Villager
Encyclopedia
The Villager, formerly the Highland Villager, is the oldest community newspaper
in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul
, USA.
It was founded in 1953 as Highland Villager.
It absorbed a sister paper Avenues in 2007 (which had previously been Grand Gazette till 2003).
Effective 2007, its total circulation now covers the Saint Paul neighborhoods of Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Snelling-Hamline, Lexington-Hamline, Summit-University, Summit Hill, West 7th/Fort Road and Downtown; the Minneapolis neighborhoods of Hiawatha and Minnehaha; and suburban Mendota, Mendota Heights and Lilydale.
The newspaper is published twice a month on Wednesdays, with free doorstep delivery to 50,000 homes/apartments/businesses. An additional 10,000 copies are distributed free of charge via local newsstands. 2011 AUDITED READERSHIP, 108,000.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
, USA.
It was founded in 1953 as Highland Villager.
It absorbed a sister paper Avenues in 2007 (which had previously been Grand Gazette till 2003).
Effective 2007, its total circulation now covers the Saint Paul neighborhoods of Highland Park, Macalester-Groveland, Merriam Park, Snelling-Hamline, Lexington-Hamline, Summit-University, Summit Hill, West 7th/Fort Road and Downtown; the Minneapolis neighborhoods of Hiawatha and Minnehaha; and suburban Mendota, Mendota Heights and Lilydale.
The newspaper is published twice a month on Wednesdays, with free doorstep delivery to 50,000 homes/apartments/businesses. An additional 10,000 copies are distributed free of charge via local newsstands. 2011 AUDITED READERSHIP, 108,000.