Since 2002, in the great American tradition of grassroots publications, the Utica Phoenix takes its place among those independent newspapers speaking the voice and view of the often unheard. The Utica Phoenix is an independent, progressive newspaper published by For The Good, Inc.

The Phoenix regularly addresses issues and subjects that mainstream media ignore or shy from. While other weeklies and dailies provide cursory coverage, the Phoenix delivers in-depth stories. Rather than sensationalize events of the inner-city, the Phoenix reports, passionately, with an emphasis on the innate dignity of the individual. The Utica Phoenix is a positive, uplifting voice in a daily onslaught of negative press.