The Detroit Monitor is a weekly newspaper

Newspaper

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 that has been
published in the metropolitan Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

 area since 1963. Founded as the Downtown Monitor, its
banner name has undergone a number of minor changes, known for many years up to early 2009 simply as
The Monitor. In May 2009, the newspaper changed its name to the New Monitor to reflect
some changes in design and content. The newspaper's primary editorial focus has been on the arts

ARts

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 and
culture

Culture

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, with writers and reviewers covering such beats as theatre

Theatre

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, music

Music

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 and film

Film

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. There is also a
heavy emphasis on local community events, plus some coverage of sports and education

Education

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. The New Monitor's
primary circulation area is the downtown area of Detroit, along with the nearby Cultural Center area,
New Center area, Midtown and Medical Center, plus the high and low-rise neighborhoods of Lafayette and
Elmwood Park, Harbortown, East Jefferson and Historic Indian Village communities. The publication is
available free in newspaper stands and other locations throughout the metro Detroit area and nearby
suburbs. Horst Mann has been its editor since 1972.

P.O. Box 1078, Royal Oak, MI 48068, United States
(248)439-1863, (248)439-1859-fax