Philadelphia Weekly marks 40th anniversary

    Happy anniversary to NewsWorks partner Philadelphia Weekly. The paper is celebrating its 40th year with a look back to its humble beginnings in 1971 as Welcomat.
    While you’re wishing the paper well, check out submissions from past writers, editors and artists who’ve graced the paper’s pages over the years.Whether or not you’re the alt-weekly type, wish PW a happy one. Because 40 years if kind of a big deal.

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