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Folio Weekly

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Folio Weekly
TypeAlternative weekly
FormatTabloid
FoundedApril 1987
Headquarters9456 Philips Highway, Suite 11, Jacksonville, Florida 32256, US
Websitefolioweekly.com

Folio Weekly is an alternative weekly publication in Jacksonville, Florida. It covers topics such as politics, lifestyle, and entertainment.[1]

It is the largest and most influential alternative magazine in Northeast Florida and is distributed in Duval, St. Johns and Clay.[1]

History

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The newspaper was founded in April 1987.[2]

It is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia and has won multiple AAN Awards. The paper has an unverified circulation of 60,000 plus print copies monthly and has grown to over 200,000 in readership each issue as of June 2023 .[3]

It was acquired by Boldland Press, Inc. in 2020. Attorney John Michael Phillips has been linked to the ownership group.[4]

In March 2021, it was converted into a monthly newspaper due to lack of revenue.[5] It has since begun to publish twice a month.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Folio Weekly shuts down after 33 years". Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida. May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "FOLIO Weekly Shuts Down Due To 'Economic Freefall' Brought On By Coronavirus". WJCT News. May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Folio Weekly". Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. Archived from the original on October 15, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2007.
  4. ^ Bill Delaney (June 15, 2020). "Folio 2.0: John Phillips reboots Jax's alt weekly". The Jaxson. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ^ Timothy Gibbons (May 6, 2020). "Inside Folio Weekly's decision to shut down". Jacksonville Business Journal. (Subscription required)
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