Bulldogs Head Coach, Dennis Piron: Belonging First, Winning Second
After receiving so much support from his community as a high school student, Dennis Piron felt obligated to succeed. But after trying his hand in the business world, he quickly realized that giving ba...
6 Syys 20241h 5min
From Murals to Monuments: A Journey Through Downtown's Public Art
On this episode of Area Code: Batavia, a walking tour with local sculptor and art booster, Bill McGrath. As a board member of Water Street Studios and a former city administrator, Bill is the ideal pe...
23 Elo 202453min
Batavia Creamery: How Small Pleasures Bring Us Together
We might take the Batavia Creamery for granted now, but its fate wasn't always so cut and dry. After working as a Baskin Robbins franchisee, Kirk Jansons wanted to sell ice cream on his own terms. But...
9 Elo 202441min
Red Hive Market: A Vision of Home Too Big to Fail
Bridget Johnson, a Cuban immigrant, and Thomas Freeman, a Chicago south-side native, shared a dream. But their perspectives on that dream have been drastically different. And complimentary collaborati...
26 Heinä 202451min
Introducing: "Settling In"
Hey everybody. We're dropping into your feed on an off week to let you know about a new segment: "Settling In." On each installment of "Settling In," we'll be diving deeper into what it means to make ...
19 Heinä 20244min
Start Something Studio: Empowering Women-Owned Businesses
Walk around Batavia's downtown and you'll see a host of women-led businesses, of all kinds. But it wasn't always this way. It happened because of people like Start Something Studio's Jamie Saam, who p...
12 Heinä 202457min
In Batavia, Flags Are Symbols of Belonging
As we continue to explore the significance of flags in the Batavia community, we talk about the origins and impact of the Batavia Community flag, and the Unity Pride flag, relatively new symbols in th...
28 Kesä 202449min
The Flag Day Monument: A Local Tribute to an Evolving Symbol
The day this episode is released, June 14th, is Flag Day, and it's the first Flag Day to be observed at Batavia's brand new Flag Day Monument. Meanwhile, across the lawn of the Pegbond Center, a few o...
14 Kesä 202439min
