{"id":75022,"date":"2025-12-31T20:14:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/75022\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T20:14:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T20:14:06","slug":"pittsburgh-city-paper-announces-closure-after-34-years-in-business-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/75022\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh City Paper announces closure after 34 years in business \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh City Paper has announced its closure after 34 years in business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The alternative newspaper made the announcement over social media on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a ride. 34 years. We wish you a happy New Year, we\u2019re just sad we won\u2019t see you on the other side,\u201d the paper\u2019s post on Instagram reads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Pittsburgh City Paper is owned by Cars Holding Inc., a subsidiary of Toledo, Ohio-based Block Communications Inc., which owns the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Cars Holding Inc. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/business\/subsidiary-post-gazette-ownership-purchases-pittsburgh-city-paper\/NDXSA3QGKJCODEHDF6KIOVX5TA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/business\/subsidiary-post-gazette-ownership-purchases-pittsburgh-city-paper\/NDXSA3QGKJCODEHDF6KIOVX5TA\/\">purchased the paper in 2023<\/a> from Eagle Media, owner of the Butler Eagle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Our partners at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/12\/31\/pittsburgh-city-paper-closes-ownership-confirms.html?csrc=6398&amp;link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=69556d23c9064c00015c7385&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthemNewContentFeed&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawPCTZdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwV3JLS1dudnhLV01zN0xsc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiFXX6PhTyZHOfWcH5e23YfSHDEfvs0OXSidy91im_FvQqAThMcVxoCTxMNh_aem_NllDKe8s6gNTm5rwMTcSYg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/12\/31\/pittsburgh-city-paper-closes-ownership-confirms.html?csrc=6398&amp;link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=69556d23c9064c00015c7385&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthemNewContentFeed&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawPCTZdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwV3JLS1dudnhLV01zN0xsc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiFXX6PhTyZHOfWcH5e23YfSHDEfvs0OXSidy91im_FvQqAThMcVxoCTxMNh_aem_NllDKe8s6gNTm5rwMTcSYg\">Pittsburgh Business Times<\/a> report that BCI decided to close Pittsburgh City Paper due to financial hardships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh City Paper has announced its closure after 34 years in business. 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