Patch Gets a New Look and Highlights the Reader

We did a quick visual nip-and-tuck to the homepage to make it even more user-friendly. And we've moved a couple pieces of furniture. For those keeping score:

• We tweaked some words in our navigation bar to save space (e.g., "Traffic & Gas" is now "Commute")
• We moved the weather icon next to the Patch branding so you can find it more quickly!
• We moved, well, you closer to the top! (Our "shout stream" is now front and center to show all your comments off.)  The search box is now the magnifying glass symbol next to "more stuff"
• And of course we prettified a few things.

As always, Patch is about you, so make sure to create events, announcements and, for those who've got the writing bug, start blogging.

What do you think of the new design? What aspects do you like or not like? Tell us in the comments section.

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