''Weekly Alibi'', commonly referred to as ''The Alibi'', was a free weekly news, arts, culture, and entertainment newspaper and
website
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in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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.
The main features were the website's award-winning news section, featuring cultural commentary by August March; the calendar listings; reviews and guides to arts; art criticism; entertainment news; music interviews; and film reviews by noted film critic/Managing Editor Devin O'Leary. Its "Chowtown" restaurant guide
and its "Best of
Burque" award issues, which covered everything from "Best Community Action Group" and "Best All-You-Can-Eat" to "Best Gay Bar" were popular features of Weekly Alibi.
Originally the newspaper was a bi-weekly newspaper called ''NuCity'', but changed its name due to a similar Chicago newspaper entitled ''
Newcity
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''.
The newspaper and website were members of the
Association of Alternative Newsmedia
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as well as the
National Newspaper Association.
The ''Weekly Alibi'' is closed; its last edition was published in late August, 2020.
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Local iQ
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Defunct newspapers published in New Mexico
Mass media in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Publications with year of establishment missing
Weekly newspapers published in the United States
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