In the summer of1999, then-Upper Arlington City Manager Rich King approached the Publishing Group Ltd. about producing a community magazine the city could call its own.
After several discussions, ground rules were drawn and the UA City Council approved a publication agreement.
The magazine hit mailboxes of UA residents that November – 15 years ago. The cover of the pioneer issue fittingly sported the image of an Upper Arlington settler on the farm of John and James McCoy. The inside pages included a look at the history of the area, a feature on UA firefighters at the Firefighter Combat Challenge, a personality sketch of Walt Seifert and a basic guide to embracing the incoming “Computer Age.”
Since the first issue, the Publishing Group has become CityScene Media Group and the magazine has changed mastheads as Grandview Heights and Marble Cliff joined forces with Upper Arlington.
In July 2010, UA Magazine became Tri-Village Magazine and, in December of that same year, CMG began calling Grandview “home.”
These changes broadened the scope to include and feature activities and entertainment options south of Fifth Avenue. There is an obvious crossover of residents within each area and those people participate in longstanding traditions, such as the Great Pumpkin Run, regardless of which city they reside in.
We like to think the three areas play so well togeth
er because they don’t actually compete in sports against one another.
While things have changed within the pages of the publication, many facets remain constant. Each issue profiles local residents, lists upcoming events, offers a voice for each community via the City Pages and takes pride in clever headlines and engaging content.
Since 1999, the magazine has been filled, cover to cover, with local stories and has reflected the lifestyle of the community and its residents.
CityScene Media Group and Tri-Village Magazine look to continue the tradition of embodying and perpetuating what is important to citizens for years to come.
