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 Aug 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juni 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 Juni 202439min
BEI: Why Investment in Community is Good Business
When Austin Dempsey had the opportunity to step into a long-term leadership role in the family business, he took it. But in the face of a global pandemic, he recognized how investing in Batavia's comm...
31 Maj 202441min
The Boardwalk Shops: Nurturing Dreams and Building Community
Every year, an entirely new group of entrepreneurs set up shop on the corner of Wilson and River street, with their hearts set of finding a home and community in Batavia. On this episode of Area Code:...
17 Maj 202457min
