Downtown Life Today

Bang! Pow! Blam! Comic book heroes and villains can be found at Keith's Comics in Downtown Elyria. A landmark for over 20 years, Keith's Comics is the place to lose yourself in the exploits of "The Amazing Spiderman" "The Avengers" and other lesser known comic books. Come find out how owner Bryan Branch persevered just like the superheroes found in his store.

Everyone was Kung-Fu fighting! But at Strait Karate it's more about family and discipline in the martial arts. My guest on this episode is Tracy Strait a black belt who along with her husband, also a black belt, teaches students karate in their dojo located in Wellington, Ohio.

My guest today is Stephanie Jones managing director for The Bridge. The Bridge is a community technology center in Oberlin, that helps enhance access to computer skills and electronic information for all Oberlin residents.

Open for almost 25 years come listen to the story behind the creation of this organization.

This week's episode sees me sitting down with Lisa Whitfield, owner of For-Ewe a knitting shop offering a variety of yarns, needles, hooks, and notions, plus lessons.

Find out what brought a classically trained violist back to the college town she graduated from, along with her husband, kids, and dogs.

Hear her thoughts on what makes Downtown Oberlin, Ohio a great community.

This week's episode I sit down with Jay Shrewsbury, General Manager of the Oberlin Cable Co-Op.

The Co-Op has been a staple of downtown Oberlin for 40 years, and provides 85% of the residents, and businesses of Oberlin with all their cable, internet, and phone needs.

The Co-Op is located at 27 E. College Street, Oberlin, OH

I sit down with Elena who helps her dad run the Main Street Grill located at 51 S. Main Street in downtown Oberlin, Ohio.

I ask her a little bit about the restaurant, and why her dad decided to open in downtown Oberlin.

I also ask her what is something the regulars don't know about the restaurant.

The trailer to the reboot of the Downtown Life Today podcast. New beginnings, same goals, helping promote downtowns across the country