''Style Weekly'' is an online alternative media outlet that was previously an alternative weekly

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started in November 1982 for news, arts, culture and opinion in

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. Style was originally owned by Landmark Media Enterprises. In 2018, it was sold to

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along with two other publicans for $34 million. In that same year, ''Style Weekly'' was named as the recipient of the Virginia Press Association's award for journalistic integrity and community service. On May 21, 2021, Tribune Publishing was purchased by hedge fund

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in a $633 million deal. On September 7, 2021, ''Style Weeklys editor-in-chief announced on Facebook they would be ceasing publication the following day. On November 17, 2021,

VPM Media Corporation The VPM Media Corporation, formerly known as the Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation and Central Virginia Educational Television Corporation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is the group owner of Public Broadcasting Service ( ...

, the parent company of public media group VPM, announced it had acquired Style Weekly. On December 14, 2021, ''Style Weeklys editor-in-chief announced that Style would resume publishing online as it evaluates the future of the print publication.

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* Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States Newspapers published in Virginia Mass media in Richmond, Virginia Publications with year of establishment missing {{virginia-newspaper-stub