''The Weekender'' is an arts entertainment weekly published in
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in th ...
, for the city and surrounding northeastern Pennsylvania communities, with distribution every Wednesday.
''The Weekender'' started as an independent entertainment weekly in 1993.
It was purchased by the
Times Leader
The ''Times Leader'' is a privately owned newspaper in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Founding
Founded in 1879, it was locally owned until being purchased by Capital Cities in 1978.
Early history
On November 27, 1907, the ''Wilkes-Barre Times ...
group later in 1993.
''The Weekender'' claimed to have grown to be northeastern Pennsylvania's arts and entertainment weekly with the highest
circulation
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, reporting that it had distributed 40,000 copies in print, through more than 1,000 locations, covering five Pennsylvania counties, with more than 174,000 readers.
References
Further reading
Article on annual awards given by ''The Weekender''.A new day: Avant Publications acquires Times Leader Media Group* [https://www.foxnews.com/us/controversial-stolen-valor-column-sparks-outrage-in-small-pennsylvania-town Second of two articles, at Fox News, on a "stolen valour" controversy associated with a guest column in the newspaper, which grew to receive regional and national attention.]
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Newspapers published in Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1991 establishments in Pennsylvania