Podcasts about College Avenue

Trees have been cut down, parking barriers installed, and plans are underway for construction to begin in June on the expansion of the convention center in downtown Bloomington.Even the name has changed, from the Monroe Convention Center to the Bloomington Convention Center.It's taken almost a decade to get the expansion project to this point. The plan includes a 61,000-square foot building across College Avenue from the current convention center, along with renovations to the current building.That includes a full-service kitchen that could serve close to 2,000 people, a bus pull-off with Third Street corridor alignment, a loading dock ramp, relocation of utilities, and a climate-friendly green roof.The two buildings will be connected by a skybridge over College Avenue.One sticking point in the project is with the planned hotel on site. Dora Hospitality has been approved to build the new hotel, but it's still in discussions with the city and county on exactly where the hotel will be built. That could delay the opening of the hotel until after the convention center is operational.Some are concerned about having enough parking in the immediate area, but CIB president John Whikehart doesn't think that will be a problem with the lots already owned and the nearby Fourth Street Garage.On this week's Noon Edition, we'll discuss where the Bloomington Convention Center expansion project stands, the economic impact for the county and more.Join us on the air by calling 812-855-0811 or toll-free at 1-877-285-9348. You can also send questions for the show to news@indianapublicmedia.org.  You can also record your questions and send them in through email. GuestsJohn Whikehart, President, Capital Improvement BoardJim Silberstein, Board member, Capital Improvement BoardChristopher Emge, Senior Director of Government and Community Relations, Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce

On the 13th anniversary of 20-year-old Lauren Spierer going missing, her family took to their Facebook page for her case to write, “The incessant state of not knowing is exhausting. Knowing that there is not a single piece of evidence is exhausting. Knowing that Lauren's case hinges on hearsay is exhausting.”   Lauren Spierer went missing on the morning of Friday, June 3, 2011, from Bloomington, Indiana. She was last seen at 11th Street and College Avenue wearing black pants, a white tank top, and a white blouse. She is white with blonde hair and blue eyes. At the time of her disappearance, she was 4'11” and weighed 95lbs. Anyone with information is urged to call the Bloomington Police Department at 812-339-4477.   Follow her family on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lauren.Spierer.Family.Updates/ Support Season of Justice: Join my Jog for Justice Team Donate to Jog for Justice For more information about the podcast and the cases discussed, visit VoicesforJusticePodcast.com   Follow us on social media: Twitter: @VFJPod Instagram: @VoicesforJusticePodcast TikTok: @VoicesforJusticePodcast Facebook: @VoicesforJusticePodcast   Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: @SarahETurney Instagram: @SarahETurney TikTok: @SarahETurney Facebook: @SarahETurney YouTube: @SarahTurney   The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textIn this episode of the Grow Clinton Podcast, Andy and Jenny interview Jason and Zane of the City of Clinton engineering department to learn more about the pending Manufacturing Drive closure, supporting necessary improvements to the thoroughfare. The Manufacturing Drive Project will begin on March 18th.For more details, follow this link for the full press release: https://ow.ly/iZPm50VccpRManufacturing Drive will be closed to traffic between Highway 30 and College Avenue. Detour routes are South 14th St and Highway 30. Expect delays and plan accordingly.Businesses on Manufacturing Drive will remain open! Please use alternate routes: - South 14th St to 13th Ave South for Today's Dental, Metal Tech, All Pets Mobile Clinic & Lundin's Auto Spa. - Highway 30 to South 19th St for IMS Chiropractic, Clinton Floral, China One & Ray's Timeout. - Highway 30 to Harrison Dr to South 21st St for Right Lane Motors, SJ Smith, Awesome Car Wash, Laundry Max, and Eastern Iowa Tire.Clear signage will guide drivers and customers. Emergency vehicles will have access as needed.Thank you for your patience and support as we improve our community's infrastructure! If you want more info on promoting your member business or organization on the podcast, contact the Grow Clinton office at 563.242.5702 or visit us online at www.GrowClinton.com. Grow Clinton's mission is to promote business growth, build community, and advocate for the sustainable economic success of the Greater Clinton Region.

Love Columbia says one in five Columbia residents live in poverty and that many others struggle to make ends meet and find livable wage jobs. The nonprofit organization says there is not enough affordable rental housing here, adding that few income-based public housing units have been built in the city in the past 45 years. The group also says increases in wages have not kept pace with the cost of rent. Love Columbia says they serve anyone locally who struggles to provide for their basic needs and who wants to help create a path forward. Love Columbia co-founder and executive director Jane Williams joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour this weekend on 939 the Eagle's “CEO Roundtable” She grew up in western Missouri's Platte City and earned her undergraduate and master's degrees from Mizzou in Columbia. She tells listeners that she loved Columbia so much that she never left. Years ago, she and Pamela Ingram would go door-to-door in the public housing around Columbia's Douglass park area and pray with residents and children. Ms. Ingram, who founded Granny's House, has passed away. Ms. Williams says Love Columbia's three main buckets are financial coaching, housing coaching and career coaching. Love Columbia served more than three-thousand people in 2024. Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick is praising the work Love Columbia is doing to help residents facing homelessness. He and more than 100 others attended last fall's groundbreaking ceremony for new transitional housing on East Ash, near College Avenue. Boone County awarded the project $1-million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, while the city of Columbia awarded $600,000 in ARPA money to Love Columbia for transitional housing. Prost Builders is building the project. Commissioner Kendrick tells 939 the Eagle News what stood out to commissioners is that this project is focused on families and children. During the one-hour weekend interview with Fred, Ms. Williams also addressed child care issues in the city, along with inflation issues and increasing insurance costs and property taxes:

Tune list & high-quality download at https://hearthis.at/phoole/504/! 90s Show! Specifically: 1991 Show! Phoole and the Gang Show 504 contains music Phoole loved while residing at 504 College Avenue in DeKalb, Illinois in the year 1991, with a BONUS mini-mix of dance tunes DJ2R mixed for his radio show in that same year! Originally broadcast live worldwide via https://slipmat.io/phoole, https://twitch.tv/phoole, & https://mixcloud.com/live/phoole on Friday, 24 Jan 2025, 6:00 p.m. Central US time. * This show contains music and chat! For the music-only version, visit https://hearthis.at/phoole/504-music-only https://phoole.com

A Harbor Police officer remains in the hospital after getting shot in the hip by a man in Little Italy who just 45 minutes earlier had shot and killed two people in Downtown San Diego. The San Diego Sheriff's Office is warning drivers about a rise in pickup tailgate thefts. Crimestoppers is asking for help in the search for a driver whose car hit 2 women, then took off.   What You Need To Know To Start Your Thursday.

Auto show marks 42 years of participation for Smiths Kenny Smith will host the 42nd annual Smith Family Memorial Auto Show Saturday during the Jackson Forestry Festival. Dozens of classic vehicles will fill the Jackson Middle School parking lot and line a section of College Avenue, continuing a tradition started decades ago by Smith's father, the late Bob Smith. “My father always said Jackson needed a car show,” Smith said. “He reached out to the city and they made it happen.” Smith said all the car shows have been special. “ I've loved doing them all,” he said. “It's always...Article Link

About the Show:"That just stuck with me. That was one of those quotes. It's like, if you will focus on helping enough other people get what they want, you'll get what you want." Matt LewisAbout the Guest:Matt Lewis is the current leader of the Lewis Automotive Group, a fourth-generation family-owned car dealership in Northwest Arkansas. The company was founded by his great-grandfather in 1949 and has grown significantly over the decades. Matt, along with his brothers Shelby and Taylor, has worked diligently to expand and modernize the business, recently transitioning from their long-standing location on College Avenue to a new, state-of-the-art facility off I-49. Matt is known for his hands-on approach, commitment to employee satisfaction, and passion for the local community.Episode Summary:Welcome to another impactful episode of I am Northwest Arkansas, hosted by Randy Wilburn. This week, Randy sits down with Matt Lewis from Lewis Automotive Group to delve into the rich history and dynamic future of one of Northwest Arkansas's oldest family-run businesses. The episode is packed with insights on business management, family legacy, employee engagement, and community impact.In the conversation, Matt shares the thrilling journey of transitioning Lewis Automotive Group to an innovative, employee-centric facility off I-49. He emphasizes the importance of taking care of the internal customer (employees) to enhance the customer experience. Matt also discusses the meticulous planning and research that went into this strategic move, including visiting over 100 businesses to gather inspiration. Furthermore, they touch on sustaining a family business across generations and the critical practices that have enabled Lewis Automotive Group to thrive where many others have faltered.Key Takeaways:Employee Focus: Matt highlights the significance of prioritizing employee satisfaction to deliver exceptional customer service.Strategic Relocation: The move from College Avenue to I-49 was driven by strategic evaluation and the need to modernize operations.Generational Legacy: Maintaining a family business across generations requires clear guidelines, external consultation, and commitment from all involved.Community Engagement: Supporting local communities is a core value that has reciprocal benefits for both the business and the region.Innovative Facilities: The new location features employee-centric amenities such as a gym and multiple break rooms, emphasizing a modern, inclusive work environment.All this and more on this episode of the I Am Northwest Arkansas podcast.Important Links and Mentions on the Show*Email Matt LewisWebsite Lewis Automotive GroupMatt Lewis on FacebookMatt Lewis on InstagramMatt Lewis on LinkedInTune in to

On today's show, how the city of Fayetteville is implementing its Climate Action Plan on College Avenue. Also, Alice Driver discusses her new book "Life and Death of the American Worker." Plus, our host, Kyle Kellams, talks with the team behind the podcast "How To Do Everything."

The soccer fields at Gordon Moore Park, which is located off College Avenue in Alton, will remain closed, as will one of the baseball fields, but the rest of the park will reopen at 7 a.m. on Friday morning. The neighboring Spencer T. Olin Golf Course will reopen Saturday.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I met Max Mackey soon after he opened Moto Haus Coffee in South Fort Collins off College Avenue.  I'd recently become the proud owner of a 1976 BMW R75/6, and the former owner told me of a group of old (and some younger mostly BMW guys that met regularly for evening coffee and riding.  It was the coolest spot in town for the riding community for several years, but was ultimately killed by the Great Recession.  I kept the R75 for over 10 years, and she served me truly, upstaged in most parking lots only by Max's earlier-model` R75/5 with a chrome toaster tank!  The closure of Max's coffee shop led to a long-term chapter with Coda Coffee in Denver, and lots of music, especially as guitar and vocals with the band Thunk - for 16 years!  In 2018, after his girls were out of the nest, Max took the leap into full-time music - playing everywhere he could make at least $100 plus tips.  His growing popularity led to an album effort based in California, but Covid delays interrupted the album, and then a tragic motorcycle accident flipped the script and shattered his knee and sent him into a tailspin.  Many months and much pain and physical regression later, Max went into a surgery not knowing if he'd lose his leg below the knee or not.Max came out of that surgery with a new mechanical knee, and a new lease on life.  His music career caught fresh fire, and turned into a trio, and then into a band, and now he's a “what size do you need?” original music plus great jam covers offering to the Colorado community.  This was an intensely personal conversation re-getting to know a friend from long ago, and I'm certain you'll enjoy my conversation with Max Mackey.  Look for Max's new album coming soon - Eyes on the Road - and check out Max's upcoming dates and more hereJuly 3rd - Penrose Taproom | Fort Collins CO. 6:00-9:00 pmJuly 6th - Panhandler's Pizza | Fort Collins CO. 7:00-9:00 pmJuly 7th - St Julien Hotel | Boulder CO. 12:00-3:00 pmThe LoCo Experience Podcast is sponsored by: Logistics Co-op | https://logisticscoop.com/

Earlier this month, the owner of the Mass Ave sushi eatery Forty Five Degrees celebrated the restaurant's 16th anniversary. Bill Pritt was told he was crazy in 2008 years ago for trying to create a restaurant at the six-lane intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, College Avenue and St. Clair Street. A smart real estate move during the recession gave him ownership of the retail space on that corner, laying the groundwork for future success. After a three-year stint as president of the board for the not-for-profit Damien Center, Pritt is rededicating his energy to what he loves most—the hospitality industry. Earlier this year, he purchased a parcel at 555 Delaware St. with a former Regions bank branch that Pritt plans to turn into a casual dining spot called Harrison's Restaurant. And in May he purchased the building on Mass Ave that houses the Metro Nightclub and Restaurant, as well the business itself. He isn't planning on changing the longtime institution for gay nightlife as much as he wants to spruce it up and improve operations. This week on the IBJ Podcast, Pritt discusses his early years in the restaurant business, which including working the drive-thru at a Steak 'n Shake and eventually buying the Blu Martini restaurant and nightclub at the age of 27. He also digs into the origin story of Forty Five Degrees and the real estate acquisition—and yogurt shop—that helped him succeed. And he serves up details from his plans for Harrison's Restaurant and the Metro. The IBJ Podcast is brought to you by Taft.  

If you're feeling like a year or two has already passed since Mile 10, you're not alone… the Drew Crew has been feeling it since September. But get those spreadsheets ready: summer is on the horizon and Mile 11 is in sight!With 150+ artists already announced for this year's festival, TDHS is back to get you in the Mile mood with part two of the Moments From Mile 10 series. Get your steps in as Drew and Erin walk you up and down College Avenue to revisit a few favorites, including featured music from The Thing, Blkbok, and Chelsea Lyn Meyer. Tune in to get fresh takes on topics ranging from boosting the ballroom, to merch & mingles, to roses and thorns, to fashion - all this and more on a new-to-you Mile Recap and Recall flashback episode. #SawYouAroundTheMile

The arrest of the Allman Brothers Band in Jackson will be recognized by the Clarke County Historical Society at a historic marker dedication Sunday, April 28. The 2:30 p.m. meeting will take place at the downtown Jackson Fire Station at 102 College Avenue. Guitarist Dickey Betts, the last living member, passed away earlier last week at age 80. On March 11, 1971, following their recording of “Live at Fillmore East,” later named by Rolling Stone the greatest live rock recording of all time, they stopped in Jackson at Ray and Tom's Restaurant on their way to play a show at...Article Link

The Alpha Women's Resource Center annual Walk for Life will take place April 14 and April 28 at different locations. The walk on April 14 will begin at the First Baptist Church in Jackson at 4 p.m. The church is located at 214 College Avenue. The April 28 walk is at the Pine Hill walking track at 4 p.m. To participate, pick up a walk form, ask your friends to sponsor you, walk on your own during April or come to either the First Baptist Church in Jackson on April 14 or the Pine Hill walking track on April 28....Article Link

Your day ahead forecast, search for dog after deadly attack, doctor wants nicotine pouches changed, new child support calculations, College Avenue reopens soon, President Biden blames Iran for deadly drone strike, gruesome video posted online sparks outrage, Black History Month celebration, Krispy Kreme Valentines Day special and more... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Weather starting to let up / How's the snow clearing in your neighbourhood? (1:40); Resident says she wasn't connected with city supports after College Avenue fire in Winnipeg (8:00); 10,000 people apply to be Smashing Pumpkins guitarist. For you... which band, which instrument? (14:15); Power grid challenges (23:00); Which band, which instrument? (29:30); Weekly Wednesday Jets chat - John Shannon (32:40); Tenant rights....manager rights when it comes to evictions, fires, insurance etc (42:15); Energy Minister in Winnipeg for an announcement today, but we want to ask about AB power grid situation, & EVs (48:30); Winning story on which band, which instrument? (55:25); The Legacy of Carole King... Royal MTC Play BEAUTIFUL The Carole King Musical - Alan Cross (59:00). 

Skipper Insurance and Realty was closed Friday, the day after Thanksgiving but Joe Skipper had been in his office working some during the day. Fortunately, he was gone by 4 p.m. when an SUV veered off of Forest Avenue and crashed into the rear of the building — right into Skipper's office and the corner where his desk is located. It could have been tragic had he been seated at his desk. The impact knocked down a brick wall. Skipper's fronts on College Avenue but has a back employee entrance and parking lot accessed from Forest Avenue. Jamarcus King, 36,...Article Link

You are invited to come to a free in-person and live stream public vigil entitled “From Reflection to Action: An Interfaith Remembrance of the Trinity Test” on Sunday, July 16 th from 4 to 6 pm at Santa Maria de la Paz Church at 11 College Avenue in Santa Fe. The vigil will commemorate the 78 th year since the detonation of the first atomic weapon, called The Gadget, at the Trinity Test Site in south central New Mexico and provide you with tools to work for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons. Doors open at 3:15 pm so you may view exhibits and visit with representatives of local organizations, including CCNS. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ccnsupdate/support

Change is coming to Appleton's College Avenue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

College Avenue Club was at the NAFSA annual conference and expo in Washington D.C. and spoke with Heidi Weiss-Krumm, the Director of International Student Services at La Sierra University about her story and career into education and advice for college students and international students.

