Northeaster Newspaper

The Northeaster has been published since 1978, and has been owned by Pro Media, Inc.* since 1981. It initially circulated only in the Northeast section of Minneapolis, which is north of downtown and east of the Mississippi River. In 1983, the adjacent suburban cities of St. Anthony, Columbia Heights and Hilltop were added to the Northeaster’s every-home, twice-monthly circulation.
*Pro Media, Inc. Kerry Ashmore (deceased Jan. 27, 2014) and Margo Ashmore
NorthNews was started in 1991, in response to people saying “Somebody like Kerry and Margo Ashmore should start a paper on the North Side.” The monthly NorthNews is delivered free to all the Minneapolis homes north of Interstate Highway 394 and west of the Mississippi River.