Arlington Magazine

What Arlington Magazine does

Arlington Magazine is a privately held regional lifestyle publication operated by Greenbrier Media, LLC, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and serving the affluent communities of Arlington, McLean, and Falls Church. Founded in 2011, the magazine is published six times per year in print format and maintains a complementary digital content website and free email newsletter. Coverage spans restaurants and food trends, real estate and home design, community issues, education, parenting, health and fitness, fashion, events, travel, and local history. The publication has received an SPJ Dateline Award for journalism excellence.

The business operates a two-sided revenue model combining consumer subscriptions, priced at $19.95 annually for six issues with automatic renewal, and advertising sales targeting both local businesses and national brands seeking access to the affluent Northern Virginia demographic. The website organizes content across categories including Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Home & Design, Things to Do, Community, and Best of Arlington, and supports a structured 'Find It' directory of professional services such as Top Attorneys, Top Dentists, Top Doctors, and Top Real Estate Producers that functions as a major advertising surface.

Distribution spans direct subscription fulfillment via the website, newsstand and retail locations throughout the region, an email newsletter, and active social media accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. The underlying technology stack is conventional web and email publishing with no proprietary platform, AI/ML features, or integrations disclosed. The company maintains 11-50 employees, operates without any identified parent company, institutional investors, or venture backing, and serves only the U.S. market in Virginia.

Name

Arlington Magazine

Legal name

Greenbrier Media, LLC

Website

https://arlingtonmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arlington Magazine is a privately held regional lifestyle magazine published six times yearly, serving affluent residents of Arlington, McLean, and Falls Church, Virginia with hyperlocal content on dining, home design, and community events, monetized through subscriptions and local advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Lifestyle Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Home, Garden & DIY Magazines (MPAJAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Regional lifestyle magazine
• Local news publishing
• Community lifestyle content
• Northern virginia media
• Print magazine subscription

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions providing readers with 6 print and/or digital issues of the magazine. Subscriptions are recurring with automatic renewal options.
2. Advertising: The magazine generates revenue through advertising, featuring local businesses and national brands targeting the affluent Northern Virginia demographic.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Arlington Magazine is a regional lifestyle publication produced six times per year in both print and digital formats, serving residents of Arlington, McLean, and Falls Church, Virginia. It delivers editorial coverage of local restaurants, home design, real estate, community events, education, parenting, health, fashion, travel, and local history. The publication also monetizes through advertising sold to local businesses and national brands targeting the affluent Northern Virginia demographic.

Product overview

Arlington Magazine is a single unified print and digital lifestyle publication product focused on the Arlington, McLean and Falls Church, Virginia area. Published six times a year in print format and distributed for free through newsstands and subscriptions, the magazine also operates a complementary digital content website and email newsletter service. The publication covers restaurants and food trends, real estate and home design, community issues, education, health and fitness, events, travel, and local history. Content spans distinct category sections including Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Home & Design, Things to Do, and Community. The primary product consists of the print magazine itself, supported by digital content access through the website and a free email newsletter subscription.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arlington Magazine Print and Digital Subscription A regional lifestyle magazine published six times a year covering restaurants and food trends, real estate, home design, people, community issues, education, parenting, health and fitness, fashion, events, travel, and local history in Arlington, McLean, and Falls Church, Virginia. Available via annual subscription with both print and digital editions.
• Arlington Magazine Email Newsletter A free email newsletter delivering dining, shopping, events, and local lifestyle coverage for the Arlington, McLean, and Falls Church, Virginia area directly to subscribers' inboxes.
• Arlington Magazine Digital Content Website The online digital version of the magazine providing web-based access to articles, restaurant reviews, dining guides, community coverage, and lifestyle content across categories including Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Home & Design, Things to Do, and Community.
• Advertising in Arlington Magazine Advertising placements in the print magazine, on the digital website, and across email and social channels, providing local businesses and national brands with access to an affluent, engaged Northern Virginia audience.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Alexandria Magazine: Alexandria Magazine is a local lifestyle publication serving Alexandria, Virginia — immediately adjacent to Arlington. It follows the same hyperlocal lifestyle format covering dining, home, and community events for an overlapping affluent DC-area demographic.
• Northern Virginia Magazine: Northern Virginia Magazine directly overlaps with Arlington Magazine's coverage area, targeting the same Northern Virginia counties with lifestyle, dining, real estate, and community editorial. It is one of the closest direct competitors in both geography and content mix.
• Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Magazine is a hyperlocal lifestyle publication serving Montgomery County, Maryland — an affluent DC suburb adjacent to Arlington Magazine's territory. It operates the same magazine-plus-digital model with annual 'Best Of' franchises and serves a comparable affluent professional demographic.
• Washingtonian Magazine: Washingtonian is the flagship regional lifestyle magazine serving the Washington DC metro area, covering dining, real estate, home design, and local personalities. It is the most direct competitor to Arlington Magazine and operates the same hybrid subscription + advertising model at a broader regional scale.
• DC Magazine: DC Magazine is a lifestyle and entertainment publication covering Washington DC proper, with comparable coverage of dining, nightlife, home, and culture. It competes for the same Northern Virginia/DC readership and the same local luxury and professional advertisers.
• Fairfax Magazine: Fairfax Magazine serves Fairfax County and surrounding Northern Virginia communities with lifestyle, real estate, and local editorial. It operates an identical regional magazine model directly overlapping Arlington Magazine's reader and advertiser pool.

Emerging players

• DCist: DCist is a digital-first local news and culture site covering Washington DC and surrounding neighborhoods with dining, events, and community coverage. It competes with Arlington Magazine for the same local audience attention and digital advertising budgets in an adjacent digital-only format.

Regional players

• Charlottesville Family Magazine: Charlottesville Family is a regional lifestyle publication serving Charlottesville, Virginia with comparable hyperlocal editorial on dining, family, and community. It is a same-format, same-business-model peer in a different Virginia geography.
• Richmond Magazine: Richmond Magazine is a regional lifestyle publication serving the Richmond, Virginia market with comparable dining, home, and community editorial. It does not directly compete with Arlington Magazine in the DC metro area but operates the same regional magazine business model within Virginia.

Broad incumbents

• Washington Post Magazine: The Washington Post Magazine is the Sunday lifestyle supplement of The Washington Post, covering regional culture, dining, real estate, and home design across the DC metro area. It competes for the same affluent regional advertisers but with national-publisher scale and reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arlingtonmag
• Facebookfacebook.com/ArlingtonMagazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/arlingtonmagazine

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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