Charleston City Paper

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A local free alternative newspaper. They feature many articles on the local music scene, art exhibits, and upcoming theater performances. The paper is distributed with a new issue every Wednesday. There is a large section on restaurants. They have a very popular feature called "City Picks". The City Picks are the must see or do events in Charleston for that particular week according to the paper. They have many well written news articles that cover a wide range of topics from gay issues to the environment.

History

The Charleston City Paper began as a project by a College of Charleston newpaper editor, Mongo Sean Nicholl. He published a "weekly" paper, The Upwith Herald, once or twice a month. After taking a strong interest in moving to San Francisco, Mongo sold the paper in 1994. It was renamed Upwith, moved into an official office at the corner of John and King streets, and made a dependable weekly deadline. The paper was sold once again in 1997. It moved to further north down King Street and was renamed The City paper.