BallstonConnect Podcast

On this episode of BallstonConnect Podcast, Tina Leone sits down with Kaveh Safa, Taste of Arlington fan-favorite and owner of Courthaus Social. 

She finds out where Kaveh gets his passion for preparing food for friends and family, how he found the courage to leave his job in finance to pursue his dream of owning a restaurant, and why there is so much magic in saffron. 

Tina and Kaveh also discuss this year's Taste of Arlington, and Kaveh gives a little advice to his "Best of the Best" competition. 

This month, Tina Leone is joined by Will Voegele, the Senior Vice President of Forest City Realty and Victoria Lai, the founder of Ice Cream Jubilee to discuss Ballston's favorite topic--Ballston Quarter. 

Tina gets the details on who is coming to BQ and when they'll be open for business. 

We also find out the inside scoop on the the new ice cream store coming to Ballston Quarter, Ice Cream Jubilee. Victoria tells us how she fell in love with the frozen treat, and why she left her job as a federal attorney to open ICJ. 

Hosted by Ballston BID CEO, Tina Leone, the BallstonConnect Podcast focuses on the hyper-local. This episode we sit down with the Washington Capitals' biggest fan and mascot, Slapshot. In this exclusive interview, we find out how Slapshot stays in shape, where he likes to hang out and what he does for fun. 

Serial entrepreneur, Scott Parker, stars in the first installment of the BallstonConnect Podcast. Parker, who began his fast-growing restaurant empire in Ballston, gives listeners a sneak peek into his forays outside of the restaurant industry and touches on some of the challenges in his personal and professional life.

Hosted by Ballston BID CEO, Tina Leone, the BallstonConnect Podcast focuses on the hyper-local. Each episode features exclusive interviews with Arlington’s brightest personalities. New episodes will be released monthly, each one with an emphasis on a different facet of life in Ballston.