This episode is full of laughs, fun facts about lorries and 3rd world countries, the new Christmas song you should be listening to this holiday, and fun events happening at the Civic Center. Also, Grinch or Santa, find out which one Ade is?

On this episode, Eric and I discuss placemaking, how the feeling around a public space is curated. Joining us on this Civic Center Roundup is Elizabeth Gallauresi, Silver Spring's Art & Entertainment District Coordinator, who also coordinates the annual Thanksgiving parade among other big events downtown.

Plant-based food alternatives and resources to grow your business in Montgomery County are just some of the topics we covered this week On the episode are Dan Koroma, Business Liaison Officer, Montgomery County, Jonah Goldman, Director of Strategic Marketing, PLNT Burger, Eric Rasch, Operations Manager, Silver Spring Civic Center and Ade Toye, host of the podcast.

In this laughter-filled episode learn about two organizations making a difference in our community. Find out about the upcoming ALPHA event as Ade and Eric chat with Chinyere Olujide. RSVP here:http://bit.ly/Alpha-Community-Healing-Event Also learn about Leadership Montgomery (LM). Ade caught up with LM's CEO, C. Marie Taylor at their 30th Anniversary celebration.

What do Silver Strings and Zed's Cafe have in common? What famous artiste visited the Silver Strings recently? Listen to find out on my conversation with Zed Mekonnen.

What do a Japanese Chef and craft beer have in common? Listen to this conversation with Greg Whelan, one of the owners of McGinty's to find out.

Learn about the work Making Cents, Inc. is doing with the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit which brought youth from 60 countries to Silver Spring. Also, find out about events coming up at the Civic Center this week.

Warning: This episode is packed with a lot of exciting energy and you even get to hear Ade speak Yoruba. What is Park(ing) Day about? What does EDM have to do with a Pan African Festival? Listen and find out.

On this episode, I had a fascinating conversation with Howard Ross, the founder of Cook Ross Inc and Co-founder Udarta Consulting. A former educator turned organizational consultant. He's an expert on diversity and inclusion and shares some cool nuggets on the subject. Listen!

How did the IPA come about? What types of beer does Astro Lab make? How did they get started? Learn the answers to these questions and more in my conversation with Emma Whelan, Co-founder Astro Lab.