Folio Weekly

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox newspaper Folio Weekly is an alternative weekly publication in Jacksonville, Florida. It covers topics such as politics, lifestyle, and entertainment.<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

It is the largest and most influential alternative magazine in Northeast Florida and is distributed in Duval, St. Johns and Clay.<ref name="auto"/>

History

The newspaper was founded in April 1987.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

It is a member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia and has won multiple AAN Awards. The paper has an unverified circulation of 60,000 plus print copies monthly and has grown to over 200,000 in readership each issue as of June 2023 .<ref name="AAN directory">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

It was acquired by Boldland Press, Inc. in 2020. Attorney John Michael Phillips has been linked to the ownership group.<ref name="Delaney2020">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In March 2021, it was converted into a monthly newspaper.<ref>Template:Cite magazine (Subscription required)</ref> It has since begun to publish twice a month and has continued to grow at an amazing pace since it was acquired by Boldland Press Inc.

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