Last Wednesday, March 22, workers at two Trader Joe's locations announced they have filed petitions with the National Labor Relations Board to join the independent union Trader Joe's United. One, the College Avenue store in Oakland, California, would be the first unionized Trader Joe's in the company's home state. The other is located in our own backyard in the historic labor hotspot of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. We are tremendously excited for the over 300 workers who are facing this important step in their organizing and are sending all of our support and solidarity to Trader Joe's workers in Oakland and at the Essex St store. While Trader Joe's is beloved by many shoppers across the country for its colorful atmosphere, wide array of special snacks, and of course its famously low prices, workers at the national retail chain know very well the difficulties that lie behind Trader Joe's hibiscus curtain. Tonight on Revolutions per Minute we're live with Kelly and Chris, who have each worked and organized at a Trader Joe's location in New York City. We'll talk about the realities of life at TJ's and why it's critical to support retail, grocery, and service industry workers in the ongoing struggle for fair conditions, living wages, and dignity at work. We also hear an update from Lee Ziesche on the likely passage of the Build Public Renewables Act. *Please note that while we are in solidarity with Trader Joe's United, we are not members or representatives of the union.*

College Avenue In Dubai With Entrepeneur Alex by College Avenue Club

About the Show:"I didn't want to do business unless I did it right. And I love nature. It's a big part of my life. I grew up in it, and I just strayed away from it for all those years that I was in the city. And now that we moved out here, we're in the mountains. Fayetteville is huge on sustainability and the environment. I really loved that. And I thought it was a great opportunity for me to implement these business ideas." - Russell IngramChef Russell Ingram is a self-taught culinary expert who has spent the past 12 years honing his craft in some of the best kitchens in the world. He is now the owner of the Dot's Nashville Hot Chicken food truck, where he strives to create a zero-waste dining experience with locally sourced ingredients.Chef Russell Ingram was unsatisfied with his retail job and decided to take a leap of faith into a professional kitchen. With no experience, he quickly became a master of all the stations and was able to create dishes that were put on the menu. He then went to Atlanta to gain more experience before returning to Nashville. He wanted to focus on more intricate dishes, so he jumped up to Chef de Cuisine at a French restaurant. After moving to Northwest Arkansas, he noticed no hot chicken food trucks, so he decided to open one himself. He was determined to make it as sustainable as possible, so he sourced all of his ingredients locally and set up a composting system for the waste product. He now runs two businesses, a hot chicken food truck and the Yacht Club Food Truck Park on N. College Avenue in Fayetteville. In this episode, you will learn the following:1. Chef Russell Ingram's ambitious journey from retail to running his own sustainable Food Truck restaurant.2. The deliciousness of Nashville hot chicken and how to recreate the perfect texture with smashed red potatoes.3. How Chef Russell Ingram has implemented a sustainable zero-waste dining experience in Northwest Arkansas.All this and more on this episode of the I am Northwest Arkansas podcast. Important Links and Mentions on the Show*:Russell Ingram EmailDot's Nashville Hot Chicken WebsiteDot's Nashville Hot Chicken FacebookDot's Nashville Hot Chicken InstagramChef Russell Ingram InstagramOther episodes you'll enjoy:Episode 200 - Did You know that Arkansas has Acres of Diamonds

The new $1.7 trillion federal spending plan just signed into law includes millions in earmarks for projects in McLean County, including Illinois State University's nursing college, a new pedestrian and bike path along College Avenue, and a sewer project in Heyworth.

Catholic Social Services in Jackson offers services for those in need. It is located at 1206 College Avenue. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Call 251- 246-0131 for more information. Lifeline Food Pantry offers food for those in need on the fourth Wednesdays of each month from 3 until 5 p.m. The pantry is located at the Jackson Fire Station on Highway 69, in the former National Guard Armory. The Union Grove Baptist Church Care Center is open the second Friday and Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Located at 18957 Highway 69...Article Link

Catholic Social Services in Jacksonoffers services for those in need. It is located at 1206 College Avenue. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Call 251-246-0131 for more information. Lifeline Food Pantry offers food for those in need on the fourth Wednesdays of each month from 3 until 5 p.m. The pantry is located at the Jackson Fire Station on Highway 69, in the former National Guard Armory. The Union Grove Baptist Church Care Center is open the second Friday and Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Located at 18957 Highway 69 in Coffeeville....Article Link

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce held its traditional lighted evening parade Friday, Dec. 9 along College Avenue and Commerce Street. The extremely warm temperatures were evident by shorts and short-sleeve shirts worn by parade participants and spectators alike. Temperatures are expected to cool off later this week and into the weekend with lows down into the 30s.Article Link

Families of Clarke Prep School please join us for our Christmas Jubilee Children's Program on December 15th at 6 p.m. Admission is per car, tickets can be purchased on S2 Pass. Gates open at 5 p.m. Catholic Social Services in Jackson offers services for those in need. It is located at 1206 College Avenue. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Call 251-246- 0131 for more information. Lifeline Food Pantry offers food for those in need on the fourth Wednesdays of each month from 3 until 5 p.m. The pantry is located at the Jackson Fire...Article Link

In this episode from November 29, Kyra Mckinley reports on the last game of the Colorado State University Football team's season. Portia Cook reports on local news with information on a local minimum wage increase. Then listeners will hear an interview with Portia Cook and a writer for the College Avenue magazine, Samantha Nordstorm.

College Avenue Club - A Conversation with University Student Yvana Medina by College Avenue Club

Many area homes have decorated for Halloween. Jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, witches, goblins, skeletons and other spooky creatures can be seen here and there including at this College Avenue home in Jackson. Haloween is Monday, Oct. 31.Most communities are asking Trick or Treaters to keep their visiting hours to reasonable hours. If you are driving, be mindful of the little costumed goblins out and about! Additionally, many churches are having fall festivals and related events through the weekend.Article Link

The Main Street Water Main project is big, more than 5,000 feet in length. Two stretches of Main Street would see pipes replaced — between Division Street and Virginia Avenue, and from Beaufort Street to College Avenue.

Join Our FREE Direction Not Perfection Community!https://www.facebook.com/groups/1077725052861370/?ref=share_group_linkResources:https://generationshwc.com/Past Webinars:Click this link to watch the Anti-Aging Webinar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14e1ffuK-cEluLNh4aGakSJfYoop712W9/view?usp=sharing.Click this link to watch the Performance Webinar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h_ZMi_DonRBTfisgSVSS8BaA4bRlmIY0/view?usp=sharing.Click this link to watch the Brain Health Webinar:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dTd6mRN2Fp5plYIM5iz2NMesaKQfJOo1/view?usp=sharingClick this link to watch the Sitting Webinar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nv3tidA23aD__2AJuheOV76iZfi4Wphf/view?usp=sharingClick this link to watch the Energy Webinar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15pJ6Smr4V8ThxN_YDBfPtetP_EXoJuj3/view?usp=sharingClick this link to watch the Diabetes Webinar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N0UgFTZXsmskv0wAtTh3oty1ZNMTS64d/view?usp=sharingClick this link to watch the Stress Webinar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17QqRMagXu-GqaIHHH0CYc9JHOWTjVQMi/view?usp=sharingClick this link to watch the Immunity Webinar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S4y9VfSXWtfIaTieHB_YX5IvtTq1ZKnH/view?usp=sharing--Generations Health and Wellness Center380 N. College Avenue, Suite 2Fayetteville, AR 72701Phone: 479.442.2755————————————————————Follow Direction Not Perfection: Podcast: https://www.healthaccountabilitycoach.com/podcast-1 Website: https://www.healthaccountabilitycoach.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/houselifestyles #directionnotperfection #rewritetherules #healthaccountabilitycoach

See larger display calendar elsewhere in this issue. Announcement: The AERA Annual District Meeting will be Friday, August 26, for District 6 at Coastal Alabama Community College. Registration is at 9 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. The CCHS Class of 1982 will have it's 40th reunion beginning September 30, 2022 until October 2, 2022. For information, fees and activities, please contact: Messenger @ Class of 1982, Marilyn Moore Welch: 334-456-9191 or Marilyn Stabler: 334-564-0901. Catholic Social Services in Jackson offers services for those in need. It is located at 1206 College Avenue. Hours are Monday through...Article Link

Carlos Alamilla provides some advice as students start a new school year in colleges and universities and College Avenue will be in Dubai and hosting a seminar. You can register for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/college-education-in-the-usa-tickets-398166535827 Music: Creative Minds by Bensound https://www.bensound.com/

See larger display calendar elsewhere in this issue. The CCHS Class of 1982 will have it's 40th reunion beginning September 30, 2022 until October 2, 2022. For information, fees and activities, please contact: Messenger @ Class of 1982, Marilyn Moore Welch: 334- 456-9191 or Marilyn Stabler: 334-564-0901 The Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee will meet Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Grove Hill Town Hall. This will be an organizational meeting. Catholic Social Services in Jacksonoffers services for those in need. It is located at 1206 College Avenue. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m....Article Link

See larger display calendar elsewhere in this issue. The Clarke County Board of Human Resources will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, August 11 at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend. The Clarke County Democratic Executive Committee will meet Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. at Grove Hill Town Hall. This will be an organizational meeting. Catholic Social Services in Jackson offers services for those in need. It is located at 1206 College Avenue. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Call 251-246-0131 for more information. Lifeline Food Pantry offers food for those in...Article Link

The Clarke County Board of Human Resources will hold their regular meeting on Thursday, August 11 at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Catholic Social Services in Jackson offers services for those in need. It is located at 1206 College Avenue. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Call 251-246- 0131 for more information. Lifeline Food Pantry offers food for those in need on the fourth Wednesdays of each month from 3 until 5 p.m. The pantry is located at the Jackson Fire Station on Highway 69, in the former National Guard Armory. The Union...Article Link

In today's episode of the podcast we bring in Ben, a special guest from Maryland, who tells us the spooky lore of the Demon Truck of College Avenue. After that we take a jaunt to Middletown to visit the Snallygaster, before digging into the goofy legend of the Loveland Frogmen. Further Reading: Demon Truck: http://weekinweird.com/2017/01/18/demon-truck-seven-hills-road-maryland-haunting/ Snallygaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snallygaster Loveland Frogmen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveland_frog Intro: City Lights — Babasmas [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/W9IQfypOkkYFree Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/city-lights Music: Jazz In Paris - Media Right Productions https://youtu.be/mNLJMTRvyj8

The Arts Council of Thomasville will present “The Robber Bridegroom” at the Thomasville Civic Center Friday, July 29 and Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m.; Sunday, July 31 at 2 p.m. ; and Monday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Call the ticket office for more information, 334-367- 3384. The Clarke County Board of Human Resources will hold their regular meeting on Thursday, August 11 at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend. Catholic Social Services in Jackson offers services for those in need. It is located at 1206 College Avenue. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30...Article Link

Here's the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for June 9th! A series of union organizers, Starbucks Workers United members, local activists, political figures, and supporters spoke at a press conference outside the College Avenue location of Starbucks on Wednesday afternoon after the store closed for the day. Supporters called for a “Sip-In” this afternoon to show support for baristas who still haven't gotten word from the company whether they'll have jobs after the café, at one of Ithaca's busiest commercial corners, is shuttered on Friday, and speakers at the press conference urged an Ithaca-wide boycott of Starbucks and its cafés until the company negotiates in good faith to keep the Collegetown store open. Staff at all three Ithaca locations overwhelmingly voted to unionize in votes held this spring, and a Starbucks barista and union organizer who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation from the company said the College Avenue staff was the most vocal group in the unionizing effort. Speakers at Wednesday afternoon's press conference included union members and organizers representing staff at both the Sciencenter and Ithaca Health Alliance, two local non-profit organizations whose staffs are unionized. Also speaking were Ithaca Common Council member Jorge DeFendini, Common Council candidate Tiffany Chen Kumar, and New York State Senate candidate Lea Webb. Subscribe to the Ithaca Minute in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Stitcher, or via RSS feed, follow 14850.com on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to the 14850 Magazine Daily newsletter.

Here's the Ithaca Minute from 14850 Today for April 30th. The City of Ithaca says manhole cover work and utility ditch work at the “Tuning Fork” intersection of Seneca Way and East State/MLK Street will affect traffic for most of Monday, May 2nd. Crews will be installing a new manhole ring and cover, and repairing asphalt around the manhole. Utility work and street reconstruction in Collegetown will mean closures on Catherine Street and Mitchell Street beginning Monday morning. This week's work is part of the ongoing College Avenue project that is slated to finish this fall. And the City of Ithaca has 17 cars and other vehicles for sale next week pursuant to New York State's “abandoned vehicles” law. Vehicle auctions will take place at three towing lots the morning of Friday, May 6th, and included in the car auctions this spring are sedans, SUVs, trucks, and motorbikes. Subscribe to the Ithaca Minute in iTunes or Google Play, RadioPublic, TuneIn, Stitcher, or via RSS feed, follow 14850.com on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribe to the 14850 Magazine Daily newsletter.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES— Is accepting applications/ resumes for a full-time position as an Emergency Assistance Case Manager in our Jackson Office. Position requires a Bachelor's Degree. Candidate must hold a valid AL driver's license and have personal automobile insurance. Applications can be obtained at our office located at 3309 College Avenue. Resumes may be sent to mdking@mobarch.org by April 30th. (12-2tp-CCD) IN SEARCH OF SEMITRAILER MECHANIC— Must have experience in electrical, air brakes, tires, welding. Pay based on experience. Must have clean driving record. Contact Greg Bessent, 912-577- 0804 or gregbessent @gmail.com. Job is in Perdue Hill, AL. (10-4tp+1 free-CCD)...Article Link

Jackson's Christmas Parade will be Friday, Dec. 10 at 5:30 p.m. with a lighted parade along College Avenue and Commerce Street. There is a entry fee. Contact Katie at the Chamber for more information, 251-246-3251. Fulton ‘s Christmas Parade will be Saturday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. Lineup will be at the old school and the parade will travel to the downtown area.Article Link

Summary Welcome to the Startup Junkie's podcast!   For this holiday season, we are rebroadcasting an episode that was an absolute joy to record. Our regular host, Jeff Amerine, was joined by the former executive director of Startup Junkie Foundation, Haley Allgood. They had the opportunity to sit and chat with Luke and Natalie of Freckled Hen Farmhouse, a shop that began as a social media account and transformed into a retail store. Through featuring products during an at-home renovation, Luke and Natalie started what would be a fantastic functional and sustainable home goods and gifts store on College Avenue in Northwest Arkansas. You will want to visit this store as Christmas is quickly approaching!    Thanks for tuning in!      Shownotes (1:40) Introducing Natalie and Luke Freeman (2:10) From Farmers to Freckled Hen Farmhouse Shop (6:06) Curating the Merchandise (5:14) Utilitarianism and Beauty (9:20) Credibility of Suppliers (10:59) The Next Five Years (14:48) Financing Without Savings (18:25) Physical Location Vs. Online Store Growth (23:06) How to Invest Your Time Well as an Entrepreneur (26:14) Wrap Up     Links Jeff Amerine Haley Allgood Luke Freeman and Natalie Freeman Freckled Hen Farmhouse     Quotes "It's really grown into something that's more than a gift store, it's a one-stop shop for people buying meaningful gifts for people they love, and also a place for people to find items that inspire them to live a well-lived meaningful life." (8:45) - Luke Freeman    "I feel like maybe my end goal is not necessarily a retail store, but it's always been building community." (12:47) - Natalie Freeman    "We rented a cabin for a weekend and sat down and hammered out the business plan. We disconnected, no wifi. It was just us pencil and paper writing out this inspiration, this idea that had come to us." (15:39) - Luke Freeman   "[On creating an online business first.] So just knowing that we're only going to grow as our customer requests, I just think it's a better business decision for us." (20:53) - Natalie Freeman   startupjunkie.org wlj.com

College Avenue Club in Dubai with Mariam Lambert, a Design Student by College Avenue Club

A continuation of the adventures of College Avenue Club in Dubai and a conversation with Samaria Miranda.

