The Edgewater Echo is a local online newspaper dedicated to the Edgewater community. We hope that the Edgewater Echo will strengthen our community by publishing original reporting on what city leaders are doing, surfacing positive stories of what is happening in the city, and curating thoughtful and constructive opinions from community members. Our tag line is “Listen to the Past. Look to the Future.” We desire to tell the stories of Edgewater’s past, while looking to our future as a city.
A group of committed community volunteers publishes the Echo. Those interested in volunteering may email hello@edgewaterecho.com. We seek volunteers willing to write for the Echo, promote our work across digital channels, manage our website, and promote our work at community events.
History
The Edgewater community has a strong history of local newspapers, though no print distribution newspapers exist today. We chose the name “Edgewater Echo” for this online news source based on an early newspaper of the same name from the 1920’s. The tagline of the earlier Edgewater Echo was “Printer’s ink, though dark, is the light of the world.”
The current online newspaper was started by the local nonprofit Edgewater Collective in 2013 and was edited for 12 years by Joel Newton. The Edgewater Echo remains a project of the Edgewater Collective, but the writing and editorial decisions are not overseen by the Collective nor Newton.
Submissions
The Edgewater Echo welcomes submissions from Edgewater residents, including:
- Announcements of community happenings, like events, job openings, volunteer opportunities.
- Letters to the Editor, usually 100-250 words expressing an opinion on a local topic.
- Opinion Editorials “Op-Eds,” usually 250-750 words of well-researched commentary.
- Obituaries or reflective writing to honor a late community member.
- History research about our city and region.
Residents can submit content by emailing hello@edgewaterecho.com
About the Editor
Tyler Fisher is the Publishing Editor of the Edgewater Echo. He is volunteering his time to educate Edgewater residents about what is happening in their community, and he welcomes the help of other community members interested in writing for the Echo and helping to promote it.
Tyler is also the Founder and Principal of Trailmark Strategies — a boutique strategy consulting firm that works with philanthropists, nonprofits, and mission-driven companies. Tyler primarily consults on mental health, democracy, and housing projects. Tyler is also a Research Fellow at Harvard’s Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, Senior Advisor at Dalberg, and writer of the “Bipolar and Bipartisan” Substack.
Tyler has lived in Edgewater since 2022. He has volunteered as a basketball and volleyball coach at the civic center and previously served on the citizens’ advisory committee for the hiring of the city’s police chief. He is currently a member of the Edgewater Charter Review Task Force.
You can find him on X/Twitter, LinkedIn, or this website. You can contact him by emailing hello@edgewaterecho.com.