Published since 1981, Washington City Paper is a general-interest publication and an online destination for local urban dwellers. It specializes in features rather than news, with an emphasis on urban issues and politics, arts and entertainment, restaurants, and the peculiar pros and cons of city life. In addition, City Paper publishes comprehensive film, theater, music, gallery, dance, and museum guides and a large classified advertising section. It is well-known as a showcase for some of the city's most talented journalists, award-winning critics and artists.City Paper is a controlled-circulation weekly, printed in a tabloid format on newsprint. More than 90,000 copies are distributed in the District of Columbia and the close-in suburbs of Maryland and Virginia. The City Paper also boasts an average read time of 79 minutes (according to an MRI survey), as opposed to the "quick read" time spent with the Washington Express.Washingtoncitypaper.com is well-known for its traditional housing and employment classifieds, its less traditional than Crafty Bastards arts-and-crafts classifieds, and its searchable entertainment listings. Also popular is the nationally recognized food column Young & Hungry, which paired with Restaurant Finder, a searchable database populated with ratings and combines the best features of national personals sites with a purely local perspective. Washingtoncitypaper.com also includes the well-used, online-only music destination "InDC".Washington City Paper is published every Friday of the year. A Fall Arts Guide is published in September. Distribution begins Thursday morning and is completed by early Friday.The Washington City Paper is in the Washington DC, Hagerstown, DC DMA. The Washington City Paper offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.