Participating Jackson merchants will host a Christmas Open House Sunday afternoon, Nov. 14. The traditional lighting of the Christmas Tree and Market will be Thursday, Dec. 2 from 5 until 8. The Christmas Parade will be Friday, Dec. 10 at 5:30 p.m. with a lighted parade along College Avenue and Commerce Street. There is a fee to enter a float. Contact Katie at the Chamber for more information, 251-246-3251.Article Link

College Avenue and Commerce Street were lined from Jackson Middle School all the way to City Hall with vendors selling all kinds of arts and crafts, or numerous food items at the Fall Festival, Nov. 6. The annual Bob Smith Car Show was located in front of the school and had cars from every era, for every type of fan. The annual lumberjack competition was once again a crowd favorite as well. Inflatable bouncy houses gave the kids something to do while their parents went from booth to booth. Jackson held the Fall Festival last year after Hurricane Zeta but...Article Link

Ellie Shannon explains updates in Colorado State University campus news with information on CSU enrollment and the Black/African American Cultural Center's Kick-B/AACC. Then, Ivy Winfrey talks about Fort Collins' new tax exemption for menstrual products. After that, Eliza Drotar updates listeners on University athletics. Kota Babcock speaks to the owners of Horsetooth Stem and Root about how owning the shop brought them a community. Then, Babcock tells listeners about changes to the enforcement of Texas's controversial abortion law. Then, he speaks to Aspen Flores and Sasha Beran-Hughes from College Avenue about their latest edition. After that, Babcock gives new information on the COVID-19 pandemic at CSU and discusses how a whistleblower claimed Facebook prioritizes profit over safety. To conclude the show, Winfrey announces the winner of Fat Bear Week and Babcock gives a quick five-day weather forecast. 

A $10 million dollar development to house low-income veterans called Patriots Park will break ground later this year on the corner of North Street and College Avenue. Jim Petty, CEO of Strategic Realty in Van Buren who develops affordable housing in the two-state region, provides a progress report.

Ellie Shannon explains updates in campus news, and Ivy Winfrey talks about the Colorado redistricting board's newly released district map. After that, listeners hear from the "KCSU Music Podcast" with Lindsay Johnson and local band Slow Caves. Winfrey discusses aid being provided to areas devastated by Hurricane Ida, and listeners hear from Kailey Pickering about College Avenue magazine. After that, Kota Babcock gives new information on the COVID-19 pandemic and speaks to Lindsay Barker from The Collegian about cannabis delivery. To conclude the show, Babcock discusses how automated hiring software makes getting hired more difficult and Winfrey explains how two politicians from St. Petersburg, Russia, are mimicking a candidate hoping to confuse voters.

My guest is Avery Buck, co-owner of MentaliTea and Coffee, a mental wellness themed coffee shop located in Bethany, Oklahoma at the intersection of NW 36th and College Avenue. Avery has been a student athlete her whole life and on into college, where her passion for mental health all started. She received an undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in sociology at Rogers State University. Now, she wants to combine her love of coffee with her passion for mental health, and hopes to use her platform to make mental health conversations as casual as getting a cup of coffee. SPECIAL NOTE: Please be advised that this episode contains conversations involving anxiety, depression, addiction, and suicide. Utilize the numbers and websites listed below to get help. Reachout National Crisis & Information Hotline: 1-800-522-9054 (24x7) Oklahoma 211: 211 (24x7) National Crisis Text Line: 741741 (24x7) Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services: www.ok.gov/odmhsas Connect with my guest: You can connect with Avery Buck through her website at https://www.mentaliteaandcoffee.com, or by phone at 405-495-9099. Resources mentioned in this episode: Mentalitea and Coffee https://www.mentaliteaandcoffee.com M&C Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mentaliteaandcoffee M&C Instagram @ mentaliteaandcoffee Sip of Hope Community Coffee Roasters https://sipofhope.com/ Southern Nazarene University https://www.snu.edu/ City of Bethany, Oklahoma https://www.cityofbethany.org/ Share and subscribe: Share this podcast https://www.fullintegrationcoaching.com/liveyourpurpose For more ways to share and subscribe https://anchor.fm/liveyourpurpose Thank you! Connect with Charles: Learn more about my life coaching, public speaking, and retreat services https://www.fullintegrationcoaching.com Follow along with me on Facebook and Instagram @ fullintegrationcoaching

From Lauren's mother Charlene Spierer: Ten years ago on June 3, 2011, Lauren became a missing person. What started as an evening with friends ended tragically for Lauren and for our family. There is no video evidence proving Lauren ever turned the corner at 11th and College Avenue around 4:30AM. There has never been any suspect named. My heart goes out to anyone searching for a missing loved one. When you are “in it” you can't see beyond it. You try everything humanly possible to get answers. You are willing to work from first light until you collapse exhausted at the end of the day. You read everything written, every blog, every Facebook post, every tweet, every comment at the end of every article you have access to, just hoping someone will post something to move your case forward. You open your door to the worst of humanity. desperate to believe their convincing lies, but I think the worst offense comes from those who hold the answers and refuse to share them. You are gullible. You are exposed to things you've never known about and wish you had never learned about. I empathize with you. I walk in your shoes; I carry the same burden. I wish we never had to experience this. If you are fortunate, you will find that there are just as many compassionate people. They work beside you just as tirelessly. They step in when you cannot. They take risks. They put their lives on hold. They use every avenue at their disposal to help you. They keep in touch on those most difficult days. They remind you that you are not alone in this nightmare. They ask for nothing in return. This is what I know. What happened to Lauren was shocking. It is inconceivable to have spoken to Lauren hours before discovering it would be for the last time. Shocking that someone so loved could vanish without a trace but entirely possible. It did happen and ten years later I still struggle. The space that once held hopes and dreams for Lauren will never heal. It is replaced by an ache fueled by the not knowing. I have learned to manage my days, months and years, but in an instant, something will happen which sends me reeling back to the day it all happened. I try my best, I will survive, I will never forget. I do not need a day like today to remember because every day is a day of remembrance. I am especially grateful to Rob and Rebecca, my husband, my daughter, who share in this tragic loss and without whom I could not have survived. I end as always, hoping today is the day and reminding the reader that anything small could be big. Lauren, lost but never forgotten, forever in our hearts. Charlene Spierer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/otcpod1/support

A new sit-down restaurant, Shuckers Seafood and Oyster Bar, LLC will be moving into the old Roosters Steakhouse building on College Avenue. Mayor Paul South told the council at Monday's city council meeting that approval of a liquor license for the new restaurant will be on the agenda at their next meeting. The restaurant building has been vacant since Rooster's closed in 2018. Work has begun on the renovation. No projected opening date has been announced. South also mentioned that the old Mater's building on Highway 43 has been sold but said he wasn't at liberty to reveal details. The...Article Link

Many Clarke County residents know Alabama Highway 69 as the crooked road that connects Jackson and Coffeeville. Some who make fall trips to Tuscaloosa to see Alabama play know the road from Greensboro to T-Town. Some may or may not know that the southern terminus of the highway is in Jackson, where the route, known as Coffeeville Road in the city limits, meets College Avenue. The recent project of paving of seven miles of Alabama Highway 69 from its intersection at College Avenue in Jackson prompted thoughts about the roadway. Some of you may know and some of you may...Article Link

Rutgers students, alumni, and friends, join us for an episode dedicated to uncovering the hidden history within the buildings that surround us and the ground we walk across in our quaint old Jersey town. Come along with us we unearth old cobblestones and search out clues to Rutgers past! This podcast is guided by alumnus Zack Morrison SC&I'14, MGSA'14, a filmmaker and writer from East Brunswick, New Jersey.This episode includes a special interview with alumnus Elijah Reiss SAS'17.Elijah is a 2017 graduate of Rutgers University-New Brunswick's School of Arts and Sciences with a degree in Art History and a minor in American Studies. During his time as an undergrad, he became fascinated with the campus and its history. His senior thesis, which explored the history of Voorhees Mall, earned him high honors, as well as praise among fellow Rutgers history enthusiasts. He currently teaches middle and high school History in Princeton, and is enrolled in the Master of Information program at the School of Communication & Information (SCI), with a concentration in Archives and Preservation. 

