NOW Magazine has been sold by its co-founder, Alice Klein, to Media Central Corporation:
The Acquisition of NOW is the first of the [Media Central]’s planned purchases geared to building and acquiring a powerful group of high-quality alternative publications that serve, delight and inspire the voices challenging the status quo over the next five years.
Klein, who will remain as Chief Editorial Strategist, says in a note to readers:
I started NOW with my co-founder, Michael Hollett, in September 1981 and took over the helm solo in 2016. But after 38-plus years, NOW is changing hands.
I am so pleased that the new owner, NOW Central Communications Inc., is a young, ambitious, tech-savvy media company who want to continue to extend NOW’s iconoclastic voice and commitment to serving, delighting and empowering those who question the status quo.

The Acquisition of NOW is the first of the [Media Central]’s planned purchases geared to building and acquiring a powerful group of high-quality alternative publications that serve, delight and inspire the voices challenging the status quo over the next five years.