"We sell community. We sell connection. That's what a good alt-weekly can still provide to its readership."new

Christine Oreskovich, publisher of The Coast in Halifax, says that strong community ties have helped her publication thrive.
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Alt-Weeklies Are Dead; Long Live Alt-Weeklies
By Rachael Daigle

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Restructuring at the Village Voice

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