In this episode Mark Woodling and Tom Schneider talk with Vincent Ash From the Indy Chamber about the Indianapolis Real Estate market, economic developments and what is happening in Indy in general.  --- Transcript   Mark: All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the remote real estate investor. I'm Mark Woodling. I'm here with Tom Schneider. And we have Vincent Ash here with us today from Indianapolis in the Chamber of Commerce. So we really wanted to bring him on to give him a bit of a background on why investing in Indianapolis is something that really any investor should want to be interested in. So I think this is a good opportunity to not only hear from us, but really get one of the local experts who has an idea of what's going on in the market that we don't get to see or read about in your daily news.   Theme Song   Mark: So, before we jump in with Vince, I want to run over some numbers about Indianapolis. So, Indianapolis consists of a pretty broad range, the populations 876,000 people as of 2019. So, the greater MSA is actually 1.8 million. So Indy alone 876,000 versus the greater population 1.8 million people and the population is growing at 1.3%. So the median household income is $64,200 number of units is 867,000 single Family properties, of that 58% are owner occupied in 32% are renter occupied, leaving about 10% that are currently vacant. So as for home price and rent, existing home values have actually gone up 7.2%. The effective apartment rent growth is 3.6%. home value at entry level home is on average $163,900. The existing median home price is $227,000. And the median for rent as of December last year was $1,259. year over year rent growth is 4.7%. And single family gross yield on average is 9.6%. Home occupancy rate is 95.4%. And apartment occupancy rate is 94.7%.   Vincent, why don't you give us a little bit of information about who you are and your position with Indianapolis chamber.   Vincent: Absolutely. So my name is Vincent Ash. I am the director of Indianapolis economic development for the city and our county that we are also associated with I have been at the chamber for a little bit over two years now. I'm very much an Indy, local, Indy native, I moved to Indianapolis when I was five years old and pretty much been born and raised there. Prior to my role now at the chamber, I worked for Simon Property Group as a financial analyst. For those who are familiar with Simon, one of the biggest rates in the country and probably internationally as well. But I worked as financial analyst for them, no do a real estate transactions and then moved over to the chamber. My role as director of develop Indy is we basically are the economic development arm for the city of Indianapolis. So we work on business attraction, business expansion, real estate, real estate, redevelopment projects on a larger scale, looking at multifamily projects and things of that nature.   We also work very closely with the mayor's office in the city, on any economic development policies that they are looking to, you know, change or implement or modify. So overall, we have a pretty big scope. We do have a person, our team that focuses on business retention, we have an ombudsman that helps facilitate, you know, permitting, and regulatory and zoning questions. And then we have a project manager that focuses on retail. So we're touching a lot of different phases of economic economic development overall, it has been very successful, pretty respected throughout the city, not only as the economic development arm develop, indeed, but also as an indie chamber, having a lot of businesses that's associated with us as well. So that's overall what we do and kind of my role at the Indy chamber.   Mark: So if there's anything that comes up, let's say that there's new business opportunities in Indianapolis, you're probably the first person to hear about them and really understand, you know, new companies that are moving to the area, new jobs that are coming in. And frankly, you're kind of a salesperson that's trying to bring in those companies and really make Indianapolis look as attractive as possible.   Vincent: Absolutely. Yes, I'm not a salesman, but Trey, but I have to do it. For this job really just as like an attractive mechanism. I think the state does a good job of attracting people to Indiana. Fortunately enough for Indianapolis believe 60% of the GDP from the state is located in our in our central region, Indianapolis region. So overall, our state depends on our capital as well, Indianapolis, and as has been Bode very well for, you know, everything that we've got going on for us in the overall,   Mark: That's great, well, this is a perfect conversation to be having. So let me just get in a little bit about really what we're looking for, you know, we all want to understand kind of the macro level economics of what's going on in Indianapolis, but we don't need to go into like population trends and jobs, income, you know, cost of living particularly now, but we're looking for you really, some of those nuggets of information that make any out of state investor feel like there's a level of confidence that they can have not just in buying into the city, but eventually they're going to be buying into real estate and owning, you know, brick and mortar and renting out, you know, properties in the area.   So, you know, maybe you can give us a little bit of an idea about what we're not hearing in the news, you know, and what you're seeing in the local economy that somebody in, let's say, on the West Coast isn't good to hear about. So maybe give us some general economic highlights. And maybe we even start with a little bit of a COVID-19 impacts and what you're seeing, since that's such a relevant topic.   Vincent: So COVID-19 is affected everybody in the world and Indianapolis was was not any different for that. We did realize that, you know, it did affect a lot of our small businesses. And particularly, we look at our restaurants, our breweries that have been very successful here in Indianapolis, but those have been impacted the most Well, COVID is our as our restaurants or personal services. Are you looking at Barbara's beauticians? So overall, from a covid impact, our small businesses were hit the hardest, that we did some very innovative things at the chamber. As far as some traditional lending, as well as you know, help collaborate with a CDFIs to do paycheck protection programs that help keep these businesses afloat.   We also are doing like a reimbursement grant now, overall, to kind of help those small businesses and they've been very appreciative of those efforts. And it has honestly kept a lot of our businesses being able to stay open. Throughout the midst of this, I will say from a, from a broader scale, we're looking at some of our corporate, you know, attraction projects, or some of our expansions and growth that we've been able to see. I will say there was a pretty much a slowdown, I would say in April, I think as companies would kind of figure, trying to figure out what they will plan and planning on doing. But I kid you not. And I thought I was gonna be twiddling my thumbs throughout COVID. Because I was like, there's no, nobody's making a large capital investment, like going for it. There's no way I'm going to be busy, I was really just looking at ways that I could pivot and help out and other avenues going for so but we weren't, we didn't say very busy, stay very busy overall, when we looked at from our industry standpoint, Indianapolis is very diverse. And that was has helped us be pretty successful.   Mark: So Vincent, maybe give us a little bit of a background of what Indianapolis is really known for, you know, that the jobs in the area that you see are really growing are just some of the basic highlights of why people are moving to Indianapolis because we know it's been growing a ton. We've seen rent growth, personally from Roofstock's point of view really increase and seeing a lot of investors moving to the area and wind to invest there. So yeah, give us a high level and kind of walk through what you see. Indianapolis as in your eyes.   Vincent: Yeah, absolutely. You know, kind of, as I was saying, from an industry standpoint, Indianapolis is very diverse. So that has really allowed us to be recession proof to an extent. When you look at 2009, we've been able to maintain a steady growth, when you look at you know, most of the rest belts, cities when manufacturing is left, you know, early 2000s and in the 90s a lot of those cities, you know, struggle, overall industry standpoint as being diverse, has been very beneficial.   So some of the major industries that we have here are looking at life sciences, pharmaceuticals, so Eli Lilly is a major anchor in our city. They employ about 440 thousand people just in our city alone. So you look at them and offer Eli Lilly have a lot of other pharmaceuticals or drug manufacturers that also have located here in Indianapolis and we kind of have sort of a life sciences of here. Not only that our tech scene has been exploding here lately. Look at Salesforce, and we are their second largest office globally outside of San Francisco and but we have a lot of different startups that are here indeed that are continually to grow. One of the one of those reasons why tech is is kind of booming here is from a cost standpoint, cost of living is very affordable here. But the main thing the main driver is workforce.   So we are within 70 mile radius, I believe we have close to 100 different it's a major college institutions. In particular, you know, some major ones Purdue I, Indiana University, all State University rolls home and Butler's located in Indianapolis, we have 40 institutions that's just located in Indy overall. So from a workforce and talent perspective, tech companies feel like they can attract a talent by locating here. So that has been very well received and our startups are continually to grow. High Alpha is a big venture group that's here indeed is very strategic about helping growth those hundred companies that they have been associated with Xylo being one of those startup companies that is growing, we just got an announcement that Kanos which is based out of Belfast and Ireland is going to grow here in Indianapolis and make any Annapolis their main hub.   So from a tech scene, we have been we have grown a lot. So when you look at life sciences, like a tech, we can look at our aerospace Rolls Royce and what they do from you know, manufacturing, engineering and aviation standpoint, they're headquartered here have about 44,000 people are that are in Indy. And then on top of that, logistics, we have the second world's largest FedEx, probably soon to be number one outside of Memphis because they are landlocked. So from a logistics standpoint, we are also growing. E-commerce is even more important now throughout the midst of COVID than it ever has been.   And we have seen major growth in pretty much all four of those sectors to even throughout the midst of this pandemic. And so it bodes well overall, from a diversity standpoint, the industries that we have here in Indy, allowing us to continue to be able to grow where our hospitality industry our convention industry is very in service industry is very huge here in Indianapolis, our convention center is we have Gen Con every year, you just looking at some of the announcements that we had recently from a sports standpoint, and they were supposed to have NBA All Star game in February, I don't foresee that happening with a pandemic going on. But you have NBA All Star game, we have Final Four, we have the big 10 Football Championship, the National Football Championship, all within, I think, a couple years of each other. And Andy has been very good at hosting big events, and our sporting industry has continued to be successful. So even though we see, you know, some downturns in our sports, in our hospitality, as being able to continue to grow in life scientists, tech logistics, aerospace has been has an other, you know, advanced manufacturing jobs proven us that we can, you know, stay resilient, and really recover and continue to grow throughout the midst of any type of downturn in economy.   Mark: Oh, that's important. No, that's really, really good to hear. I mean, we want to see every market thrive and come back. But we know you guys are set up for it with it right infrastructure. And, you know, I agree these low cost of living areas are just really what people need, you know, people leaving San Francisco and saying, I can have a quality, quality lifestyle, but for half the price. It's so great. Well tell me a little bit about maybe what is happening, and we don't see it today. Maybe there's some new opportunities or you know, what's trending maybe with a kind of new interest in the areas or anything that you give us some, some intel on that others quite don't know quite yet, but is considered public knowledge.   Vincent: I can say from a real estate development standpoint, we have been getting the attention of a lot of out of state developer. And so we have a lot of new pretty big projects lined up. One of those is a remodel of a former Coca Cola bility Hendrix Commercial Property Group, which is based out of Wisconsin is actually nearing completion of that project, which should be I believe, at the end of this year, basically took a Coca Cola bottling plant made it a mixed use, work, live play type of environment. There's a couple of tech companies that's going to be located there. They have all new independent restaurants that are new to Indy that will be there but they're no franchises, which is I think we're pretty big for is having a lot of local restaurants and local breweries very, a lot of very good ones. But this development alone really wanted to focus on the independent aspect, bringing new concepts in, they have an independent like film theater that's going in, that's going to be a part of heartland Film Festival.   And so they they have other retail components associated with it, but we were seeing a lot and we have we do have some other projects, you know, lined up from a you know, real estate related redevelopment standpoint, where companies and developers are coming in finding you know, properties, you know, like a former Coca Cola bottling plant and remodel it and refurbishing it. And we like I said, we have a few of those as well. We really kind of hit stream with a lot of multifamily developments, like I said, a lot of outside of the state developers are interested in, the good thing about indie is that we really haven't hit that significant, you know, density or high rise. But there's so much potential to do that. And developers are noticing that. So we got more high rises developments that's coming into our downtown core. Of course, that's where, you know, most people most take people, you know, want to locate and want to be in downtown. And the good thing about that is, is that they can live downtown, but also stay outside of downtown and still really have any type of lifestyle they want.   I would say, and I usually say this to any business or company that we have coming into Indianapolis, you can have any lifestyle you want, within a 30 minutes drive. And when I say 30 minutes drive, I mean 25 miles, yeah, I'm not, I'm not talking about, you know, six miles like that you get like in California, six miles will turn into a 45 minute 30 minute drive is going to be about 25 to 30 miles, you can and you'll have that any type of lifestyle you want. If you want to live downtown, you can live downtown, if you want to live in a suburban, you know, style, like a house, you can do that within 30 minutes drive up downtown, if you want to live on a farm, you could do that within 30 minutes drive downtown. So you have all these different mixes, and then you have these neighborhoods, of course, that surrounds our downtown area that are, you know, seeing significant investment, redevelopment of their homes, you know, appreciation values continue continually to increase as well.   So, we have a lot of cool pockets that's outside of downtown to a lot of good neighborhoods that have you know, the retail, the restaurants, the bars and things that people want to be around, that are growing, you know, significantly as well, and then even more pockets just continue to pop up. So it's been, it's been great to see, you know, it comes with its challenges as well, you know, making sure that we're not, you know, increasing poverty, we're giving people access, you know, to those quality jobs and stuff as well. So, we do focus on that, as well, making sure that you know, we don't leave, you know, some of our residents that are here behind, and we're helping grow them and scale them up as well. So, but, uh, but overall, it has been tremendous growth, from a real estate standpoint alone, you know, over the past, I would say three years, it's been pretty much boom, and then looking at some of the projects that we have lined up the next, you know, five to 10 years is going to look completely different.   So now is really the time to really look at Indianapolis, long heart and look to see ways to you know, really invest into the market as it still continues to go up. You know, I have colleagues that live in California as well. So and understanding how much you know, real estate costs in California compared to here, I'm like, you could live like a king, if you if you move to the Midwest. You know, for half a million dollars you can live like you'd be in a close to a mansion. So understanding that dynamic dynamic as well. I mean, that's, that's why you see a lot of real estate development that's happening here. So from a cost standpoint.   Tom: One of my favorite parts about these market spotlights is learning about the specifics of these little neighborhood pockets. So, you know, within talking about some of them, you mentioned the kind of core downtown is there like specific names of different boroughs? Like I'd love to, you know, for you to kind of touch on like this specific area. And like, you know, if you threw a dart on a dartboard like where it is relative to kind of like downtown, like, how'd you categorize that?   Vincent: So I'm going to be biased and talk about my neighborhood first. Yeah, of course. Yeah. So Speedway Indianapolis, for those who are not familiar is home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the biggest sporting venue in the world that you know, is home to the Indianapolis 500 which of course will be without fans this year, but it can hold up to 400 to 500,000 fans at one time, I think 100 runni, Indianapolis 500 have 500,000 people. So our community that we have here outside of race weekend. It's a great community. It's just west of downtown. It literally it takes me a 12 minute drive to get downtown to work. Because as I as I work downtown to and commute to me is pretty important. I don't have to worry about hopping on a highway just hit the streets and I'm there within 12 minutes.   So Speedway is a great community, great school district. A lot of new redevelopment projects are happening in Speedway. I'm about five years ago, they were very critical to them to reinvest into their main street which is just adjacent to the track and we got de Lara which is a Italian car manufacturer for IndyCar. So there we have Daredevil brewery that came in big was brewery and other brewery came in AJ Foyt who's a famous racecar driver has a winery that's located on the strip. And there's a lot of mixed use new mixed use development that's going in as well. So that corridor has been great. It has been received very well by the community.   But there's also a lot of other plans for some projects that are really going on now really, you know, to that point as well. So Speedway is a great community highlight fall Creek place which is literally just north of downtown. So if you look at a downtown map, we have a highway system and goes around downtown. So it's just north of the Interstate, if you're looking at a map so that area has been seen significant investment I mean, we're thinking you're talking about houses 10 years ago, that was around 100 hundred and $50,000 that are now worth 600 $700,000 so that area has been a very cool pocket and you can kind of see the growth this is happening right around the area is you know, expanding on that neighborhood and new redevelopments going in there but they have nice you know, cafes and eateries very neighborhood feel in that area Broad Ripple which is north near I will say obviously focus on College Avenue 65th street so a little bit further north north in our city, that area has always been very well received very well. A good neighborhood has a good main strip with a lot of different restaurants and bars.   So those those three are pretty significant Fountain Square area which is just south east the downtown is another area that has been you know, has been booming. If you watch hg TV and are familiar with the show good bones, they are really flipping and redevelopment homes in that in that area of Fountain Square and Bates Hendricks that area as well has you know some local music that areas more like entertainment has some smaller music venues for live concerts. More of a cultural center that I think than the rest of the other neighborhoods. But overall, I believe those four neighborhoods are probably the biggest and have seen the most growth but you are seeing a lot of other different pockets like you know popping up or whether that be you know, Riverside Park which is just northwest of downtown area has like three golf courses but they're you know, redoing a one of the golf courses in putting in an amphitheater that's gonna cost like $15 million, and really making the quality of life type of feel more neighborhood type of feel a couple breweries have went in along with close to there as well.   So we have a lot of different a little more pockets that have been starting to see a lot of more traction. But overall, those neighborhoods are kind of like the biggest, like probably the highlights in Indianapolis outside of our downtown and they have been seen significant increase in investment over the past few years.   Tom: And 30 minutes from everything. or excuse me, 23.   Vincent: Yeah. And I kid you not I when I say 30 minutes, you can hold me to that get anywhere in Indianapolis in about 30 minutes drive, whether I'm going to Southside want to get north or if I'm downtown and you know, want to get home to the suburbs I pretty much a 30 minute drive so close. Well, I hate being stuck in traffic.   Tom: Yeah, I think I've been an indie a couple of times and love it, man. Yeah. One of the things that really stood out to me is some of the investment in the downtown like there's this I think they call it a Riverwalk.   Vincent Yeah, our canal, right.   Tom: Yeah, yeah, it was it was this, like, how many miles is that? What did it look like? very new to this, it looks like a big investment for the government of building some some cool features. Go ahead.   Vincent: Absolutely. So our canal was actually built in the 90s, late 90s, early 2000s is when is when it was kind of built, it was kind of built very proactively without a big plan in place at the time, but it was like, hey, let's just build a canal where people can you know, run and have a good time on over the past. Like I said, probably about seven years, we've seen more mixed use development that's been popping up activating the canal front way retail, or there's a workout facility that's down there as well very, like a niche type of workout facility and it wasn't really a franchise. So you have more, you know, restaurants that's popping up to activate the canal is about three mile radius.   So if you like running is a good place to go running on as well. I think one of another like big initiative that we have here in Indy, is we do have a river that runs through Indianapolis is called the White River. And the master plan associated with that is pretty aspirational. And a lot of people are focused on it, and making that a reality and really utilizing the riverfront as a asset, which a lot of times I think in years and pass in history has almost looked at as as a boundary or barrier. And you look at that pretty much real estate redevelopment across the nation. You know, the highways, railroads, and you know, rivers are kind of looked at boundaries or barriers but really looking at it, utilizing it as an asset. And we've seen a significant development around it.   We will continue to do so. You know, cleaning it up, make sure allowing people to be able to even swim in it is as bad as A plan for the past 15 years, which is now coming to fruition where people can actually, you know, safely you know that you be in a water, what has been historically a big industrial city, you know, that has effects, but that has been cleaned up. We haven't seen more development around that as well. So since we don't have a lot of natural resources, like, you know, like Denver mountains in or California and things of that, you know, utilizing natural resources as assets that we do have, and being able to build around those.   Mark: you know, Tom invents it, we were actually in Indianapolis just last year, Roofstock did a property tour, where we read a 50 passenger bus drove through some of the major neighborhoods, like you're talking about Speedway, it just saw what the real estate looked like when and toured some of the properties. But what struck me as being real interesting was we drove through a few opportunities zones, and of course, you know, opportunity zones, that's really where there's a ton of investment because there's some tax breaks that investors can get. But what I always noticed was how many little coffee shops and little hipster spots are popping up alongside of those opportunity zones. And so you saw the live in you know, the communities were becoming more of a walkable area, you know, they had the the walkability to the coffee shop, maybe tell us a little bit about what you've seen and changes with opportunity zones, and how that's affected Indianapolis in general.   Vincent: Absolutely. So just a little background about opportunities zones, once that program was rolled out by the federal government, pretty much I believe 80% of census tracts within our city was could qualify for it. So of course, we submitted them all. So to state then, of course, the state hand picked different census tract to kind of focus on so once they did that, our downtown is actually a qualified census tract, the state basically had to determine and predict not only, you know, out of what can qualify for what we can use, but where do we predict investment will happen. And I think they did a very good job of, you know, predicting that. So opportunities I was we have seen a lot of investment, we have seen quite a few like multifamily developments utilize this and have, you know, went adjacent to where those coffee shops are when adjacent to you know, kind of where the eateries and breweries are already located. And it really just enhancing overall the feel and walkability to neighborhood.   You know, to that point, we have been a major, major focus on mass transit here in Indy, we do have bus systems, but now we have a bus rapid transit line that has dedicated lanes, so it's not getting stuck in traffic, and the station's more feel like a subway style nation that have just a bust up on a corner. So those are bus rapid transit line has been very well received. The current one that we do have goes south from our university of Indianapolis, it's just south of downtown all the way up to Bravo area, and it hits quite a few opportunity zones. The next couple that we have going in, goes alongside of those new opportunity zones as well, we have one as going east to west, from West Washington Street, all the way out through downtown to the airport.   And we also have one that is going from downtown, out to the northeast think fishers Lawrence Lawrence area as well. So the way those opportunities also set up has been great. And we really are now you know, building our mass transit infrastructure, you know, around those opportunities zones and kind of enhancing the, you know, walkability and you know, the feel of it, you know, you don't necessarily have to own a car to be able to get around and get where you need to go. So that's important to us as well. But yeah, the neighborhood fields has been becoming very popular, very well received overall. And, yeah, we have a ton of coffee shops, but a lot of good local ones, a lot of good local coffee shops and breweries. So everything has been very well received   Tom: both sides of it. I love it. You're reading my mind. I was going to ask about, you know, local transit and some of that, you know, just one last question on the opportunity zone, asking for a friend. So an opportunity zone, it's just a big tax advantage that the government gives or how would you define the scrape benefit that's catalyzing so much growth?   Vincent: It's a tax advantage that the federal government is able to add a capital gains tax that you're able, basically savings that you're able to benefit from so but the program was to peak investment into distressed areas. So that was the intent of the program was to spark investment in distressed areas. And like I said, it's been very well received. Our downtown is one You know, a lot of projects specifically as told us you know, they're focusing on that from a business attraction standpoint, a lot of companies have also said like, yeah, we want to be located in opportunity zone as well to take advantage of you know, the savings that they'll be able to benefit often from as well. So it's been very well received. A lot of people are using it here locally, I'm sure across the nation but the good thing about Indianapolis being you know midsize city cost of living is great question. Life is great. People really see it as opportunity. I hate to use that word again, but a big opportunity to utilize, you know, that program.   Mark: Yeah. And Tom, the way I look at it as, as an investor, you don't need to be the one necessarily taking advantage of those tax advantages. But you can sure piggyback off of everybody else's investments and really just see what's trending. And I think that's the, that's always the key, what's trending, where are people investing a lot of money into, and my eye is always, you know, see if you see a Starbucks, it's a good sign. If you see a coffee shop, it's a really good sign the breweries, yeah, that's a home run. Now, this is great. Vincent.   And so, you know, in in regards to some of those pocket markets, you know, we like to tell our viewers and, you know, our listeners, what are those markets that are really going to be kind of that next up and comer because a lot of the the properties sold on Roofstock are, are in, you know, more workforce housing type neighborhoods. So it may not be the the bars, breweries and coffee shops that we're looking at. But more of, you know, what are some of those areas that you could give our listeners some insight on that will be great investments, just because of maybe the new companies that are moving into those areas, or that significant investment that that may be going in based on opportunity zones?   Vincent: Yeah, absolutely. So yeah, that's a good question. And as I mentioned, some before, like the Riverside Park, which is north east, I mean, northwest of just the downtown is pretty ripe for real estate development. be quite honest for you, there's been a lot of investment from a corporate level is a district called 16. Tech, which is really like a collaborative nature for r&d for companies located for r&d purposes and Life Sciences. This literally just south of where all these homes are located. There's a massive plan for you know, the part like I said, we're redoing it $50 million into the amphitheater, now the master plan over was like 100 and $50 million literally sits in between two universities.   Do you have any any you have IPY? There's located downtown, and you have Mary University, and that is also a growing University in Indianapolis as well. And yeah, this neighborhood, which actually I grew up in, so but I grew up in a neighborhood, and you see the growth that's happening pretty much on both sides of it. Residential really hasn't caught up really, at this point in time. But you have seen some people being able to come in here, and you know, taking advantage and investing into that community. So I would definitely mention that one. There's definitely neighborhoods, adjacent to fall Creek place that has been seeing a lot of growth, a fog replaces just north of downtown. So you look to, you know, the east of you know, that neighborhood, you can see significant growth as well. So, I think those are two neighborhoods, and really just focusing night, last night religious liberty, those two, but the good thing about those two is, those neighborhoods are very close to downtown.   So you could really just take a radius around downtown, probably, you know, 334 miles, even our Near East Side, as east of downtown has seen significant investment, significant growth as well. But from a real estate standpoint, you know, could still use some investment. But you see the commercial, you see, you know, you see, you see to the breweries, you see the companies, you see, you know, the cafes, but you know, from a single family home, there's a lot of, you know, distressed properties that could still, you know, be taken advantage of. So yeah, you could literally take a radius just downtown, probably a mile or two radius, you know, I would say two to three miles and just kind of focus in on that geographic, those geographic areas that, you know, probably are the next to pop that have started, have started seeing some significant growth. Some of those neighborhoods are, you know, a little bit more fluid, but, you know, the ones that chase into it are the ones, you know, that are getting there. So I those are definitely some of the ones that I would say, from a real estate investment standpoint, as you should probably focus on and move for, like here at NAB as a term of investment.   Mark: Oh, that's great. Well, I think my only last question would be, you know, in terms of the vision, let's call it the 10 year vision of where Indianapolis is planning on going, you paid a really good picture of what what's happened, how it's changed what's going on in the near future. But what do you think about in 10 years? How would you see Indianapolis growing?   Vincent: Continue to see a lot of growth? And like I said, I think our tech, I think our tech sector tech industry is gonna continue to grow as you look at the Midwest, you know, from a cost standpoint, and from a quality of life standpoint, I think we can compete with Chicago, but they just, you know, just have the the cool factor, I guess to it. So I think we compete with them. Both. From a cost standpoint, Indianapolis makes the most sense. So I think a lot of companies are starting to realize that especially even from Tech, the tech companies, but from 10 years from now, I think overall economy in from industries that's here and indeed will continue to grow. I think there's going to be a big shift from the big major superstar cities to some of the smaller midsize like a second tier cities.   I see us as one of those one of those cities, you know, we're being very proactive of making sure not only are we growing our economy overall, but as you mentioned, some of the, you know, the workforce housing that you know, that your investors probably typically invest in, also making sure that we're doing a good job of, you know, skilling up those residents, you know, we have been very innovative and some of our policies and looking at inclusive growth, and making sure that we're growing our middle class and making sure that we're giving people that are in poverty, access to quality jobs. So as a whole, you know, we can continue to grow, like I said, you know, there's economy as we grow and grow, if you look at it on paper, he's like, Oh, this is any office is doing great, like they're growing, you know, but, you know, there's been, you know, some cons to that, you know, you look at our poverty has grown a little bit as well. And so we have been very, you know, like I say, innovative and noticing that early working with Brookings Institute and other policy makers to make sure that we curb that and we're growing and an inclusive manner.   So not only are we continue to grow our economy, for higher skilled higher wage people, we also are growing middle school, middle class as well, who were decrease in poverty, like all of those are major, importantly, focused focus for us, I think, overall, a 10 years from now is going to be very well received, not only from an economy standpoint, and I think the growth that we're gonna be able to achieve, but also from a talent workforce, enable to attract diverse groups of people come to our city, which we think we've done a solid job on, but could be better, like most cities, probably you could say, I'm kind of a perfectionist, you know, some of those things, but But yeah, being able to attract very diverse groups of people, I think those are, you know, the neighborhoods, especially, when you look at cities and municipalities like this, people want to live around diverse groups of people. And so being able to, you know, focus on those being able to grow those will, will continue to help help our tech industry will continue to help, you know, our life sciences and R&D industry will will continue to help us attract, you know, you know, the college students that are already in our region, you know, VA Indianapolis and live here long term.   So I think from a growth standpoint, you know, Indianapolis 10 years from now is gonna look totally different from what it is today. I know you all visited last year, you can probably already seen like, Oh, yeah, this is pretty cool place, I think 10 years from now is going to be on a entirely different level. And, you know, probably looked at the way Nashville is looked at, or maybe looked at, even similar to Chicago and in some instances or Pittsburgh, I really think like, oh, I know, it's my job. And I could be a little bit biased. But I think the trajectory that we're going on some of the policies that we have in place and some of our vision, we're gonna be able to achieve those goals and Indianapolis is going to continue to be successful.   Tom: The last thing that I want to touch on is some of the points of interest and you'd mentioned one of them that Indiana Indianapolis Speedway, the Indy 500, the Indianapolis Colts, I think I remember and running on that little River Walk I think there was like a Hall of Fame. What other would you say would be like, you know, destination driver points of interests? Which was that? Did I see a Hall of Fame? Did I see a Hall of Fame?   Vincent: I think you're talking about the NCAA Hall of Champions.   Tom: Hall of Champions Sorry, sorry.   Vincent: The NCAA is located here in Indianapolis. So their headquarters is here is on the canal wall and they have like a Hall of Champions like museum adjacent to it so that area because there's a couple of museums in that area as well that has been you know highlighted and that are are great to go to our children's museum is probably one of the best in the country has received multiple awards of being able to do that so…   Tom: Is it like dinosaurs or what's what's in the children's?..   Vincent: There is a huge dinosaur and outside of it, you may have drove by and seen it. Yeah, so there's a huge sometimes dinosaurs right outside of it but I think what we kind of preach not only you know are we gonna see are we a city where you come and have fun like but from a family aspect to like you know, I've been to other cities and I'm not going to knock any of them but I've been to other cities with like my family I'm like, just cool for like, you know, Millennials like this is great for younger people, younger professionals but like I can't see myself raising a family here and I think Indianapolis does a good job of making sure that is family oriented. As well as being able to go out have fun so I choose museum is great.   New Fields is our art museum. They have tons of great pro programming that go that goes on there year round. So like in the winter, they have like a winter lights thing. That's pretty cool. That's very well received family friendly, but also you can indulge and have a drink while you're walking around checking out you know, the winter lights. So New Fields is great army. Our museum is great. We have of course he said it. You mentioned coats. You have the Pacers that are here in Indianapolis. So our NBA You know, you know we've had our walls over a few years but you know, we always compete in from a basketball standpoint Indiana that's just basketball. You just enriched in basketball culture from so our Pacers are an attraction standpoint as well. Like I said, we NBA All Star supposed to be here February. I think they're just gonna probably shift the schedule back due to COVID for everything. Let me see we have a triple A baseball team. So not professionally, but triple A has the best attendance and all of minor league baseball.   Tom: That's that park is awesome. I remember it's like a sunken diamond right in downtown. That's Yeah.   Vincent: So it's pretty cool. So yeah, that area. We have, of course, our White River State Park, which is just along the river next to you know, our victory field where our baseball team plays that where they have a lot of concerts here as well. We have another outdoor music venue a little bit north of the city area called Noblesville. It has a host a lot of concerts. So of course, we have the track, trying to think of some other ones. Our airports been like rated top 10 in the country for the past, since it's been built as our airport is always very well received.   Tom: Yeah, big international…   Vincent: So I would say those are pretty much the biggest highlights. And then of course, we have our cultural districts, our trails we have, I think we have over 95 miles of trails throughout throughout the city. Connect connecting different districts and the ones that kind of mentioned mentioned before Fountain Square, Broad Ripple mass app is a pretty nice hub downtown, and Indiana Avenue as well. So we have a lot of different from a cultural standpoint, like work live play type of field. I definitely have to mention Eagle Creek is one of our biggest parks. It has a reservoir on it. So it has a lake bring a boat to some kayaking, as well as trails that you can highlight is bigger than Central Park in New York, that our biggest park that we have here in the city, nice restaurant, right that sits on the reservoir called Rick's boat yard. I highly recommend that literally just went there just Friday with my family.   So beautiful, like ambience, you know, feet. So we're setting as you know, over the reservoir. So we have a lot of different pockets and a lot of nature things that we kind of highlight guys, reservoirs, another one of them were from a neighborhood but they have restaurants and things over there as well. That's just north fish's area, which is in our region. It's not an Indianapolis proper, but it's a suburb has has exploded, you know, top golf course. Then you get to IKEA. That's a big win. So does IKEA is up there. Oh, so yeah, officials, district officials have been community has, you know, seen a lot of new development, they got some nice mixed use developments that's in that area as well. So I know it's not my job to advocate for other municipalities within our region. But that…   Tom: Being a good guy.   Vincent: Yeah. Advocate for our region.   Tom: That's awesome about IKEA going in. I mean, that's one of my strategies is just to follow where these big corporations that have the budget to identify these up and coming areas, like let them do the work. So my very last question is, and you've already used an example on that of that restaurant that's on the lake. That sounds really awesome that I definitely will will check out but if I'm going to go visit Indianapolis, and I have one meal to get where would you recommend me going to?   Vincent: Man, that's a tough one. I think I may know the answer. It's a steakhouse. But it's a steakhouse. So you got to go St. Elmo's here one. So you definitely have to go there, I would say depends on your taste. I will say we was courting a tech company. They you know, they didn't want to really go high in you know, so you know, we took them to a barbecue joint, so, okay, so you know, you gotta I gotta know what you feel but i would i highly do highly recommend if you have one night that you have to go to St. Elmo's   Mark: Where would you go the visit? I kind of threw that out at you but where would you go what's the what's your spot?   Vincent: Man as I say I like I like hole in the walls. So that's kind of that's kind of my go to so   Tom: You're good company. Where's our hole in the wall, we gotta blow them up!   Vincent: Go, you gotta do some barbecue at King Ribs is just west of Indianapolis at on 16th street like heading out to Speedway. I kill myself because I like come downtown workout more workout at Orange Theory and then like I got to drive up 16th Street and smell one one of our donut famous donut places Long's donuts they smell it as I'm driving by and then I gotta drive by King ribs know that too. So it's like I'm like shooting myself but…   Tom: You got a bunch of sweat points from orange theory   Vincent: I can indulge but yeah, that's that's what I would go to King Ribs. That's that's kind of what I would go to for me. We have no shortage of restaurants.   Tom: Love it.   Vincent: Well, one quick thing I'll throw out I saw the website downtown indy.org it's a great way to like really learn about you know the details of some of the the neighborhoods you explained. Somebody wanted to do a deep dive, but maybe Vincent, give us a little bit of maybe tell us where to go for the Indy chamber if people want to do a deep dive because we can provide a lot of highlights, but we'd love to, you know, have people go there, if you recommend going directly to the website?   Vincent Yes, I'm gonna give you a few websites that you could go out and check out downtown indy is a good one that highlights the downtown area, and things in restaurants in our downtown corner, visitindy.com is a their organization just promotes on tourist attraction just for Indianapolis. So our museums, our parks, different events, as well do317.com basically will show all the different concerts and things that we have going on, and different other beer festivals and things like that, that we have going on as well. So do317 is a good website as well. I will say you know, since COVID, we have had too many events. So like like the rest of the nation. So I'm very much looking forward to being out going out to a sporting event or things of that nature. But I will say those three websites are probably the best websites to utilize to look at happenings happen, indie,   Mark: Dnd what's indies indie chambers website that people can visit as well.   Vincent: So it'll be Indychamber.com. And if you want to, we have different tabs, we have a lot of different organizations like we advocate, legislative. So we have policy team, we have a small business department that does lending games, free small business, poaching, of economic development, focuses on attraction. So if you want to see highlights of different companies that are coming here, feel free to click on the economic development tab, check out either develop Indy, which is a nap which proper, which is my team, or nd Partnership, which is our regional team that advocates for our region.   Mark: Well, I'm a big fan of always visiting a city's economic development website that they get shows the major companies focused industries, quality, quality of life cost of living, and a ton of economic data a little bit high level. But again, it can really get into some specifics. So I always recommend that people go check that out. But hearing from you directly, I think is always the way to go. So appreciate your time today. Vincent, this was absolutely fantastic. And looking forward to maybe doing a catch up with these days soon and see what else is going on post COVID-19 once we get through all this.   Vincent: Yeah, I appreciate it, Tom and mark. And definitely we come to any next time, feel free to hit me up. And we can catch up. This has been a great change of pace, doing this, having this talk with you. And not so you know, in the grind of work. So this is good change of pace. I appreciate the invite.   Tom: Awesome. Get some barbecue. Awesome.   Vincent: Thanks, man.   Mark: Thanks, Vincent.   Mark: Just want to say a big thank you to Vince for participating and giving us some insight in a way that we really don't get access to on a daily basis. So this is definitely a privilege to have people like him on to really give us an idea of not only what's happening today, what's happened in the past, but what's going on in the future state of Indianapolis. So great, big thanks to Vince and looking forward to doing this again.   Tom: Happy investing

