''Cincinnati CityBeat'' is an independent local arts and issues publication covering the

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...

area.

History

''CityBeat'' was founded in November 1994. It was backed by local entrepreneur Thomas Schiff and co-founded by John Fox, who left his editor position at ''

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'' (at that point Cincinnati's only print source for independent news) to start the paper. ''CityBeat'' has won numerous national, statewide and local journalism and design awards, most recently being named Best Weekly Paper in the state of

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in 2005 by the

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. In 2012, ''CityBeat'' was acquired by

SouthComm Communications SouthComm Communications was a media company that owned a number of alternative newspapers and other news sources in the United States such as the ''Nashville Scene'' and the ''Washington City Paper''. It was based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 201 ...

. In 2018, it was sold to

Euclid Media Group Euclid Media Group (EMG) was a media company in the United States, operating 2013-2023. It was headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and owned the ''Orlando Weekly'', '' Cincinnati CityBeat, Cleveland Scene'', ''Creative Loafing'' (Tampa), '' Detroit Met ...

. The company dissolved in August 2023 the newspaper was sold to Chris Keating, operating under the name Big Lou Holdings LLC.

Affiliations

''CityBeat'' is a member of the

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Notable people

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References

https://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20180117/news/148856/euclid-media-group-acquires-cincinnati-alt-weekly

External links

''CityBeat''

''CityBeats Best of CincinnatiRyan Greis, one of ''CityBeat''s award-winning Illustrators
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