Alexandria Times

Name

Alexandria Times

Legal name

Alexandria Times

Website

https://alextimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Local newspaper publishing
• Community news coverage
• Print journalism services
• Local advertising sales
• Newspaper digital media

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Print and digital advertising sales to local businesses. The newspaper sells advertising which is taxable income as part of its nonprofit mission.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alexandria Times publishes a weekly local newspaper for the City of Alexandria, Virginia, distributed on Thursdays via home and bulk delivery across 13 zip codes. The newspaper publishes both print and digital editions covering local news, sports, arts, entertainment, lifestyle, and opinion, and monetizes primarily through print and digital advertising sold to local businesses, supplemented by reader donations under its 501(c)(3) nonprofit structure. Additional fee-based services include legal notice publication, obituary submissions, a community events calendar, and a free email e-edition newsletter.

Product overview

Alexandria Times operates as a single, unified local newspaper offering with both print and digital editions. The core product is the weekly print newspaper, distributed every Thursday across 13 zip codes. Supporting services include legal notice publishing, obituary submission services, a community events calendar, e-newsletter subscription, print edition archives, and advertising services for local businesses. The publication covers local news (government, crime, education, business), sports, arts/entertainment, lifestyle content, opinion/columns, and obituaries. Founded in 2005, the company operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving approximately 140,000 residents of Alexandria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Print Newspaper The print edition of Alexandria's local newspaper, published weekly and distributed on Thursdays with home and bulk delivery across 13 zip codes. Designed for Alexandria, Virginia residents seeking comprehensive local news coverage.
• Online/Digital Edition The online version of the newspaper available at alextimes.com, featuring news articles, e-edition signup, and digital-exclusive content covering news, sports, arts, lifestyle, opinion, and obituaries.
• Print and Digital Advertising Services Print and digital advertising placement services for local Alexandria businesses and organizations seeking to reach the newspaper's 13-zip-code distribution audience of approximately 140,000 residents. Contact: Margaret Stevens, [email protected].
• Legal Notices Publishing Publication service allowing government agencies, businesses, and individuals to place official legal notices in the Alexandria Times. Contact: [email protected], 703-739-0001.
• Obituary Submission and Publishing Obituary publishing service allowing Alexandria families to submit and publish obituaries for deceased community members. Contact: [email protected].
• Community Events Calendar An online community events listing and submission service featuring Alexandria-area events and venues across the DMV region.
• Free Newsletter (E-Edition) Email newsletter subscription delivering the e-edition of the Alexandria Times newspaper directly to subscriber inboxes.
• Print Edition Archives Online archive of past print editions of the Alexandria Times, available by month from January 2024 through July 2026.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Patch: National hyperlocal news network operating thousands of local sites including in the DC metro area. Comparable at the local-news category level, though it operates at vastly greater scale and as a multi-market platform rather than a single-city local paper.
• DCist: DC-metro digital news outlet covering local news, arts, and culture in the broader region. Comparable in covering local civic news for the DC area with digital-first distribution and advertising-supported monetization, though at a broader regional scope.
• The Almanac (Inside NoVA / Local News Now): Northern Virginia regional newspaper group covering multiple jurisdictions including areas adjacent to Alexandria. Comparable in targeting local Northern Virginia readers and advertisers, but operates at a broader geographic scale.

Direct peers

• ALXnow: Digital hyperlocal news outlet covering Alexandria, VA — the same primary market as Alexandria Times. Competes for the same local advertising dollars, civic news coverage, and reader attention within the same 13-zip-code footprint.
• Reston Now: Hyperlocal digital news outlet covering Reston, VA in Northern Virginia. Comparable in focusing on civic news, local government, and community events for a specific affluent DC-suburb geography with advertising-supported monetization.
• Bethesda Magazine: Locally focused magazine and digital publication serving Bethesda, MD — an affluent DC suburb. Comparable in covering local news, lifestyle, and events for high-income suburban residents with advertising-supported local journalism.
• Tysons Reporter: Hyperlocal digital news outlet covering Tysons, VA in Northern Virginia. Comparable in mission (civic and local business news), audience (Northern Virginia residents), and revenue model (local advertising).
• ARLnow: Hyperlocal digital-first news outlet serving Arlington, VA, directly adjacent to Alexandria. Closely comparable in mission (local civic news), audience (affluent DC suburb residents), and revenue model (local advertising + community engagement).
• Falls Church News-Press: Independent weekly community newspaper serving Falls Church and nearby Northern Virginia jurisdictions. Comparable model: locally owned weekly covering local government, schools, sports, and lifestyle for an affluent DC suburb.

Regional players

• Washingtonian: Regional magazine and digital outlet covering Washington, DC and surrounding suburbs including Northern Virginia. Comparable in serving an overlapping affluent DC-metro audience with local news, lifestyle, and events content monetized via advertising.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AlexTimesNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/AlexandriaTimes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?mini=true&url=%url%

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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