Main Street: A Power of Place Podcast

Jazzing Up Downtown (with John Chan)

Welcome to Downtown Woonsocket! John Chan, owner of Chan's Fine Oriental Dining, takes us inside a corner of Main Street that has been feeding and entertaining its comm

Staging a Comeback (With Representative Joshua Giraldo)

Welcome to Downtown Central Falls! Joshua Giraldo, State Representative and Central Falls native, takes us inside a city that rebuilt itself from the ground up. From mu

Tracing History (With Tim Cranston)

Welcome to Post Road in North Kingstown! Tim Cranston, Town Historian of North Kingstown, takes us on a 400-year journey along one of America's oldest Main Streets. Fro

Navigating Change (With Helen Baskerville-Dukes and Dwayne Keys)

Welcome to Mount Hope in Providence!  Helen Baskerville-Dukes and Dwayne Keys, leaders of the Mount Hope Community Center Business Alliance (and partipants of our Main

Taking the Leap (with Alex DiGregorio)

Welcome to Centredale in North Providence! Alexandria DiGregorio, owner of North Providence's newest bookshop, shares her journey of opening a brick & mortar, the chall

Season 2 Announcement

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Bridging Generations (with Sara Breslin)

Register for our first annual Rhode Island Main Street Conference! Welcome to Wakefield in South Kingstown! Sara Breslin, secretary of the Wakefield Village Associati

Shaping a Legacy (with Paul Durfee)

Register for our first annual Rhode Island Main Street Conference! Welcome to Rolfe Square in Cranston! Paul Durfee, third-generation owner of Durfee Hardware, discus

Fostering Curiosity (with Amelia Olson)

Welcome to Riverside Square in East Providence! Amelia Olson, owner of Tall Tumbleweed Modern & Vintage, explores the importance of small business support, curiosity as

Cultivating Belonging (with Devon Mello)

Welcome to the Broadway District in Newport! Devon Mello, Artistic Director at the Firehouse Theater, discusses the benefits of growing up near Broadway, how the neighb

Amplifying Community Voice (with Cindy Miranda)

Welcome to the Olneyville neighborhood in Providence! President of the Olneyville Neighborhood Association (ONA) Cindy Miranda shares about ONA's diverse programming, h

Preserving Place (with Charlie Wilson)

Welcome to Chepachet Village, a historic district in the town of Glocester!  Local business owner and history buff Charlie Wilson shares about his experiences restoring

Promoting a Renaissance (with Keno Mullings)

Welcome to the Black Block, a cultural district in downtown Pawtucket!  Local entrepreneur Keno Mullings shares about his experiences opening and marketing his new busi

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