Phoenix website wins kudos

The Boston Phoenix newspaper said that its online home, ThePhoenix.com, was awarded the prize of the country's "Best Alternative Newsweekly" website at last week's convention of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.

The Phoenix noted that the judging process for the award was governed by the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

In a statement, Carly Carioli, Web editor for ThePhoenix.com, said: “We are extremely excited to have received this award. ThePhoenix.com has grown dramatically over the past few years to become one of the go-to sites for folks in Boston looking for the latest in news, arts, and entertainment. We are thrilled to bring that to them in an innovative and exciting way.”
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)