''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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History

''Style'' was originally owned by

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. In 2018, it was sold to

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along with two other publications 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

Alden Global Capital Alden Global Capital is a hedge fund based in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 2007 by Randall D. Smith, and is a division of Smith Management LLC. Its managing director is Heath Freeman. By mid-2020, Alden had stakes in roughly two ...

in a $633 million deal. On September 7, 2021, ''Style Weekly''s editor-in-chief announced on Facebook they would be ceasing publication the following day. On November 17, 2021, VPM Media Corporation, the parent company of public media group VPM, announced it had acquired ''Style Weekly''. On December 14, 2021, ''Style Weekly''s 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