It seems odd to me that local discussion boards are so rare. Strange. Why aren't local level forums popular? There is no category for such forums on the Big Boards website. I thought that forums on a topic such as LIFE IN A CITY would become popular discussion sites. Was I wrong to think that? What do you think? Do you know any such forums? What is the direction such websites are taking?
From what I have seen a lot of people are using Facebook groups/fan pages to talk about local issues and local events. Yelp.com & Meetup.com are two other good references for local discussions.
I'd say Craigslist, Yelp, and local newspaper websites comprise most of the local "discussion" that's going on these days.