"You know where I was on VE Day? I was in Washington DC. The streets were so crowded the buses couldn't run" Rather than listen to us talk about WWII, we interview three people about their experiences in the war.Ann Fuqua, who worked at the Navy Department in DCMona McNeese, whose husband was a Japanese POWWaldo Beck, a Marine pilot stateside on VE Day waiting for orders to the Pacific. These interviews were recorded on Zoom and flip phones, so the quality isn't always the best. We've included the transcript below.Support Tour Guide Tell All on our Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/tourguidetellall or follow us on twitter @tourguidetellComments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.comYou're Listening To: Becca GrawlAmateur Sound Editing: Canden ArciniegaTranscriptions: Rebecca FachnerIntro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio HeroINTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS:Rebecca Grawl (RG): But I just wanted to ask you a couple of questions about WW2, what you remember, what it was like and if you remember VE Day, which was May 8?Ann Fuqua (AF): You know where I was on VE Day?RG: Where?AF: I was in the city of Washington, DC, the streets were so full of people the buses could not run.RG: wowAF: I watched a big bottle of alcohol of some kind start way down the street and passed it hand by hand down the street til it was all cold.RG: What were you doing in DC?AF: I worked there for the Navy Department.RG: Oh wow, what did you do there, can I ask?AF: uhh, a little bit of this, a little bit of that, but the funny thing about it is that, uhh, when we went there to work, they told us, the people that we worked with, we never talked about that, we never talked about what we did, it all stayed inside that building and you know, I think that’s what happened, we didn’t have people checking us out or anything, we just did it.RG: Well of course, during war time, you had to keep everything hush hushAF: yeah yeahRG: What was it like living in DC during the War?AF: well, I like all the museums of course, we made it a point every weekend we spent it somewhere in a museum, but when we went out to the museum, but when we went out to the museum, it was all full of servicemen from everywhere. At the end of the day, we had to go to the museums together, and they’d buy their lunch, we’d buy our lunch and when the day was over, they went their way and we went ours. It was different.RG: There were a lot of service members kind of coming through DC on their way to and from?AF: Oh yeah. Well, you see, they had a big marine base there, they also had a big navy base there, and so we saw a lot of them. Some of them had already been overseas in action, and some of them, MOST of them had already been and had come back to Washington for some reason, I don’t know what.RG: DO you remember things like; was there a lot of rationing in DC, where you had to ration food and supplies?AF: Yes, we did. The navy department found us a place to live when they hired us, they told us they’d find us a place to live. And we lived with, it was a grandmother, a daughter and her daughter. Three generations in the house but yet they found room to rent a room to us.  We hadn’t been there long and the grandmother approached me one day and she says “ Girls, I know you’re not eating your supper” right, and she says “If you will write home and get your ration books I’ll cook your meal at nighttime for 25 cents.” So course, we wrote home and got em mother didn’t need em and she was so proud, we could not have give (given) her a gift of any kind that was as good as our ration books. And she did cook, she was a great cook, yeah. So that was the only way it bothered us, we didn’t need gas, we didn’t need anything. She got our ration cards and we enjoyed it.RG: Where we you from originally?AF: (unintelligible), Mississippi RG: Oh excellent.  So was it a big change, moving to the city of DC?AF:  (Laughs) oh yeah, the furthest I’d been away from home was about a hundred miles away to Memphis and that was it.  We rode up on a Pullman train and spent the night on the train and it was the first time I had ever seen the link sausage, that was the first time.  They served them to us for breakfast, and oh I thought that was the best thing that I had ever had. Yeah, it was greenhorns going up there.  Another one of my classmates went the same time as I did, and both of us was just as green as grass.  We didn’t know anything, but we learned. RG: If there was one thing you wanted young people today to know about WW2 or understand about that time in our country, what would you want them to know or to remember?AF: Well, see I was in high school and we had a lot of men that was drafted out of high school, cuz when they turned 18, you know they could draft them.  And I think what sticks with me now is they took those kids that had been just like me, just here, and that’s all, and they left here as boys, you might say but then when they came home they were men after they had fought through all of that. So I think that was about the biggest thing. And I don’t know as it really hit me til after it was all over. But that was kinda sad, it just took their youth away from them.RG: That’s really interesting.  Is there anything else you want to tell me about the war, about your experience during that time?AF: I think one of the things that hit me the hardest, was when they opened up the concentration camps in Germany that they made pictures and they put them on boards almost as big as plywood, blew em up big, and set them at a lot of the entrances.  They had them there at the Navy Department as we went in, that was sad. Now, I mean, with all the bombings and everything else, that was one of the saddest things that I saw. It was awful and of course they were blown up, they were bigger than what they really were but it was awful.RG: I find it interesting that they actually had them for you guys to see at the Navy Department so that people would know of the atrocities and would know what had happened.AF: They did. They even had the one, you know the Japanese had the little plane that one person, it was a bomb really, and one person sat in that plane and when he dove his plane into a ship, he went too, it was suicide, I think maybe they called them suicide bombers.  They got one and they parked it in front of the Navy Department, and there his shoes was, down on the floor and they were made out of steel or something, and they were bolted to the floor, so they meant for them to stay with it.  It was, it was a pretty big thing.RG: Well, I really do appreciate you taking the time to share a little big about your experience, I’m a tour guide here in DC and we are preparing some videos and some information to share online with some of the students that can’t come to DC that would normally come this time of year to go to the WW2 and the Holocaust museum and those thingsAF: Well there is one other thing, while I was up there, I worked on Massachusetts Avenue, you know it was Embassy Row. I worked in Lars Andersson’s mansion, which now is a museum, but they had everything taken out of it.  I was the receptionist and none of the statues and none of that was there. But I worked there for a long time while I was there, and my grandson went back later, he lives up there now, and they were having a tour, so he got there one day just in time as they were having a tour group go through and so as the guide was talking about, and he told them, he said you know, my grandmother worked here during World War 2 and she says in all the years that I have been a tour guide, you are the first person that knew anybody that worked in this building, and of course now they’ve got it fixed up, the tapestries and all that in there.RG: Yes, I sometimes take groups along Embassy Row and I’ve seen that building and its hard to image it as an office or a work site, but I know during World War 2 that was very common, a lot of these buildings were converted into government.AF: It was a beautiful building, you went out back and there was a big garden out there in the back, you know, we used to went out there and ate our lunch every day.RG: Not a bad place to go to workAF: (Laughs) It wasn’t much work to it, I just answered the phone and checked everybody that came in. But that was quite an experience.  Well, its been a pleasure to talk to you.RG: Miss Ann, it has been so nice to speak to you, I so appreciate you sharing your experiences.  You know this year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the war and there was supposed to be a lot of celebrations to honor all those men who served and of course with the virus we can’t do that, so you being willing to talk online let me record you, I really appreciate that.  I’ll email Gloria anything we use that includes what we talked about.AF: Ok, well I tell you what it was quite an experience.  It was quite an experience.  But I wouldn’t take anything apart, but I just don’t want people to forget what those men went through during World War 2. You take now, they can get on computer and see em and hear from them all time, if we heard from them twice a month we were lucky.  All we knew is if they had a new york address they were in Europe, if they had a California address they were in the South Pacific and that’s all we knew.  We just didn’t know very much. RG: A very important time.  Well, thank you so much Miss Ann, please stay safe, please thank Rhonda for setting up the call for me.AF: I sure will, cuz I don’t know a thing about this kinda stuff. RG: Well thank you so much, you stay safe! AF: ok, bye! -----SECOND INTERVIEW WITH MONA MCNEESE---- RG: Hi, So I’m Rebecca, I’m with a company in DC called Free Tours by Foot and we’re talking to a few people about their World War 2 experience, and your son thought that you might like to talk to me for a few minutes.MM: Well, (unintelligible) information, my husband didn’t talk very much about what happened to him and its true now that I probably forgot, but id be happy to help in any way that I can.RG: Of course, well can you tell me a little bit about where your husband was from and where he served?MM: Well, he was from, you want to  know where he was from? RG: Yeah, was he from Mississippi like you?MM: He was from Quincy, Mississippi.  Q-U-I-N-C-Y.RG: And did he volunteer, was he drafted?MM: He volunteered, very young.RG: Did you know him then, or did you meet him after the war?MM: I knew him after the war in 1945RG: And do you know what branch he served in? MM: He was in, I don’t know if they called it the cavalry but that’s what he started out, riding horses wherever he was stationed at, but anyway he was in the army to start out with. And I don’t know if at that time they called it the Army Air Corps or if it was just the Army, because in 1947 the Army Air Force split and you either had to go into the Army of the Air Force and he chose the Air force at that time.RG: now during World War 2, how old were you during the war? MM: How old was he? RG: I was going to ask how old you were during the warMM: I was 15, well now lets see.  In 41 I was 11 years old.  I was born in 1930.RG: DO you remember what life was like on the home front during the war?MM: Well, it was hard, but it wasn’t compared to what other countries went through.  They rationed.  Do you want to hear what they rationed at that time? RG: Sure yes.MM: We could not get nylon hose, and shoes was hard to find because of the leather they used, you know and they couldn’t kill horses.  I reckon they (unintelligible) shoes, I don’t know why, but anyway, you had to have a coupon to get shoes.  We got it seems like 2 coupons a year for shoes and sugar was rationed.  You had to have coupons to get thee ones, sugar and nylon hose and lets see what else, I forgot.  There were probably other things that were rationed but I can’t remember what it was.RG: And do you remember, were you able to get a lot of news about the war, were there letters or was a lot of it hard to find out about what was going on?MM: We couldn’t, we were poor people, farmers growing up and we didn’t get a newspaper and most of the time we had a radio and sometimes we were tenant farmers so we moved around from house to house and sometimes we wouldn’t have electricity so we didn’t always have a radio, but we did most of the time and that’s the way we got our news.RG: Tomorrow will mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day when the war was won in Europe, do you remember VE Day back in 1945. Can you tell me what you remember about that day or about that time?MM: Well, all that I can say is that is just very happy it was over and thankful that, we were just so happy that man had made it through that we knew that there was a lot that was killed, but we knew that my husband was stuck in these prison for 39 months. Now I didn’t know him at that time, I knew him after he got back home.RG: SO he was held a Japanese prisoner of war, did he ever talk about that?MM: No, not at all.  He didn’t talk about any of that.  You know they didn’t get therapy when they come home like they do now.  You know, if something happens to them they give them therapy, they just always told them just try to forget what had happened to them. And they just, I just hear different things, he was on Corregidor Island when he was captured and then a plane ride with their commander and he was captured near them.  DO you need all this?RG: No, this is wonderful.MM: Anyway, they stayed on that island and I’ve read, I’ve got a book on it, they ate everything, all the leaves off the trees and they ate all horses over there.  They were defending Pearl Harbor but they were on horses to get around on that island and they even had to kill the horses to eat them and they said one day about a mile from there they had ate the leaves off the trees, worms, every insect that they could find, any insects.  It was bad.RG: And you said he was held for 39 months.MM: uh huh. When he was liberated he weighed 105 pounds, he was 5 foot 10, probably he was mainly skin and bones.  Now the Japanese came in there and got him or got him captured and I don’t think they carried him by boat. How they got him to Formosa and I think they have changed the name of Formosa, now its something else.  Anyway, he just about starved to death.  But he didn’t hold it against them, the Japanese, because he said  they were starving to death too.  So, just something they had to go through withRG: What a kind person to be able to not hold it against someone like that, that’s really lovelyMM: Yeah, you have to forgive people and he thinks a lot of the Japanese people. He said they fought them, but they were just like what he did, they taught to do that, they had to kill and were taught to kill Americans and American were taught to kill them and they couldn’t blame the ones that was fighting. But he just didn’t talk about it, he just tried bury all that, what we got out of him, you usually had to pick it out of him, ask him questions.RG: I know that many of the men from World War 2 they didn’t want to talk about their experiences, which is why I appreciate you sharing what you know and what you remember.MM: Well, he just tried to keep it all to himself and it was the wrong thing to do.RG: We are doing this project to try to create some material for students and teachers this year, since this year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the war and many of the commemorations aren’t going to take place because of the virus so is there anything you would want young people today to know about the war, to know about the men who served, or about what it was like in the country?MM: Well, it… I really don’t know how to put it into words, you just, every week you would hear of one of your neighbors children getting killed, their son and some of them would be in the navy and some in the army, some of them would go down on a ship and some just fighting and it was so sad, you know, for this to happen and all of us too we would get word that some of our neighbors son would get killed and we had a Christian teacher at that time and she would always have us stand and have prayer and it was, it was hard to know that those people that had given their lives.RG: Absolutely.  Well I’m so appreciative Miss Mona of your time, and of you speaking with me today.  I talked with your son yesterday and I know that your husband has passed on, and I’m sorry to hear that and it sounds to me like he was a real hero, so I really appreciate you talking today.MM: Well, I’m sorry I can’t give you… I forget things, some of its my age and some of it is just my head RG: Everything you shared with me is wonderful information and I think going to be very valuable to young people who maybe don’t have anybody in their family from this generation any more to talk to, so I really appreciate it.MM: Well, I appreciate you for doing this. -----THIRD INTERVIEW WITH WALDO BECK----WB: Hello?RG: Hi is this Mr. Beck? Hi this is Rebecca Grawl I’m with Free Tours by Foot, I wanted to talk to you about World War 2.WB: Yeah Donna told me you did. You know its interesting, she said you wanted to know about the end of the war, and I don’t know much about the end of the war in Europe, so I will tell you what I do know, whatever your questions are, but I was sitting out at El Centro, California waiting for orders to go to the South Pacific, and so we were more interested in the end of the Japanese conflict than the European conflict, although we were very excited when it happened, but we were not a part of the celebration, if that makes sense.RG: well that’s fine, I would love to hear about what the experience was like for you during the war.WB: You’d like to hear about what now?RG: Well, I’d like to hear about what your experience was likeWB: Oh, well, it was not exactly as I intended it, you know, I graduated from Corpus Christi in 44 and I thought I was going to ask for torpedo bombers and I don’t know what else, but instead of what I asked for, I got instructor duty so I spent the next year as a flight instructor at Bunker Hill, Indiana, and when I finished that they said: well you’ve forgotten everything you knew about operational aircraft so they sent me back to Pensacola and that’s when they put me in twin engines which was transports, mostly, AB wise and things like that so I ended  in a transport squadron in El Centro that had orders to go overseas to the Pacific when they dropped the bomb on Tokyo and so that put everything on hold and so we just sat there for a couple of months before they finally gave us orders to go home.  Which was interesting, but one of the interesting things that, when I was at Bunker Hill, the British did not have air superiority over the British Isles and so as a result they couldn’t train the young men to (unintelligible) and so what happened, they sent em over to us and so we had British cadets over at Bunker Hill and what we did is teach em to fly …. And then we sent em back to England and but put them in spit bus to go fight the Germans, and our bombers that were going over Germany.  I had several good friends that were flying B24s and B29s over Germany, bombing. And it was a long drawn out experience for all of us and all of us were hoping and praying that the thing would get over before we got wiped out, you know.  Another interesting thing that has nothing to do with me but we lived in Fredericksburg and I was at Hampton Sydney and I spent 2 years and then the draft was breathing down my throat and so I left and went to Washington and signed up for the navy flight training program.  But AP Hill which was a mammoth training ground in almost a whole county in Virginia right near Fredericksburg and the 29th division was maneuvering at AP Hill and I think I was at Hampton Sidney when it happened but mom and dad lived on College Avenue and they said that they released the entire division for a weekend R and R and Fredericksburg got completely wiped out of food, every restaurant was cleaned out, there was nothing to eat in the whole town and so my dad, who was with the chamber of commerce at the time, as well he’d had a bakery, but he and the mayor went down and talked to the commanding general and he promised him he would only let a battalion at a time come to Fredericksburg or get out on leave but that it was the whole town was just covered with soldiers.  (unintelligible) But anyway, I don’t know a lot about, we were all as happy as we could possibly be, but we were not a part of the celebration because we were all concerned with the Pacific war which if I remember correctly, was about six months later.RG: Yes sir, later that summer. WB: yeah anyway, it’s a lot of interesting memories, I tell ya.  I don’t know whether there is anything I could tell you that would be different or interesting.RG: Well, what you’ve told me already has been interesting, I actually went to college at Randolph Macon Women’s CollegeWB: So did my wife.RG: I know Hampton Sidney very wellWB: anyway, my wife, you may know her. My first wife went to Mary Washington and she died, we were married 40 years and then I married Joanne and she had gone to Randolph Macon in Lynchburg and ended up going University (unclear) Medical College and getting her PhD in microbiology, I think.  Anyway, I’m trying to think what year she was there, it would have been in the late 60s that she was at Randolph Macon.RG:  I graduated in 2007.WB: 2007, oh so you’re a kid, that’s interesting.  Well she’s also Randolph Macon, and some of her class are trying to get together this summer, I don’t know if it will happen.  Course, Hampton Sidney we met Randolph Macon girls all the time.RG: that was still the case when I was there, we went to Hampton Sidney for formals and mixers.WB: Yeah it was fun.  After the war I couldn’t go back to Hampton Sidney, cuz I was married and I had a kid, so back to college was out of the questions, so I never did graduate.  There are 3 things in my life that I think made an impact and one is the boy scouts and the second is Hampton Sidney and the third is the Marine Corps. Those are the 3 things that have reacted and helped me all my life.RG: Could you tell me a little bit about what it was like when you were in college but before you joined up, was there already rationing of food, was all the talk on campus about the war?WB: Rationing was a beginning, the heavy rationing was beginning about the time I left to go into the service which was…. 1941, maybe.  And rationing was already, my wife worked at the ration board and they issued little books of tickets, butter was rationed you could get a pound of butter about every couple weeks.  All meats were rationed and cigarettes were rationed, course nobody worries about that today, back then it was a pretty serious thing.  Gasoline was rationed, you couldn’t get but 5 gallons a week of gas and so there were just lots of things that were just rationed.  You had to have a little book, you got a coupon in the book you had to give the merchants the coupons in exchange for whatever you wanted.  See I was at Bunker Hill, Indiana and my wife’s aunt was a Lucky Strikes smoker, a heavy smoker and so she would send me a tinker toy, you know one of those little round tinker toy boxes full of cookies and it was just the perfect size for a carton of cigarettes and I would go to the exchange and buy cigarettes for something like a dollar twenty a carton, I think a pack is about triple that amount now.  I’d buy the cigarettes and stick them in the tinker toy box and send them back to her and so we had a good exchange going there for quite a while, I got cookies and she got cigarettes, but they were rationed and we didn’t have any problems at all getting stuff like that at the commissary and in the navy exchange, but everybody else was having a problem. RG: Did you have any flying experience before you joined up with the flight training?WB: No, no I didn’t.  As a matter of fact, I was concerned about my ability because I as a youngster, I had a tendency to get car sick and I was afraid that if I got started, but it was an option that I tackled you know, I didn’t want to be drafted and the opportunity came for me to join the navy air training program so I found out years later that as long as I was a pilot, if I was a passenger I still had a tendency to get a little woozy but as long as I was a pilot, I was ok so it was an interesting thing.  But anyway, you know in 1944 I was 14 years old and the world jamboree was in Bloomenthal, Holland for boy scouts, and I don’t know why they did but my mother and father worked to let me go and of course, there were no flights across the Atlantic then, there were only boats and so I went to New York on the train, our whole troop which was 22 boys from Richmond and Fredericksburg and we went to New York caught the Berengaria which was a five and a half day trip. To England and we spent the night in England, and the next day we took a little boat over to Holland where the jamboree was. Anyway and when we went after the jamboree we went into Germany and at that time you could see the effet of the German preparation because little kids, 14 and 15 years old were marching in the street and so it was inevitable, we knew what was going on.  That was in 1937.  But anyway it was an unbelievable trip for a 14, well all of the kids were 14, 15 years old in our troop.  But we had a great time, it was a wonderful experience. But that was before…RG: I’m sorry, I was just going to ask if you stayed in the service after the war in the pacific had ended?WB: Well, you know I got out of the Marine Corps after World War 2 and came home and about, 5, 6 years later, I got a registered letter.  The Marine Corps doesn’t discharge you, they release you from active duty, but no I did have to go back and the same squadron and everything.RG: So a lot of the men you went back with, same squadron, they had also served in World War 2 or been active in World War 2?WB: Yes. And I spent three more years and then I joined the reserve unit when I got home after that and so I got 26 years, which allowed me to get a little bit of retirement income from the Marine Corps, which is great.RG: Have you had a chance to come to DC and see the Marine Corps Memorial?WB: I’ve seen the one at QuanticoRG: Oh excellent.WB: yeah its Quantico, its just off US 95, I haven’t been to Washington for a long time.RG: Well, I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me, Mr. Beck, is there anything else you would want to share, we are hoping to share this with students, young people so they can maybe understand World War 2 a little better, so is there anything else you’d like to share with me?WB: You know, I think the thing that young people should realize that its just everything isn’t easy and you know everything is not a piece of cake.

