List of alternative weekly newspapers

This is a list of alternative weekly newspapers by country.

Canada

Alberta

• FFWD, Calgary,
• Vue Weekly, Edmonton,

British Columbia

• The Georgia Straight, Vancouver,
• Monday Magazine, Victoria,

Manitoba

• The Underground Press, Snow Lake (biweekly),
• Uptown, Winnipeg

New Brunswick

• here, chain in New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

• The Scope, St. John's,

Nova Scotia

• The Coast, Halifax Regional Municipality,
• The Rockingstone News, Halifax County, Nova Scotia
• The Grapevine, Annapolis Valley

Ontario

• Now, Toronto,
• Scene Magazine, London (biweekly)
• upfront ottawa, Ottawa
• upfront windsor, Windsor
• View Magazine, Hamilton,

Quebec

• Voir, chain headquartered in Quebec (French language)

Saskatchewan

• Planet S, Saskatoon (biweekly),

Germany

• Bad Camberg Erleben – DieZeitung / DasPortal
• Koblenz Erleben - DieZeitung / DasPortal
• Limburg-Weilburg Erleben - DieZeitung / DasPortal
• Rhein-Lahn Erleben - DieZeitung / DasPortal
• Westerwäld Erleben - DieZeitung / DasPortal

Greece

• Athens Voice, Athens,
• Lifo, Athens,

Iceland

• The Reykjavík Grapevine, Reykjavík,

Mexico

• La Jerga: Periodismo Gonzo Independiente,

Norway

• "Icepeople", Longyearbyen,

Russia

• The eXile, Moscow,

Spain

• BCN Mes, Barcelona (alt weekly format published monthly in paper, more frequently online),
• Diagonal Periódico, Madrid (biweekly), www.diagonalperiodico.net

United States

Alabama

• Lagniappe, Mobile (biweekly),
• Planet Weekly, Tuscaloosa (biweekly),
• The Valley Planet, Huntsville (biweekly),
• Weld for Birmingham, Birmingham,

Alaska

• Anchorage Press, Anchorage,

Arizona

• AZ Weekly, Phoenix and Tucson,
• The Noise, Flagstaff (monthly),
• Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, owned by the New Times Media chain,
• Tucson Weekly, Tucson,

Arkansas

• Arkansas Times, Little Rock,
• The Free Weekly, Fayetteville,

California

• After Five, Redding (monthly),
• Chico News & Review, Chico,
• Coachella Valley Independent, Cathedral City (monthly),
• Desert Star Weekly, Palm Springs,
• East Bay Express, Oakland,
• Easy Reader, Hermosa Beach,
• Good Times, Santa Cruz,
• Inland Empire Weekly, Corona,
• LA Weekly, Los Angeles, part of the Village Voice Media chain,
• Metro Silicon Valley, San Jose,
• Monterey County Weekly, Seaside,
• North Bay Bohemian, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties,
• North Coast Journal, Humboldt County,
• OC Weekly, Orange County, part of the Village Voice Media chain,
• Pacific Sun, Marin County,
• Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto,
• Pasadena Weekly, Pasadena,
• Random Lengths News, San Pedro (biweekly),
• Sacramento News & Review, Sacramento,
• San Diego CityBeat, San Diego,
• San Diego Reader, San Diego,
• San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco,
• San Luis Obispo New Times, San Luis Obispo,
• Santa Barbara Independent, Santa Barbara,
• Santa Cruz Weekly, Santa Cruz,
• Santa Maria Sun, Santa Maria,
• SF Weekly, San Francisco, owned by the New Times Media chain,
• Ventura County Reporter, Ventura County,

Colorado

• Boulder Weekly, Boulder,
• Colorado Springs Independent, Colorado Springs,
• Westword, Denver, owned by the New Times Media chain,

Connecticut

• Hartford Advocate, Hartford,
• New Haven Advocate, New Haven,

District of Columbia

• On Tap Magazine, Washington, D.C. (monthly),
• Washington City Paper, Washington,

Florida

• Axis, Orlando (monthly),
• Backstage Pass Magazine, Daytona Beach (monthly),
• Beach Bulletin, Fort Myers,
• City Link, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, owned by Forum Publishing Group and Sun Sentinel,
• Creative Loafing Tampa, Tampa,
• Folio Weekly, Jacksonville,
• Independent News or inweekly, Pensacola,
• Miami New Times, Miami, owned by the New Times Media chain,
• New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, owned by the New Times Media chain,
• Orlando Weekly, Orlando,

Georgia

• The 11th Hour, Macon (biweekly),
• Connect Savannah, Savannah,
• Connect Statesboro, Statesboro,
• Creative Loafing Atlanta, Atlanta,
• Do Savannah (formerly DO entertainment section of Savannah Morning News, Savannah),
• Flagpole Magazine, Athens,
• Metro Spirit, Augusta,

