The publication seems to be Pink Slime.
It's a facade for a conservative think-tank, started by William Casey, CIA director under Ronald Reagan.
The name and format are designed to mimic local journalism.
John Marion Tierney is an American journalist and a contributing editor to City Journal, the Manhattan Institute's quarterly publication.
City Journal is a public policy magazine and website, published by the conservative Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tierney_(journalist)