Grand Avenue News is a hyper-local news site dedicated to keeping people informed about what’s going on in Coconut Grove. The site was conceptualized and re-designed as part of the curriculum by students in the Journalism program at the University of Miami.
Site Url: http://grandavenews.com/
Feed Url: http://www.grandavenews.com/feed/
Target community: Coconut Grove, Miami, FL
Is the site active? Yes
Professional journalists? No
Paid staff? No
Is the site part of a network? No
Is the site a media affiliate? No
Content created by: Community
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Year founded: 2009
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Does your site aggregate content from other online sites? Yes
Does your site provide training? No
Business model: Education affiliated
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Contact Information
Location: Coral Gables, FL, United States of America
Contact URL: staff@grandavenews.com
1 means "not very important" and 6 means "very important"
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