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An alternative weekly is a type of weekly newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of opinionated reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. Their news coverage is more local-centric than larger daily papers and they target younger audiences. The typical alternative weekly is tabloid-sized and printed on newsprint. Different names for alternative weeklies include alternative newsweekly, alternative newspaper and alt weekly. Image File history File links Willametteweek. ... Image File history File links Willametteweek. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown, PDX Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Mayor Tom Potter Area    - City 376. ... The Willamette Week is an alternative newsweekly published in Portland, Oregon. ... Look up Review in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... Investigative journalism is a kind of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often related to crime, scandals, government corruption, or white collar crime. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... Newsprint is low-cost, low-quality, non-archival paper. ...


Most metropolitan areas of the United States and Canada are home to at least one alternative weekly. These papers are generally found in such urban areas, although a few publish in smaller cities, in rural areas or exurban areas. Metropolitan area in Western Tokyo as seen from Tokyo Tower A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or... An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... The expression exurb (for extra-urban) was coined in the 1950s, by Auguste Comte Spectorsky in his book The Exurbanites, to describe the ring of prosperous rural communities beyond the suburbs that, due to availability via the new high-speed limited-access highways, were becoming dormitory communities for an urban...

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Most alternative weeklies considers themselves a form of alternative media and are independent of larger media conglomerates, although there are many exceptions (see below). They usually operate under a different business model than daily papers. Most alternative weeklies are free, earning revenue through the sale of advertising space; they are a favored advertising outlet of local bars, clubs, art galleries, cafés, concert venues, and retail stores. They also often include ads for adult entertainment, such as adult bookstores and strip clubs, which are prohibited in many mainstream daily newspapers. They usually include comprehensive classified and personal ad sections and event listings as well. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (619x1248, 645 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (619x1248, 645 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... A SF Weekly newsstand on Sansome Street in San Francisco SF Weekly is a weekly free newspaper in San Francisco, California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Alternative media are defined most broadly as those media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication. ... It has been suggested that Media Institution be merged into this article or section. ... The term business model is relatively recent. ... Billboards and street advertising in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, (2005) Advertising is drawing public attention to goods and services by promois performed through a variety of media. ... For the book or movie Striptease see Striptease (book) and Striptease (movie) A striptease is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer gradually removes their clothing for the purposes of sexually arousing the audience, usually performed in nightclubs. ... Classified advertising is a form of advertising which is particulalry common in newspapers and other periodicals. ... A personal or personal ad is an item or notice traditionally in the newspaper, similar to a classified ad but personal in nature. ...


Many alternative weeklies feature an annual "best of" issue, profiling businesses that readers voted the best of their type in the area. Often these papers send out certificates that the businesses hang on their wall or window. This further cements the paper's ties to local businesses.


Alternative weeklies represent the more commercialized and mainstream evolution of the underground press associated with the 1960s counterculture. Their focus remains on arts and entertainment and social and political reportage. Editorial positions at alternative weeklies are predominantly left-leaning, though there is a small contingent of strongly conservative and/or libertarian alt-weeklies. Their styles vary sharply; some affect a satirical, ironic tone, while others embrace a more straightforward approach to reporting. The phrase underground press, especially underground newspapers (or simply underground papers) is, these days, most often used in reference to the alternative print media, independently published and distributed, associated with the countercultural movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... In sociology, counterculture is a term used to describe a cultural group whose values and norms of behavior run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition. ... An editorial is a statement or article by a news organization (generally a newspaper) that expresses an opinion rather than attempting to simply report news, as the latter should ideally be done without bias. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Left-Right politics. ... Conservatism is a political philosophy that generally favors free markets, traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ...


