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
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
NoPixAfteDark hosted a live a podcast event at Open Works Baltimore for their 5th Anniversary on October 30th. Aaron sat down with Travis Bell the founder and owner on Black Acres Roastery.
We spoke about how and why he wanted to start a coffee business, How the pandemic helped him focus on the business and wholesale. We discuss about being a Black Coffee Roastery and how Representation Matters. We talk about the Roastery opening at Open Works and the new Lexington Market. Thank you to live audience that was on hand for this live taping.
Thank you Open Works Baltimore for having us speak.
IG:blackacresroastery
www.blackacresroastery.com
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
EP 150: Aaron Dante interviews Stephanie from EP58. Stephanie and I spoke before the pandemic started not knowing how the Real Estate market would be. She is back to give the audience an update.
We discuss many topics, from housing shortages, sellers market, buying houses with no inspections and more. People leaving the cities. Housing market boom in Northeast Baltimore.
Stephanie Bamberger
Realtor & MBA since 2004
Licensed Maryland & Virginia
stephbam4u@gmail.com
cell 410-916-1357
Cummings & Co. Realtors
office 410-823-0033
Charmyra E. Fleming Romance Author Extraordinar IG: creative_calfuray
Rio: IG: Actlikemjsmith
Sponsors: Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Indu Wellness www.induwellness.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Fishnet. www.eatfishnet.com
RYKMS: https://www.facebook.com/RYMKSBaltimore/
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Zinnia Films
www.zinniafilms.com
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
EP 149 Aaron Dante sits down with Maryland State Senator Cory V. McCray. We talk about how got into politics. How my neighbors have spoke highly of him. What bills he has helped pass and his love for reading books. Tune in this is an episode you don't want to miss.
Cory McCray was elected to represent the 45th Legislative District in the Maryland State Senate in 2018. Since that time, he has been named a “legislator to watch” by The Daily Record and Maryland Matters. Additionally, Cory also serves as First Vice Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party.
Cory’s story is a uniquely Baltimore story. Like many of us, Cory grew up in a Baltimore whose greatest resource was its hardworking men and women. In spite of that resource, the City often struggled to give those men and women the opportunity they deserved. As a teenager at Fairmount- Harford High School, Cory was also in search of opportunity.
After a brief trip down the wrong path as a teenager, he found out about apprenticeships at the age of 18. The rest is history. By 19, he had become a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. By 20, he was a homeowner. Cory continued to meet opportunity halfway, working his way through community college and a bachelor’s degree, all while growing a small business focused on rental properties.
Those years also brought marriage and four loving children, along with a career focused wholly on working families and the communities they hold dear. Cory continues working for his local union and as a community organizer to this day, helping expand the opportunity for a better life to men and women across our City.
In 2014, neighbors across the 45th District elected Cory to represent them in Maryland’s House of Delegates. During his time in the House, leading news outlets like Center Maryland called him one of the most effective freshman legislators in the entire state.
Cory’s approach to public service is listening to his constituents’ problems and then figuring out how to solve them. When his constituents asked for better jobs, Cory passed the ACTION and POWER Apprenticeship Acts, which expands funding for apprenticeships that lead to family supporting careers. When he was asked for a larger investment in public schools, Cory passed legislation that scores school construction funding, so that lawmakers can’t cut Baltimore out of the resources it deserves.
Cory’s neighbors also asked him to make sure that they have a voice in Annapolis. He gave them a voice by passing legislation that restored voting rights to thousands of Marylanders. Just weeks after that victory, Governor Larry Hogan vetoed the bill and again silenced voices at the ballot box that many men and women had found for the first time in decades. But Cory didn’t give up. He returned to the legislature more determined than ever, building a coalition of legislators from across Maryland who overturned the governor’s veto, restoring the voices that Governor Hogan had silenced
As the 45th District’s Senator, Cory is continuing his mission to bring greater levels of resources and equity to the City of Baltimore.
Senator McCray, current, past, and public service assignments below:
Current Assignments
2020 Deputy Majority Whip
2019 Budget and Taxation Committee
2019 Capital Budget Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee
2019 Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee 2019 Pensions Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee
2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
2019 Joint Committee on Pensions
2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
Charmyra E. Fleming Romance Author Extraordinar
Rio: IG: Actlikemjsmith
Sponsors: Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Indu Wellness www.induwellness.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Fishnet. www.eatfishnet.com
RYKMS: https://www.facebook.com/RYMKSBaltimore/
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Zinnia Films
www.zinniafilms.com
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Aaron Dante interviewed Hagerstown Mayor Emily Keller. Mayor Keller is the first female Mayor of Hagerstown. We discuss why she decided to get into politics, international film festival and what she is working on to make a better future for her citizens. Great conversation that you don’t want to miss.
