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May 2015 | wosu.org Columbus Neighborhoods: Tri-Village Monday, May 18 at 9pm on WOSU TV details on pages 3 & 11 A Community of Collaborators VOLUME 36 • NUMBER 5 I was struck recently by a comment from a former colleague now working at a major Airfare (UPS 372670) is published monthly except for nonprofit institution in Washington, DC. She said point-blank there is very little collaboration June, July and August by: in DC and that’s what she misses so much about working in Columbus. WOSU Public Media 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 It’s true. We’ve found an extraordinary willingness of nonprofits to work together for a 614.292.9678 common cause. WOSU Public Media has been part of major performing arts collaborations (“Twisted”) and extensive partnerships with as many as twenty nonprofits like when central Copyright 2015 by The Ohio State University. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced Ohio was dealing with the mortgage crisis. Our ongoing collaboration with COSI has received in any form or by any means without express written national recognition and is a model for other public broadcasting stations. permission from the publisher. Subscription is by a minimum contribution of $60 to WOSU Public Media, Still, even in a community rich with willing partners, collaborations can be challenging. of which $3.25 is allocated to Airfare. Periodicals WOSU has had a small group working with a similar team from the United Way of Central postage paid at Columbus, Ohio. Ohio for over a year. We’ve not achieved groundbreaking breakthroughs, but have developed POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Airfare, an understanding of our respective long-term priorities and needs, and built strong 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 relationships. WOSU Executive Producer Cindy Gaillard has led several sessions for the UWCO Neighborhood Leadership Academy on the power of storytelling and working with local WOSU Public Media media; our educational services folks have provided curriculum assistance to the Columbus Graphic Designer/Assoc. Editor Ann Draghi Kids project; and we’ve continued to produce the United Way Champion of Children event. General Manager Tom Rieland Chief Operating Officer Karen Olstad None of these are huge initiatives, but both the United Way and WOSU teams enjoy the Director of Marketing experience of sharing our quite different worlds and probing for future collaborative Meredith Hart & Communications opportunities. This kind of work, however time-consuming, distinguishes nonprofits in Membership Rob Walker central Ohio. It’s what makes working here so interesting and gratifying. 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Contact our Audience Services Advocate, Alysia Gobert-Smith, at 614.292.9678 or via e-mail at [email protected] WOSU MemberCard Benefit of the Month May: ZipZone Canopy Tours Valid for 50% off your second regular canopy tour with purchase of first regular canopy tour. Use code mcard100 for online reservations. 614.847.9477 • zipzonetours.com 2 Columbus Neighborhoods: Tri-Village Premieres Monday, May 18 at 9pm. Only on WOSU TV. Where exactly is Tri-Village? As you will visionaries who helped shape them. Marble discover in the next segment of the Emmy® Cliff became known for its distinguished award-winning documentary series, the residents and beautiful homes along the Scioto Tri-Village area encompasses Grandview Ridge. Grandview Heights established itself Heights, Marble Cliff and Upper Arlington. as a front porch society, reinventing the way While each was first settled by its residents people shopped within their communities. to get away from downtown Columbus, And Upper Arlington attracted residents with all remained desirable for their convenient the lure of being part of an exclusive enclave proximity to the city. There was the possibility having country clubs in its backyard. of making new, stylish communities, while staying close to the toils of industry and Although connected through history, enjoying the escapes of country clubs. Grandview Heights, Marble Cliff and Upper Arlington have evolved into three unique Marble Cliff was one of the first suburbs of communities, a tribute to the legacies of those Columbus, settled as a community in 1890 leaders and dreamers who collectively made and incorporated as the “Hamlet of Marble Tri-Village what it is today. Cliff” in 1901. At that time, it stretched “between the rivers,” from the Scioto to the If you want to learn more about Columbus Olentangy, until Grandview Heights detached Neighborhoods:Tri-Village, join the online and established itself in 1906. Marble Cliff chat the night after the premiere with the was originally named “Arlington Place” show’s producer and two local historians. And and still often referred to as Arlington, as columbusneighborhoods.org features web its neighbor to the north, Upper Arlington, exclusives, bonus features and segments you established a new, planned community and won’t see in the program all month long. incorporated in 1918. Columbus Neighborhoods: Tri-Village As the neighborhoods developed, they grew premieres Monday, May 18 at 9pm. Only on into very distinct communities due to the WOSU TV. 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