Columns commonly syndicated to alternative weeklies include "The Straight Dope," Dan Savage's "Savage Love," Rob Breszny's "Free Will Astrology," and Ben Tausig's crossword puzzle "Ink Well." Quirky, non-mainstream comics, such as Matt Groening's Life in Hell, Lynda Barry's Ernie Pook's Comeek, Ruben Bolling's Tom the Dancing Bug, and Ted Rall's political cartoons are also common. Print Syndication is a form of syndication in which news articles, columns, or comic strips are made available to newspapers and magazines. ... Cecil Adams is the pen name of the author of The Straight Dope since 1973, a popular question and answer column published in The Chicago Reader, syndicated in thirty newspapers in the United States and Canada, and available online. ... Dan Savage, in what he has described as an extremely flattering press photo of me (I wish I looked like the picture on my Wikipedia page) [1] Daniel Keenan Savage (born October 7, 1964[2] near Chicago, Illinois) is an openly gay American sex advice columnist, author, media pundit, journalist... Savage Love is a syndicated sex-advice column by Dan Savage, appearing weekly in several dozen newspapers, mainly free city papers in the U.S. and Canada, but also newspapers in Europe and Asia. ... See comedian Stand up comedian List of Comedians List of British comedians comics comic book comic strip underground comics alternative comics web comic sprite comics manga graphic novel List of comic characters This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954 in Portland, Oregon; his family name is pronounced , rhyming with gaining and raining) is an Emmy-winning American cartoonist and the creator of the American animated television series The Simpsons [1] and Futurama, as well as the comic strip Life in Hell. ... Life in Hell is a weekly comic strip by Matt Groening. ... Lynda Barry (born January 2, 1956) is an American cartoonist. ... Ruben Bolling is a pseudonym for Ken Fisher, a cartoonist, the author of Tom the Dancing Bug. ... Tom the Dancing Bug is a weekly comic strip by Ruben Bolling which presents critical commentary on modern life, current events, and conventional wisdom and cliches. ... Ted Rall, born 1963 in Cambridge, Massachusetts and raised near Dayton, Ohio, is a left wing columnist and editorial cartoonist. ... William Lyon Mackenzie King is freed from his Conscription promise by Johnny Canuck. ...


The Village Voice, based in New York City, is one of the first and best-known examples of the form. The Village Voice is a New York City-based weekly newspaper featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...


The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies is the alternative weeklies' trade association. The Alternative Weekly Network and the Ruxton Group are national advertising sales representatives for alternative weeklies. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) is the trade association of alternative weekly newspapers in the United States. ...

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Chains and mergers

Because of their localized nature, most alternative weeklies are independent. However, due in part to increasing concentration of media ownership, many are being bought or launched by larger media conglomerates. The Tribune Company, a multi-billion dollar company that owns the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Tribune owns four New England alternative weeklies, including the Hartford Advocate and New Haven Advocate. Concentration of media ownership (also known as media consolidation or media convergence) is a commonly used term among media critics, policy makers, and others to characterize ownership structure of media industries. ... It has been suggested that Media Institution be merged into this article or section. ... The Tribune Company is a large multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1889) (a. ... The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The states marked in red show New England. ... The Hartford Advocate is a alternative newspaper that is published weekly in Hartford, Connecticut and serves mainly the Greater Hartford area. ... The New Haven Advocate is a weekly alternative newspaper published in New Haven, Connecticut. ...


Creative Loafing, originally only an Atlanta-based alternative weekly, grew into Creative Loafing, Inc. which owns papers in three other southern U.S. cities. Similarly, Detroit's Metro Times branched-out to include papers in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. Creative Loafing is the name of two alternative weekly newspapers published by Tampa Bay, Florida-based Creative Loafing, Inc. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Southern United States The states shown in dark red are usually included in the South, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Southern United States. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Metro times India- The Metro times on weekend is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Chennai, India city. ... For the railroad company, see Ann Arbor Railroad. ... Nickname: The City of Roses Motto: Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Essex* Settled 1748 Incorporated 1854 Mayor Eddie Francis Governing body Windsor City Council MPs Joe Comartin (NDP) Brian Masse (NDP) MPPs Dwight Duncan (LIB) Sandra Pupatello (LIB) Area    - City 120. ...


The two largest chains were Village Voice Media and New Times Media and they have recently merged. Village Voice Media is a privately held corporation that owns the Village Voice, the nations oldest (founded in 1955) and largest alternative weekly newspaper, as well as LA Weekly, OC (Orange County) Weekly in Santa Ana, California, Seattle Weekly, Minneapolis City Pages, and Nashville Scene. ... The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of alternative weekly newspapers. ...


