Satirical newspaper The Onion plans to scale back its presence in Washington, D.C. after Friday, shutting down the web version of the localized A.V. Club and significantly scaling back its local coverage in the print edition.

In an email to The Onion’s cadre of D.C. freelancers Thursday, outgoing local editor Matthew Borlik said that the print edition of the paper will continue to hit newsstands every Thursday in the D.C. area, featuring Onion and national A.V. Club content. But reviews of local bands, restaurants and theater will be largely a thing of the past after today.

The Onion made a big splash when it launched operations in Washington, D.C. back in 2007, hosting a variety of events featuring local artists and building up a robust online entertainment calender aimed at D.C. readers. We’ve got a message into Onion HQ to find out what else these changes might mean about the paper’s future in the area, and will update when we hear back. But this is certainly a loss in terms of local arts and entertainment coverage.

UPDATE: Here’s what Associate Editor Kyle Ryan had to say about the Onion’s future in D.C.: “We’re not shutting it down per se, but we’re definitely scaling back: We’ll run event previews in the paper but no listings, and we’re turning off the website. But the paper will still be distributed in the city with the full satire and national A.V. Club sections, we’ll still be sponsoring events, and we’ll maintain a presence there.”