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After more than doubling in May, AltWeeklies.com’s traffic more than tripled in June. It had a record 73,051 unique visitors, with an average of 3,607 visits a day. Most of the increase can be credited to the free teasers of AltWeeklies content that Cincinnati CityBeat and Boise Weekly have put on their Web sites.

Nine contestants are vying for the grand prize, which includes a free trip for two to New York and $3,000 cash. Jockeying for position as the July 29 finish line approaches are Micah Bellieuh of Boston Phoenix; Marc Desilets of Tucson Weekly; Clare Nisbet of Santa Barbara Independent; Shelby Kapka of San Luis Obispo New Times; Robby Robbins of Independent Weekly; Kenneth Roberts of Tucson Weekly; Kathleen Schroer of The Athens News; Mark Stevens of Independent Weekly; and Joel Valez-Stokes of New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Collectively, the contestants have sold more than $44,000 of national and regional ads to new clients, and earned more than $11,000 in commissions for their papers. With four weeks remaining in the contest, it’s not too late to join the race. Contact Tiffany Kildale at tkildale@aan.org for more information.