Anchorage Press
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The Anchorage Press is a free alternative weekly newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska. Starting in 2022, the paper has been digital only, but new ownership announced that the print edition will be revived in 2026.
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Nathaniel Herz
Noisy Creek
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| Type | Alternative weekly |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Veri di Suvero Nathaniel Herz Noisy Creek |
| Publisher | Nick Coltman |
| Editor | Susy Buchanan |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | 540 East 5th Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 United States |
| Circulation | 15,500 (as of 2020)[1] |
Sister newspapers | Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman |
| Website | anchoragepress |
History
In September 1992, Bill Boulay, Barry Bialik, and Nick Coltman established the Anchorage Bypass. In 1994, it was renamed the Anchorage Press.[2] In 2006, Anchorage Press Publishing, which published the newspaper, was purchased by Wick Communications, the owner of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.[3] In 2022, the paper discontinued its print edition becoming an online only publication.[4] Most staff were laid off; the paper had lost $150,000 in the past year.[5]
In January 2025, Wick announced it was looking to sell the paper.[6] In May 2026, the Frontiersman and Press were acquired by the Mat-Su Sentinel, a two-year-old digital only nonprofit newsroom, which announced plans to hand the Press over to a local entrepreneur interested in reviving the alt-weekly.[7][8] In June 2026, the Press was sold to nonprofit manager Veri di Suvero and journalist Nathaniel Herz, along with Noisy Creek, a company in Seattle which owns The Stranger and the Chicago Reader.[9]
