As the SeattlePI.com clocks in one year on as a web-only publication, it profiled Seattle’s vibrant independent news scene, including Next Door Media. Our favorite quote from the story comes from Robert McClure of InvestigateWest, who explains what it’s like to be an local news entrepreneur these days. “It’s kind of scary,” McClure said. “You’re a little mouse on a wheel. You’ve got to keep going. You can never relax.”

Very true, to say the least. It’s amazing to see so much innovation in local news in Seattle compared to any other city in the country, thanks in part to the tech-savvy, entrepreneurial culture here in the Northwest.