Charleston City Paper is a weekly independent newspaper printed every Wednesday 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
PUBLISHER
Andy Brack – brack@charlestoncitypaper.com
NEWS STAFF
EDITOR
Sam Spence – sam@charlestoncitypaper.com
News
CUISINE EDITOR
Parker Milner – parker@charlestoncitypaper.com
Local Food
STAFF WRITER
Skyler Baldwin – skyler@charlestoncitypaper.com
Local News, Calendar
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Michael Smallwood – msmallwood@charlestoncitypaper.com
Local Arts
Chelsea Grinstead – chelsea@charlestoncitypaper.com
Local Music
WEB EDITOR
Samantha Connors – samantha@charlestoncitypaper.com
CARTOONISTS
Steve Stegelin
Robert Ariail
EDITORIAL INTERNS
interns@charlestoncitypaper.com
CONTRIBUTORS
Vincent Harris, Stephanie Hunt, D.R.E. James, Robert Moss, Jeremy Rutledge, Rouzy Vafaie, Dustin Waters, Vanessa Wolf, Kevin Young
LOCAL DISPLAY AND ONLINE ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Cris Temples – cris@charlestoncitypaper.com
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
Hollie Anderson – hollie@charlestoncitypaper.com
Kristin Byars – kristin@charlestoncitypaper.com
Ashley Frantz – ashley@charlestoncitypaper.com
Lauren Kesmodel – lk@charlestoncitypaper.com
Tony Rhone – tony@charlestoncitypaper.com
Michelle Wells – michelle@charlestoncitypaper.com
SALES COORDINATOR
Melissa Veal – melissa@charlestoncitypaper.com
ADVERTISING
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
VMGadvertising.com
PRODUCTION
ART DIRECTOR
Scott Suchy – suchy@charlestoncitypaper.com
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Déla Breyne – dela@charlestoncitypaper.com
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Christina Bailey – christina@charlestoncitypaper.com
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Rūta Smith – ruta@charlestoncitypaper.com
DISTRIBUTION
circulation@charlestoncitypaper.com
CIRCULATION TEAM
Jesse Craig, Chris Glenn, Robert Hogg, David Lampley, John Melnick, Sam Ognibene, Tashana Remsburg, Tony Rhone
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. Members include J. Edward Bell and Andrew C. Brack.