Replacement for Google AJAX search for Local

Since Google has deprecated their old web search API as of recently, what are people using to do customized local search? (i.e. search for "donut shop" near this latitude and longitude) Sticking with the deprecated API? Using another Google API? Another provider entirely?

Their suggestion to use their new Custom Search API doesn't seem useful for local. Maybe i'm missing something under my nose开发者_StackOverflow社区?

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Google Places API is in developer preview.
I personally used Yahoo! Local Search

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The Yelp API is pretty slick as well -- it'll give you local search capabilities and you can also get ratings information.

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I've found this Quora link quite useful: http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-alternative-to-Googles-local-search-API