Weekly Volcano
| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Independent |
| Publisher | Angela Jossy |
| Founded | 2001, 2023 |
| Headquarters | Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Website | weekly-volcano.com |
Weekly Volcano is a weekly entertainment newspaper in based in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It serves the southern Puget Sound region and reports on film, theater, food, art and music. It ceased publishing after a 2013 merger but re-emerged under new ownership in 2023.[1]
At its peak in its previous incarnation, the Weekly Volcano had 670 distribution points from Federal Way to Tumwater, reaching more than 92,000 readers every Thursday.[citation needed] It began publication on November 1, 2001,[2] and was founded by publisher Ron Swarner.[3] Swarner's brother Ken later took over as publisher.[4] Weekly Volcano also published Northwest Military, which serves military families.[5]
The newspaper organized the annual Tacoma Restaurant Week from 2008 onward.[6]
The Weekly Volcano was merged into the Ranger and Northwest Airlifter as an entertainment supplement in April 2013.[7] Its last article through the merger was published in 2021.
The Weekly Volcano was purchased and re-launched in February 2023 by a long time writer for the publication, Angela Jossy.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bryan, Saint (September 12, 2023). "Dormant for years, Tacoma's Weekly Volcano newspaper is about to erupt again". KING 5 News. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Poster artists, music group, paper win city recognition". The News Tribune. September 30, 2007. p. E4. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tacoma, WA. Weekly Volcano". Alternative Weekly Network. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ Kidd, Sue (September 18, 2015). "Peaks and Pints to pour into Proctor". The News Tribune. p. O21. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weekly Volcano, Spew No More?". Feed Tacoma. June 10, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- ^ Sherred, Kristine (October 16, 2022). "$20 lunch, $40 dinner: Our picks for the best deals during Tacoma Restaurant Week". The News Tribune. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ Nagle, Matt (April 30, 2013). "Changes come to Weekly Volcano". Tacoma Weekly. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
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