Joe Meyer is a frequent writer for Uptown Westerville Inc.’s In & About Uptown blog.
A resident of Westerville since 1977, Joe describes himself as “a recovering journalist.” He is the owner of Meyer Media LLC, a communications and marketing firm he founded in 2015. Prior to establishing Meyer Media, Joe enjoyed a distinguished 30-year career in local journalism in Central Ohio.
His last two major journalism posts were as Editor-in-Chief of Suburban News Publications, a group of 22 weekly community newspapers in Central Ohio, from 2002-2012, and Managing Editor/News of ThisWeek Community Newspapers, a group of 25 Central Ohio community papers, from 2012-2015. From 1989 until 2015, he served as editor of Westerville’s historic hometown paper, the Westerville News & Public Opinion. After successive ownership changes, Gannett News ceased publication of all its Central Ohio community newspapers in January 2023.
Today with Meyer Media, Joe continues to write, and also offers creative services, communication consultation, and website design for businesses and nonprofits – including Uptown Westerville Inc.
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By JOE MEYER Seventeen more stories of local history await your next stroll through Uptown Westerville. The stories are featured on new decorative plaques, added this past summer and fall to historic commercial buildings across Uptown. The 17 new markers join the 20...
Uptown’s newest treats shop, Everbowl, will celebrate its opening with a giveaway of its signature “craft superfood” bowls between 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14. The shop’s official grand opening will be at 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15. Everbowl has set up in Westerville at...
If you spot a guy wearing a kilt as you head into Uptown Untapped Saturday evening, say hello and ask for a free Hangover Kit. And if you want to know about Epic Beer Trips to Great Britain, the guy in the kilt can fill you in on that, too. The guy in the kilt – an...
State Street through Uptown will close to vehicular traffic — but open as prime spectator viewing space — during Westerville’s annual Independence Day parade Tuesday, July 4. Staged by the Rotary Club of Westerville, the State Street parade steps off at 10:30 a.m....
Earlier this week, we launched an updated website for Uptown Westerville Inc. We hope the feel of the updated site conveys the beauty, heritage and bustling activity of our historic Uptown district in 2023. You’ll note the new design’s emphasis on photos of Uptown’s...
Arts activities for young people will get a big boost at Westerville’s Uptown 4th Friday street festivals this year. With an assist from the Ohio Arts Council, the Arts Alley at Uptown 4th Fridays will launch a new slate of activities for youth ages 12-15. “Tweens and...