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Episode Notes PTP's Radio Cavalcade: Valentine's Day Edition! PTP's Radio Cavalcade is back with not one, but TWO shows about love's many twists and turns in this Valentine's Day themed performance! Join us on Saturday, February 8th at 7:30pm as our Radio Cavalcade Players bring to life THE PHILADELPHIA STORY and a Valentine's Day episode of THE THIN MAN .Haven’t been to a Radio Cavalcade show yet? You’re in for a treat as you become the live studio audience, back in time during the Golden Age of Radio. Live foley artists and live musical stylings, actors taking on multiple roles during a broadcast, and more. Just $5 gets you in the door of this audience favorite. Tickets at prospect.vbotickets.com or at the doorLizzie: A New Musical Hosted by Phoenix Creative Collective and Merced Multicultural Arts Center - the MACOn a sweltering summer morning in 1892, in a small New England city, a prominent businessman and his wife were brutally axed to death in their home. Their daughter Lizzie Borden was the prime suspect. Lizzie’s trial was a coast-to-coast media sensation, and her story has become an American legend.LIZZIE is four women fronting a six-piece rock band. LIZZIE is rage, sex, betrayal, and bloody murder. LIZZIE is American mythology set to a blistering rock score. LIZZIE is a new American musical with a sound owing less to Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber than to Bikini Kill, the Runaways, and Heart. February 13-29 at the MAC Tickets online at phoenixtherise.comRoald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Hosted by Playhouse Merced Sponsored by the Donald and Betty Stewart Family Rated 5 for 5 years and upBook by Dennis Kelly; Music and lyrics by Tim Minchin; Based on the book, Matilda by Roald DahlMatilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl with supernatural powers. The daughter of abusive parents, Matilda finds refuge in library books and in creating her own stories. Things are no better at school, where Matilda also must face a tyrannical and cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull. Not everyone Matilda encounters is so evil. Her teacher, Miss Honey, is kind but doesn't have the strength to challenge authority. Matilda knows she has to stand up to the bullies, and in doing so, discovers her own remarkable powers. Matilda's bravery teaches Miss Honey and her classmates an important lesson -- that even though life can be hard, "nobody but me is gonna change my story" so "sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty." Feb 14 - Mar 8 Tickets at playhousemerced.comKing Henry V by william Shakespeare at Center Stage Conservatory’s Lower Level Studio OPENING FEBRUARY 21stShakespeare’s meta-theatrical exploration about invasion, ego, and leadership brings to the stage some of his most compelling language and memorable characters.Prince Hal has assumed the throne and with it a sense of patriotic zeal. He looks to claim the French crown. When his ego is hurt by a gift from the French Prince, King Henry will assert his might in a series of spectacular battles across the country with a violent and relentless aggression joined by his “band of brothers”.Our production features an all-womxn cast with live action sword fights! Huzzah! Performances February 21 - March 1 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday 2:00pm SundayTickets $15 and available at: bardsbroadsbrigade.com or at the door by cash Or VenmoPuffs Workshop 44 and Paraiso Brewery For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs... who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.The New York Times proclaims PUFFS, “A FAST-PACED ROMP through the ‘Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.’ For POTTERphiliacs who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit that world, ‘PUFFS’ exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!”This clever and inventive play “never goes more than a minute without a laugh” (Nerdist) giving you a new look at a familiar adventure from the perspective of three potential heroes just trying to make it through a magic school that proves to be very dangerous for children. Alongside them are the Puffs, a group of well-meaning, loyal outsiders with a thing for badgers “who are so lovable and relatable, you’ll leave the theater wishing they were in the stories all along” (Hollywood Life). Their “hilariously heartfelt!” (Metro) and epic journey takes the classic story to new places and reimagines what a boy wizard hero can be. Rated PG-13 February 29th and March 7thRobert Jerome, a friend of mine and of the Phoenix said this one was almost sold completely out when I spoke with him a week ago, so if you are interested and you should be contact them today to see if you can still get in!!Butterweizen—beer brewed specially for this event!Tickets at workshop44.orgThe Effect Hosted by Prospect Theater Project By Lucy Prebble March 6-22, 2020THE EFFECT is a clinical romance. This funny, moving and perhaps surprisingly human play explores questions of sanity, neurology and the limits of medicine, alongside ideas of fate, loyalty and the inevitability of physical attraction. “Rich and rewarding. As intelligent as it is deeply human.”OPENING WEEKEND SALE! Take advantage of our online-only Buy-One-Get-One-Free sale! Select your tickets for any one of our opening weekend performances, enter the discount code "PTPBOGO" at checkout, and save! More details and ticket information at prospecttheaterproject.orgThe Sound of Music Hosted by Merced College Fine & Performing Artsand Merced College Theater We hope you and your family will come out to see our Spring Production of The Sound of Music! Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel CrouseDirected by Lauren McCue-Bryx Musical Direction by Alexander SimonPresented by Merced College Performing Arts at the Merced College Theater $12 in Advance, $15 at the Door Get your tickets now at mccd.tix.com Balloonacy Hosted by Phoenix Creative Collective and Merced Multicultural Arts Center - the MAC In an engaging example of truly accessible theatre for young audiences, Balloonacy is a story of unlikely friendship. Set in the apartment of a lonely adult, the introduction of a balloon with personality proves to be too much for the grumpy, stuck-in-the-mud main character who tries to make the balloon go away. When it doesn't work and the balloon proves resilient, our hero slowly softens to the idea of having a friend, and suddenly we see the grumpiness fade away, and the power of simple non-judgmental presence and support to sweep to sweep away even the darkest of clouds on the rainiest of days. Uniquely suited for students in special education programs and non-English speakers, Balloonacy is highly engaging and entirely wordless. March 21-22 at the MAC*SPONSORED BY CENTRAL VALLEY YOUTH LEGAL SERVICESTickets online at phoenixtherise.comSHREK The Musical Hosted by Modesto Junior College Arts The Modesto Junior College Theater, Music and Dance Departments present Shrek the Musical March 27 at 7 p.m., March 28 at 2pm, April 3 and 4 at 7pm and April 5 at 2 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Performing and Media Arts Center on East Campus, 435 College Avenue, Modesto.Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a sidesplitting book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage and proves there's more to the story than meets the ears."Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you've got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand... and his name is Shrek.Shrek presents a treasure trove of creative opportunities, including costumes, sets, puppets (there is a fire-breathing dragon after all) and more! Irreverently fun for the whole family, Shrek proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre.Tickets are $12 for students and seniors and $15 general admission and are available in advance through the MJC Box Office, Tuesday through Friday, 12-5 p.m., (209) 575-6776, online at www.mjc.tix.com or at the door 90 minutes prior to each performance. Audition notices Workshop 44 – Mamma Mia Now accepting video submissions. Send a song to casting.workshop44@gmail.com. Call backs/in person will be in early MarchPLAYHOUSE MERCED Is seeking an actor for the leading role of Jimmy Raye for BRIGHT STAR the musical. Please prepare the following and contact artistic@playhousemerced.org to schedule an audition or for more information!Have you supported the Phoenix Podcast Network yet with a monthly pledge at the Phoenix Creative Collective's Patreon? You can help keep our shows on the air and get some great bonuses as well courtesy your favorite neighborhood Arts Collective!Phoenix Talk Radio is a Member of the Phoenix Podcast NetworkSend us email at info@phoenixtherise.com or call us at 209-643-5880!Music is by Steven M Burkum of Rialthos Music. You can license or purchase his tracks on his BandCamp PageFind out more at https://phoenix-talk-radio.pinecast.coThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.

