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The Current Newspapers
The Current Newspapers consisted of four print and online weekly community newspapers in Washington, D.C., with editions targeted to affluent communities in Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, and Northwest DC.
The publications group provided readers with the latest news from the District of Columbia government, local government including Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC), citizens organizations, and other community news, sports, events, and entertainment for areas served since 1967.
The company previously owned a newspaper on Capitol Hill – Voice of the Hill – but ceased publication on May 5, 2010, citing declines in advertising revenue. This announcement came around 9 months after the death of the paper's co-founder, Bruce Robey, who was found dead due to an apparent heart attack in September, 2009. The company ceased all publications on May 10, 2019.
The first issue of the Northwest Current was released on October 20, 1977, succeeding the Potomac Current, which ran biweekly from 1968–1977.
The Georgetown Current began publication in 1991, and covers news concerning the communities of Burleith, Foxhall, Georgetown, Glover Park, and the lower Palisades.
On September 8, 2017, one of The Current's former printers, Gannett Company, filed a lawsuit against The Current through the DC Superior Court for $180,000 worth of unpaid printing bills.
In early January 2018, The Current filed for bankruptcy, having owed its creditors more than $1.25 million, with the free newspaper not having the money to pay its workers, distributors, or printers. The Current filed a petition for Chapter 11 protection on January 3 through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia, in which it reported less than $50,000 in assets and over $1.2 million in liabilities. Many of these liabilities come from former printers such as the previously mentioned Gannett Company, to which it owed over $180,000, Bartash Printing Inc for $105,000, APG of Chesapeake for $60,000, and former writers and photographers who are owed around $26,000.
On May 10, 2019, The Current Newspapers' editorial director, Kate Michael, emailed employees that The Current would stop publishing immediately. The email said, "I'm sorry for the abrupt shock of this message. It is a difficult one for me send. I wish I had more specific information to share with you, but I was just told this afternoon that due to a Bankruptcy filing change from the former Publisher, The Current will cease editorial operations. I am not sure if we will be able to resume in the future under any circumstances, but will be in touch with you should that be possible."
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The Current Newspapers
The Current Newspapers consisted of four print and online weekly community newspapers in Washington, D.C., with editions targeted to affluent communities in Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, and Northwest DC.
The publications group provided readers with the latest news from the District of Columbia government, local government including Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC), citizens organizations, and other community news, sports, events, and entertainment for areas served since 1967.
The company previously owned a newspaper on Capitol Hill – Voice of the Hill – but ceased publication on May 5, 2010, citing declines in advertising revenue. This announcement came around 9 months after the death of the paper's co-founder, Bruce Robey, who was found dead due to an apparent heart attack in September, 2009. The company ceased all publications on May 10, 2019.
The first issue of the Northwest Current was released on October 20, 1977, succeeding the Potomac Current, which ran biweekly from 1968–1977.
The Georgetown Current began publication in 1991, and covers news concerning the communities of Burleith, Foxhall, Georgetown, Glover Park, and the lower Palisades.
On September 8, 2017, one of The Current's former printers, Gannett Company, filed a lawsuit against The Current through the DC Superior Court for $180,000 worth of unpaid printing bills.
In early January 2018, The Current filed for bankruptcy, having owed its creditors more than $1.25 million, with the free newspaper not having the money to pay its workers, distributors, or printers. The Current filed a petition for Chapter 11 protection on January 3 through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia, in which it reported less than $50,000 in assets and over $1.2 million in liabilities. Many of these liabilities come from former printers such as the previously mentioned Gannett Company, to which it owed over $180,000, Bartash Printing Inc for $105,000, APG of Chesapeake for $60,000, and former writers and photographers who are owed around $26,000.
On May 10, 2019, The Current Newspapers' editorial director, Kate Michael, emailed employees that The Current would stop publishing immediately. The email said, "I'm sorry for the abrupt shock of this message. It is a difficult one for me send. I wish I had more specific information to share with you, but I was just told this afternoon that due to a Bankruptcy filing change from the former Publisher, The Current will cease editorial operations. I am not sure if we will be able to resume in the future under any circumstances, but will be in touch with you should that be possible."