So far we have seen one side of Philadelphia. We all know this place to be one of the most historic spots offering wide range of tourist attractions like art museum, Universities and other historic places. Let us now look at Philadelphia from a totally different angle and known about its award winning weekly.

Philadelphia Weekly is an award winning alternative newspaper in Philadelphia that is published on every Wednesday. This paper was founded in 1971 as a sister publication to the South Philadelphia press. It was only in the year 1995 that this paper became a weekly.

Some of the popular columns included in this weekly are:

- The Trouble with Spikol - Written by Liz Spikol this column deals with issues relating to mental illness as well as chronicling health struggles. She also started an online blog with the same name in the year 2005.

- On the Radar - this column was written from year 2005-2008 by English immigrant Steven Wells. He usually dealt with explosive tirades like evolution, atheism, aristocracy, rugby league and whole other range of diversified and unrelated topics.

- The Angry Grammarian - This is a comedy language column written by PW managing editor, Jeffery Barg.

- Savage Love - This is a sex column written by Dan Savage.

Within a span of few years, Philadelphia weekly turned out to be one of the most used local guides to Philly politics, alternative news, music, restaurant reviews, bars, art, real estate, classifieds and several other issues. You name it and Philadelphia weekly would cover it such was the impression people had on this weekly.

Violence is a normal occurrence in a town. For this reason we should always be ready on the possibilities of danger that lurks around the city. When going on a Philadelphia travel with your family it is best to know what kinds of violence and troubles you can run into.

I am not telling you that it is not safe in the roads of Philadelphia USA. We people, whether tourist or not should always be prepared on the things that would come.

All the information we need to know about Philadelphia USA is in the Weekly reports of violence that is written in the newspapers or in the local news on the television.

Here is one question you might likely want to ask about the Philadelphia Weekly reports on violence

Where can I get the weekly news about the city?

Going to a Philadelphia travel is amazing. Staying in a hotel and going to different places in the city is wonderful. But everyday there are lots of crimes happening in the dark streets of Philadelphia USA.

For your own good and for you to be aware of the news, watch the local news of Philadelphia or read the daily newspapers in town. Click these links below to know more.

http://youngphillypolitics.com/philadelphia_weekly_reports_violence_against_asian_students_schools

http://www.thenotebook.org/blog/091641/philadelphia-weekly-reports-violence-against-asian-students

http://www.topix.com/philly/2009/09/philadelphia-weekly-reports-on-violence-against-asian-students-in-schools

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/in-extremis/In-Extremis-44394127.html

The Philadelphia Weekly was founded in the year 1971 as a sister publication of the South Philadelphia Press. This paper became the Philadelphia Weekly in 1995 and is now the leading source of arts, dining, entertainment and hard hitting alternative news of the city. The multimedia approach of the newspaper includes a print tabloid weekly, event marketing and digital content which gives the readers an immediate connection to the information and news. The bold and uncompromising journalistic approach has made the Philadelphia Weekly; the region's most widely read alternative newsweekly.

Publication and Circulation

The Philadelphia Weekly is published by Review Publication Limited Partnership, every Wednesday. It has a circulation of 107,234 and is distributed every Wednesday in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester Counties and other selected locations in south New Jersey.

Cost of the Newspaper

The Philadelphia Weekly is available free, limited to 1 copy for 1 reader. You can get additional copies of the current issue only by the distributors or the authorized contractors.

Mail Subscriptions

The mail subscription of the Philadelphia Weekly is $ 30 for six months and $ 55 for 1 year.

Online Edition

You can read the online edition of PW before Philadelphia travel to get various news of the city. The online edition, philadelphiaweekly.com gets every month around 51,699 visits. This information when compared with the other websites makes the site ranked 38,921 out of the top 1 million websites.

Philadelphiaweekly.com is also popular in several countries including the USA. The countries where it is most often visited are USA, India, Germany, UK and Australia.

Here are some links to know more about the Philadelphia Weekly:

http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/

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