In my readings on citizen journalism and new media, I've come across several interesting sites that report on local happenings in their respective locale. Many of them are US based, with a few Canadian sites. I'll add to this list as I find more:

• Around Carson (Carson City, Nevada USA)
• baristanet.com (NJ USA)
• Bakersfield.com (CA USA)
• Cambridge Now! (Cambridge, ON)
• Cool Cleveland (Ohio, USA)
• Deep Blog's Citizen Journalism site listings
• The Fountain Pen (Guelph, ON Canada)
• H2oTown (Watertown, MA USA)
• iBrattleboro (Brattleboro, VT USA)
• KW Now! (Kitchener/Waterloo, ON)
• Nashville is Talking (TN, USA)
• New Haven Independent (Connecticut, USA)
• The Northwest Voice (Northwest Bakersfield, CA, USA)
• Now Public (not location-specific)
• Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (NY, USA)
• One Key Press (Region of Waterloo, Ontario)
• Philly Future (Pennsylvania, USA)
• Pittsburgh Dish (Pennsylvania,USA)
• Seaside Sun (Oregon, USA)
• Toledo Talk (northwest Ohio & southeast Michigan, USA)
• Urban Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
• WestportNow (Connecticut, USA)

For a list of bloggers in and surrounding the Region of Waterloo, check out my local bloggers page.