When NBC announced it was shutting down its hyper-local news site EveryBlock, NBC News vice president Vivian Schiller made the decision something of a referendum on the hyper-local news business model ...

CHICAGO, March 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, EveryBlock, an early innovator in the local news space, unveiled a significant Web site relaunch that places community and conversation at the center ...

Everyblock, which sorts police reports, public records, and news by address, is going open source and looking for a business model. Like many other online news start-ups Everyblock has gone about life ...

The geniuses behind the hyperlocal news site EveryBlock have put together a new iPhone application that puts all the micro-level news of EveryBlock in your pocket. If ever there were an application ...

Comcast is pulling the plug on EveryBlock, the Chicago-based hyperlocal news site it revived four years ago. The website, which features blurbs about restaurant closings, building break-ins and ...

If you've ever visited EveryBlock.com, you're almost sure to have been delighted by its hyperlocal aggregation of news, reviews, photos, inspection records and crime statistics of a particular zip ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business. Unlike ...