List of alternative newspapers

This article is about newspapers active after 1973. For other lists, see List of underground newspapers of the 1960s counterculture and Underground media in German-occupied Europe.

Alternative newspapers include the following, listed by country:

Canada

Alberta

• Vue Weekly , Edmonton. Final issue published November, 2018. Now online.
• See Magazine, Edmonton.
• Fast Forward Weekly (FFWD), Calgary.

British Columbia

• The Georgia Straight , Vancouver
• Monday Magazine , Victoria

Manitoba

• Uptown , Winnipeg

Newfoundland and Labrador

• The Scope , St. John's

Nova Scotia

• The Coast , Halifax Regional Municipality
• The Grapevine , Annapolis Valley

Ontario

• Now , Toronto
• View Magazine , Hamilton

Quebec

• Voir , chain headquartered in Quebec (French language)

Greece

• Athens Voice , Athens

Iceland

• The Reykjavík Grapevine , Reykjavík

Mexico

• Proceso , Mexico City
• ZETA , Tijuana

Russia

• The eXile , Moscow

Spain

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

United States

Alabama

• Lagniappe , Mobile (weekly)

Alaska

• Anchorage Press , Anchorage

Arizona

• Phoenix New Times , Phoenix
• Tucson Weekly , Tucson

Arkansas

• Arkansas Times , Little Rock

California

• Chico News & Review , Chico
• Desert Star Weekly , Palm Springs
• East Bay Express , Oakland
• Easy Reader , Hermosa Beach
• Good Times , Santa Cruz
• LA Weekly , Los Angeles
• Metro Silicon Valley , San Jose
• Monterey County Weekly , Seaside
• New Times (weekly) , San Luis Obispo, owned by the New Times Media Group
• North Bay Bohemian , Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties
• North Coast Journal , Humboldt County
• Pacific Sun , Marin County
• Palo Alto Weekly , Palo Alto
• Pasadena Weekly , Pasadena
• Sacramento News & Review , Sacramento
• San Diego Reader , San Diego
• San Francisco Bay Guardian , San Francisco
• Santa Barbara Independent , Santa Barbara
• Santa Maria Sun , Santa Maria, owned by the New Times Media Group
• SF Weekly , San Francisco
• Ventura County Reporter , Ventura County

Colorado

• Boulder Weekly , Boulder
• Colorado Springs Independent , Colorado Springs
• Westword , Denver

District of Columbia

• Washington City Paper , Washington,

Florida

• Creative Loafing Tampa , Tampa,
• Folio Weekly , Jacksonville,
• 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,
• Creative Loafing Atlanta , Atlanta,
• Flagpole Magazine , Athens,

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,

Iowa

• Cityview , Des Moines,
• Juice , Des Moines,
• Little Village (magazine), Iowa
• River Cities' Reader , Davenport,

Kansas

• The Pitch , Kansas City, (monthly)

Kentucky

• Louisville Eccentric Observer , Louisville,

Louisiana

• Gambit , New Orleans,

Maine

• The Maine Edge , Bangor,

Massachusetts

• Valley Advocate , Northampton
• Worcester Magazine , Worcester

Michigan

• City Pulse , Lansing,
• Metro Times , Detroit,
• Northern Express , Traverse City,

Mississippi

• The Jackson Free Press , Jackson,

Missouri

• The Pitch , Kansas City, (monthly),
• The Riverfront Times , St. Louis,

Montana

• Missoula Independent , Missoula,

Nevada

• 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

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

New York

• Artvoice , Buffalo,
• The Beast , Buffalo,
• City Newspaper , Rochester,
• Long Island Press , Long Island,
• Metroland , Albany
• TAPinto , hyperlocal digital news in Putnam County,
• Village Voice

North Carolina

• Creative Loafing Charlotte , Charlotte, 1972–present
• Indy Week , Durham, 1983–present
• Mountain Xpress , Asheville, 1994–present
• Yes! Weekly , Greensboro, 2005–present
• Triad City Beat, Greensboro, 2014–present

North Dakota

• High Plains Reader , Fargo,

Ohio

• Active Dayton , Dayton,
• Cincinnati CityBeat , Cincinnati,
• Cleveland Scene , Cleveland,
• The Other Paper , Columbus,
• Toledo City Paper , Toledo,
• Toledo Free Press , Toledo,

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Gazette , Oklahoma City metropolitan area,