The Bell'Art ensemble perform their holiday concert this Saturday, 7:30pm at Third Presbyterian Church located at Fifth and Negley Avenues in Shadyside, and Sunday, 4pm at First Presbyterian Church in Beaver on College Avenue. Listen for a preview with live performances from the QED morning show.

The final sermon at 1114 College Avenue! Pastor Levi Matteson opens the word of God to Exodus 33 to tell the story of the Israelites fixing their eyes on the promise land. It really wasn't about the land, but about being in God's presence. Pastor Levi tells the story of Evangel's journey to find space for those who want to attend, which led to the purchase of our new facility at 900 West Memorial Dr. The sermon concludes with a video of Evangel's history along with testimonials of those who encountered God at the College Avenue location and through this congregation. This is a podcast of Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, November 3, 2019.

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In this episode of the Startup Junkies Podcast, Jeff Amerine and Haley Allgood joined Luke and Natalie Freeman, the founders of the Freckled Hen Farmhouse, a curated retail shop of functional and sustainable home goods and gifts. The shop began as a social media account featuring products that Luke and Natalie used in renovating their home and has grown into a retail store on College Avenue and an online presence of more than 40,000 followers. In this episode, Luke and Natalie reflect on humble beginnings and sustainably scaling the business to what it is today.  Connect with Jeff, Haley, Luke, and Natalie. Check out the Freckled Hen Farmhouse online, on Instagram, and on College Avenue.

A listener suggested case about the disappearance of a young woman that leads to many other missing and unsolved murder cases in Indiana. We have a very eventful trip the the local grocery store and someone keeps moving their microphone...but the case starts at 16:30! Unoffendable Adults Only! NSFW! Explicit, crude, graphic content provided by three unbalanced family members...proceed at your own risk! Promo: Mysterious Circumstances with Justin @PodcastMC and The Synful Show with Father Syn @thesynfulshow Ashley Morris Mullis went missing from Royerton, Indiana on September 19th 2013 at the age of 27. She was last seen at a Muncie nail salon in Muncie, Indiana. If you have any information on Ashley’s disappearance, please contact the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office at (765) 747-7781 case #2013-40723 or call the Indiana State Police at (317) 453-9962 Heather Musick’s remains were discovered on November 17th 2010 in Daleville, Indiana at the age of 22. She was found in a Budget Inn on West Commerce Road. If you have any information concerning her death please contact the Daleville Police Department at (765) 378-6343 or the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office at (765) 747-7781 Jessica Masker went missing on April 15th 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana at 2126 Napoleon Street at the age of 23. If you have any information about her disappearance please call Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-TIPS, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at (317) 327-6160, or missingpersons@indy.gov case #PD13-0051339 Brianna DiBattiste’s remains were discovered in October of 2014 at the Jay Count Conservation Club in Albany, Indiana. She went missing on June 16th 2014 from Muncie, Indiana. If you have any information concerning the death of Brianna please contact the Albany Police Department at (765) 789-6151 Sarah Kilgore was last seen on October 9th 2011 walking in her Indianapolis, Indiana neighborhood at the age of 31. If you have any information on the disappearance of Sarah, please contact the Indianapolis Police Department at (317) 327-6915 Kristy Kelley’s remains were discovered in September of 2014 inside her vehicle submerged in a small lake in Boonville, Indiana. She was last seen on August 15th 2014 at the VFW Bar in Boonville around 1:30 a.m. at the age of 27. Her family suspects foul play is involved but the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office has ruled her death an accident. Lauren Spierer went missing on June 3rd 2011 from Bloomington, Indiana at the age of 20. She was last seen at the intersection of 11th street and College Avenue headed south on College at 4:30 a.m. If you have any information on Lauren’s disappearance please contact the Bloomington Police Department at (812) 339-4477 case #060311-198. Check out our website at www.hoosierhomicide.com for pictures and show notes  Subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hoosierhomicide  We have some merchandise available! https://www.teepublic.com/user/hoosierhomicide  Find us: instagram.com/hoosierhomicide and twitter.com/Hoosierhomicide Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/hoosierhomicide 

