Sullivan, currently the managing editor of Baltimore City Paper, will take over as Orlando Weekly's editor June 1. Sullivan has been at City Paper since 2002, and currently sits on AAN's Board of Directors as chair of the Membership Committee. City Paper and the Weekly are both owned by Times-Shamrock Communications.

Continue ReadingErin Sullivan Heads South to Take the Reins at Orlando Weekly

Tom Scocca, Tony Millionaire, Dina Kelberman, Benn Ray and Emily Flake have written a letter to City Paper asking the paper to bring back Larnell Custis Butler's "Just Ask Larnell" strip, the most recent winner of the alt-weekly's comics contest. The writers, all of them judges in the contest, allege that the paper "broke the terms of the contest" by dropping the strip before its promised year run was up. But editor Lee Gardner begs to differ. "Contest winner or not, Ms. Butler's comic became part of City Paper's weekly editorial content, and each aspect of that content runs or not at my discretion," he responds. "She will receive full payment for a year's run. I have a good deal of regard and respect for Ms. Butler, but I stand by my decision."

Continue ReadingBaltimore City Paper Comics Contest Judges Want Winning Comic Back

"It is nice to have all the restaurants and attractions and souvenir shops down by the harbor," the intro to the paper's city guide reads. "But Baltimore is so much more, and knowing that -- and wanting to share that information with future visitors -- inspired the staff of City Paper, Baltimore's Free Alternative Weekly, to create this guide to our city." The "Baltimanual" is both a print product and a microsite that will be constantly updated with new content.

Continue ReadingBaltimore City Paper Launches ‘Baltimanual’ City Guide