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City Pages, Minneapolis’ Alternative Weekly Paper, Ceased Production Today

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Filed under:The paper spoke truth to power, and delivered it to readers weekly for free, a source of independent news for 41 years in Minneapolis will cease publication immediately in print and online according to Star Tribune Media. The paper was acquired by company that also publishes Minneapolis’ daily newspaper, . The company said it would offer City Pages’ 30 employees severance, along with the chance to apply for open jobs at the Star Tribune.Perhaps best known for publishing truth-to-power stories and in-depth coverage of the local music scene, City Pages also had robust food coverage, emerging early as one of the few papers locally who knew how to harness blogging and daily, short-form restaurant reporting to generate excitement about the Minneapolis food scene. Its annual “Best Of” issue would collect not only the usual Best New Restaurants, but also more obscure, fun-to-read Best Ofs like and (the women’s room at The Turf, naturally.)City Pages’ impressive array of food critics and journalists included the James Beard Award-winning , whose weekly, must-read reviews focussed on businesses that might have otherwise flown under the radar of traditional media. Other writers included Rachel Hutton, Mecca Bos, and Sarah Bumble. Bloggers for the publication included James Norton, who went on to create , and edit at , another publication that ended its run this year.City Pages began in 1979 as Sweet Potato, a publication dedicated to the Minneapolis music scene. In 1981, the paper adopted the name City Pages to directly compete with the Twin Cities Reader. In 1980 both were purchased by Village Voice Media. At that time, The Reader was shut down, and City Pages became the dominant alternative news source in the city.In a note to employees today, Star Tribune Media chief executive Mike Klingensmith wrote, “While City Pages has retained a strong brand in our market, the profound disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic have made it economically unviable.”Editor-in-chief , who rose to the rank after writing about food for the paper, , “it’s true, CP is done. i’m gutted, obviously. i love my friends and coworkers more than anything. i’m so proud of us and the work we’ve done.”Fittingly, the final cover is a bent fork with a defiant middle finger on a red background.Disclosure: the author wrote for City Pages from 2010-2014Sign up for our newsletter.Sign up for our newsletter.Kua returns to Travail, and Bar Brava welcomes a new resident chefThe freshest news from the local food world

Filed under:The paper spoke truth to power, and delivered it to readers weekly for free, a source of independent news for 41 years in Minneapolis will cease publication immediately in print and online according to Star Tribune Media. The paper was acquired by company that also publishes Minneapolis’ daily newspaper, . The company said it would offer City Pages’ 30 employees severance, along with the chance to apply for open jobs at the Star Tribune.Perhaps best known for publishing truth-to-power stories and in-depth coverage of the local music scene, City Pages also had robust food...

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