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101 - Artist Charles Bergen
RIA Radio - February 20, 2018 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHave you noticed? The historic emergency call boxes on RIA Main Street are getting facelifts! Neighbor and artist Charles Bergen recently won a grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities to restore the 6 fire and police call boxes along the corridor. After working with a DC-based his...
100 - Brookland Bridge & Lord of the Pies
RIA Radio - February 13, 2018 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt's our 100th episode! We are celebrating by interviewing some fantastic guests, and also by giving away presents! We start off the episode with #DeNews from neighbor Aaron DeNu. What RIA Main Street history lesson would be complete without a mention of Bo Diddley? That's right... he lived right...
99 - Capital Candy Jar
RIA Radio - February 06, 2018 05:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThere's nothing more gratifying that watching a creative business vision come to life... Except perhaps to watch that same business grow and thrive! In this episode, we visit with David Burton, owner and creative visionary behind Capital Candy Jar - http://www.thecapitalcandyjar.com/ . Dave has r...
Show #98 - WACIF & Resilient DC
RIA Radio - January 23, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsStephanie Thomas is the new Director of Programs and Small Business Services at the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF), and she stops by to chat about some of the new programs that they are rolling out to help support and grow small businesses in DC. As always, we check in with Cas...
97 - BYO Cocktail & Fitness Snob
RIA Radio - January 16, 2018 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsNeighbor Aaron DeNu kicks us off with another segment of #DeNew - this time about some of the interesting topography of Langdon Park. Next, we are joined by Shayla Hamlin and Amanda Sussex, the creative minds behind the delicious pre-made BYO Cocktails, mixed right here in Ward 5 at Mess Hall. Th...
96 - Councilmember Brandon Todd
RIA Radio - December 19, 2017 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsRestaurants, movie theaters, nightclubs, and other entertainment venues constitute what could be deemed the "after hours" industry. Despite being a critical part of a thriving economy, many of these entrepreneurs face unique challenges in wading through the regulatory network of business licensin...
95 - Councilmember David Grosso
RIA Radio - December 12, 2017 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe start off with another episode of #DeNews from neighbor Aaron DeNu. Then we welcome At-Large Councilmember and neighborhood resident, David Grosso to the show. Councilmember Grosso talks about his work around education and community growth, and how that impacts workforce development. Visit our...
94 - Holiday Marketing for Small Businesses
RIA Radio - December 05, 2017 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAaron DeNu starts off the episode with #DeNews; then we chat with Casey from Good Food Markets. Kyle and Michelle talk about marketing tips for small businesses to make the most of the holiday shopping season. Spoiler alert: It's never too early, OR too late to start. Tune in to learn how your bu...
93 - Holiday Events Announcements
RIA Radio - November 21, 2017 05:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsNo guests this week because there's so much news to share! It's the Holiday Season, and special events are happening everywhere. Take a listen and get your calendar planning in order!
92 - Business Contest - National Cherry Blossom Festival
RIA Radio - November 14, 2017 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe're only starting to feel fall & winter, but the team from the National Cherry Blossom Festival is already in planning mode for the spring! Krystle Fleetwood and Nicole Wright join us to talk about a decorating contest for businesses throughout DC, to celebrate the festival. Tune in for more in...
91 - Chef Jonathan Bardzik
RIA Radio - October 24, 2017 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings#DeNews starts us off with the history of Queens Chapel - the first Catholic church in DC. Casey from Good Food Markets (http://goodfoodmarkets.com) fills us in on the the new fall offerings in the prepared food case, with great seasonal flavors like butternut risotto. Then to keep on with the go...
90 - SB Works Small Business Challenge Grant & Medstar Washington Hospital
RIA Radio - October 17, 2017 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe're back! We start off the episode with #DeNews from neighbor and historian Aaron Denu. The topic: music legend and Ward 5 resident Pearl Bailey! Then we visit with Jasmine Childs and Patricia Coulthurst from Medstar Washington Hospital Center's Cancer Institute (https://www.medstarwashington.o...
89 - DC State Fair
RIA Radio - September 19, 2017 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt's that time again! The DC Stage Fair is back, and organizer Kish Rusek stops by the studio to talk about the events, the contests, and all the fun for the day (https://dcstatefair.org/). We also catch up with Casey from Good Food Markets for all the latest news and produce. (http://www.goodfoo...
88 - DC Bar & Latino Economic Development Center
RIA Radio - September 12, 2017 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings#DeNews kicks us off with a story about Philip Reid - a slave that worked on the Statue of Freedom that adorns the top of the Capitol Building. Then we welcome Marla Bilonik, Executive Director of the Latino Economic Development Center (http://www.ledcmetro.org), and Darryl Maxwell, of the DC Bar...
87 - Dance Place & Seniors Food Delivery from Good Food Markets
RIA Radio - September 05, 2017 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe start off the hour with #DeNews - and it's kind of a spooky story! Next, Amanda Blythe from Dance Place visits with us about this amazing community institution. Last but not least, we're joined by Philip Sambol from Good Food Markets, and he fills us in on their Senior Delivery Program. Tune i...
