The ''Tucson Weekly'' is an

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that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring, and serves the

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, metropolitan area of about 1,000,000 residents. The paper is a member of the

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. New issues arrive at kiosks throughout

Tucson , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

every Wednesday. Jim Nintzel is the current editor. Staff members include Logan Burtch-Buus, Tirion Morris, Christopher Boan, Jeff Gardner, Kathleen Kunz and Chelo Grubb. Longtime editor Jimmy Boegle left the ''Weekly'' in late 2012 to start his own independent paper in Palm Springs, California.

Notable journalists

The founding editor was Douglas Biggers, who served as editor and publisher until he sold the paper to

Wick Communications Wick Communications (formerly known as Wick Newspaper Group) is a family-owned media company with 27 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 11 states. They also publish websites and other specialty publications. The home offices are in Sier ...

in 2000. He founded ''

Edible Baja Arizona ''Edible Baja Arizona'' was a magazine that published stories about the intersection of food and culture in Tucson and the Arizona/Sonora borderlands region. The magazine was published on a bi-monthly basis and was founded in 2013 by ''Tucson Week ...

''. 10/13 Communications bought the paper from Wick in 2014. The paper is currently owned by Thirteenth Street Media. Former editors include Dan Huff, Carol Ann Bassett, James Reel, Michael Parnell, Dan Gibson and Mari Herreras. Longtime ''Weekly'' and ''

Arizona Daily Star The ''Arizona Daily Star'' is the major morning daily newspaper that serves Tucson and surrounding districts of southern Arizona in the United States. History L. C. Hughes was the Arizona Territory governor and founder of the ''Arizona Star'', ...

'' reporter Chris Limberis was posthumously inducted into the Arizona Newspaper Association Hall of Fame in 2006.

Red Meat

The ''Tucson Weekly'' was a launching point for the comic strip ''

Red Meat In gastronomy, red meat is commonly red when raw and a dark color after it is cooked, in contrast to white meat, which is pale in color before and after cooking. In culinary terms, only flesh from mammals or fowl (not fish) is classified as ...

'', created by Tucsonan

Max Cannon ''Red Meat'' is a weekly three panel black-and-white comic strip by Max Cannon. First published in 1989, it has appeared in over 80 newspapers, mainly alternative weeklies and college papers in the United States and in other countries. It has be ...

in 1989.

References

External links

''Tucson Weekly'' official site
{{10/13 Communications Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States Newspapers published in Arizona Mass media in Tucson, Arizona Publications established in 1984 Wick Communications publications 1984 establishments in Arizona

Notable journalists

Red Meat

See also

References

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