Weekly Alibi
Weekly Alibi, commonly referred to as The Alibi, was a free weekly news, arts, culture, and entertainment newspaper and website in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 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. The newspaper and website were members of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia as well as the National Newspaper Association. The Weekly Alibi is closed; its last edition was published in late August, 2020.
 Cover of the August 15–21, 2019, issue | |
| Type | Online Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Owner | NuCity Publications |
| Founder(s) | Christopher Johnson and Daniel Scott |
| Publisher | Constance Moss |
| Editor | Devin D. O'Leary |
| Managing editor | Dan Pennington |
| News editor | August March |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Ceased publication | 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Circulation | 37,057 (as of June 2015)[1] |
| ISSN | 1088-0496 |
| Website | alibi.com |
| Free online archives | Yes |
Weekly Alibi, commonly referred to as The Alibi, was a free weekly news, arts, culture, and entertainment newspaper and website in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[2] 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[3] 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.[4]
Originally the newspaper was a bi-weekly newspaper called NuCity, but changed its name due to a similar Chicago newspaper entitled Newcity.[5]
The newspaper and website were members of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia as well as the National Newspaper Association.
The Weekly Alibi is closed; its last edition was published in late August, 2020.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Weekly Alibi". AltWeeklies.com. October 23, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ Fodor's In Focus Santa Fe: with Taos and Albuquerque. Full-color Travel Guide. Fodor's Travel Publications. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-8041-4237-3. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ "Chowtown". alibi. February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ Petersen, Carl (February 19, 2015). "Best of Burque 2014". alibi. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ O'Leary, Devin (September 3, 2020). "Alibi Settles Into Old Ownership | Weekly Alibi". Archived from the original on October 31, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
Three years later, after a somewhat amicable lawsuit from our friends at Chicago's New City newspaper, the name was changed to Weekly Alibi.
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