| Cleveland Free Times | |
| Type: | Alternative weekly |
| Format: | Tabloid |
| Owners: | Kildysart LLC |
| Publisher: | Matt Fabyan |
| Editor: | Frank Lewis |
| Language: | English |
| Circulation: | 75,000[1] |
| Headquarters: | 800 W. St. Clair Avenue Second Floor Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1266 , U.S. |
| Website: | freetimes.com |
The Cleveland Free Times was an alternative weekly newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. Its first issue was published on September 30, 1992.[2]
The Free Times and Cleveland Scene, a competing weekly paper, were purchased by Times-Shamrock Communications, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in June 2008.[3] Times-Shamrock is a media company that publishes daily and weekly newspapers throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Michigan, and Texas. They also own radio stations in Baltimore.[4] The Free Times published its final issue on July 16, 2008. It merged with Cleveland Scene.
Noteworthy staff members included Roldo Bartimole.[5]