AAN News

Creative Loafing Tampa’s Holiday Auction Returns

This year's gifts include offerings from local restaurants, spas, theaters and the chance to interview your favorite band. (FULL STORY)
Creative Loafing Tampa  |  11-18-2011  10:28 am  |  Industry News

Former Creative Loafing Atlanta Writer Releases Book

Former Creative Loafing Atlanta writer Andisheh Nouraee is part of the team behind the new book, Americapedia: Taking the Dumb Out of Freedom. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  11-15-2011  1:38 pm  |  Industry News

Seattle Weekly's War Obituaries Issue Displayed at Veteran's Day Paradenew

Vietnam vet says he takes copies with him to high schools when military recruiters show up and drops the paper on their tables.
Seattle Weekly  |  11-11-2011  2:00 pm  |  Industry News

Controversy Erupts Over Columbia Free Times Music Crawlnew

Columbia Free Times' annual Music Crawl faced an unexpected controversy when a venue backed out after learning that hip-hop music would be performed.
Columbia Free Times  |  11-10-2011  3:37 pm  |  Industry News

L.A. Weekly Picks Up Several National Entertainment Journalism Awards Nominationsnew

The paper is nominated for best entertainment publication of the year in the L.A. Press Club's National Entertainment Journalism Awards.
L.A. Weekly  |  11-08-2011  2:05 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Alternative Media and the Occupy Movement: A Handy Guide

A city by city guide to help you find the latest coverage of the occupation. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  11-02-2011  12:07 pm  |  Industry News

Former AAN Diversity Grant Recipient Receives U.S. Citizenshipnew

Congo refugee and former Boise Weekly contributor Fidel Nshombo was honored by the mayor of Boise for his accomplishments as a refugee advocate and to commemorate his U.S. citizenship.
Boise Weekly  |  11-01-2011  4:22 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Seattle Weekly Publishes Signatories of Anti-Gay Marriage Petitionnew

Staff writer Curtis Cartier has uploaded a file containing over 100,000 scanned petitions from a 2009 referendum effort by the anti-gay marriage group Protect Marriage Washington.
Seattle Weekly  |  10-27-2011  4:38 pm  |  Industry News

San Diego CityBeat Editor Wins 'Best of Show'

San Diego CityBeat picked up four awards from the San Diego Press Club. Editor David Rolland and writer Enrique Limón each received two first-place nods. (FULL STORY)
San Diego Press Club  |  10-27-2011  2:25 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

Tucson Weekly Named Best Non-Daily Newspaper in Arizonanew

Tucson Weekly won a total of 13 awards from the Arizona Newspapers Association, including individual honors for several writers.
Tucson Weekly  |  10-21-2011  10:52 am  |  Honors & Achievements

Alt-Weekly Food Writers Unite for 'Feel-Good Panel' at AFJ Conference

Seattle Weekly food critic Hanna Raskin led a panel of alt-weekly scribes at the Association of Food Journalists' conference last week in Charleston. In addition, several alt-weekly food writers took home awards at the conference. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  10-12-2011  1:31 pm  |  Industry News

Dan Savage Defends San Diego CityBeat Columnist's Use of the Word 'Homosexual'

In a letter to San Diego CityBeat columnist Edwin Decker, GLAAD wrote, "Please avoid using 'homosexual' except in direct quotes." (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  10-06-2011  3:49 pm  |  Industry News

The Shuffle: Summer Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Autumn is here, and so is a new batch of employment changes across AAN Nation. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  09-30-2011  5:30 pm  |  Industry News

Besty is Back!new

Baltimore City Paper's personified newsstand has returned.
Baltimore City Paper  |  09-29-2011  3:52 pm  |  Industry News

San Francisco "Butt Guardians" Steal the Show at Nude-Innew

San Francisco Bay Guardian tells residents, "If you go bare, put 'er there."
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  09-29-2011  2:09 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

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