It was no surprise to hear of Willamette Week owners purchase of the North Carolina AltMedia stalwart  Independent Weekly yesterday.  Publisher Richard Meeker has a long-time connection to the Research Triangle Market, his brother Charles was former Mayor of Raleigh.  Read more about the transaction from perspective from long-time Indy owner Steve Schewel in a press release from August 22.

City of Roses Newspaper Company, which owns Willamette Week and Santa Fe Reporter officially concludes the sale on October 1.     All three papers owned by City of Roses are charter members of AWN.