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Founded in January 2009, PubliCola is a blog about Seattle written by journalists who are dedicated to non-partisan, original daily reporting that prioritizes a balanced approach to news. Started by longtime local editor and award-winning reporter Josh Feit, PubliCola is the first online-only news site in state history to get media credentials to cover the state capitol.

PubliCola was off and running. In June 2009, PubliCola hired another award-winning journalist, super-sourced Seattle city hall reporter Erica C. Barnett.

People were afraid that blogging would change journalism. Instead, we believe journalism can change blogging. Twenty-first century journalism may look and feel different, and yes Erica isn't afraid to get cranky, but we're committed to making sure online news still delivers independent, reliable, even-keeled coverage. And most of all, we're committed to making sure the coverage sparks honest civic debate.

Bringing you cola for the people, PubliCola is named after Publius Valerius PubliCola, the alias for the authors of the Federalist Papers—the original bloggers.

The first online-only news site in state history to get media credentials to cover the state capitol and Seattle city hall, PubliCola has been called a “must-read” by the Seattle Post Intelligencer and a hot “New Media Mover and Shaker” by Seattle Magazine—which also cited our own Erica C. Barnett as the city's No. 1 news nerd.

Woman Maced In Her Home By Intruder

A woman was maced after she awoke to find an intruder in her home on 46th Ave S and S Orchard last week.

The woman told police she was sleeping in her bedroom on July 22nd when she heard a noise in the hallway.

The woman got up and walked out of her bedroom, where she found another woman standing in the hall.

The intruder sprayed the victim with Mace or another chemical spray, and screamed at her.

It appears the victim may have some connection to the suspect. After the attack, the victim found that her front door was locked—indicating the suspect may have a key to the home—and told police she believes the suspect may be a woman who has bee harassing her for “some time,” a police report says.

The woman told police she wasn’t able to make out what the suspect had said to her in the attack.