There is another oddity about the article "emerge in the age of hyper-local digital news brands such as Patch" Patch is closing down and firing people. Ours

There is another oddity about the article "emerge in the age of hyper-local digital news brands such as Patch" Patch is closing down and firing people. Ours closed. It does not appear to be a survivable business model, although they gave it a good try and it was interesting reading while it lasted.