West Seattle Blog

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West Seattle Blog
Type of site
 News website
Founded2005
Headquarters Seattle, Washington, United States
Founder(s) Patrick Sand and Tracy Record
URL www.westseattleblog.com

West Seattle Blog is a hyperlocal news website based in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.

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History

The website was founded in 2005 by husband and wife Patrick Sand and Tracy Record, a former television news director. The ad-supported website published local news, community bulletins, and other information. [1] [2] West Seattle Blog grew in prominence following the 2006 Hanukkah Eve windstorm and became a full-time news operation in the following year; by 2011, it had over 80,000 monthly visitors. [3] [4]

A sister website, White Center Now, launched in 2008 to cover the White Center area immediately south of West Seattle. [5] West Seattle Blog was one of several neighborhood websites to partner with The Seattle Times for hyperlocal coverage in 2009. [6]

In October 2024, West Seattle Blog co-founder Patrick Sand died. He was 67. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shapiro, Nina (October 20, 2024). "West Seattle Blog co-founder Patrick Sand dies at 67". The Seattle Times . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ Wija, Tantri (October 17, 2022). "What's special about West Seattle Junction? Let the locals tell you". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Shilling, Erik (September 29, 2011). "News Startups Guide: West Seattle Blog". Columbia Journalism Review . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Rainey, James (December 17, 2010). "Patching hyper-local news coverage with Patch.com". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Grubisich, Tom (September 8, 2016). "As 10-Year Mark Approaches, West Seattle Blog Sticks to Profitable Basics". Street Fight. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Seattle Times partners with neighborhood news sites". The Seattle Times. August 26, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ Shapiro, Nina (2024-10-20). "West Seattle Blog co-founder Patrick Sand dies at 67". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

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