The Boulevard (magazine)
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| Categories | Local/Regional interest, entertainment |
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| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| Publisher | Angela Susan Anton |
| First issue | 1985 |
| Company | Anton Media Group, Anton Community Newspapers |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.theboulevardmagazine.com |
The Boulevard is a Long Island/New York City regional variety magazine owned by Anton Community Newspapers. Founded in 1985, it was well received as a bi-monthly newspaper inserted into selected weekly newspapers in and around Long Island's Gold Coast.
History
The magazine began as a newspaper featuring mostly charity events, minor celebrity stories and special features that catered to the North Shore communities, commonly referred to the "Gold Coast". The Boulevard expanded to cover both Nassau and Suffolk counties including The Hamptons.
Newspaper to magazine
In October 2006, publisher and CEO Angela Susan Anton transformed The Boulevard into a glossy magazine, with Dina Lohan, mother of Lindsay Lohan, featured as that the September/October issue cover subject. Patrick McMullan signed on as the magazine's lead photographer.
The magazine's first three issues contained additional sections of Travel, Design, Charity Events, Celebs, The Island, Fashion, Wine & Dine and Photo Gallery. By the fourth issue, the magazine underwent slight design changes, streamlining the colors and better defining the sections. The sections changed were: Charity Events to Events, The Island to Lifestyle, Celebs to Profiles, and a Health Section was added. By October 2007, the magazine added Music, Art, Sports and Business.
Actor Joe Gannascoli, guitarist John Lilley of The Hooters, News 12 News Correspondent Gina Glickman and Q104.3 DJ Jonathan Clarke all have written for the magazine, with Clarke as a regular contributor.
As of April 2008, The Boulevard was circulated via Anton Community Newspapers to 70 communities in the North Shore of Nassau County. It is distributed to over 400 locations on Long Island. Readership is about 180,000 (estimated).
B Online
In April 2009, The Boulevard launched a revised, more interactive version of its website and branded it "B Online." The new website offered a more streamlined look and feel as well as the ability to search articles, create events, better handling of multimedia photos and videos as well as the ability to print, pdf and email articles, as well as online advertising. Fitness Made Simple celebrity John Basedow and Q104.3 "Out of the Box" host, Jonathan Clarke, both have blogs on the website.[1]
Covers
- October 2006 Dina Lohan
- December 2006 Dr. Max Gomez
- February 2007 Joan Jett
- April 2007 Clinton Kelly
- June 2007 Laura Bell Bundy
- August 2007 Susan Lucci
- October 2007 Steven Van Zandt
- December 2007 David Hyde Pierce
- February 2008 Jay Leno
- April 2008 Tamara Tunie
- June 2008 Joe Gannascoli, Tony Darrow
- August 2008 Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall photo by Clifton Parker for Patrick McMullan The Boulevard magazine - October 2008 Good Morning America's Sam Champion
- December 2008 Actress Julia Ormond
- February 2009 James Taylor
- April 2009 Melora Hardin
- June 2009 Rock of Ages
- August 2009 Regina King
- October 2009 Bill Maher
- December 2009 Sandra Lee
- February 2010 Ana Ortiz
- May 2010 Beth Stern
- July 2010 Green Day
- September 2010 Selita Ebanks
- November 2010 Dr. Oz
- December 2010 Bobby Flay
- March 2011 Michelle Rodriguez