The Bachelor's Beat is a paid-circulation, tabloid-style weekly newspaper

Newspaper

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 published in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

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, United States

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Its content centers around local events, bands and clubs. It also contains editorials and commentary critical of local politicians.

The paper started in 1964 (several years before the much larger New Times got their start). The Beat, as it is referred to, was initially distributed free in bars and restaurants. Now, the newspaper's racks are distributed throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area

Phoenix Metropolitan Area

The Phoenix metropolitan area, often referred to as The Valley of the Sun, is a metropolitan area, centered on the city of Phoenix, that includes much of the central part of the US state of Arizona...

. The newsrack price is 50 cents.

The newspaper's founder is Jerry Jay Evenson, author of the book Break The Rules And Win, Surviving AIDS and Other Disasters and When All Else Fails, R.T.D.D. (Read The Damn Directions)