Weekly Volcano

Weekly Volcano was a weekly entertainment newspaper in based in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It served the southern Puget Sound region and reports on film, theater, food, art and music. The newspaper has 670 distribution points from Federal Way to Tumwater, reaching more than 92,000 readers every Thursday. It began publication on November 1, 2001,[1] and was founded by publisher Ron Swarner.[2] Swarner's brother Ken later took over as publisher.[3] Weekly Volcano also published Northwest Military, which serves military families.[4]

Weekly Volcano
TypeAlternative weekly
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Independent
PublisherKen Swarner
EditorBill White
Founded2001
HeadquartersTacoma, Washington, U.S.
Websiteweeklyvolcano.com

The newspaper organized the annual Tacoma Restaurant Week from 2008 onward.[5] The Weekly Volcano was merged into the Ranger and Northwest Airlifter as an entertainment supplement in April 2013.[6]

References
  1. "Poster artists, music group, paper win city recognition". The News Tribune. September 30, 2007. p. E4. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tacoma, WA. Weekly Volcano". Alternative Weekly Network. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  3. Kidd, Sue (September 18, 2015). "Peaks and Pints to pour into Proctor". The News Tribune. p. O21. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Weekly Volcano, Spew No More?". Feed Tacoma. June 10, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  5. Sherred, Kristine (October 16, 2022). "$20 lunch, $40 dinner: Our picks for the best deals during Tacoma Restaurant Week". The News Tribune. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  6. Nagle, Matt (April 30, 2013). "Changes come to Weekly Volcano". Tacoma Weekly. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
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