A culture & community podcast created by Aaron Dante to record the fascinating life stories of his friends, family and people that have stories that need to be told! Come along on this journey with Human Interest Stories
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Liz Cornish joined South Baltimore Gateway Partnership in April of 2021 as the Enhanced Services Director where she currently manages a multi-million-dollar portfolio of community development projects in South Baltimore. Liz previously served as the Executive Director of Bikemore, Baltimore City's Livable Streets Advocacy organization. Under her leadership the organization achieved significant growth and secured major policy wins including the passage of the Complete Streets Ordinance which was recognized by Smart Growth America as a top complete streets initiative in 2018. During her tenure at Bikemore she was named a Baltimore Visionary by Baltimore Magazine, and a "True American Hero" for her work on complete streets by Streetsblog USA. In 2019, Bikemore was named Bike Advocacy Organization of the Year by the League of American Bicyclists.
In 2020, she served on Mayor Brandon Scott's Transition Team as Co-Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure committee. She has previously held positions with Outward Bound, University of South Carolina, and the League of American Bicyclists. She currently serves on the board of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Adventure Education from Prescott College and a Master of Education in Recreation Administration from the University of Arkansas. Liz believes great parks, public spaces, and access to reliable transportation are essential for building healthy and equitable neighborhoods. She loves morning walks to neighborhood coffee shops with her dog Daisy, playing piano and ukulele, and spending time outside with neighbors. She grew up in Tulsa, OK and has called Baltimore home since 2015.
intro Music: John Tyler
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Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Open Works
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Snug Books Baltimore
Baltimore Fiscal
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Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
NoPixAfterDarkPodcast on the road. Aaron interviewed Leigh and Corey from Perennial Stays at one of their short term rentals in Columbia Pennsylvania. They tell their story of how they got into the short term rental game. Their love for living in Baltimore and how they love what they do! Excited for you to watch or listen to this episode.
We are your Perennial Stays hosts, Leigh & Corey. We live in Baltimore City and have been married since 2010.
By day, Corey is an engineer, and Leigh is an accountant. In 2015, at the recommendation of some friends, we decided to earn a little extra money by renting out our primary residence in Baltimore while we traveled. We enjoyed it so much, we decided to branch out to our first property in West Virginia. In 2018 we purchased our second property in West Virginia – the farmhouse! Finally, in 2021 we decided to expand to beautiful Lancaster, PA – !
Leigh loves the design, hospitality, and marketing aspects, while Corey enjoys hunting for houses, renovations, and operations. A perfect match! We look forward to hosting your getaway.
https://www.perennialstays.com/
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intro Music: John Tyler
produced: www.acutevisions.com
Sponsors of NoPixAfterDarkPodcast
Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
United Way Central Maryland https://uwcm.org
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Open Works
https://www.openworksbmore.org
Snug Books Baltimore
Baltimore Fiscal
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Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Season Premiere of NoPixAfterDarkPodcast we are back! The first guest is Alex Smith is the Founder and President of Atlas Restaurant Group, a nationally-acclaimed Baltimore-based hospitality group featuring twenty-five concepts currently open with more set to open in the near future.
Aaron and Alex discussed everything from the his interest in Restaurant Management, the shutdown for COVID, opening more restaurants in the Baltimore Area, over saturating the market, trials and tribulations the company has gone through . We talked about DEI training and how employees going to extensive training before they even began to work.
Smith founded the group in 2012 with the opening of Mediterranean kouzina Ouzo Bay in Baltimore, and has since grown the group in Maryland, Texas and Florida. Following five years as a professional lacrosse player and inspired to pursue a career in hospitality by his grandfather’s immense success with Baltimore’s H&S Bakery, Smith got his start operating a Häagen-Dazs franchise in Baltimore’s Harbor East neighborhood. With each restaurant, Smith creates an unparalleled experience featuring quality of product, live entertainment and impeccable service. In 2023, Atlas will expand to Washington D.C. with two new concepts in the Moxy Hotel, which will bring the total amount of restaurants to 27 and over 2000 employees nationally. In addition to restaurant operations, Alexander Smith is also an active board member at some of Baltimore’s most notable organizations and charities, including his longest tenured membership with Visit Baltimore, the city’s official destination marketing organization.
Some of the other organizations and charities where Smith is currently a board member include the Maryland chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the National Aquarium, Living Classrooms, Greater Baltimore Committee, and most recently with the Maryland Science Center and Signal 13 Foundation in Baltimore.
intro Music: John Tyler
produced: www.acutevisions.com
Sponsors of NoPixAfterDarkPodcast
Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
United Way Central Maryland https://uwcm.org
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Open Works
https://www.openworksbmore.org
Snug Books Baltimore
Baltimore Fiscal
https://www.baltimorefiscal.com
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
NoPiXAfterDark had the honor of going to the Washington Navy Yard and interviewing NDW Commandant, Rear Adm. Nancy Lacore. Admiral Lacore shared some of her personal life stories and we discussed the upcoming @MDfleetweek taking place in Baltimore on Sept 7-13 @NavalDistWash
This episode will be available to watch/listen on August 29 on the No Pix After Dark website at https://nopixafterdark.com.
