Valerie Vande Panne, hired in April, is no longer editor-in-chief of Detroit alt-weekly Metro Times, she told Crain’s late Thursday.

No official statement has been made by the newspaper or its owner, but Vande Panne confirmed her departure to Crain's.

Andrew Zelman, majority owner of Cleveland-based Euclid Media Group LLC, which bought Metro Times in December 2013, sent an email late Thursday stating that the company had no comment at this time.

“I think there was a difference in editorial vision and management style. I’m very proud of the work we did at Metro Times,” Vande Panne told Crain’s this evening. “The Metro Times team is amazing. It was an honor and a privilege to be at Metro Times.”

She declined to discuss specifics of her departure, or go into details about her next career move.

“I do have ideas. I think this is a fantastic opportunity for me personally, and I’m thankful that Metro Times gave me the opportunity to come to Detroit. I love Detroit,” she said.

She replaced Bryan Gottlieb at the weekly’s top editor after he left MT in January 2014. He was on the job less than a year, too.

Vande Panne’s resume included reporting for The Daily Beast and Salon.com. She also was a regular contributor to The Boston Phoenix and she was a news editor at High Times magazine in 2003-04.

She’s a Grand Rapids native who grew up in Greenville, and she relocated from Boston after two years there to live in Detroit for the first time.

Vince Grzegorek, editor of sister paper Cleveland Scene, was the interim editor between Vande Panne and Gottlieb, and he’s expected to again act as editor of Metro Times. An email seeking comment from him was sent this afternoon.

Grzegorek told Crain’s last February that the new ownership was returning the alt-weeklies’ focus to investigative news, both long-form and short pieces, told from an edgy, progressive viewpoint, and that Vande Panne would direct that effort.

“Valerie understands our business and what we expect to accomplish in Detroit. She has an excellent sense for stories that will move our readers, as well as experience with balancing print and digital content. I’m excited to have her at the paper and trust her leadership as we move forward,” Metro Times Publisher Chris Keating said in a statement at the time of her hiring.

Metro Times was bought in December 2013 by Euclid Media, along with Cleveland Scene, Orlando Weekly and San Antonio Current. They were sold for an undisclosed sum by Scranton, Pa.-based publisher Times-Shamrock Communications, which was shedding its non-daily nontraditional newspapers.

In May, Metro Times absorbed longtime Royal Oak-based rival Real Detroit Weekly. The deal merged the newspapers into a new company, with Euclid having the majority ownership and Real Detroit Weekly owner and publisher John Badanjek having a minority stake.

In October 2013, Metro Times left its downtown Detroit space in Greektown after many years and moved into office space in Ferndale. Its new owners have said they are seeking space in Detroit.

The paper’s editorial content ranges from entertainment fare to investigations into city government.

The free tabloid, founded in 1980, circulates about 50,000 issues every Wednesday.

Vande Panne has been an advocate for drug policy reform. Metro Times is known for its comprehensive coverage of the region’s marijuana scene.