Weekly Volcano
TypeAlternative weekly
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Independent
PublisherAngela Jossy
Founded2001, 2023
HeadquartersTacoma, Washington, U.S.

Weekly Volcano is a weekly entertainment newspaper in based in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It serves the southern Puget Sound region and reports on film, theater, food, art and music.

The Weekly Volcano was purchased and re-launched in February 2023 by a long time writer for the publication, Angela Jossy.[1]

At its peak in its previous incarnation, the Weekly Volcano had 670 distribution points from Federal Way to Tumwater, reaching more than 92,000 readers every Thursday.[citation needed] It began publication on November 1, 2001,[2] and was founded by publisher Ron Swarner.[3] Swarner's brother Ken later took over as publisher.[4] Weekly Volcano also published Northwest Military, which serves military families.[5]

The newspaper organized the annual Tacoma Restaurant Week from 2008 onward.[6]

The Weekly Volcano was merged into the Ranger and Northwest Airlifter as an entertainment supplement in April 2013.[7] Its last article through the merger was published in 2021.

References

  1. ^ Bryan, Saint (September 12, 2023). "Dormant for years, Tacoma's Weekly Volcano newspaper is about to erupt again". king5.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  2. ^ "Poster artists, music group, paper win city recognition". The News Tribune. September 30, 2007. p. E4. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tacoma, WA. Weekly Volcano". Alternative Weekly Network. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Kidd, Sue (September 18, 2015). "Peaks and Pints to pour into Proctor". The News Tribune. p. O21. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Weekly Volcano, Spew No More?". Feed Tacoma. June 10, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Sherred, Kristine (October 16, 2022). "$20 lunch, $40 dinner: Our picks for the best deals during Tacoma Restaurant Week". The News Tribune. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Nagle, Matt (April 30, 2013). "Changes come to Weekly Volcano". Tacoma Weekly. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2016.


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