City Pulse
City Pulse is a free, alternative weekly newspaper in Lansing, Michigan. It was founded by Berl Schwartz, a veteran journalist.
History
City Pulse was founded in August 2001. The editors consider the paper "alternative media" and often feature local news items ignored by the dailies. In 2008, City Pulse was accepted into the Association of Alternative Newsmedia, a trade group that represents alternative newspapers. It also uses profanity not used by the dailies. Regarding the material covered in the paper, Schwartz, the editor and sole owner said, "I guess I've always had a passion for giving the establishment a hard time." In 2013, City Pulse won several content awards from the Michigan Press Association, including Best Special Section for its coverage of the Broad Museum at Michigan State University. It won the same award in 2011 for a special issue on the conversion of the Ottawa Power Station to Accident Fund Insurance Co. headquarters.
Staff and circulation
City Pulse has nine employees, plus a stable of artists and writers that contribute articles, cover art and cartoons for the paper. As of October 2013, City Pulse had a circulation of over 20,000 and a readership of about 50,000. The paper is available free every Wednesday in nearly 500 locations in Lansing and throughout Ingham County.
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo (/təˈliːdoʊ/) is the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, at the western end of Lake Erie bordering the state of Michigan. The city was founded by United States citizens in 1833 on the west bank of the Maumee River, and originally incorporated as part of Monroe County, Michigan Territory. It was re-founded in 1837, after conclusion of the Toledo War, when it was incorporated in Ohio.
After construction of the Miami and Erie Canal, Toledo grew quickly; it also benefited from its position on the railway line between New York City and Chicago. It has since become a city with an art community, auto assembly businesses, education, healthcare, and local sports teams. The city's glass industry has earned it the nickname, "The Glass City".
The population of Toledo as of the 2010 Census was 287,208, making it the 67th-largest city in the United States. It is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio after Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. The Toledo metropolitan area had a 2010 population of 651,429, and was the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the state of Ohio, behind Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Akron.
