posted 05/22/10 10:44 PM | updated 05/22/10 10:44 PM
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By jseattle
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We've learned tonight that CHS has been selected by the Society of Professional Journalists as the best hyperlocal news site in the Pacific Northwest in this year's Region 10 awards covering Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. We're honored and humbled by the award.

http://sewardcitynews.com/ was robbed!

Thanks everybody for your support of the site and for being part of this. It's a proud night for us and -- not to make too big a deal out of it -- an amazing recognition of change. Note the "Professional" part in the Society of Professional Journalists. We aim to bring you the highest quality community news experience possible. But the community that makes this happen is a mix of the professional and the passionate. As we say here, anybody can contribute to CHS -- and you do. This award is for you. Thanks.

You can see a list of online winners below and the entire roster of honorees in the attached PDF. Our official category is Best Site - Specialized Geography.

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you guys deserve it
I read every entry on here
Comment by Liam
May 22, 2010
congratulations
great work always.
Comment by SpaceNeedle
May 22, 2010
Congrats
You guys are doing a great job and I know you are working very hard to do it. Thanks for the great service you provide to our community. Congratulations on the well deserved recognition.
Comment by Tom
May 23, 2010
Congratulations Justin (and Scott)
I feel just a little glow as I bathe in your reflected glory!

But seriously, the open friendly interactive nature of CHS is what makes it the success it is, and is also what (I suspect) minimizes the flaming and nastiness that spoils other news sites.

Keep up the great work.

Andrew
Comment by Andrew Taylor
May 23, 2010
Congrats
Well deserved.
Comment by SeattleBrad
May 23, 2010
... hard work pays off
The award is well deserved. You, Justin, and cohorts put a lot of effort into content on this site.

Funny, though, food stories and crime have the most readers ...

Mike who likes Pith, Wit and Sarcasm
Comment by Mike with curls
May 23, 2010
Congratulations!
CHS does an incredible job of keeping us all informed. Great work, Justin and everybody in the CHS family!
Comment by Michael Wells
May 23, 2010
Fantastic!
This site keeps me updated on all the Hill happenings. You put a lot of hard work into gathering the info and it shows. I visit daily and often point my friends in this direction for the local news perspective.
Lifting a Guinness in your honor! Cheers!
Comment by Traevynn
May 23, 2010
Yes!
Wow, congratulations J-bird and team. I value this blog. It is a real service to the neighborhood.
Comment by Scottkp
May 23, 2010
woot
!!
Comment by cheesecake
May 23, 2010
Very well deserved!
YES!
Comment by tidbitbistro
May 24, 2010
congratulations
onward and upward!
Comment by pffft
May 24, 2010
Very cool! And congrats!
Justin is right: This is indicative of some sort of seachange in local news coverage.

Congratulations! You deserve this. I aspire for Eastlake Ave. to someday be as good at CHS and CDNews.

Curt
Comment by cdmilton
May 24, 2010
Huzzah!
Well done!
Comment by yancy
May 24, 2010
Congratulations, Justin
Nikki and I let out a big WHOO! for you when they announced the award. Nice work!
Comment by Paul Balcerak
May 24, 2010
Well done!
Congrats Justin on the fantastic recognition for all you do. You are a true asset to our neighborhood and have stayed true to your fellow neighbors with this fantastic site. Keep up the great work!
Comment by nomadicq
May 24, 2010
Hurray!
Congratulations! Thanks for making Capitol Hill the best neighborhood ever all over again :)
Comment by Comrade Bunny
May 29, 2010
congrats!
thanks for all the great articles - keep up the good work!
Comment by Laval_Mosley
June 01, 2010
SewardCityNews.com
Congratulations and thanks for our conciliatory nod. Hyper local news is not always exciting or glamorous but it is important to folks. In many ways it can be more important then national news, certainly more relevant.
Comment by Paul Tougas
June 07, 2010
Congrats on a job well done
I don't even live on Capitol Hill, but I am a regular reader nonetheless. It's nice to be recognized, and you certainly do put a lot of thought and work into this blog. Keep it up!
Comment by Bryan Tagas
June 17, 2010