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Link // 06.30.2008 // 1:11 PM // 0 CommentsEveryBlock adds Charlotte and Philly

Congrats to my friends at EveryBlock, who have launched a couple new cities, as well as some new functionality. Good stuff. Visit site »

Link // 04.08.2008 // 8:33 AM // 0 CommentsA List Apart: Issue 256 (The EveryBlock One)

EveryBlock takes over A List Apart for an issue, with Wilson Miner’s awesome piece on using web standards to create data visualizations like bar charts and sparklines, and Paul Smith showing you how to roll your own custom mapping interface. Great issue. Visit site »

Link // 03.15.2008 // 4:16 PM // 0 CommentsIT Conversations: Adrian Holovaty

Jon Udell interviews Adrian Holovaty, creator of Django, EveryBlock, and ChicagoCrime, and all-around computer journalism guru. 41-minute MP3. Visit site »

Link // 02.18.2008 // 7:51 PM // 0 CommentsEveryBlock hiring a Python screen-scraping expert

Sounds like a terrific gig for someone who likes screen-scraping. Err, wait…is there such thing as someone who likes screen-scraping? :) Visit site »

Link // 02.14.2008 // 4:18 PM // 0 CommentsRex Sorgatz: A Data Point on Every Block

My buddy Rex, formerly of MSNBC.com, interviews Adrian Holovaty on his awesome startup venture Everyblock. This is absolutely the best interview with Adrian since the launch. Visit site »

Link // 01.29.2008 // 8:28 AM // 2 CommentsBest police blotter report ever

“Asked why he tried to attack the police officer, the offender said ‘that’s the way I roll.’”

Word. Visit site »

Link // 01.23.2008 // 2:35 PM // 0 CommentsEveryBlock: A news feed for your block

EveryBlock has launched. Congrats to Adrian, Wilson, and the rest. Extremely well-done! Read their launch message. Visit site »

Link // 01.23.2008 // 1:29 PM // 1 CommentPoynter Online: Launching EveryBlock

Adrian Holovaty, Wilson Miner, and their other partners are launching EveryBlock this afternoon. Those in the journalism industry have been waiting for several months to see this site, as it’s being put together by the core of folks that bought us ChicagoCrime.org, Django, Ellington, Lawrence.com, and some other very noteworthy web journalism projects.

I got myself a small sneak preview, and I can tell you: it’s worth the wait (at least if you live in one of EveryBlock’s launch cities). That’s all I’ll say, for now. Look for a review of EveryBlock here at jeffcroft.com in the coming days. Visit site »

Link // 06.08.2007 // 7:42 PM // 0 CommentsPoynter Online talks to Adrian about EveryBlock

I’m really excited about Adrian’s new project. It’s a great idea, and it really will be interesting to see how the open source part of it goes. Here’s wishing him and his team all the best! Visit site »

Link // 05.23.2007 // 5:10 PM // 0 CommentsAdrian Holovaty: Leaving The Post to start EveryBlock

Adrian on his big grant, and what he’ll be doing with it. The project is called EveryBlock, and he will be leaving The Washington Post in order to make it happen. Awesome news. Congrats, Adrian! Visit site »