ðə sˈɪɾi pˈeɪpɚ bɪɡˈæn pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən æz ɐ dˈeɪli nˈuːzpeɪpɚɹ ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən tə ðə tˈɛnɪsˌiən, wˌɪtʃ wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli dˈeɪli ɪn tˈaʊn ˈæftɚ ðə nˈæʃvɪl bˈænɚ klˈoʊzd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
The City Paper began publication as a daily newspaper on November 1, 2000, providing competition to  The Tennessean, which was the only daily in town after the Nashville Banner closed in 1998.