Aaron Dante is an award winning podcaster and Baltimore influencer. His podcast No Pix After Dark seeks to build a community of human experience, storytelling and conversation.
Thank you, again NavalDistWash, for the interview.
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
NoPixAfterDark Podcast was live at AFRAM 2022 this year. I will be releasing interviews from the festival this week and next week. This week Aaron interviewed Morgan (Union Craft Brewing) Comedian Ivan Martin (Baltimore Comedy Festival) and Chef Saon Brice (BLK SWAN). Thank you to all the guest that helped make this a memorable experience. Thank You AFRAM!
This episode will be on Youtube
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
Aaron sat down with Adam Lindquist and Chelsea Anspach from the Waterfront Partnership to talk about Mr. Trash Wheel.Mr. Trash Wheel is a trash interceptor, a vessel that removes trash from the Jones Falls river as it empties into the Inner Harbor in Baltimore,MD. It is powered by water wheels & solar cells and places trash from the harbor onto an onboard conveyor belt which routes it into dumpsters on the vessel.
We discuss after a major rain Mr. Trash Wheel is filled up very quickly. We talk about the healthy Harbor to restore Oyster Initiative, Harbor scholars and educational programs for Baltimore Youth and so much more.
Thank you Adam and Chelsea for coming on the podcast
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Sponsors of NoPixAfterDarkPodcast
Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Snug Books Baltimore https://www.snugbooks.com
Baltimore Fiscal https://www.baltimorefiscal.com
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Aaron interviewed Artist Dani Wilson. Dani tells her story on how Art saved her life. She talked about tragic events that happened at her when she was young that caused her to battle addiction and PTSD for over 20 years. Dani now has an ART Show in Highland town that runs into September and her art can be seen at Home Goods. Her art is also for sale at Nopixafterdark Studios
Thank You Dani
IG: abstractsbydani
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Sponsors of NoPixAfterDarkPodcast
Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Snug Books Baltimore https://www.snugbooks.com
Baltimore Fiscal https://www.baltimorefiscal.com
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Thank you to all the listeners, supporters, friends and family. This episode Aaron has a conversation with M.A.I from the Creative Charm Experience. They discussed Aaron winning Baltimore Sun Readers Choice Best Podcast of 2022. This was Aaron’s 3rd year in a row! 3 Peat. We talk about the challenges, the future of the show and the new merchandise that he is dropping today only for a limited time.
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Aaron interviewed Comptroller Candidate Brooke Lierman at Union Craft Brewery in front of a live audience. We discussed the million dollar questions - What is a Comptroller, and What does a Comptroller do? We also discussed Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and how this can be a fair playing ground. Brooke discusses what she would do as Comptroller and why it is important that the Comptroller is from Baltimore. We also discuss the triple AAA bond rating Maryland has with 12 other states. Thank you Brooke Lierman for coming on the show.
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Thank you Union Craft Brewing
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
EP 187: Aaron interviewed Baltimore County Executive John “Johnny O” Olszewski, Jr. The Baltimore County Executive talked about his career, love for Baltimore County, being a teacher and would he wants for Baltimore County going forward. We discuss the relationship between Baltimore County and Baltimore City. I ask him what he would do if re-elected. Thank you Baltimore County Executive John “Johnny O” Olszewski Jr. for coming on the NoPixAfterDark Podcast.
Youtube Video. https://youtu.be/ydx1j7PVp3s
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Sponsors of NoPixAfterDarkPodcast
Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Snug Books Baltimore https://www.snugbooks.com
Baltimore Fiscal https://www.baltimorefiscal.com
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
The Special Juneteenth Episode
Aaron Dante interviewed the Executive Chef Scott Bacon of Magdalena A MARYLAND BISTRO at THE IVY HOTEL. Scott discusses about his career path into the culinary industry. He tells the story of how both of his grandmothers had a huge cooking influence on him growing up. We discuss the Magdalena A MARYLAND BISTRO, and how he became the Executive Chef. Enjoy this interview and when your done reserve a night for dinner at this amazing restaurant.
Chef Scott Bacon, a contemporary and classically trained chef, unites culture, tradition and sophistication to create dishes full of character. Chef Bacon’s culinary repertoire stems from both his southern Black and British roots underscored by classic French finesse. Honoring his own culture and upbringing, he is inspired by the comfort, depth and deliciousness that is ever-present around the table. “When I was growing up, dinner was always the time when things slowed down, if only for a moment, giving us a chance to come together as a family and share in the happiness ignited by beautiful food. That is the feeling I want to share with our guests.” from the Magdalena website
https://www.theivybaltimore.com/dine/restaurant/
Youtube Video. https://youtu.be/8iaa0W2Oq3Q
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Sponsors of NoPixAfterDarkPodcast
Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Snug Books Baltimore https://www.snugbooks.com
Baltimore Fiscal https://www.baltimorefiscal.com