18:04 - Drew But I don't remember ever thinking to myself that I wanted to kill myself, but something in my head was saying you can't continue to keep doing this. So something has to be different. So I think the manifestation of that was something that was pretty scary that evening.   INTRO   In this episode, I talk with Drew Kincius about stress, money, anxiety, and the frightening night when it all became too much.  We will get into the details of what brought Drew to that point of overwhelm, but first, a little bit of background.  One of my first meetings with Drew was at a co-working space here in Indianapolis where he is the emcee of an event called One Million Cups, which is a monthly meetup that exists to support entrepreneurs.  Drew led the event with a disarming vulnerability.  In a one-on-one interaction, he is an active and engaged listener, you can see it in the way he listens intently, brows furrowed 42:32 - Drew Kincius I just, I like to get to know people, figure out what, what they're, what makes them tick and what really motivates them and then figure out a way that I can help to, help them grow and help them do what they love and grow their passions.   In addition to One Million Cups, Drew and his wife, Colleen, are passionate about contributing to their community through casues like Veg-Fest.  Drew works for a company called BeLithe 05:09 - Drew Kincius Yeah. So, I am the creative director at BeLithe and we are an organization that is, I like to describe us as, we're transforming individuals and companies through agile methodology.   He is the parent of pets with special needs 04:32 - Drew Kincius Yeah we have a dog named Ethel, who's recently gone blind but she's super great. And then we also have two cats:  Biz and Heidi, who is missing one of her back legs and then Biz has really really strong anxiety.   And he has a range of interests outside of work 06:44 - Drew Kincius I'm an avid runner. I run four to five miles every morning. It's almost like meditation for me, it just allows my thoughts to go wherever and then get centered again before I'm done. I also drum. So for the sake of all those lovely animals and my lovely wife, I've bought all these kind of fun mash drum heads and quiet cymbals I can still play and not annoy everyone. But I always say I'm not a bad drummer: it could be worse.   Drew has a great capacity to care for people and causes, and he gives a lot of himself to his work, and this capacity and passion eventually became a problem for Drew.  While living in Bloomington, Drew began to take on more and more responsibilities at his workplace.  He oversaw the new construction of space at the winery, which was exciting.  Then, upon opening, Drew was the general manager AND he ran the kitchen. There was a lot of pressure and no work-life balance. 09:15 - Drew Kincius Once again, a great experience but just a lot of pressure and there was no such thing as work life balance. I mean that's kind of what I was doing and that's it. So I think that really started a trend for me of I appreciate that I care about things. I appreciate that I put my heart into what I care about, but not being able to hit pause occasionally and see what else is going on in the world and just being so hyper focused on something that it just wears me out pretty, very quickly. So once again, that starting there was, it was, it was great. In terms of, I guess, I don't know when I say becoming an adult or whatever phrase you want to use there, but I got used to the idea that that's just what you did:  that you worked 10, 12, 14 hours a day, right, consistently.   Compounding this stress was the pressure of the hospitality industry in general   30:59 - Drew Kincius You have to be on. You have to be consistently performing. If you're a server or your bartender and you have an off night that directly affects your pay. If you're not feeling particularly social that one evening, that is a tremendous amount of stress even if you're the most extroverted person on the planet, that's stressful because we can't all be. Go go go go go. All at the same time.   After ten years in Bloomington, he decided to come back to Indianapolis. Drew moved in with his parents and began to work in alcohol production, learning how to make wines and beers.  He took a second job as well.    12:10 - Drew Kincius I was working two jobs that did not pay very well, working 60 65 hours a week not really having a any sort of plan or path to be able to eventually leave my parents. So that was a frustrating way to start. I guess a frustrating way to be introduced to Indianapolis.   It was a frustrating way to begin, but Drew soon moved to manage coworking space, his first 8-5 Monday through Friday job.  Yet, similar to his experience in Bloomington, Drew began taking on more responsibilities, creating new roles and expectations for himself.    13:27 - Drew Kincius And then, just like how the winery. There was a certain role and then something I added onto it. The coworking space added an additional space to it. So, there were two now that I was running instead of one. And I took it upon myself, back to the altruistic side of myself, to say OK well, not only am I going to run this space as a general manager and just make sure that the rooms are booked and that the Wi-Fi is working, but I'm going to be the director of community outreach or, I gave myself some some fancy title that barely fit on a business card.   There was a particular stress to working as a manager of a coworking space 22:11 - Drew Kincius The job that people that run coworking facilities have is very stressful because people don't realize this, but you're working for your company, you know you're, you're helping your clients and your customers but you're actually working in the exact same space they work too. So imagine pouring drinks for someone and then, like, grabbing a beer with them at the same time. It would just be a really weird dynamic. It's hard to tell people, hey I have to work on something even though you're my customer. It's a strange dynamic there.     This stress was mounting, both the stress of a full schedule and also stress around money issues.  And that stress began to take its toll physically. 15:03 - Drew Kincius So I, a couple of times actually in 2017, I had gotten, I had gone to the hospital because I had felt like something was going on with my heart and I'd had a couple of weird episodes in a couple. I don't know maybe one 5 years ago and one two/three years ago. I would just wake up and feel like somebody was sitting on my chest and some people, some people I've talked to have suggested maybe it was anxiety. Some people have said acid reflux and some people said all emotional or it was purely physical. But I think it was a little combination of both.   Musical transition 16:01 - Drew Kincius I just remember, I had come home one day and I don't think my day was particularly stressful. I just remember the culmination of not feeling like I was able to make the kind of impact that I was making that I wanted to make.    The role that I had I was just really really frustrated and, and I took that frustration out on my significant other in a verbal argument sort of way. And then, I just remember, and it's a little it's foggy that night, but I but I distinctly remember just not having control over myself anymore and not in this, like ,I want to break everything but almost this there's so much going on in my head that I can't, like my brain can't handle what's going on internally. And so it's almost like something shut off, just as a survival tactic.    And so I just remember walking outside. We live right off a College Avenue, which is obviously a pretty busy street. And I just mean, we're walking outside going into the grass and just like laying down and then I remembered that I just got so frustrated at myself that I actually went and I started actually walk towards the street without the intention of stopping and just hanging out in traffic and seeing what was happening.   17:43 - Drew Kincius And I just hesitate. Suicide is a very real and a very, it's, it's something to not be taken lightly and it's, it's a, it's finality that doesn't ever go away. But I don't remember ever thinking to myself that I wanted to kill myself, but something in my head was saying you can't continue to keep doing this. So something has to be different. So I think the manifestation of that was something that was pretty scary that evening.   18:22 - Drew Kincius Luckily my wife I mean she, she saw what was going on. And she she's not very big. But when endorphins kick in, and it wasn't like I was really fighting her, but she just kind of pulled me aside and then we walked back towards the house and then I just sat there in the grass and I don't think I ever felt as empty as I did sitting in the grass. I was completely disconnected with what was going on around me. I mean, I still remember my shirt being stretched out on one side from her having to like tug me away from. I didn't run into the street and I wasn't yelling or making a fuss. I just, it was it was like I was a zombie going towards, going towards the street.   [00:19:17.690] - Drew Kincius So that the next morning, I emailed my, I just knew I wasn't in the mental state to to go into work, so I e-mailed my employer and as I mentioned this earlier to you, but I was very clear with them and I said:  I I don't know if I'd call it a breakdown or whatever it was but I did not. I had a bad night, so I won't be coming in. And I was very open about that and they were very, their response was really great as well.   19:48 - Drew Kincius  And they said don't worry about it. Like, come in when you come in.   Musical transition   23:20 - Drew Kincius And I did talk to some of the coworking members that were my friends and share that I was struggling but it was hard to explain that exact evening with people because it wasn't, that moment was there and gone. That's not what I cared about anymore. It was all the stuff around it that it caused that moment which is still real.   Musical transition   24:11 - Liesel Mertes When you had a moment like that, is there something that enters into your process where you wonder is this going to happen again? Like does that, did that kind of creep on the shadows of wondering like, oh is this going to be tonight or tomorrow that you were also having to deal with in real time?   24:34 - Drew Kincius Yeah, and I mean leading up to that, then there were moments when I would just sit in bed like lay in bed and just be really really sad. And that happened a lot after that too. And because I was in a very public facing role, I didn't feel comfortable with, I would shut down when I got home. Which is really unfair to my family. But I could be open and vulnerable with them. And so, at a certain point I decided that I need to be open and vulnerable with everyone else and not just fall apart when I get home. Because, once again, that's not fair to the people that I care about to say, oh I'm on during the day, and then forever, you know when I get home, then I just, I'm trash. I just shut down.   As Drew moved towards becoming healthy, he began to see a counselor.  26:02 - Drew Kincius I hadn't really been to a counselor in three or four years, so that was a moment where I said, oh yeah. Just like with your physical health, maybe your mental health should be something that you proactively consider instead of just being reactive if you're having a massive heart attack and you're being reactive. There's probably habits that have led to that and that's, that's what it felt like, not to create some silly phrase, but it was, it was, it was like I had some sort of attack right but it was more about my soul and it was more about my emotions and it was like physically something locking up. So from there on, I was just a lot more open. But with with friends. Especially with my wife, I had had this martyrdom complex of being the provider and being the person who needed to right the ship and make sure that everything was doing what I needed to do.   This openness and vulnerability is especially important to Drew 32:48 - Drew Kincius it just made me realize that a lot of people that I see is very strong individuals who seem to have everything that they want and have things tidy it up, you don't know what's going on internally and you don't know what they're struggling with because they're struggling with something whether or not they admit it.   As he moved towards healing, Drew also took proactive steps within his life structuring 27:02 - Drew Kincius But I just started to say no to things. I started to take stock of the things. I was in a band and I started to dread going to rehearsal. So why am I doing that? There are organizations that I was a part of that I enjoyed being a part of these organizations but I didn't really put the time into it that they needed to to create the impact I wanted. So, just respecting dead space and respecting just not having so much utility in my life was one of the big aspects   Drew also changed the way that he talked to people 29:06 - Drew Kincius I know I've mentioned this to you before, but if you walk up to somebody and say, How are you? They're going to say, "Oh, I'm fine" or, "Oh I'm great." But, but they're not universally sad or happy or whatever the phrase is. And so, when you ask a question like that of a question you're going to get a vague answer. And so, that's really helped me to say things like, when a man is, somebody, what's the best thing that's happened today? Or, if I know someone is struggling with something, just ask a question like, how are things, not how are things, but, but hey I heard about a loss in your family or or just just saying, I'm here for you if you need me. But not setting that, not setting an expectation of saying I have to help you. And if you don't call on me I'm gonna be upset.   Musical transition 33:39 - Liesel Mertes As you think about that version of you from a couple of years ago, sitting in that driveway, what would you speak to yourself or someone in a situation like that, either at that sort of an apex feeling moment or leading up to it?   34:05 - Drew Kincius The idea that, although you are one of what, seven and a half billion people on the planet, your impact, if you quantify it, may seem small but it's still very very important.   4:21 - Drew Kincius And I was looking at myself in that vantage point as one, not, you know, I'm thirty one, thirty, thirty one, would have my injuries and there's all this stuff I haven't done, I was thinking very glass half empty. I should have really been thinking about all the things I had, how appreciative I should have been. And just to ask for help, you know the person that I was closest with, my wife I did not feel comfortable with asking her for help or being very open with her about a lot of this.   34:57 - Drew Kincius And so me just having this giant break down in front of her, she knew that I was struggling already, it wasn't a secret but that opened up the door for me to just say, I'm still, I'm, if I'm struggling with something and ask for help, there's absolutely no shame in having to do that. And the yeah, Drew from two years ago was pretty excited about himself. I like me as a person still, but I'm a lot more excited about who I'm empowering in and the actions I'm taking to help make the world a better place, which is a very pie in the sky thing to say, but I'm not interested in me and how I can boost my standing. I'm interested in helping other people figure out what their calling is and how they can make an impact and be at peace with who they are and thrive.   36:05 - Liesel Mertes Thank you for that. And if you could offer any words to someone like Colleen in that setting to say, to someone who says, I I care about someone who I think is going through something similar, whether it's my co-worker or my significant other or my son, what words you offer to that person?   36:34 - Drew Kincius Call for backup. And she did that. I mean, there was a point when I came home from work and my parents and my sister were randomly at my house because Colleen had talked to them and said sometimes, something, something's going on here, something's not right. And the biggest takeaway from that is is they, they came over and said, we are here to help but we're not going to tell you what you have to do. But you need to understand that, that you that this has to happen sooner than later. Because I have so I had so many distractions in my life. And I think that's why I stayed so busy, because in the dead space is when you really started to think about what's going on. And if there's things that bother you, they started to creep up to the surface. But if you're just only thinking about tasks and you're only trying to get things done, you can   37:29 - Liesel Mertes Then you're just in execution.   [00:37:30.930] - Drew Kincius That's right. Push that kind of stuff side. And so, so when I say ask for backup, I mean you never know if somebody doesn't feel comfortable with talking to you about what some their issues are. To have other people reach out. And it can be something as simple as just a quick phone call and just saying, hey what's up. And not starting it with, hey I've heard specifically that in this exact instance you are struggling right now. That's a lot to throw on someone. They get defensive. But if you just call and say, hey what's going on? And if you, if you mentioned something that you're struggling with, something it's not going super wrong in your life. The likeliness of somebody else opening up about that same thing is gonna be a lot stronger because they there's empathy there.   38:22 - Liesel Mertes You know what I hear in that was there was an important, importance of people reaching out relationally,. not telling you a certain thing you had to do and meeting you with their own vulnerability. Does that seem to kind of capture the people that met you well? Some of the things that they were doing?   38:41 - Drew Kincius Addiction works in that similar way where, if you tell someone they have to do something, they will never take ownership in the process of trying to remove that addiction from their lives. So by saying this needs to happen but, but allowing me to figure out what that next step is, it allows me to take ownership in that process.   39:06 - Drew Kincius And so patience is very important too, because I'm sure if my family had a choice or if my wife had a choice, in that moment, they would have just physically taken me and put me in a car and just went to someone to talk out my feelings. But once again, they'd be them mandating that for me and I would always say, well you made me do this and you made me do that. Which is, I'm not saying that's the right thing for me to do, but most human beings, although it comes from a good place, they treat that as as as aggressive or some sort of attack or something like that.   39:40 - Liesel Mertes You know, whether you're 4 or 45, you don't really want to be told what to do.   39:44 - Drew Kincius Right. When I was a kid, my mom would say, you need to take a nap. And I'm like, I'm fine, I don't need to take a nap, I don’t know what you're talking about. And I'd be crying, clearly exhausted, and then I would take a nap and wake up and it was unicorns and butterflies and everything.    Musical transition   41:25 - Drew Kincius You know we're all struggling with something. We're all, we have very, very, busy lives. The world expects a lot out of us, but people are still people. And you'll be pleasantly surprised that if you actually talk to humans as humans not only what you'll get out of it but for those people who are in a high stress situation, like that dealing with people all the time, you might be making their day or you might be helping them get through their day because you care about the...more than once, again, just over an output of what you need   Musical Transition   A few reflections on Drew’s story, both for those that are struggling with feeling that it is all too much and for the coworkers, friends, and family that surround them.  Reach out relationally. If you see someone struggling, give them a call, grab a meal. And here are some helpful pointers for the interaction.  Don’t just ask a vague, “How are your doing?” question; you will get a vague answer. And, as Drew said, maybe don’t start out the interaction with making it all about their problem.  Connect on a human level.  Perhaps ease into the conversation, maybe share a story of your own struggle or weakness, making a way for them to be vulnerable as well.  If you are a support person, whether at work or in a personal context, be patient and be an advocate for the affected individual.It is tempting to prescribe a path for healing, to try to force someone to follow your suggestion.  For Drew, it was important to feel ownership and agency as he choose his journey towards healing.  Beware of pushing too hard.  If you are feeling on the brink, like it is all just too much, I offer you Drew’s words of insight: if you are struggling with feeling hopeless and overwhelmed, there is no shame in asking for help.  Who are the safe people in your world that you can share with?  Beyond your social sphere, there are resources available. Many workplaces offer you access to heavily subsidized or free counseling through the Employee Assistance Program, or EAP.  You may have forgotten about your EAP, or the info is buried in your employee onboarding packet.  So, I encourage you to ask your HR representative about access.  These services are completely confidential and can be so very helpful.    Outro  

Ariana Arvelo, Gates Millennium Scholarship Winner by College Avenue

In 1965, Central National began offering trust and investment services, and 54 years later that tradition of trust continues at the corner of College Avenue and Claflin Road in Manhattan. What if I don’t even know what a trust is? What does wealth management even mean? "I'm not exactly wealthy," is probably what you're thinking. You might be surprised how all of this applies to your life on this episode of “Made in Manhattan” with Vice President and Trust Officer at Central National, Brian Fehr.

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We tend to live in a story rooted in strength and power instead of humility and strength under control. Jesus calls us to be meek and blesses those who chose the downward path to growth and peace. Join us on Sunday's at 3552 College Avenue here in San Diego. Grace and Peace www.grovechristianfellowship.org

On this tour, Robby Quarles walks us from the corner of Meade Street and College Avenue to the Black Student Union, on the corner of Meade Street and Camden Avenue. He begins near the large sign for West Virginia Wesleyan College, reminiscing about his college experience, and leads us along Meade Street until we arrive … Continue reading Robby Quarles on Meade Street

Ron Lanton with True North Political Solutions interviews Maine State Representative Henry Beck.  Henry Beck has served as a State Representative for Waterville and Okakland since 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Henry was a member of the Waterville City Council representing the neighborhood where he grew up. Henry’s family has lived in the central Maine for over one hundred years, and runs a successful roofing company, CO Beck Roofing, located off College Avenue in Waterville.  Henry is a graduate of Mt. Merici Catholic School, Waterville Se

Ron Lanton with True North Political Solutions interviews Maine State Representative Henry Beck.  Henry Beck has served as a State Representative for Waterville and Okakland since 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Henry was a member of the Waterville City Council representing the neighborhood where he grew up. Henry's family has lived in the central Maine for over one hundred years, and runs a successful roofing company, CO Beck Roofing, located off College Avenue in Waterville.  Henry is a graduate of Mt. Merici Catholic School, Waterville Senior High School, and Colby College. Henry is also a George J. Mitchell and American Legion Scholar. FOLLOW HENRY on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/HenryBeckMaine  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We thought we'd stir up the discussions a bit and try to get to the bottom of a couple of controversies that have been roiling the world of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts (we're careful to say neither "fans" nor "devotees" at this juncture).The first item of interest that grabbed our attention in early 2013 was the so-called "Free Sherlock" movement. Summed up, this is basically an issue that is being brought to court via a case titled , in which Leslie Klinger, BSI ("The Abbey Grange") is contesting the Conan Doyle Estate's claim that any new content that contains Sherlock Holmes must pay a royalty or license fee to the Estate. Burt and Scott parse through some of the non-technical/legal aspects of the case and discuss what's at stake.Speaking of being at stake, the other item on the docket is the debate as to what in fact constitutes a Sherlockian of good standing? That is, can one have arrived at the doorstep of 221B Baker Street via the BBC series (or Granada, or Universal, etc.) or must one have been schooled only in the printed literature and dress the part of a 1940s joiner? It's quite a debate - one that was taken up vehemently by The Baker Street Babes earlier this year, after the "Elite Devotee Redux" was published in recently resurrected  Saturday Review of Literature. We offer our own humble observations on the matter.For those who wish to subscribe to the publication and read all of the very interesting articles therein, you may procure a copy by sending $5 postpaid to Donald K. Pollock, 521 College Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14305. An image of the cover and inside cover can be seen below.The Editor's Gas-Lamp: We purposefully revisited the same Gas-Lamp (Vol. 3, No. 2, OS) that we shared on , because Edgar Smith's "Who is a Baker Street Irregular?" seemed to strike the same chord some 65 years later.Links: Les Klinger's site

    Kim McMillon has over 20 years of experience producing theatre in the Bay Area. In 1987, Ms. McMillon wrote, produced, and directed Voyages, A Multi-Media Excursion Into Reincarnation at UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Playhouse.In 2000, Ms. McMillon wrote, and produced Confessions Of A Thespian: When Spirit & Theatre Collide at the Julia Morgan Theatre in Berkeley. From 2001 – 2005, Ms. McMillon produced the Oakland Literature Expo with PEN Oakland as part of the City of Oakland's Art & Soul Festival. Ms. McMillon  is currently working on an stage adaptation of Brazilian Director Carlos Diegues' 1984 Film Quilombo dos Palmares on 17th century slavery in Brazil.  Ms. McMillon's radio show Arts in the Valley can be heard on 1480 KYOS AM in California's San Joaquin Valley, as well as on Facebook.  She is currently enrolled in a doctoral program in UC Merced's School of Humanities. She will speak about the free "Writers on Writing" program produced by the Women's National Book Association (WNBA) and the Oakland Public Library, Saturday, July 14th from 12 pm – 2 pm, at the Oakland Public Library Rockridge Branch, 5366 College Avenue in Oakland. Jovelyn Richards joins us next to talk about her latest work: Stripping Down to Story, Written and Performed by Jovelyn Richards, 715 Bryant Street @ 5th Street, San Francisco, Friday, and Saturday, July 13-14 @ 8pm. We close with a rebroadcast of a show: Mavis Staples, Ruthie Foster, and Pedro Robles, Wanda's Picks Special featuring Mavis Staples, Ruthie Foster and Pedro Rosales of De Rompe y Raja. Music: Rene Marie's Imagination; Ruthie Foster's "Truth." .  

David Higgins discusses his painting College Avenue in the 5th Rochester Biennial exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, June 10 - August 5, 2012.