The Open Column is an independent, reader-supported publication covering the towns and unincorporated districts of the Millbrook Valley. We report on the decisions that shape daily life here: zoning votes, school budgets, water rights, transit planning, and the quiet workings of the boards and committees most people never watch.
Our name is our method. We believe civic argument belongs in the open, attributed and on the record. Alongside straight reporting, we publish signed columns and reader letters that disagree with each other in public. Every piece here is original editorial work, not syndicated wire copy.
We are not owned by a chain, a party, or a developer. Our coverage area runs from the Millbrook ridgeline down through the valley floor to the river flats, and we read every meeting agenda so you do not have to.