New Times is a finalist for awards in two categories of the 2008 AltWeekly awards, the contest for members of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.
The Shredder is a finalist for column writing for a series of three columns on items ranging from medical marijuana to the eavesdropping allegations about Sheriff Pat Hedges to the SLO Police Department’s purchase of new motorcycles from an out-of-town dealer.
Executive Editor Ryan Miller is a finalist for feature writing for a story called “Faire play” about the annual Renaissance fair in San Luis Obispo.
Both are in the category of weeklies with circulations of less than 55,000.
This article appears in May 22-29, 2008.
