Via @NormanSigler, AOL News (of all things) ran an editorial about a week ago saying that Seattle's 98118 ZIP code—my neighborhood, and the nation's most diverse ZIP code, according to the Census—should serve as an example for other communities to strive for: 

The city estimates that more than 60 languages are spoken in this modest segment of south Seattle. Yet despite serious differences in religion, culture and lifestyle, Rainier Valley residents have found ingenious ways to relate to their neighbors and use the diversity of the area to their best advantage.

Read the whole thing here (just ignore the misleading description of the Royal Esquire Club, an African-American social club, as a "gentlemen's club.)