Philadelphia Weekly

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'''Philadelphia Weekly'''
Image:PW-Logo.JPG
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid

Owner Review Publishing
Editor Tim Whitaker
Founded 1971
Headquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Website: www.philadelphiaweekly.com

Philadelphia Weekly (PW), is a free alternative newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, published every Wednesday.

The paper was founded as the Welcomat in 1971 as a sister publication to the South Philadelphia Press. In 1995, the name was changed to Philadelphia Weekly.

The paper features local and national politics, as well extensive coverage of the Arts - film, theater, visual arts, and music.

Its main competitor is Philadelphia City Paper, a similarly-themed free weekly publication.

Contents

[edit] Weekly Columns

[edit] The Trouble With Spikol

This column is written by Liz Spikol, PW's Managing Editor. She reports on issues relating to mental illness, and chronicles her own health struggles. In 2005 she started an online blog of the same name.

[edit] Savage Love

The syndicated sex column by Dan Savage is a weekly feature.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links