food. Cuisine is as connected to neighborhood and place as much as art walks, school board issues, and climate.

Take Portland, Oregon for example....where placebloggers can lead you to the best hamburgers on the highway or the chic-est wine bar downtown...

Today may be Valentine’s Day, but four of placebloggers from West Coast to East have lots more than lovesongs, nothing but lovesongs, on their minds....

Out at the West Seattle Blog local java joint HotWire Coffee was featured on local TV this a.m. for their Wall of sweeties and the Valentines left for them! HotWire is one of 20 spots on tonight's W. Seattle Art Walk. So, no excuse not to get out, if you live in W. Seattle...

Meanwhile....Richmond, VA's Read, Drink and Be Merry notes the birth of a Lulu's, a new brunch restaurant.

Today's The Day: Super Bowl Sunday. From executives in Sacramento to sportsfans in Rhode Island, everybody's got something to say about todays matchup between the powerhouse New England Patriots and the indefatigueable New York Giants....

Matt Jerzyk at Rhode Island’s Future believes the Pats will win: Patriots-34 Giants-20. The Patriots will have a perfect season and can correctly claim to the be greatest team of all time.

But Sacramento Executive’s Pierre Cutler thinks the oddsmakers in Las Vegas are giving too much in making the Giants 12-point underdogs: Most people didn't see the Giants slipping past the Cowboys and the Packers. And most people don't see them beating the Patriots either. But one thing I've learned in Las Vegas, especially on the Roulette tables - don't bet against trends. My gut tells me to stick with the hot hand. Also, twelve points is just too many to turn down.

Quitters!

The Florida primaries are over, and we now know that John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani have decided to pack it in. Here’s a sample of what your friends and neighbors across the country are saying about all that hoo-ha:

At Blog for Arizona, “Edwards Calls it Quits, I Lose My Vote”: And then there were two... I guess we're going to find out if America is ready for a female or black President this cycle.”

In Texas at the Burnt Orange Report, it’s the comments that tell the story:

It's not just the dead-heat GOP primaries that have Florida bloggers contemplating politics, but also the hotly-contested Property Tax Amendment #1, the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, and a blogger getting sued for $25M....

This kind of thing is exactly why I'm considering not talking at journalism conferences anymore. I talk, but it seems to me that nobody hears anything but what confirms what they already think. I came to ONA to support my colleagues working on the Knight News Challenge, which exists specifically to bring new ideas into the news industry. That said, I attend to contribute new ideas, and I expect to get the same in return. With the notable exceptions of Gary, Jennifer, Courtney, Aaron, and Jan, I didn't learn anything that I didn't know two years ago. I'd get that kind of idea density in twelve minutes of your average Bloggercon.