A recent nod to the city in Time magazine has inspired some of the best analysis we've seen yet of Seattle's nationally-recognized burgeoning hyperlocal news scene. From Seattle's the SunBreak:

What's driving Seattle's hyperlocal scene is the commitment of talented journalists eager not just to leverage online platform strengths (and social media), but to the niche level of interest of their readers. In each case, there's the distinct feel of an entrepreneurial passion project, not all that different from the usual start-up M.O. In time, this has resulted in the kind of readership that advertisers can be talked into paying for the chance to reach, even though online advertising remains in a larval stage....