How can city leaders encourage young storytellers and creators to grow into the next generation of artists. Does an arts-centric location have a responsibility to use its leaders to lead?That's just one of the questions Mike and Nancy posed to

Inspire Life

May 12th, 2023 24m 28s

Seven years ago, Carla Vanzant and her husband, Semaj, found that there were few options in the Monmouth County New Jersey area in Summer Camps suited for their small boys at the time. They decided to start their own camp, INSPIRE LIFE, which h

Art and Community Saved Me

Mar 16th, 2023 22m 4s

Mike and Nancy talk with Asbury Park artist and entrepreneur Dallas Hlatky. Listening to the interview, one senses the joy in creating and the way in which the city of Asbury Park has been a partner in her journey. The passions that drive artis

Check the Box!

Feb 15th, 2023 28m 3s

Mike Sodano and Nancy Sabino have a conversation with Jim Watt, an artist who lives and works in Asbury Park, NJ. This wide-ranging discussion touches on many aspects of what qualities a city should have to be classified as "arts-centric". Jim'

Beyond Borders-Envisioning a Larger Landscape

Jul 14th, 2022 24m 41s

Since 1999, publisher Dan Jacobson has brought his political and economic insight to the TRI-CITY NEWS, an arts and culture weekly in which he can offer his ideas about the nature of life lived along the East Coast of Monmouth County New Jersey

Let There Be Zero Empty Spaces

Apr 20th, 2022 21m 37s

Mike Sodano and Nancy Sabino engage with Evan Snow, co-founder of Zero Empty Spaces, an initiative to activate vacant commercial real estate primarily in retail settings to make affordable artist studios at a low monthly rate. After listening