In a series of guest posts leading up to AAN's 2012 Annual Convention in Detroit, the staff of host paper Metro Times will offer insight into the city they are proud to call home.
Decadence, Metro Times' over-the-top party, will come to life on Friday, September 23.
San Francisco Bay Guardian picked up the coveted General Excellence award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Palo Alto Weekly led all alt-weeklies with ten awards.
After being closed down last month by parent company Portico Publications, then sold to a new owner, Augusta alt-weekly Metro Spirit is once again being published.
Detroitblogger John, as he’s known to readers of Metro Times and thousands of his own online readers, was named Journalist of the Year by the Detroit Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists last week.
A week after being shut down by Virginia based owners Portico Publications, the Metro Spirit has been purchased by former Sales Director and Publisher Joe White.
Portico Publications has announced the immediate closing of its Augusta, Ga. publication Metro Spirit, which published its final issue today.
Don Was, the Grammy-winning star producer, comes on board beginning this week for a writing stint on the new Star Traction blog at Metro Times (Detroit).