Now (newspaper)

NOW
Editor Alice Klein
Former editors Michael Hollett
Categories Alternative weekly newspaper
Frequency Weekly
First issue 1981 (1981)
Company NOW Communications
Country Canada
Based in 503, 192 Spadina Ave, Toronto, Ontario
Language English
Website nowtoronto.com
ISSN 0712-1326

Now (styled as NOW), also known as NOW Magazine, is a free alternative weekly newspaper and online publication in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]

It was first printed on September 10, 1981 by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein. NOW is an alternative weekly that covers news, culture, arts, and entertainment. Independent and privately owned by Hollett and Klein, NOW is published 52 times a year. The publication can be picked up in subway stations, cafes, variety stores, clothing outlets, restaurants, alternative movie venues, and in its green and red newspaper boxes. NOW is published every Thursday.

NOW has been online since 1993, first as now.com and then as nowtoronto.com since 2000.

The Toronto Star launched Eye Weekly in 1991 as a competitor to NOW, although NOW consistently remained the more widely read publication and Eye Weekly folded in 2011.

It is also a central sponsor and its owners hold an ownership stake in North by Northeast, a major annual music festival in Toronto.

Content

Syndicated content in NOW includes Dan Savage's "Savage Love" sex advice column and Rob Brezsny's "Real Astrology". Notable columnists include Susan G. Cole and Adria Vasil.

NOW' publishes a complement of comprehensive Guide Issues every year. Some of these include:

  • The Love & Sex Guide
  • Love Your Body
  • The Restaurant Guide
  • The Patio Guide
  • The Hot Summer Guide
  • The NXNE Guide/Pride Preview
  • The TIFF Issue
  • The Best of Toronto Guide
  • The Holiday Guide
  • The NYE Planner
  • The Year In Review

Green efforts

Some of these efforts include the construction of the Green Roof in 2006. The roof helps to keep the building temperature regulated while using less energy which aids in keeping pollution low. The plant life, which is a sedum species, helps to purify the air. The green roof also reduces stormwater runoff - which can cause sewage backup during periods of deluge. NOW implements a 100% recycled paper policy and uses only vegetable-based dyes for print. This effort, each year, saves over 28,000 living trees, reduces greenhouse gases - the equivalent given off by 534 cars, eliminates 7 swimming pools of waste water and saves 79 garbage trucks worth of solid waste. Now also partners with Green Enterprise Toronto (GET) and Canopy (formerly Markets Initiative). Both companies are dedicated to responsible business and green initiatives.

NOW is a certified B Corporation.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Charlie (March 31, 2011). "Toronto's Now newspaper removed from city locations after poking fun at Mayor Rob Ford". Straight.com.
  2. ↑ "Certified B Corporation". B Corporation. December 2012.
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