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Creative Loafing Atlanta
384 Northyards Blvd., Suite 600
Atlanta, GA 30313
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404-688-5623 (main)
404-614-3599 (fax)

Business Hours
Monday – Friday 9:00a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

For Display Advertising
Call 404.614.2535

For Classified Advertising
Call 404.420.3290
Fax 404.420.3298
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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What is this thing called Creative Loafing?

Creative Loafing is a multimedia company owned by Tampa, Fla., based Creative Loafing Inc. Our first issue was printed in 1972. Today, the Atlanta paper’s print version (circulation: 112,000) is the second-most broadly distributed newspaper in Georgia. We're an alternative newsweekly nationally known for our coverage of news, culture, contemporary music and the arts.

Creative Loafing Inc. also publishes Creative Loafing Charlotte, N.C., Sarasota, Fla., and Tampa, Fla. In 2007, Creative Loafing Inc. acquired two of the most outstanding alt-weeklies in the country, the Chicago Reader and the Washington (D.C.) City Paper, nearly doubling the size of the company.

We weren't kidding about them awards ... 

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies

2007: Above 60,000: Website Content Feature
1st Place: “BMF: Hip-hop’s shadowy empire” by Mara Shalhoup, Alejandro Leal and Edward Adams

2007: Format Buster
3rd Place: “The book of Ralph” by Doug Monroe and Josh Latta

2007: Ad Design
2nd Place: “Georgia Music Directory,” by Katie Kaiser and Jane Earle

Association of Food Journalists

2007: Under 150,000: Best Newspaper Food Feature
Finalist: “Down to Earth” by Besha Rodell

2007: Best Newspaper Restaurant Criticism
3rd Place: Besha Rodell, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

James Beard Foundation

2007: Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs With or Without Recipes
Finalist, 2006 Food Issue, “From the farm to your table” by Besha Rodell

Atlanta Press Club

2007: Journalist of the Year
Mara Shalhoup

2006: Food Writing: Above 50,000
1st Place: "Creature Feature"; "Globe-trotting to India"; "Dream team" by Bill Addison, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2006: Photography: Above 50,000
1st Place: "Losing Hanna, Part 2" by Jim Stawniak, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2005: Feature story: Above 50,000
1st Place: "Learning to Hit a Lick" by Mara Shalhoup, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2005: Arts Feature: Above 50,000
Honorable Mention: "The 60 Million Dollar Man" by Steve Fennessy, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2005: News Story - In-Depth: Above 50,000
2nd Place: "Insane Asylum" by Steve Fennessy, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2004: Arts Feature: Above 50,000
3rd Place (tie): "Girl" by Felicia Feaster, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2004: Illustration: Above 50,000
3rd Place: "Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid" by Schonie Hamilton, John Yardley, Jim Stawniak and David Chestnut, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2004: Music Criticism: Above 50,000
1st Place: Roni Sarig, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2002: Arts Feature: Above 54,000
Honorable Mention: "Mind the gap" by Scott Henry, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2002: Health Care: Above 54,000
3rd Place: "Dealing Drugs the Legal Way" by Mara Shalhoup, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2002: Investigative Reporting: Above 54,000
3rd Place: "The Bad Cops Club" by Mara Shalhoup, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2002: Music Criticism: Above 54,000
2nd Place: Roni Sarig, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2002: News Story (1500 words or less): Above 54,000
1st Place: "Mystery Money" by Kevin Griffis, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2000: Cartoon: Above 54,000
2nd Place: Alex Burns, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

1996: Local Political Story: Above 54,000
3rd Place: "Outside the Fences" by Caleb Hellerman, Jabari Simama, Greg Land and M. Rex Smith, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

The Association of Women in Communications Clarion Award

2005: Newspaper Feature Story: More than 100,000
"Learning to Hit a Lick" by Mara Shalhoup, Creative Loafing (Atlanta) 

Association of Food Journalists Awards

2005: Under 150,000
3rd Place: Bill Addison, (former) food editor, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

Green Eyeshade Awards for Excellence in Journalism
presented by the Society of Professional Journalists

2005: Criticism: Print, weekly/monthly
2nd Place: "Collection" by Curt Holman, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2005: Serious Commentary: Print, weekly/monthly
3rd Place: Doug Monroe, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2005: Feature Reporting: Print, weekly/monthly
3rd Place: "Losing Hanna" by Mara Shalhoup, Creative Loafing (Atlanta)