''West Seattle Blog'' is a hyperlocal
news website
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based in the
West Seattle
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neighborhood of
Seattle
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, Washington, United States.
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. ''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.
A sister website, ''White Center Now'', launched in 2008 to cover the
White Center area immediately south of West Seattle. ''West Seattle Blog'' was one of several neighborhood websites to partner with ''
The Seattle Times
''The Seattle Times'' is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1891, ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region. The Seattle Time ...
'' for hyperlocal coverage in 2009.
In October 2024, ''West Seattle Blog'' co-founder Patrick Sand died. He was 67.
See also
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West Seattle Herald
The ''West Seattle Herald'' is a newspaper serving West Seattle, Seattle, Washington
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* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific No ...
'', a former neighborhood newspaper
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