Suburban Times

United StatesDupont, Washington, United StatesEnglish

The Suburban Times is a digital-only news source serving Lakewood, University Place, Steilacoom, and Dupont in Pierce County, Washington. It provides hyper-local coverage of community events, local government, schools, and civic organizations, maintaining a focus on citizen-generated content and community-driven storytelling for the South Sound region.

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Pacific Northwest print media reflects a stark divide between heavily consolidated suburban weeklies and historically independent metropolitan dailies. The Seattle Times stands out as a rare, locally family-owned broadsheet boasting the highest circulation in the region, while The Spokesman-Review dominates the eastern half of the territory under long-standing Cowles Company ownership. Along the primary western highway corridor, the national chain McClatchy operates several vital mid-sized dailies, specifically the Tacoma News Tribune, The Olympian, and the Bellingham Herald. The metropolitan areas also sustain a notable alternative press tradition, anchored by the biweekly publication The Stranger. Paperboy indexes 115 Washington newspapers — browse the full directory below.

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