ChicagoNow, the network of hyperlocal blogs owned by the Chicago Tribune Media Group that I helped launch in 2009—I was the Arts & Culture Community Manager up until February 2010—has just been recognized in the Mashable article “Five Innovative Websites That Could Reshape the News.” With the media in a state of flux, I’m proud to see ChicagoNow continue to grow, thrive, and shape the future of journalism.

Congrats to Tracy Samantha Schmidt, Bill Adee and the rest of the team at ChicagoNow.