The pre-merger Village Voice Media, an outgrowth of New York City’s Village Voice, included LA Weekly, OC Weekly Seattle Weekly, Minneapolis City Pages, and Nashville Scene. Village Voice Media is a privately held corporation that owns the Village Voice, the nations oldest (founded in 1955) and largest alternative weekly newspaper, as well as LA Weekly, OC (Orange County) Weekly in Santa Ana, California, Seattle Weekly, Minneapolis City Pages, and Nashville Scene. ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The Village Voice is a New York City-based weekly newspaper featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... L.A. Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized newspaper (a so-called alternative weekly) in Los Angeles, California. ... OC Weekly is a weekly paper circulated in Orange County. ... Seattle Weekly is the third most popular newspaper in Seattle, Washington, United States, with a circulation of over 100,000. ... City Pages is an alternative weekly newspaper serving the Minneapolis-St. ... Nashville Scene is an alternative newsweekly in Nashville, Tenn. ...


New Times Media included at the time of the merger Cleveland Scene, Dallas Observer, Westword, East Bay Express, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Houston Press, The Pitch, Miami New Times, Phoenix New Times, SF Weekly, and Riverfront Times. The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of alternative weekly newspapers. ... The Cleveland Scene is an alternative weekly newspaper from Cleveland, Ohio. ... The Dallas Observer is a free weekly newspaper distributed around the Dallas, Texas area. ... Westword is a free alternative weekly newspaper based in Denver, Colorado. ... The East Bay Express (founded 1978) is an Emeryville-based weekly newspaper serving the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... The Houston Press is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Houston, Texas. ... The Pitch is a free alternative weekly newspaper distributed in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, including Lawrence and Topeka, Kansas. ... The Miami New Times is a free, weekly Miami, Florida newspaper, put out every Thursday. ... The Phoenix New Times is a free, weekly Phoenix, Arizona newspaper, put out every Thursday. ... A SF Weekly newsstand on Sansome Street in San Francisco SF Weekly is a weekly free newspaper in San Francisco, California. ... The Riverfront Times (also known as the RFT; also known as the Hippie Times) is a popular alternative newsweekly in St. ...


In 2003, the two companies entered into a non-competition agreement which stated that the two would not publish in the same market. Because of this, New Times Media eliminated New Times LA, a competitor to Village Voice Media's LA Weekly, and Village Voice Media ceased publishing Cleveland Free Times, a competitor to New Times Media's Cleveland Scene. The US Justice Department launched an antitrust investigation into the agreement.[1] The case was settled out of court with the two companies agreeing to make available the publishing assets and titles of their defunct papers to potential competitors.[2] 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Times LA is a now-defunct alternative weekly newspaper, published in Los Angeles , until 2002, by the New Times Media corporation. ... The Free Times is an alternative weekly newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ... Antitrust laws, or competition laws, are laws which prohibit anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. ...


On October 24, 2005, New Times Media announced a deal to acquire Village Voice Media, creating a chain of 17 free weekly newspapers around the country with a combined circulation of 1.8 million and controlling a quarter of the weekly circulation of alternative weekly newspapers in North America [3]. The deal was approved by the Justice Department and, on January 31, 2006, the companies merged into one. It will keep the name Village Voice Media [4]. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Many editors and reporters of alternative weeklies and many longtime readers of Village Voice felt that the merger was against the spirit of alt weeklies and accused the Village Voice Media of selling out. Others bemoan the effects such a large chain may have on the independent spirit of alt weeklies. Selling out is a common slang phrase. ...


