This week I want to spotlight a community news blog that has a lot of potential. I was drawn to Your Boro early in its creation as Edinboro is the town where I’m employed and the area has much to write about, so I wanted to read the author’s take.

The blog has a young, recent graduate vibe to it, complete with strong community knowledge and the given sarcasm. I think the author, who is unidentified, has  potential to be an excellent writer, but often falls into profanity when trying to make his/her point. To me, that’s just a poor excuse to not bring out the thesaurus.

None the less, Your Boro is often up-to-the-minute topical, including the recent coverage of the tragic fatal automobile crash on Draketown Road, killing three Edinboro students. Last week, in a post entitled “Friends of Sheldon Harmon planning to sell bracelets,” the author poignantly shared the initiative of a friend of one of the victim’s:

For the past week, it’s been hard for Jesse Stormer to stay positive.

“I’ve been trying to find that silver lining, and I’ve struggled to find one, so I decided to make one.”

Soon, Stormer and others will be selling bracelets in memory of their friend Sheldon Harmon, who was killed the Nov. 11 crash on Draketown Rd.

The bracelets will read “WWSD“, as in “What Would Sheldon Do?“.

All proceeds from the bracelet sales will go towards new animation equipment placed in memory of Harmon.  EUP’s Animation Club is backing the fundraiser.

Blogs like Your Boro are “the future is now” of journalism; hyper-local and relevant. We want to encourage its growth in maturity and professionalism.