Woodbury Voice!

This may be the most excited I’ve ever been about a guest! I sat down with Yasmin Velazquez, owner of El Manantial Restaurant - the premier and authentic Mexican restaurant & grocery store right downtown at the old Nut Shop store (17 S. Broad Street) We're right in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month – celebrated between September 15th and October 15th – and I want to m

Hope you're all enjoying your summer and gearing up for fall right around the corner! I'm so excited about this long-awaited episode with Chris Mazzone, co-founder of Eight & Sand brewery right on N. Evergreen Ave. Chris and I chatted about all things beer, history, and Woodbury so be sure your volume is up and your listening well because the information and history we share on

So very excited to be kicking off season 3 in a super special way. As most folks not, but if you didn’t know, I’ve been the Program Director for a local community development program in the City called Woodbury Heart & Soul. I’d been kicking around the idea for almost a year about how to discuss our work on this podcast and I think we’ve finally found the perfect way to

Grateful to be closing out Season 2 with a very special guest - Chief of the Woodbury Police Department, Tom Ryan!  We started Season 2 with Terry Collins to discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and the historic rally that took place in the City last June. To wrap up the season Chief Ryan and I chat about the work under his leadership this last six years to improve the Depa

Excited to kick off 2021 with an amazing nonprofit here in the City – the PTAH Initiative. PTAH stands for Professional Trainers Advancing Humanity, and they provide professional services, programs, and initiatives to Woodbury youth to support their mental, physical, emotional, and social health. They’ve got a great storefront at 232 S. Broad right next to the police station an

I got to sit down with Kyle Batie, site coordinator for the HFC Woodbury location on Delaware Street, to chat quickly about some of the most important aspect of HFC’s work. The services HFC provides are open to the entire Woodbury and regional community, and Kyle has a great vision for expanding the Center further out into the community. So keep your eyes peeled for new great stu

Excited to share this next episode to spotlight a new business with a familiar address – The Cultural Collective. Sadia and Anitra are business partners who will be re-opening the building that once house the MADE. Artisan Marketplace at 65 N. Broad Street downtown. I sat down with both of these wonderful entrepreneurs to talk about their venture into a new collaborative business

So excited to share this conversation I had with an amazing Woodbury leader and friend of mine, Dr. Melinda Johnson! Dr. Johnson is long-time Woodbury resident with incredible knowledge about and excitement to transform our communities for the better. She’s been doing this through joining various committees like Heart & Soul and the Neighborhood Preservation Program, she was

This is a very special and exciting episode of Woodbury Voice! because I got to do some live recording at Wing Dickerson for Celebrating Families Day on Saturday, August 15th. This was an event hosted by Success 1st and the 21st Century Learning Center to uplift our City’s families as they prepare to start the school year once again and to bring our communities just a little bit

I’m so excited that I got the chance to sit down with my very good friend Ryan Morrison, owner and operator of Tiki Tiki board games. Tiki Tiki is slowly becoming a Woodbury staple and community gathering place with a unique twist on nostalgia and nerdom – it’s truly a place anyone can enjoy. And I hope you that you enjoy listening!