History
The paper was founded in 1983 and was originally published as the North Carolina Independent and was bi-weekly. Its publisher was Carolina Independent Publications, Inc. It was renamed the Independent effective March 1985. In 1989, publication was changed to weekly, and the name altered to the Independent Weekly.
In September 2002, Carolina Independent Publications acquired the area's other major weekly, the Spectator, from Creative Loafing Inc. The Spectator was based in Raleigh and was well known for its coverage of the arts; the name lives on as the name of the Independent's calendar of events.
In 2010, the Independent presented the inaugural Hopscotch Music Festival in downtown Raleigh. The three-day annual event happens in September and features local, national and international bands in just about every genre.
On Sept. 27, 2012, the Independent Weekly was purchased by ZM INDY, Inc., whose owners, Mark Zusman and Richard Meeker, also own Willamette Week. The name of the newspaper and website was changed to Indy Week.
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