Nonetheless, a number of owner-operated, non-chain owned alternative weeklies survive, among them Metro Silicon Valley in San Jose, California, Salt Lake City Weekly, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, the San Diego Reader, Madison, Wisconsin's Isthmus, Willamette Week in Portland, Oregon, Independent Weekly in North Carolina's Triangle region, the Austin Chronicle in Texas and Artvoice in Buffalo, New York. A Metro Newspapers news rack Metro Newspapers is an American newspaper company based in San Jose, California. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Satirical cover of the City Weeklys annual Best of Utah issue, 2004 The Salt Lake City Weekly is a free alternative weekly tabloid-paged newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... // The San Francisco Bay Guardian (also known as the SF Bay Guardian, Bay Guardian, the Guardian, and SFBG) is a free, alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. ... The San Diego Reader is the largest alternative press paper in the county of San Diego, distributed gratis in stands and private businesses throughout the county, funded by advertisements. ... The Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America. ... The Willamette Week is an alternative newsweekly published in Portland, Oregon. ... Independent Weekly is a tabloid-format alternative weekly published in Durham, North Carolina and is distributed throughout the Raleigh-Durham area. ... The Austin Chronicle is an alternative weekly newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. ...


Alternative weeklies

Canada

The Coast is a free weekly newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Echo Weekly is a alternative weekly newspaper serving the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph areas in Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Ex industria prosperitas (Latin: Prosperity through industry) Location of Kitchener in the Waterloo Region Country Canada Province Ontario Mayor Carl Zehr Area    - City km²  - Land 136. ... eye weekly is an alternative newsweekly newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... FFWD is a weekly alternative arts paper which provides entertainment information, review articles and specialized advertising. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Maritimes or Maritime provinces are a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Purple Violet Tree Balsam Fir Bird Black-capped Chickadee Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... This article needs cleanup. ... This article needs cleanup. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Monday Magazine is an alternative newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ... Victoria is a Canadian city, and it is the provincial capital of British Columbia. ... The Montreal Mirror is an English language alternative newsweekly based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... This article needs cleanup. ... NOW is an alternative newsweekly in Toronto, Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ... Nickname: The City of Roses Motto: Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Essex* Settled 1748 Incorporated 1854 Mayor Eddie Francis Governing body Windsor City Council MPs Joe Comartin (NDP) Brian Masse (NDP) MPPs Dwight Duncan (LIB) Sandra Pupatello (LIB) Area    - City 120. ... Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ... The Plant is a fiction novel published in 2000 by Stephen King. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Pulse Niagara is a alternative weekly newspaper serving the Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada. ... Niagara Regional Municipality (2001 population 410,574), also known as Niagara Region, Regional Niagara, or the Regional Municipality of Niagara, is an area covering 12 municipalities, including th cities of Niagara Falls, Port Colborne, St. ... St. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... Uptown is an alternative weekly arts and entertainment newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Location City Information Established: 1738 (Fort Rouge), 1873 (City of Winnipeg) Area: 465. ... Nickname: Ambitious City, Steeltown, The Hammer Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: Country  Province Canada  Ontario Incorporated 1846 Mayor Larry Di Ianni City Council Hamilton City Council Representatives MPs and MPPs Area    - City 1,138. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ...

