Even in huge metropolitan cities, every journalist is familiar with the concept of hyper local news and what it looks like. But what does hyper, hyper local news look like?

Small newspapers do a great job of reporting local happenings to a relatively small town or community, but they lack the resources necessary for their news to leap off the pages. (Think VH1’s Pop-Up Video TV show minus the video.)

Thanks to an all-star team of media professionals who aim to provide a unique community newspaper for every block in the neighborhood, the concept of ultra hyper news is much closer to reality. Their project, EveryBlock.com is a news site that takes information from various sources and arranges it by date in its geographical location.

From EveryBlock:

“We aim to collect all of the news and civic goings-on that have happened recently in your city, and make it simple for you to keep track of news in particular areas. We’re a geographic filter — a ‘news feed’ for your neighborhood, or, yes, even your block.”

The concept is similar in scope to the popular Google mashup chicagocrime.org, which was created by EveryBlock team leader Adrian Holovaty.

While the site is a resource for both local citizens and journalists alike, it does not claim to be a city directory.

“We focus on news, as opposed to static data. On EveryBlock, you’ll find a list of recent restaurant inspections near you, but you won’t find a list of the train stations or schools… Roughly speaking, we’re interested in local data that has a date and a specific location.”

Right now the site only covers New York City, San Francisco and Chicago but more will be added in the future, according to information in the site’s about page.

If you live in one of these cities, leave a comment with some of your thoughts on EveryBlock.