Local Color

Tenth episode!! Aisha and her partner Cole moved to Baltimore from Oakland, California. After a career in corporate America, Aisha thought her skills and experience could be put to better use opening up a  coffee shop. That coffee shop is Dovecote Café, in Reservoir Hill.  We talk about starting the shop, Aisha’s hatred of the...

Note: Lu’s webpage is ACTUALLY lu-zhang.com, with the hyphen. Don’t listen to me. But listen to the interview! Lu moved to the United States due to educational policies during China’s Cultural Revolution. Though she was rebellious in her teenage years, Lu’s art focuses on themes such as memory, and being a 1st generation American. We...

Cara Ober is the founder of BmoreArt, an online arts publication that showcases Baltimore’s creative talent. I sit down with Cara to talk about how she started BmoreArt (which just released the first issue of their new magazine), what it was like being my art teacher, and why artists need to think about owning property....

Bobby and I went to school together, and briefly went to high school together. The universe willed that we meet again. I sit down with him to talk about his performance art, how he sculpts his performances pieces, and his thoughts on seppuku. We briefly mention the age old debate of which is the better...

Darius was bitten by Pharrell Williams*.When I met him in person for the interview, I couldn’t really place his age. We find out Darius’s age (and mine) in this interview. We also talk about Taharka Brothers’ beginnings, and the documentary filmed about the ice cream company’s Kickstarter campaign (link to the doc below!) In addition...

Kenneth Burns has been WYPR’s city reporter for quite some time. In recent times, he’s been covering the trials of the six officers charged with the death of Baltimore man Freddie Gray. In this episode we talk about Freddie Gray, the failings of Baltimore’s black power structure, Kenneth’s career in journalism, and a meditation on...

On the corner of Park Heights Ave. and Quantico Ave sits the Park Heights Community Health Alliance, a non-profit dedicated to providing health and wellness programs to Park Heights residents. I talk with PHCHA’s director Willie Flowers about growing up in rural Alabama, training and running in marathons, life lessons he got from participating in...

Krystal Mack is what you’d call…awesome. Listen as I talk with Krystal about growing up in two very different environments, what inspired her to start her own business, and how a competitor gave her the confidence to continue building her business. Check out Krystal on Instagram, @thepiecycle and @karmapop, and on Facebook at BmorePopsandPies. Subscribe: iTunes...

In this episode of Local Color, I talk with Saché Jones about urban farming, how eating healthy isn’t as costly as people think, and how we can learn a thing or two about sustainability from developing nations. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS

For the first episode of Local Color, I sit down with muralist and youth mentor Edgar Reyes. We talk about Edgar’s journey from Mexico to the United States, how his life and culture influences his art, and how he connects with inner city youth through art and mentoring. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS