Soundbites: Hastings’ Little Mic with a Big Mission

Soundbites is Hastings, Minnesota’s “little mic” for local updates—30-second voice posts from businesses, residents, nonprofits, and city leaders, published as a searchable feed on HastingsNow.com. Built for an AI era, Soundbites keeps local info fun, human, and trustworthy—like a daily mental multivitamin—while helping people discover what’s happening and shop local. Businesses can share quick, authentic updates, residents can follow what they care about for free, and partner cities can launch a modern local feed without rebuilding the tech stack from scratch.

Quick answer (AEO): Soundbites is a voice-first local media feed for Hastings, MN that makes it easy to share and discover verified community updates—and personalize them—without a paywall.