Lockhart Steele

Curbed Switches Most West Coast Sites to Freelance Model - Posted December 15, 2008
So we noted earlier today that everyone's favorite new Twitter stream was reporting that the west coast offices of Curbed had suffered some layoffs. We caught up with founder Lockhart Steele who confirmed there had been changes:We're transitioning most of our West Coast sites to a freelance model instead of... [FishBowlNY]

NowPublic Releases Randomly Assembled New York 'MostPublic' List - Posted July 21, 2008
We love lists. Especially ones that sort of tell us what we already know, except they randomly switch it around just to keep it interesting? Make sure we're paying attention? It's not clear. Anyway, with that in mind, we bring you NowPublic's — the "world's largest participatory news... [FishBowlNY]

Curbed 'Going to Rethink' Newly-Acquired Gridskipper - Posted April 14, 2008
Changes may soon be afoot at Gridskipper, the travel blog Gawker Media offloaded this morning to the Curbed network in its three-blog fire sale. "We're going to rethink it a little bit," Curbed president Lockhart Steele said of his hyper-local network's new blog-baby. "We're thinking about the fact that Gridskipper never... [FishBowlNY]

Lockhart Steele Returns To His Phishy Roots - Posted June 22, 2007
We have a few things in common with outgoing Gawker Media man and Curbed founder Lockhart Steele, and not just our sartorial choices. We, too, were once die-hard Phish fans. Steele, who co-authored the definitive Pharmer's Almanac, a Phish fan compendium, with Andy Bernstein, collaborated with Bernstein on this month's... [FishBowlNY]

Meet Gawker's New Managing Editor - Posted June 4, 2007
Part-one of Gawker Media's two-part Lockhart Steele replacement is none other than ... Noah Robischon, Gizmodo editor-at-large and self-proclaimed "gadget guy." Some more Google fun facts about Gawker's new managing editor: "I'm a gadget guy. For the past nine years I've been an editor and writer specializing in technology and entertainment.... [FishBowlNY]

Lockhart Steele Chooses Exciting Architecture Over Boring Celebs - Posted May 21, 2007
Via our bro blog we learn that Lockhart Steele, publisher of our favorite real estate and planning blog family will be leaving his role as editor at Gawker Media to focus exclusively on Curbed-and-kin full-time. Hopefully they'll remain on good enough terms to have next year's Curbed-sponsored Design Blogfest after party... [UnBeige]

Breaking: Lockhart Steele To Leave Gawker For Curbed - Posted May 21, 2007
EXCLUSIVE Longtime Gawker managing editor Lockhart Steele is leaving Gawker Media to devote his new media expertise to Curbed, the burgeoning real estate and food-focused blog empire, FishbowlNY has learned. Steele will leave Gawker at the end of June. Steele joined Gawker in February 2005. In an unusual twist, Gawker Media czar Nick... [FishBowlNY]

Inside The Time 100 Party - Posted May 9, 2007
America Ferrera and John Mayer It's arguably the most exclusive magazine party of the year. (Graydon Carter's Vanity's Fair Oscar party perhaps being the other.) John Edwards mingled with John Mayer. Sir Richard Branson (just back from dogsledding in Alaska) commandeered the corner of the bar like a Virgin spaceship, and allowed... [FishBowlNY]

Ex-MB CFO To Curbed - Posted April 30, 2007
Kyle Crafton, mediabistro.com's former publisher and chief financial officer, got married over the weekend. He also disclosed where he's landing next: real estate-focused Curbed.com and grub-gossip centric Eater, Gawker managing editor Lockhart Steele's burgeoning side empire. Crafton announced he was stepping down in February to explore entrepreneurial opportunities. No word on... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 04.02.07 - Posted April 2, 2007
Good morning Washington. The amount of money you would actually pay for a Gridiron Dinner ticket is $0. Ouch. We're going to start working for Lockhart Steele. Who's stealing CDs from Voice of America's library?!? A history of radio April Fools Day pranks. Washingtonians toast the engagement of Anne Schroeder and Luke Mullins. "XM-Sirius Debate Comes Down... [FishBowlDC]

Steele, Curbed Prepping Shopping Blog - Posted February 5, 2007
Steele sporting one of his many finely-tailored shirts The success of Curbed has already spawned a successful spinoff — Eater — and we're now hearing Gawker Media managing editor and Curbed founder Lockhart Steele — no stranger to fine-tailored shirts — is readying a shopping blog that'll try to do for the... [FishBowlNY]