86 - Victory Dance Creative & "DeNews"
RIA Radio - August 29, 2017 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe're testing out a new segment for RIA Radio: DeNews! Community member and historian Aaron DeNu gives 3-minute snippets of history that happened right here in Ward 5. He also performs DeNews at Open Mic Night at The Public Option on Thursday evenings! Casey from Good Food Markets calls in to tal...
85 - Great Streets Grants & New Columbia Solar
RIA Radio - August 22, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsToday's episode is all about ways to improve your building! We start off the show talking with Sybongile Cook of the DC Great Streets program. Great Streets grants are being accepted until September 8, so if you have repairs, renovations, or other major purchases you need to grow your business, t...
84 - Monroe Street Farmers Market
RIA Radio - August 15, 2017 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAccess to fresh produce has been increasing in Ward 5, thanks in large part to the growth of Farmers Markets throughout the District, and of course, from social justice-minded entrepreneurs like the team at Good Food Markets. We visit with Casey from Good Food Markets to talk about their many hea...
83 - Small Business Trash Compactor Grants & The OCASE Foundation
RIA Radio - August 08, 2017 04:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsRodent control is a challenge in any city, and DC is no exception. The DC Department of Health, Department of Public Works, and the Department of Small and Local Business Development have teamed up to offer grants for the purchase or lease of trash compactors for all sizes of businesses. Steve Gl...
82 - DC Office of Human Rights
RIA Radio - August 01, 2017 04:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe District of Columbia is one of the most progressive cities in the country for many reasons, and chief among those reasons are the policies around insuring the civil rights of some of our most vulnerable populations. Monica Palacio, Director of the DC Office of Human Rights, joins us to talk a...
81 - City First Bank & DC Dept. of Motor Vehicles
RIA Radio - July 25, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAccess to capital is always an important part of realizing your entrepreneurial dream. We are joined by Edward Tuvin, Senior Vice President of the Commercial Banking Group, and Charlene Davis, Vice President of Branch Management, both from DC's own City First Bank. They'll be talking about small ...
80 - Seabury Resources
RIA Radio - July 18, 2017 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSeabury Resources CEO Deborah Royster joins us to talk about the many services their organization provides to seniors throughout the area. From aging in place services to a variety of beautiful assisted living facilities, Seabury works to help keep our elders active and engaged in the community.
79 - Fun It Up
RIA Radio - July 11, 2017 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThere's a new business coming to RIA Main Street! Parents of small children around the area have been eagerly anticipating the opening of Fun It Up, a new indoor play and event space for kids. Paul Winestock joins us in the studio to talk about how his inspiration for creating Fun It Up (spoiler ...
78 - Office Accomplice & Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association
RIA Radio - June 27, 2017 04:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsVery few small business owners go into business because they want to do the "back office" work that all businesses must do to STAY in business. Enter the team from Office Accomplice to take over those tasks for you! We chat with Mallory Corlette about all of the services that her company can take...
77 - DCM Communications & Yoga on the MBT
RIA Radio - June 20, 2017 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsYour business growth depends on more than your amazing products - you have to be able to tell the world about it! Channing Muller, Principal and Founder of DCM Communications, is all about making sure your business marketing plan is on point. She joins us to talk about some critical components of...
76 - Morgan West - A Creative DC
RIA Radio - June 13, 2017 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBecause a robust commercial corridor can't happen without the intangible assets that art - in all its forms - can bring, we wanted to visit with someone that not only knows about the artistic community AND small business growth. Enter Morgan H. West. Morgan (http://www.acreativedc.com/) is the fo...
75 - RITA'S
RIA Radio - June 06, 2017 04:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsOne of the businesses that took an early chance on RIA Main Street is alson one of the most popular spots to be in the summer! Sisters Charnita Walker and Angela Brock join us to talk about Rita's Water Ice. Not only do the Ward 5 natives give back to the community in the form of delicious custar...
74 - Benevolent Tech & District Floor Depot
RIA Radio - May 30, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsTwo of RIA Main Street's newest businesses join us on this episode. Brian Dombrowski started Benevolent Tech (www.benvolent.tech) to not only deliever quality website design, but to really work with small businesses and nonprofits to craft the marketing message they want to convey through their o...
73 - ReIGNITE
RIA Radio - May 16, 2017 04:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis episode, we are joined by Dr. Laytrayal Simmons and Latoya Porterfield, Esq from ReIGNITE (http://www.reignitepsych.com/). The ReIGNITE team provides counseling, a 360 degree weight loss program, career coaching services, and psychological assessments. AND boxing classes!! Sounds like a winn...
72 - Rhode Island Row Farmers Market + Hilltop Microfinance Initiative
RIA Radio - May 09, 2017 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Rhode Island Row Farmers Market (https://www.facebook.com/FoodworksRIR/) is all set to kick off on Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. We're joined by Nick Staveley of Community Foodworks (http://www.community-foodworks.org/), the organization behind the market. Nick stops by to talk abou...
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