United States

The Anchorage Press is a free, weekly newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 29th 137 732 km² 385 km 420 km 2. ... Nickname: Rocktown, The Rock, Capital City Coordinates: Country United States State Arkansas County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Mayor Jim Dailey Mayor-Elect: Mark Stodola [1] Area    - City 302. ... The Austin Chronicle is an alternative weekly newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Area    - City 669. ... {{Infobox City | official_name = Buffalo, New York | image_skyline = Buffalo_skyline_edit1. ... Baltimore City Paper is a free alternative weekly paper published in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more, Balmerr,Bodymore, Murderland Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; Get In On It is not the citys motto, but rather the advertising slogan of the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association; BELIEVE is not the... A beast, in the English language, is most often used as a synonym for animal. ... {{Infobox City | official_name = Buffalo, New York | image_skyline = Buffalo_skyline_edit1. ... Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South, BHam, The Ham Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area    - City 151. ... Boise Weekly is a newspaper in Boise, Idaho, USA. It has an unaudited circulation of 32,000 and is published weekly on Wednesday. ... Nickname: City of Trees Motto: Energy Peril Success Location of Boise in the State of Idaho Coordinates: Country United States State Idaho County Ada Founded 1863 Incorporated 1864 Mayor David H. Bieter (NP) Area    - City {{{area_total}}} km²  (64 sq mi) Population    - City (2005) 193,161  - Metro 526,656 Time zone... The Boston Phoenix is an alternative weekly publication in Boston, Massachusetts that emphasizes arts and entertainment coverage, as well as alternative political viewpoints. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Boulder (, Mountain Time Zone) is a city in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. ... The Chicago Reader is an alternative newsweekly in Chicago, Illinois. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Nickname: City of Roses, City of Trees Location of Chico in California Coordinates: Country State County United States California Butte Settled 1843 Founded 1860 Incorporated 1872 City Council Mayor Scott Greundl Maureen Kirk Andrew Holcombe Ann Schwab Larry Wahl Steve Bertagna Dan Herbert Area    - City 71. ... CityLife Church, formerly known as Waverley Christian Fellowship, is a non-denominational megachurch in Australia. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman(D) Area    - City 131. ... City Pages is an alternative weekly newspaper serving the Minneapolis-St. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... Village Voice Media is a privately held corporation that owns the Village Voice, the nations oldest (founded in 1955) and largest alternative weekly newspaper, as well as LA Weekly, OC (Orange County) Weekly in Santa Ana, California, Seattle Weekly, Minneapolis City Pages, and Nashville Scene. ... Washington City Paper is one of several free, news-alternative weekly papers throughout the country. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Nickname: Hartford of the West, DSM Location in the State of Iowa Coordinates: Country United States State Iowa County Polk County Incorporated September 22, 1851 Mayor Frank Cownie Area    - City 200. ... The Cleveland Scene is an alternative weekly newspaper from Cleveland, Ohio. ... Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1836 Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area    - City 82. ... The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of alternative weekly newspapers. ... Nickname: The Springs Location in the state of Colorado Coordinates: County El Paso Mayor Lionel Rivera Area    - City 482. ... Columbia City Paper is a free alternative newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina featuring investigative articles, political commentary, humor, and music and arts and entertainment coverage. ... Nickname: The Capital of Southern Hospitality, The Metro Location in Richland County, South Carolina Country United States State South Carolina Counties Richland and Lexington Mayor Bob Coble (D) Area    - City 346. ... Creative Loafing is the name of two alternative weekly newspapers published by Tampa Bay, Florida-based Creative Loafing, Inc. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Nickname: The Queen City, Hornets Nest Location in Mecklenburg County in the state of North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area    - City 280. ... Nickname: Cigar City, The Big Guava, T-Town Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... The Dallas Observer is a free weekly newspaper distributed around the Dallas, Texas area. ...      Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City 997. ... The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of alternative weekly newspapers. ... The East Bay Express (founded 1978) is an Emeryville-based weekly newspaper serving the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in California[1] and the county seat of Alameda County. ... The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of alternative weekly newspapers. ... The Eugene Weekly is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Eugene, Oregon. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Motto: The Worlds Greatest City for the Arts and Outdoors. ... Flagpole Magazine is an alternative newsweekly that focuses on vibrant cultural scene of Athens, Ga. ... Athens is a city in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... The Hartford Advocate is a alternative newspaper that is published weekly in Hartford, Connecticut and serves mainly the Greater Hartford area. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Location in North Dakota Coordinates: Country United States State North Dakota County Cass County Founded 1871 Mayor Dennis Walaker Area    - City 98. ... Hippo Press is a free weekly alternative newspaper based in Manchester, New Hampshire. ... Nickname: Queen City Location in Hillsborough County Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1751 Mayor Frank Guinta (R) Area    - City 90. ... Nickname: Gate City Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough Incorporated 1746 Mayor Bernard A. Streeter (Rep) Area    - City 82. ... Official website: www. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Nickname: C-Ville Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Albemarle County Founded 1762 Mayor David E. Brown Area    - City 26. ... The Hub, a weekly newspaper in Champaign, Illinois, has been publishing since April 2004. ... A view of Champaign from above ( see wider view). ... Honolulu Weekly is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii. ... Nickname: The Gathering Place Location within the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii Coordinates: Country United States State Hawaii County City and County of Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann Area    - City 105 mi² / 272. ... The Houston Press is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Houston, Texas. ... Nickname: Bayou City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area    - City 1,558 km²  (601. ... The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of alternative weekly newspapers. ... Nickname: Mad Town or Mad City Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin Municipality City Incorporated 1848 Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Area    - City 136. ... Folio Weekly is an alternative weekly newspaper containing articles about people, issues, and events in northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval Mayor John Peyton (R) Area    - City 2,264. ... The Free Times is an alternative weekly newspaper from Cleveland, Ohio. ... Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1836 Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area    - City 82. ... Independent Weekly is a tabloid-format alternative weekly published in Durham, North Carolina and is distributed throughout the Raleigh-Durham area. ... Durham skyline Nickname: City of Medicine Official website: http://www. ... L.A. Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized newspaper (a so-called alternative weekly) in Los Angeles, California. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Village Voice Media is a privately held corporation that owns the Village Voice, the nations oldest (founded in 1955) and largest alternative weekly newspaper, as well as LA Weekly, OC (Orange County) Weekly in Santa Ana, California, Seattle Weekly, Minneapolis City Pages, and Nashville Scene. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman(D) Area    - City 131. ... The Long Island Press is a free alternative newsweekly serving Long Island with extensive coverage of arts and entertainment, sports, and alternative political viewpoints. ... Mercator projection of Long Island Long Island is an island in New York, USA. It has an area of 1,377 square miles (3567 km²) and a population of 7. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... Los Angeles CityBeat is a free alternative weekly founded in June of 2003. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... The Louisville Eccentric Observer (or LEO) is a free weekly newspaper (urban alternative weekly), distributed every Wednesday in over 800 locations throughout the Louisville, Kentucky area, including areas of southern Indiana. ... Louisville redirects here. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... The Memphis Flyer is a weekly alternative newspaper serving the greater Memphis, Tennessee area. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 294. ... Metro Newspapers is an American newspaper company based in San Jose, California. ... Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Metro Newspapers is an American newspaper company based in San Jose, California. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Metro times India- The Metro times on weekend is the largest circulating weekly newspaper in the metro Chennai, India city. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Southeast Michigan is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the states residents, businesses, and industries. ... Nickname: The City of Roses Motto: Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Essex* Settled 1748 Incorporated 1854 Mayor Eddie Francis Governing body Windsor City Council MPs Joe Comartin (NDP) Brian Masse (NDP) MPPs Dwight Duncan (LIB) Sandra Pupatello (LIB) Area    - City 120. ... Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies south of the French River and Algonquin Park. ... The Metroland Aug. ... Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686 Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area    - City 56. ... Nickname: The Magic City Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of alternative weekly newspapers. ... Nashville Scene is an alternative newsweekly in Nashville, Tenn. ... Nickname: Music City Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area    - City 526. ... The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of alternative weekly newspapers. ... The New Haven Advocate is a weekly alternative newspaper published in New Haven, Connecticut. ... Nickname: The Elm City Location in Connecticut Coordinates: Counties New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... Palm Beachs skyline, as seen from Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. ... The New Times Media corporation was a national publisher of alternative weekly newspapers. ... The New York Press is one of many free alternative weekly competitor to the Village Voice in New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... City nickname: The Biggest Little City in the World Downtown Reno at night Founded May 13, 1868 County Washoe County Mayor Bob Cashell Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 179. ... Nickname: City of Roses, City of Trees Location of Chico in California Coordinates: Country State County United States California Butte Settled 1843 Founded 1860 Incorporated 1872 City Council Mayor Scott Greundl Maureen Kirk Andrew Holcombe Ann Schwab Larry Wahl Steve Bertagna Dan Herbert Area    - City 71. ... Nickname: City of Trees Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Area    - City 99. ... Santa Cruz is the county seat of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Nuvo Newsweekly is an alternative weekly newspaper serving the Indianapolis, Indiana metropolitan area. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: County Marion Founded 1821 Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Area    - City 953. ... OC Weekly is a weekly paper circulated in Orange County. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Village Voice M