Las Vegas Weekly

What Las Vegas Weekly does

Las Vegas Weekly is a privately held alternative weekly newspaper and digital publication founded in 1998, covering arts, entertainment, dining, nightlife, sports, and local news in the Las Vegas market. The publication serves two primary segments: Las Vegas residents seeking local entertainment and lifestyle information, and Las Vegas visitors looking for events, dining, and nightlife recommendations. It is published by Greenspun Media Group, a Las Vegas media conglomerate that also operates Las Vegas Sun, VegasINC, and Las Vegas Magazine, providing the publication with cross-promotional reach and shared corporate resources within the local media landscape.

The business is built on a web-based digital publishing platform with a content management system that supports an event calendar, article publishing, photo galleries, and a digital magazine edition distributed through Issuu. Print magazine distribution is maintained across the Las Vegas area alongside the digital product, and content is amplified through Facebook, X (Twitter), and a "Weekly Fix" email newsletter. The editorial team is small, with named leadership including Managing Editor Brock Radke, Arts and Entertainment Editor Amber Sampson, and Taste section writer Geoff Carter.

Las Vegas Weekly generates revenue from three streams: digital advertising (display, sponsored content, and native placements on lasvegasweekly.com), subscription revenue (digital and print subscriptions for premium content access), and event promotion (paid placement of local concerts, shows, and entertainment listings). The publication also runs a recurring annual "Best of Vegas" reader's-choice franchise, with results published yearly since at least 2021, and operates a merchandise storefront on Cafepress branded under Greenspun Media Group. No revenue figures, funding rounds, M&A activity, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in available source material.

Name

Las Vegas Weekly

Legal name

Las Vegas Weekly

Website

https://lasvegasweekly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Las Vegas Weekly is a free alternative weekly newspaper and digital publication covering arts, entertainment, dining, nightlife, sports, and local news for Las Vegas residents and visitors, published by Greenspun Media Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local News Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Entertainment & Celebrity Magazines (MPAJAEAK)

Keywords

• Alternative weekly newspaper
• Local news publishing
• Entertainment journalism
• Digital content publication
• Arts and culture coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Henderson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Advertising: Display advertising on lasvegasweekly.com website featuring banner ads, sponsored content, and native advertising placements
2. Subscription Revenue: Digital and print subscriptions providing premium content access and exclusive benefits
3. Event Promotion: Promoting local events, concerts, shows, and entertainment listings to Las Vegas audience

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Las Vegas Weekly is a free alternative weekly newspaper and digital publication that covers arts, entertainment, dining, nightlife, sports, and local news for Las Vegas residents and visitors. The publication distributes content through lasvegasweekly.com, a print magazine distributed throughout the Las Vegas area, a weekly email newsletter, and a digital edition hosted on Issuu. Editorial coverage includes event listings, restaurant reviews, nightlife guides, concert and sports reporting, and arts and culture features.

Product overview

Las Vegas Weekly is an online entertainment and news publication covering Las Vegas events, dining, nightlife, arts & entertainment, music, film, sports, and local features. The publication operates as a content-focused website with event calendar functionality, article publishing, photo galleries, and a digital magazine component. It does not offer a technology product platform, SaaS offering, or API-based services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Las Vegas Weekly Publication Alternative weekly newspaper and digital publication covering Las Vegas arts, entertainment, dining, nightlife, sports, and local news, distributed free to Las Vegas residents and visitors via website, print, and digital channels.
• Las Vegas Weekly Digital and Print Subscription Recurring subscription providing access to premium articles, exclusive content, and the digital edition for individual readers, billed annually with digital and print options.
• Weekly Fix Email Newsletter Weekly Fix digital newsletter delivering the latest Las Vegas news, concerts, shows, restaurants, and bars directly to subscribers via email.
• Digital Edition (Issuu) Digital magazine edition of Las Vegas Weekly accessible globally through the Issuu platform.
• Las Vegas Weekly Event Calendar and Event Submissions Event calendar feature on lasvegasweekly.com allowing readers to discover local events, concerts, shows, and entertainment listings, with a submission tool enabling event organizers to list events for the Las Vegas audience.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Greenspun Media GroupcoreOthersLas Vegas Weekly is published by Greenspun Media Group, which also operates Las Vegas Sun, VegasINC, and Las Vegas Magazine. This parent company relationship provides cross-promotional opportunities and shared resources within the Las Vegas media landscape.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Riverfront Times: St. Louis alternative weekly covering dining, music, arts, and local news. Shares the alt-weekly format, city-specific editorial voice, and combined print/digital content distribution model.
• LA Weekly: Long-running Los Angeles-based alternative weekly newspaper covering arts, entertainment, dining, and nightlife. Operates with a similar freemium content and event-listing model targeting a single major U.S. metro's lifestyle audience.
• Phoenix New Times: Phoenix-based alternative weekly covering arts, entertainment, dining, and news. Closest direct competitor in format, content mix, and single-metro hyperlocal focus among U.S. alt-weeklies.
• Nashville Scene: Nashville's alternative weekly covering local news, arts, dining, and music. Comparable alternative-weekly format and metro-focused entertainment/dining/culture coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Las Vegas Sun: Sibling publication under Greenspun Media Group covering Las Vegas news more broadly. Highly comparable as it shares the same parent, geography, and audience, though focused on general news rather than entertainment lifestyle.
• Las Vegas Magazine: Sibling Greenspun Media Group publication covering Las Vegas tourism, entertainment, and lifestyle. Comparable hyperlocal Las Vegas coverage with shared resources and parent.
• VegasINC: Greenspun Media Group's Las Vegas business publication. Overlaps with Las Vegas Weekly through shared parent, distribution, and Las Vegas-market advertisers, though focused on business and gaming-industry coverage.

Emerging players

• Time Out: Global entertainment, dining, and events publication with a strong Las Vegas presence. Competes directly for entertainment-listing and nightlife audience share through digital-first content and city guides.
• Eater: National dining-focused digital publisher with deep Las Vegas restaurant coverage. Direct overlap on Las Vegas Weekly's Food & Drink vertical at higher content velocity.
• Thrillist: National digital lifestyle/entertainment brand covering dining, travel, and nightlife across major U.S. cities including Las Vegas. Overlaps on dining and nightlife content with a digital-only model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lasvegasweekly
• Facebookfacebook.com/lasvegasweekly
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/4005286

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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