Ktown Connects

One of Kenosha’s hottest power couples – Renesha “Rey” Johnson-Langston and Joe Langston are the owners of Kenosha Beauty Supply, 5829 Sixth Ave, and Hit Your Potential Boxing and Fitness, 7709 Sheridan Road. We sit down and talk to them about how they got together as teens and their journey which brought them back to Kenosha.

Like Kenosha Beauty Supply on Facebook here!

Find out more about Hit Your Potential here!

This episode was recorded on Monday, August 2nd, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue.

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

Bluehorn Digital

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Captain Mike’s, 5118 Sixth Ave.

Down Town R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

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Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Growing up in Kenosha, Laura Spair never imagined herself working in the food industry, much less owning her own food business… Laura always imagined herself to be teacher. Well, now she can do both! Today on Ktown Connects, we talk with the owner of The Fresh Bar – Laura Spair. The Fresh Bar is located at the corner of 55th Stree and Fifth Avenue and is operating through the end of September every Friday 7am – Saturdays and Sundays 8am -1pm

Like The Fresh Bar on Facebook for all the latest updates.

Contact [email protected]

This episode was recorded on Monday, August 2nd, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue.

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Down Town R Saloon, 707 56th St
Captain Mike’s, 5118 Sixth Ave.
Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave.
CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave
Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.
Bluehorn Digital
Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

 Drop us an email at [email protected]
Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

 Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Who would have thought that talking cars could be so much fun?

We sit down with CarBox owner Scott Dooley and marketing manager Johnna McArdle to talk about why they came to Kenosha and what make CarBox the best auto dealership in Kenosha!

CarBox is located at 1750 22nd Avenue and open six days a week – Monday – Saturday!

Like CarBox on Facebook HERE!

Subscribe to the CarBox YouTube channel HERE!

For your essential guide to everything fun to do in our hometown – bookmark Visit Kenosha here!

This episode was recorded on Monday, July 19th, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue.

Although we have removed any harsh swear words from this conversation, the subject matter itself gets a little PG-13, particularly during the trivia section at the end of the episode, you have been warned. 

Here is a link to David Dobrik’s YouTube channel, one of Scott’s big inspirations.

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Down Town R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Captain Mike’s, 5118 Sixth Ave.

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

Equinox Botanical Boutique, 5901 Sixth Ave-A

Bluehorn Digital

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

 Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Enjoy this week’s conversation with Laura Gregorski of Visit Kenosha.

For your essential guide to everything fun to do in our hometown – bookmark Visit Kenosha here!

This episode was recorded on
 Monday, July 19th, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue.

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Down Town R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Captain Mike’s, 5118 Sixth Ave.

Lulu Birds, 720 58th St.

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

Bluehorn Digital

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

This week we get to sit down with 4/5 of one of our favorite local bands – Donoma! 

Find more information about the band on the website here!

Listen to their latest album American Rust on Spotify here!

Here is video footage of Donoma performing Rustbelt Tragedy in our Ktown Connects studio!

They stuck around and did another song from their new album – Maria – click here!

This episode was recorded on
 Monday, July 5th, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue.

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Down Town R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Captain Mike’s, 5118 Sixth Ave.

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

Bluehorn Digital

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

From the teenager on the skim board running out to the beach, to your favorite male bartender at Scotty’s tavern, to the current man on the scooter with his own candle company, BLOW CO. Candles – we sit down and get personal with Baron Leaf Olsen.

Visit the Blow Co Candle website here!

Like the Blow Co Candles Facebook page here!

This episode was recorded on  Monday, July 5th, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue.

Big thanks to our sponsors:

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Down Town R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Captain Mike’s, 5118 Sixth Ave.

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

Bluehorn Digital

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

“I’ve Been Everywhere” is a song by Johnny Cash that you might hear on your next visit to Hill’s Hotrod Hideout, 4327 17th Ave. But the song can also be the unofficial theme for our guest, Hill Wozniel. We sit down and get Hill’s interesting story of the many paths he took which led him to own the coolest rockabilly joint in town! 

Be sure to like Hill’s Hotrod Hideout here!

This episode was recorded on  June 21st, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue. -

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Bluehorn Digital

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Down Town R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Equinox Botanical Boutique, 5901 Sixth Ave-A

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Get this episode early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

From his early beginnings of racing around in grocery carts doing wheelies in the old Piggly Wiggly to keeping the neighborhood kids from climbing on his fire truck/pizza kitchen and everything in between we talk with Kenosha’s own Riki Tagliapietra. 

Currently Riki is the president of Downtown Kenosha, Inc., click here to learn more.

He is also a contributor to Kenosha.com – read his latest here

And he is the owner and operator of Cut Stone Foods – which sells some of the best pizza around out of a converted fire truck! Click here for a better look!

This episode was recorded on  June 21st, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue. -

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

Bluehorn Digital

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Down Town R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Lulu Birds, 720 58th St.

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Get this episode early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

At the age of 12, Rob Greskoviak came to Kenosha with his mother and her new husband, a man who owned a local pizzeria in town. That man was Carl Ruffalo, and he started his Villa D’Carlo home of Carl’s Pizza back in 1957, originally in the Columbus Park neighborhood, before moving to its Sixth Avenue location in 1962. Rob grew up in the business and talks all about pizza, his side-gig in real estate, and how to get along with others in Downtown Kenosha. 

Be sure to follow Villa D’Carlo on Facebook here.

And find more information on their website here. 

This episode was recorded on
 June 7th, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue. -

 Big thanks to our sponsors:

Captain Mike’s, 5118 Sixth Ave.

Down Town R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Pine Blossom, 5925 Sixth Ave-A 

Coming Up Roses Cleaning & Organizing

Washed Out Hair Products

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at [email protected]

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Get this episode early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Although many might know him from his work in the Sauerkraut Five, Lou Rugani has been the distinctive voice of AM1050 WLIP for 29 years. You can hear his show Remembering Kenosha weekdays from 3-5pm on your radio dial or streaming at wlip.com – and on the same network Sunday morning with Music With The Stars from 7-11am. 

This episode was recorded on June 7th, 2021 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue.  

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Captain Mike’s, 5118 Sixth Ave.
Kaiser’s Pizza and Pub of Kenosha, 510 57th St.
Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.
Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave.
Pine Blossom, 5925 Sixth Ave-A 
Coming Up Roses Cleaning & Organizing
Washed Out Hair Products 

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.
Drop us an email at [email protected]
Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com 

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod. 

Get this episode early and ad-free, along with over lots of bonus material with our guest, and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman