Creative Loafing is the name of two alternative weekly newspapers published by Tampa Bay, Florida-based Creative Loafing, Inc. Creative Loafing has editions published in Atlanta, Georgia and Charlotte, North Carolina. In Tampa Bay and Sarasota, Florida, similar newspapers are published by Creative Loafing, Inc. under the name Weekly Planet. All four newspapers share some columns and articles, but each city's edition focuses on local reporting of news, culture, and entertainment. Jump to: navigation, search An alternative weekly, alternately referred to as an alternative newsweekly or alternative newspaper, is a form of alternative media newspaper found in many centres in the United States and Canada. ... Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary on the western coast of Florida. ... Jump to: navigation, search Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other places or people named Charlotte, see Charlotte (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search Ringling estate Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 52,715. ...

Creative Loafing Atlanta is the oldest of the four papers, being first published in 1972. It currently has the largest circulation of the four papers at around 130,000, making it one of the top twenty alternative weeklies indexed by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. In 1987, the owners of Atlanta's Creative Loafing established a paper under the same name in Charlotte, North Carolina. Creative Loafing, Inc. also once owned a paper in Savannah, Georgia, Creative Loafing Savannah, which later became Connect Savannah. The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (AAN) is the trade association of alternative weekly newspapers in the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: The Hostess City Location Government County Chatham Mayor Otis S. Johnson Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 202. ... Connect Savannah is a weekly alternative news, arts, and entertainment publication in Savannah, Georgia. ...

In 2000, founders Deborah and Elton Eason sold their shares to a group of investors led by their son Ben Eason. Eason, who owned the Weekly Planet newspapers, merged these papers into Creative Loafing. Cox Enterprises also bought a 25% share in Creative Loafing, Inc. as part of the deal. This partnership went sour in 2004 after the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, also owned by Cox, launched its own entertainment newsweekly with a similar format to Creative Loafing. Accusing Cox of underhanded dealing, Creative Loafing, Inc bought back the shares in 2004. Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded at Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. ... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper of Atlanta and metro Atlanta. ...

Creative Loafing was dealt another blow when former advertising director Patrick Best left the paper to found a competitor, The Sunday Paper. Best took with him several advertising representives and accounts.

References

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies

External links

Official Website