Type | Alternative weekly |
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Format | Tabloid |
Publisher | Torstar |
Editor | Laas Turnbull |
Founded | 2011 |
Ceased publication | 2014 |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
The Grid was a weekly newspaper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, published from 2011 to 2014. The paper was launched on May 12, 2011, after owner Torstar discontinued publication of its previous title Eye Weekly. [1] [2]
According to editor Laas Turnbull, the publication's strategy was to be a "younger, hipper, more provocative version of Toronto Life in a weekly guise". [1] Print circulation was as high as 70,000 per week, while website hits averaged 400,000 unique visitors per month. [3]
Contributors to the new publication included several former Eye Weekly writers. As of July 2014 there were 22 staff, of whom 12 worked in editorial capacities. [3]
On July 2, 2014, Torstar announced that The Grid would be discontinued as of July 3, due to insufficient revenues. [4] 162 issues were printed in all. [3]