News Kids on EveryBlock

They’re going to be big stars. Girls will scream their name. Boys will publicly question their value while secretly crawling their website each night. Awards will be handed out to them. Crowds will flock.

They are not the latest boy band. They’re the latest great web 2.0/real estate/relevant news site…EveryBlock.

As a real estate agent, I crave relevant local content. I want to learn everything I can about my area. What building permits were issued? Who took local pictures and posted them to Flickr? How bad were the reviews of the new restaurant? I just can’t find enough hours in the day to satisfy my cravings. Enter the fabulous solution: EveryBlock. From their blog:

“What’s happening in my neighborhood?”

For a long time, that’s been a tough question to answer. In dense, bustling cities like Chicago, New York and San Francisco, the number of daily media reports, government proceedings and local Internet conversations is staggering. Every day, a wealth of local information is created — officials inspect restaurants, journalists cover fires and Web users post photographs — but who has time to sort through all of that?

Our mission at EveryBlock is to solve that problem. We aim to collect all of the news and civic goings-on that have happened recently in your city, and make it simple for you to keep track of news in particular areas. We’re a geographic filter — a “news feed” for your neighborhood, or, yes, even your block.

Now, if they will start covering Woodstock GA.

Here are some other reviews of the EveryBlock service. Poynter & Venture Beat.