The Star lands in local inboxes every Thursday morning, right when people are deciding what to do this weekend. An ad puts your business in front of neighbors from West Point to Gloucester, Urbanna and New Kent.
Ways to advertise
Weekly sponsor. The one featured spot near the top of an issue: your logo or photo, a short message in your own words, and a button to your site. Only one sponsor per issue.
Classified. A short text ad in the classifieds section: hiring, a sale, a service, a space for rent.
Event spotlight. For paid or ticketed events: a picture and a fuller write-up in “Also this weekend” instead of a one-line calendar listing. Free community events are always listed at no charge; submit them here.
Multi-week runs. Any of the above for several issues in a row, at a better rate.
How it works
- Tell us about your business and what you’d like to run.
- We reply within a couple of days with rates and open dates.
- Once we agree on the details, we send a payment link. Your ad runs on the dates you picked.
Every ad is clearly labeled as a sponsor message. We only run ads for businesses and offers we’re comfortable putting in front of our neighbors, and we can turn down any ad.
