The publisher of a highly regarded nonprofit digital news outlet based in Baltimore announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire the assets of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, ending nearly a century of family control of the newspaper and ensuring the future of Western Pennsylvania’s largest news organization.

Toledo, Ohio-based Block Communications Inc. is selling the Post-Gazette assets to the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, publisher of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Baltimore Banner. The newsroom and local business leadership will remain in Pittsburgh while other functions, including technology and business operations, will be combined with teams at the Venetoulis Institute.

The sale becomes effective May 4 and the Post-Gazette name will be unchanged. The Post-Gazette, one of the country’s oldest newspapers with roots dating back more than two centuries, was scheduled to cease operations on May 3.

The new owners said they plan to maintain the Post-Gazette’s two print publication days, Thursday and Sunday.

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