Hawaii

• Maui Time Weekly, Maui,

Idaho

• Boise Weekly, Boise,

Illinois

• Chicago Reader, Chicago,
• Illinois Times, Springfield,
• Newcity, Chicago,
• The Rock River Times, Rockford,

Indiana

• Nuvo Newsweekly, Indianapolis,
• Whatzup, Fort Wayne,

Iowa

• Cityview, Des Moines,
• The Iowa Source, Fairfield,
• Juice, Des Moines,
• River Cities' Reader, Davenport,
• Siouxland Weekender, Sioux City, part of Sioux City Journal,
• 365ink Magazine, Dubuque,

Kansas

• F5, Wichita, ^[1]
• The Hype Weekly, Manhattan,

Kentucky

• Ace Weekly, Lexington,
• Louisville Eccentric Observer, Louisville,

Louisiana

• 225 Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge,
• Gambit, New Orleans,
• The IND Monthly, Lafayette,
• The Times of Acadiana, Lafayette, part of The Daily Advertiser,
• Where Y'at, New Orleans (monthly),

Maine

• The Maine Edge, Bangor,
• Portland Phoenix, Portland,

Maryland

• Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore,

Massachusetts

• Boston Counter Cultural Compass, Boston,
• DigBoston, Boston,
• Valley Advocate, Northampton,
• Worcester Magazine, Worcester,

Michigan

• City Pulse, Lansing,
• Current, Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County,
• Metro Times, Detroit,
• Northern Express, Traverse City,
• On the Town, Grand Rapids (monthly),
• Real Detroit Weekly, Detroit,
• Review Magazine, Mid-Michigan,

Minnesota

• City Pages, Minneapolis and St. Paul, part of the Village Voice Media chain,
• Reader Weekly, Duluth,
• Vita.mn, Minneapolis and St. Paul, a subsidiary of Star Tribune Media,

Mississippi

• The Jackson Free Press, Jackson,

Missouri

• ink, Kansas City, owned by The Kansas City Star,
• The Pitch, Kansas City, owned by the New Times Media chain,
• The Riverfront Times, St. Louis, owned by the New Times Media chain,

Montana

• The Billings Outpost, Billings,
• The BoZone, Bozeman,
• Flathead Beacon, Kalispell,
• Missoula Independent, Missoula,

Nebraska

• The Reader, Omaha,

Nevada

• Las Vegas CityLife, Las Vegas,
• Las Vegas Weekly, Las Vegas,
• Reno News & Review, Reno,

New Hampshire

• The Hippo, Manchester, Nashua and Concord,
• The New Hampshire Gazette, Portsmouth,

New Jersey

• The Aquarian Weekly, North Jersey,
• Atlantic City Weekly, Atlantic City,
• TAPinto, formerly The Alternative Press, hyperlocal digital news,

New Mexico

• Local IQ, Albuquerque,
• Santa Fe Reporter, Santa Fe,
• Weekly Alibi, Albuquerque,

New York

• The Public, Buffalo, dailypublic.com
• Artvoice, Buffalo,
• The Beast, Buffalo,
• Chautauqua Region Word, Chautauqua County,
• City Newspaper, Rochester,
• Ithaca Times, Ithaca,
• Long Island Press, Long Island,
• Metroland, Albany,
• New York Press, New York City,
• Syracuse New Times, Syracuse,
• TAPinto, hyperlocal digital news in Putnam County,
• The Village Voice, New York City,

North Carolina

• Creative Loafing Charlotte, Charlotte,
• Encore Magazine, Wilmington,
• Indy Week, Durham,
• Mountain Xpress, Asheville,
• Triad City Beat, Greensboro,
• Up & Coming Weekly, Fayetteville,
• USWGO Alternative News, Mayodan,
• Yes! Weekly, Greensboro,

North Dakota

• High Plains Reader, Fargo,

Ohio

• Active Dayton, Dayton,
• The Athens News, Athens,
• Cincinnati CityBeat, Cincinnati,
• Cleveland Scene, Cleveland, owned by the New Times Media chain,
• Columbus Alive, Columbus,
• Dayton City Paper, Dayton,
• The Devil Strip, Akron (bi-monthly),
• The Other Paper, Columbus,
• Toledo City Paper, Toledo,
• Toledo Free Press, Toledo,

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Gazette, Oklahoma City metropolitan area,

Oregon

• Corvallis Advocate, Corvallis,
• Eugene Weekly, Eugene,
• The Portland Mercury, Portland,
• Salem Weekly, Salem,
• The Source Weekly, Bend,
• Willamette Week, Portland,

