PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER

'''Philadelphia City Paper''', a free alternative news weekly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in November 1981 as a spin-off of the now defunct ''WXPN Express'' newsletter. New issues are released every Thursday.
The ''Philadelphia City Paper'' regularly covers offbeat news, arts, and entertainment stories, both in Philadelphia and nationwide. It also publishes schedules of concerts, festivals, and live performance art.
Regular features include guest columns (the "Slant"), "I Love You I Hate You" (a section wherein readers may submit short anonymous messages to other readers or larger organizations, and Free Will Astrology horoscopes. Tom Tomorrow's weekly political comic strip ''This Modern World'' is also included in each issue. In addition, the paper's numerous advertisers include local nightspots, bars, and escort services.
It serves the Philadelphia suburbs and southern New Jersey. Within the city limits, copies may be obtained from the paper's signature orange-colored boxes. Such stores as Tower Records, Borders Books and Music, and Sam Goody also provide copies.
Its estimated audience is 245,000, which has been verified by Verified Audit Circulation (VAC). Its main competitor is Philadelphia Weekly, a similarly-themed free weekly publication that releases new issues each Wednesday.

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1. Philadelphia City Paper

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★ The Philadelphia City Paper

★ "Local Support" Web Page