Washington City Paper

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Type	Alternative weekly
Format	Tabloid

Owner	Creative Loafing Inc.
Publisher	Amy Austin
Editor	Erik Wemple
Founded	1981
Price	Free
Headquarters	2390 Champlain St. N.W. Washington, DC 20009 United States
Circulation	85,588^[1]

Website: washingtoncitypaper.com

The Washington City Paper is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

Founded in 1981, and published for its first year under the masthead 1981, taking the City Paper name in volume 2, by Russ Smith, it was owned by the Chicago Reader Corporation Chicago Reader from 1982 until July 2007, when both papers were sold to the Tampa-based Creative Loafing chain. The former Chicago Reader Corporation, now named Quarterfold, still owns the buildings that house the papers and minority stakes in other alternative newsweeklies. The City Paper is distributed on Thursdays; its average circulation in 2006 was 85,588. The paper's editorial mix is focused exclusively on local news and arts.

According to the government's criminal charges Deborah Jeane Palfrey, dubbed the D.C. Madam by the news media, and who operated Pamela Martin and Associates, an escort agency in Washington, D.C. used the Washington City Paper for recruiting purposes. Her escorts charged as much as $300 per hour. Many have had professional careers.

Its editor is Erik Wemple. In 2003, Amy Austin, the longtime general manager, was promoted to publisher in 2003.

[edit] Contents

Regular City Paper features include:

a cover feature, 2,500 to 12,000 words in length
an arts feature, 1,200 to 2,000 words in length
The District Line, a section comprised of shorter news features about D.C.
Loose Lips, a news column devoted to D.C. local politics, written by Mike DeBonis
Dept. of Media, an irregular news column devoted to Washington-based media, written by Erik Wemple
Cheap Seats, a feature column devoted to sports in D.C., written by Dave McKenna
Show & Tell, a news column devoted to Washington-area arts and entertainment, written by Jessica Gould
Young & Hungry, a food column written by Tim Carman
Artifacts, a pair of short arts features
A weekly question-and-answer column by musician Bob Mould
Film reviews by critics Mark Jenkins and Tricia Olszewski
Theater reviews by critics Trey Graham and Bob Mondello
Art reviews by Jeffry Cudlin
Music and book reviews by various writers
City Lights, a section comprising critics' events picks.