Charleston City Paper is a weekly independent newspaper printed every Friday and updated daily online in Charleston, S.C., by City Paper Publishing, LLC.  

Independent, local and free since 1997, the Charleston City Paper offers award-winning news coverage that helps readers to better understand the communities in which they live.  The newspaper offers dynamic coverage of the Lowcountry’s food, arts and music offerings as well as diverse reporting, editorials and cartoons that give insights into local controversies in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.  

ADDRESSES
  • Office location: 480 East Bay St., Suite E, Charleston, SC 29403
  • Mailing address: P.O. Box 21942, Charleston, SC 29413
  • Phone: (843) 577-5304
  • Fax (Sales/Advertising): (877) 863-2905
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SOCIAL MEDIA

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NEWS STAFF

Skyler Baldwin skyler@charlestoncitypaper.com
News editor

Herb Frazier – herb@charlestoncitypaper.com
Special projects editor

Vincent Harrismusic@charlestoncitypaper.com
Music editor

Ashleigh Keiser – ashleigh@charlestoncitypaper.com
Digital, social media, design

Maura Hoganarts@charlestoncitypaper.com
Arts and Culture editor

Jack O’Toole jack@charlestoncitypaper.com
News, Statehouse bureau

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER

Andy Brack – brack@charlestoncitypaper.com


PHOTOGRAPHER

Ashley Stanol

CARTOONISTS

Robert Ariail, Steve Stegelin

CONTRIBUTORS

Kevin Young, Michael Pham, Helen Mitternight, Tiare Solis, Sydney Bollinger, Kyle Peterson, Stratton Lawrence, Ryan Biddix, Kate Bryan.


LOCAL DISPLAY AND ONLINE ADVERTISING

ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER

Cris Temples – cris@charlestoncitypaper.com

ADVERTISING DIRECTOR

Ashley Frantz Smith– ashley@charlestoncitypaper.com

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES

Kristin Byars – kristin@charlestoncitypaper.com
Kate Robbins – kate@charlestoncitypaper.com

ADVERTISE

If you would like to advertise with the Charleston City Paper, please contact our advertising director, Cris Temples, via e-mail (cris@charlestoncitypaper.com), or phone (577-5304, ext. 127)


NATIONAL ADVERTISING

VMG ADVERTISING

888-278-9866 or 212-475-2529
Sr. VP of Sales: Susan Belair
Sr. VP of Sales Operations: Joe Larkin
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PRODUCTION

ART DIRECTOR

Scott Suchy – suchy@charlestoncitypaper.com

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, DESIGNER

Christina Bailey – christina@charlestoncitypaper.com

DISTRIBUTION

circulation@charlestoncitypaper.com

CIRCULATION TEAM

Stephen Jenkins, David Lampley, Aidan Lauderdale, Spencer Martin, John Melnick, Judy Narry, Aidan O’Connor, Michael Pham

ASSOCIATIONS

The Charleston City Paper is a member of the South Carolina Press Association and the Association for Alternative Newsmedia.

The Charleston City Paper is published by City Paper Publishing, LLC.