The Dayton City Paper is an alternative newspaper emphasizing arts, culture, entertainment and a little politics, published weekly and distributed throughout the Dayton, Ohio metro region. The paper was originally founded in the 1990s under the name The Dayton Voice. In the early 2000s, the paper's name was changed to Impact Weekly due to legal pressure from the nationally known alternative newsweekly, The Village Voice. In the mid 2000s, the paper's name was changed once again to the Dayton City Paper.
Editorially and visually, the all-color Dayton City Paper reads much more like a local niche magazine than it does a typical alternative weekly. Whereas many alternative newsweeklies across the country tend to take political sides and emphasize subculture lifestyles, the Dayton City Paper tends to focus on performing and visual arts, music of nearly every genre, film, epicurean features including dining, wine and beer, literature, the environment, social issues and politics. The publication also features a carefully selected roster of quality syndicated content, including Amy Alkon's "The Advice Goddess", Chuck Shepard's "News of the Weird," Cariel's "Sign Language Astrology," the New York Times Sunday Crossword, Matt Groening's "Life in Hell," Don Asmussen's "Bad Reporter," and Donna Barstow's "Daily Special." The paper's staff and freelance writers authoritatively deliver the editorial quality that readers demand. Readers especially enjoy the weekly "debate forum" where opposing writers argue in a true debate format in favor or against political and social issues of the day.
The DCP also partners with regional communities including the nearby towns of Yellow Springs and Troy with monthly special insert sections called "Destination: Yellow Springs" and "Destination: Troy." Similarly, and in recognition of the extraordinarily popular strength of visual art regionally, the DCP also presents another unique monthly insert section called "Art Everywhere" highlighting visual art related events, organizations and artists.
The DCP website DaytonCityPaper.com delivers nearly all editorial content online in addition to "page-flip" versions of the printed paper by clicking on the back-issues button.
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