Pennsylvania

• Erie Reader, Erie,
• Fly Magazine, Lancaster, York, and Harrisburg (monthly),
• Nightwire, Pittsburgh (monthly),
• Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia,
• Philadelphia Weekly, Philadelphia,
• Pittsburgh City Paper, Pittsburgh,
• Pulse Weekly, Allentown,
• The Weekender, Wilkes-Barre,
• The Weekly Recorder, Washington,

Rhode Island

• Mothers News, Providence, RI, 2010-present
• Providence Phoenix, Providence,

South Carolina

• Charleston City Paper, Charleston,
• Columbia City Paper, Columbia,
• Free Times, Columbia,
• Lowcountry Weekly, Beaufort,

Tennessee

• Chattanooga Pulse, Chattanooga,
• Knoxville Mercury, Knoxville,
• Memphis Flyer, Memphis,
• Murfreesboro Pulse, Murfreesboro,
• Nashville Scene, Nashville, owned by the New Times Media chain,

Texas

• The Austin Chronicle, Austin,
• Coffee News, Tarrant County,
• Dallas Observer, Dallas, owned by the New Times Media chain,
• Fort Worth Weekly, Fort Worth,
• Free Press Houston, Houston (monthly),
• Houston Press, Houston, part of the New Times Media chain,
• Public News, Houston,
• San Antonio Current, San Antonio,
• Steam Magazine, Corpus Christi,
• The Texas Observer, Austin (monthly),
• The Weekly Scout, Marshall, Texas
• What's Up, El Paso,

Utah

• Salt Lake City Weekly, Salt Lake City,

Vermont

• The Citizen (Vermont), Hinesburg, Charlotte,
• Seven Days, Burlington,
• Shelburne News, Shelburne,

Virginia

• C-Ville Weekly, Charlottesville,
• AltDaily, Norfolk,
• Veer, Norfolk,
• City Magazine, Roanoke (monthly),
• Style Weekly, Richmond,

Washington

• Cascadia Weekly, Bellingham,
• International Human Press, King County,
• Olympia Power & Light, Olympia,
• The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Spokane,
• Seattle Weekly, Seattle, part of the Village Voice Media chain,
• The Stranger, Seattle,
• Tacoma Weekly, Tacoma,
• Weekly Volcano, Tacoma and Olympia,

West Virginia

• Graffiti, Parkersburg (monthly),

Wisconsin

• City Pages, Wausau,
• Isthmus, Madison,
• The Second Supper, La Crosse,
• Shepherd Express, Milwaukee,
• Volume One, Eau Claire,

Wyoming

• JH Weekly, Jackson Hole,

Defunct alternative weeklies

• Amsterdam Weekly, Amsterdam, Netherlands,
• Bellingham Weekly, Bellingham, Washington,
• Bugle, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1970–1978)
• Casco Bay Weekly, Portland, Maine (1988–2002), ref
• Cleveland Free Times, Cleveland, Ohio (merged with Cleveland Scene)
• Echo Weekly, Waterloo Region, Canada (1997–2011), ref
• Express, Santa Cruz, California
• The Great Speckled Bird, Atlanta, Georgia
• Helix, Seattle, Washington (1967–1970)
• Honolulu Weekly, Honolulu, Hawaii (ended June 2013),
• Hour Community, Montreal (ended May 2012),
• Hundred Flowers, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1970–1972)
• Ici Montréal, Montreal (ended April 2009)
• In This Week or IN Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah,
• INPGH (pronounced "In Pittsburgh"), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Knoxville Voice, Knoxville, Tennessee
• L.A. Alternative, Los Angeles, California (ended September 2006), ref
• LA CityBeat, Los Angeles, California
• Las Vegas Mercury, Las Vegas, Nevada (ended March 2005),
• Los Angeles Reader, Los Angeles, California
• Montreal Mirror, Montreal (ended June 2012)
• New Hampshire Free Press, Keene, New Hampshire
• New Times LA, Los Angeles, California
• North Carolina Anvil, Durham, North Carolina
• Ottawa XPress, Ottawa (ended May 2012),
• Port Folio Weekly, Norfolk, Virginia,
• Pulse Niagara, St. Catharines, Ontario
• Punchline, Richmond, Virginia
• Ray Alex Web, Stockholm, Sweden,
• Real Paper, Boston, Massachusetts
• Red Pepper, Norfolk, Virginia
• St. John Sun Times, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Seattle Sun, Seattle, Washington (1974–1982)
• See Magazine, Edmonton (ended 2011)
• Snitch, Louisville, Kentucky
• The Spectator, Raleigh, North Carolina (1978–2002)
• The Suttertown News, Sacramento, California (1970s to mid-1980s)
• That Other Paper, Austin, Texas,
• Twin Cities Reader, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Urban Tulsa Weekly, Tulsa, Oklahoma and surrounding areas (1991–2013), ref
• Urbanview, Oakland, California
• The Vancouver Voice, Vancouver, Washington (ended 2011),

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