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04/10/2018

Tampa alternative weekly Creative Loafing sold to Cleveland publisher Euclid Media Group

From The Tampa Bay Times

Creative Loafing Tampa, the edgy alternative weekly that’s covered Tampa Bay area arts, entertainment, politics and local news since 1988, has been sold yet again.

Euclid Media Group of Cleveland, Ohio did not disclose what it paid SouthComm, based in Nashville, for the free weekly, which has offices in Ybor City.

In announcing the news Monday, Creative Loafing’s Twitter feed held back none of its independent bite.

"We’ve got new overlords, people," it said.

And those bosses have acted. Euclid laid off several staffers, including longtime editor-in-chief David Warner, and promoted Scott Harrell from managing editor and online editor to editor-in-chief.

In a column posted at cltampa.com Monday afternoon, Warner said the layoffs also included news and politics editor Kate Bradshaw, creative director Julio Ramos and account executives James Ostrand and Claire Sayetta, leaving the publication with four full-time editorial staffers.

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