Oregon

• Eugene Weekly , Eugene,
• The Portland Mercury , Portland,
• Willamette Week , Portland,
• The Source Weekly , Bend,

Pennsylvania

• Erie Reader , Erie,
• Philadelphia Weekly , Philadelphia,
• Pittsburgh City Paper , Pittsburgh,
• The Weekender , Wilkes-Barre,
• The Weekly Recorder , Washington,

Rhode Island

• Mothers News , Providence, 2010–present
• Providence Phoenix , Providence, 1968-2014
• The College Hill Independent , Providence, 1990–present

South Carolina

• Charleston City Paper , Charleston,
• Columbia City Paper , Columbia,
• Free Times , Columbia,

Tennessee

• Memphis Flyer , Memphis,
• Murfreesboro Pulse , Murfreesboro,
• Nashville Scene , Nashville,

Texas

• The Austin Chronicle , Austin
• Dallas Observer , Dallas
• Fort Worth Weekly , Fort Worth
• Houston Press , Houston
• San Antonio Current , San Antonio
• What's Up , El Paso

Utah

• Salt Lake City Weekly , Salt Lake City,

Vermont

• Seven Days , Burlington,

Virginia

• C-Ville Weekly , Charlottesville,
• Style Weekly , Richmond,

Washington

• The Comet, Wenatchee
• The Inlander , Spokane,
• Seattle Weekly , Seattle,
• The Stranger , Seattle,
• Tacoma Weekly , Tacoma,
• Weekly Volcano , Tacoma and Olympia,

Wisconsin

• Isthmus , Madison,
• The Second Supper , La Crosse,
• Shepherd Express , Milwaukee

Defunct alternative weeklies

• Amsterdam Weekly , Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Baltimore City Paper , Baltimore, Maryland
• Bugle , Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1970–1978)
• Cascadia Weekly , Bellingham, Washington
• City Pages , Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Cleveland Free Times , Cleveland, Ohio (merged with Cleveland Scene )
• Columbus Alive , Columbus, Ohio
• Dayton City Paper , Dayton, Ohio
• DigBoston , Boston, Massachusetts
• Echo Weekly , Waterloo Region, Canada (1997–2011)
• FFWD , Calgary, (ended March 5, 2015)
• Free Press Houston , Houston, Texas (2003-2018)
• The Great Speckled Bird , Atlanta, Georgia
• Hartford Advocate , Hartford, Connecticut
• 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)
• Knoxville Voice , Knoxville, Tennessee
• LA CityBeat , Los Angeles, California
• Las Vegas CityLife , Las Vegas, Nevada
• Las Vegas Mercury , Las Vegas, Nevada (ended March 2005)
• Lehigh Valley Exposed , Easton, Pennsylvania
• Los Angeles Reader , Los Angeles, California
• Metro Spirit , Augusta, Georgia
• Missoula Independent , Missoula, Montana, (1991-2018)
• Montreal Mirror , Montreal (ended June 2012)
• New Hampshire Free Press , Keene, New Hampshire
• New Haven Advocate , New Haven, Connecticut
• New Times LA , Los Angeles, California
• The Noise, Flagstaff, Arizona (1993-2017)
• North Carolina Anvil , Durham, North Carolina
• OC Weekly , Orange County
• Ottawa XPress , Ottawa (ended May 2012)
• Philadelphia City Paper , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Planet Jackson Hole , Jackson, Wyoming
• Port Folio Weekly , Norfolk, Virginia
• Portland Phoenix , Portland, Maine
• Pulse Niagara , St. Catharines, Ontario
• Real Detroit Weekly , Detroit, Michigan
• Salem Weekly , Salem, Oregon
• San Diego CityBeat , San Diego
• Seattle Sun , Seattle, Washington (1974–1982)
• See Magazine , Edmonton (ended 2011)
• Syracuse New Times , Syracuse, New York
• Urban Tulsa Weekly , Tulsa, Oklahoma and surrounding areas (1991–2013)
• The Real Paper , Cambridge, Massachusetts (1972–1981)
• The Vancouver Voice , Vancouver, Washington (ended 2011)
• The Valley Beat , Allentown, Pennsylvania (ended 2015)

Defunct alternative biweekly or monthly newspapers

• Toronto Clarion , 1976–1985, Ontario, Canada

External links

• Underground/Alternative Newspapers History and Geography Maps and databases showing over 2,000 underground/alternative newspapers between 1965 and 1975 in the U.S.