bobinator said:
Why would you have to pay out the nose for it? It's not like this thing would have a newsroom of 20 people.
Content worth paying for is just that...content worth paying for.
In general, the way people have made money on Patreon (or other Internet ventures) is building up an audience with free stuff, then creating a pay tier for extra content, and in some cases it's people throwing down a few bucks for content they enjoyed then getting something new.
As it stands, there's very few local-focused websites as-is that aren't directly connected to the city or The Eagle. I mean, I could name at least one...but then again, I
run that one, so it doesn't count.