A month or two ago, HuffPo announced they were launching a local initiative. The first site,
Chicago, is up. With only one full-time employee, it's an interesting mix of stuff, and it stands a chance in this fracas including Gothamist, Outside.in, Curbed, and Metroblogging -- all very different sites, but nonetheless approaching local from a network perspective. [
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You forgot Gaper's Block!
Oh, they're good, but they're not a network...
But they are -- probably more than any of the other sites I listed -- the biggest competition HuffPo will face in Chicago.