Join us for Won’t You Be Our Neighbor, the City of Upper Arlington’s podcast—special thanks to Colin Gawel for the theme music. Season 3, Episode 8 - Holly Dabelko-Schoeny Listen in as Darren and Maggie bamboozle Steve with a surprise guest - Holly Dabelko-Schoeny! Holly is a professor, research director, mom, and Steve's better half. Join in as Holly talks…
Since 2014, the Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District’s Water Quality Partner Program has been helping local businesses understand and implement stormwater best practices, ensuring that their business protocols comply with local and state requirements. Specifically, the program was developed to help businesses that are too small to have compliance professionals on staff. By taking the Water Quality Partner Pledge,…
It’s no secret that UA knows how to put on an incredible Independence Day celebration, thanks to the hard work of the all-volunteer UA Civic Association (UACA). With this year’s theme – Back in Black and Gold, featuring Margie Pizzuti, a longtime community service leader as the Parade Grand Marshal – the community’s Fourth of July traditions are not to…
By UA Fire Battalion Chief Alan Thompson The Fourth of July in Upper Arlington is without peer. The City celebrates with a first class parade and an outstanding fireworks display. There is a Party in the Park with great live music and top notch food. There are class reunions, baseball games, block parties and more. Unfortunately, the week surrounding the Fourth…
The second of two semi-annual utility invoices from the City for 2024 was recently mailed to UA households. These invoices include the Solid Waste fee, the Stormwater Utility fee, and in some cases a Neighborhood Lighting Utility fee. The deadline for payments is July 26. The Stormwater Utility fee helps to defray the costs of our City’s deteriorating storm drainage…
After transitioning the terms of its various Boards and Commissions to occur within the same timeframe each year, City Council recently voted to confirm a slate of appointments and reappointments, per the following: Board of Tax Review: Edward Bernert, Dr. Ann Gabriel Board of Zoning and Planning: Shannon Tolliver (reappointment), Marianne Mitchell (reappointment), Richard Todd Boyer City Tree Commission: JP…
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy our beautiful parks and neighborhoods, and it’s a time when we see a marked increase in residents out walking with their dogs. It’s also a time when we typically receive an increase in complaints about negative encounters with dogs running loose in the parks. While dog owners have every right to enjoy our…
6 pm, Monday, June 17 Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Road We invite you to join members of City Council, the Community Relations Committee, and the City’s Administration on the Plaza of the Municipal Services Center for a UA Juneteenth recognition program and the raising of the Juneteenth flag. The ceremony will feature keynote speaker, Stephanie Hightower, President and CEO…
With UA’s favorite day of the year just around the corner, we have some useful information to share with the community. Block Parties If your neighborhood is planning to host a block party on the Fourth of July, the deadline for submitting your permit application is Friday, June 21. The $50 fee covers administrative costs and the delivery of barricades.…
Application Deadline: July 24 There’s a lot more to community policing than meets the eye, and each fall, the Upper Arlington Police Division welcomes a select number of community members into the Citizen Police Academy program for a behind the scenes look at local law enforcement. The Citizen Police Academy gives residents a greater understanding and awareness of numerous law…
6-9 pm, Thursday, June 13 Mallway Park UA Parks & Rec is excited to host the third annual Arts on Arlington community event on the evening of Thursday, June 13 at Mallway Park and Arlington Avenue. Part of the UA Performance Series, Arts on Arlington is designed to support and showcase local artists, artisans and performers. “While our annual Labor…
In 2019, City Council passed legislation concerning under speed vehicles, including golf carts. These vehicles must meet various Ohio Department of Public Safety standards – such as having working lights, seatbelts, adequate brakes, windshields, and rear-view mirrors. The vehicles must be titled and registered in compliance with Ohio Revised Code 4511.215, must be inspected and approved for use on public streets…
June is globally recognized as Pride Month, a time of celebration and reflection for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Born out of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York, the first Pride March took place on June 27, 1970 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the uprising and to demonstrate for equal rights. Over the years, Pride Day grew into…
Like clockwork, a rainy spring followed by warm weather brings mosquitoes out just in time for summer. Mosquitoes are not only a nuisance, they are a potential health risk as transmitters of diseases such as West Nile, La Crosse Encephalitis and St. Louis Encephalitis. While the reported number of human cases are few, it’s still important for us to do…
The May 19 Wall of Honor Ceremony was a success, with the lives of two distinguished former UA residents celebrated by family and friends. “Dr. Link” Murphy moved to Upper Arlington in 1928 and brought his medical practice to the community in 1961. In his early years as a physician, he could be found most mornings at one of several…