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Front page of Eye Weekly
Type Weekly alternative newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner Torstar
Publisher Peter Burke
Editor Stuart Berman
Founded 1991
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website: www.eyeweekly.com

Eye Weekly is a free weekly newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An alternative newspaper is a type of Newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of opinionated Reviews and columns A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Torstar Corporation ( is an independently-owned Canadian broadly based media company that is named after its principal holding the Toronto Star daily Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is owned by Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star, and is currently published by their Star Media Group. Torstar Corporation ( is an independently-owned Canadian broadly based media company that is named after its principal holding the Toronto Star daily The Toronto Star is Canada 's highest-circulation newspaper though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario. Star Media Group is a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd

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History

Eye Weekly started publishing on October 10, 1991. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The content was first posted online via Usenet in March, 1994, and its website launched in October, 1994. Usenet, a Portmanteau of "user" and "network" is a world-wide distributed Internet discussion system A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages As of 2005 it claims an audited circulation of 306,000 readers.

The founding managing editor was offbeat Toronto Star writer William Burrill. Burrill was replaced in 1993 by Bill Reynolds, previously the music editor, while Burrill stayed on as a columnist until returning to the Toronto Star in 1998.

In its short time, the publication has boasted three distinct logos. Eye Weekly has also made a sometimes awkward transition from a mostly irreverent alternative newsweekly focused on acerbic commentary and rock and roll, to an emphasis on youthful gay and nightlife subcultures, then a renewed focus on cinema and municipal issues. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. NightLife with Tony Delroy is a popular late night talkback show across ABC Local Radio, Broadcasting from the 702 ABC Sydney studios in Ultimo For the term in biology see Subculture (biology. For the song by New Order see Sub-culture (song. A township (or Municipality) is a settlement which has the status and powers of a unit of local government The latest incarnation, unveiled on October 27, 2005, features a fashion-conscious design and more graphics. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

While the publication is officially referred to as EYE WEEKLY, logos have displayed names such as eYe WEEKLY, and just plain eye. Currently, the publication's logo is now formally displayed as EYE WEEKLY.

Past columnists

Prominent columnists at various points through the newspaper's life have included:

Other alumni

Current contributors

External links

References

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