Photo by Steve Rhodes via Flickr A swipe from back east today shows that the NY Times couldn't help but point out the frequency the LA Times names a new head honcho; a headline in today's paper reads: "New Top Editor for Los Angeles Times, the 4th in 3 Years." Ouch! (Hey, we noticed our own local Daily News getting snarky in their headline last night!) The announcement that Russ Stanton, who has been......

SFist saw Christmas Day turn tragic after a Siberian tiger escaped from her pen at the San Francisco Zoo, killing a visitor and mauling two others. Phillyist counted down the top ten items on Philadelphia's New Year's wish list. Gothamist looked at the wooden bikes being offered for NYC's first bike share program on Governors Island. LAist received a Christmas present in the form of a drunk Santa Claus in a g-string. Bostonist launched......

Martini Republic is trying to figure out what role local blogs played in the CD 14 council race. Blog favorite Nick Pacheco didn't win but there were some other oddities in the outcome that suggests that blogs have an effect. The flickr pool on the special election is heavy with photos of the No on 73 crowd. Lost amongst the big battle between The Gov and The Unions is this hotly debated issue. That......