EMILY KELLER is serving her first term as Mayor. She was a councilmember during her previous term. She is the owner-operator of the Emily Keller Insurance and Financial Agency - Farmers Insurance. Born and raised in Hagerstown, Emily is a 2004 graduate of South Hagerstown High School and is the proud mother of her 13 year old daughter, Layla. She serves as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ) Liaison for the Mayor & Council. She is active throughout the community, serving on the Board of Directors for the Community Rescue Service, Inc, as well as the Board of Trustees for LGIT (Local Government Insurance Trust). Her passion includes advocating for heroin and opioid awareness in the community, and she serves as the Chair of Washington Goes Purple, sits on the Board of Directors for the Phoenix Foundation, and the Heroin and Opioid Senior Policy Group- all 4 groups of which advocate for health, wellness and recovery in our area.
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
EP 147: Baltimore City Councilman Ryan Dorsey
We welcome back Baltimore 3rd District Councilman Ryan Dorsey to the show.
We discuss about the Northwood Shopping plaza, North Harford Park, Harford Rd Bridge
We talk about the Defund the Police, Fire Department, Life events
Councilman Dorsey tells me about his favorite vinyl records he is listening to now.
We also discuss legislation that he is working on in Baltimore City
Video of this interview located on YouTube
https://youtu.be/qWXKfRgndNw
Contributors
Charmyra E. Fleming Romance Author Extraordinar
Amber Wendland: North Ave
Sponsors: Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Indu Wellness www.induwellness.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Fishnet. www.eatfishnet.com
RYKMS: https://www.facebook.com/RYMKSBaltimore/
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Zinna Films
Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
E. Brady Robinson is a photographer based in Baltimore, MD. She divides her time between personal art projects and commissioned work. She is the founder of BMORECULINARY. Robinson specializes in shooting food, fashion, fitness, and portraits. Her fine art work is represented by Addison/Ripley Fine Art. Robinson is Instructor of Photography at Goucher College and International Center for Photography in NYC. She also teaches vinyasa yoga. Baltimore is her art home. Robinson received her BFA in photography from he Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and her MFA in photography from Cranbrook Art Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Her current series Sk8r GRLS will be on exhibit in January with Maryland Art Place at Hotel Indigo in Baltimore and featured in the next issue of BMOREART.
Twitter + IG: @ebradyrobinson
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Aaron interviews Artist Sara Smigle from SmiggArt. Sara creates amazing Modern Stain Glass Art. You can see her work all over the US and especially in Maryland. She tells her story on how she did not start off as an artist but went the safer route. She knew her calling was in art and she returned to doing it full-time when the pandemic started. She discussed the art of Stain Glass and the process and how many of her customers want custom orders.
web: www.smiggart.com
IG: smiggart
Contributor
Charmyra E. Fleming Romance Author Extraordinar
Sponsors: Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Indu Wellness www.induwellness.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Fishnet. www.eatfishnet.com
RYKMS: https://www.facebook.com/RYMKSBaltimore/
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Monday Sep 13, 2021
Aaron interviewed Stephanie Garon an Environmental Artist this week on NoPixAfterDarkPodcast.
You don’t have to appreciate art to connect to Baltimore’s Stephanie Garon. People have Told her time after time to “stay in her lane,” she’s following her passion to make her art a reality!
We have a great discussion on writing, environmental art, projects she is working on and why she is doing what she wants to do.
IG: garonstudios
Contributor
Charmyra E. Fleming Romance Author Extraordinar
Sponsors: Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Indu Wellness www.induwellness.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Fishnet. www.eatfishnet.com
RYKMS: https://www.facebook.com/RYMKSBaltimore/
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Aaron talks with Jennifer Murphy about her book First Responder. Jennifer's book has appeared on New York Times, Time, Salon Forbes and many other publications. We discuss why she was inspired to write a book about EMT'S and what they went through during the COVID19 outbreak. She reveals behind the scene stress that Front Line workers went through during COVID. We also discuss the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We reflect on where we were on that day. We both suffered personal losses on that day and afterwards.
website www.gingerlid.com
Contributors:
Garry O' Neal Jr IG: Seeplandoshow
Rio: IG: Actlikemjsmith
Sponsors: Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Indu Wellness www.induwellness.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Fishnet. www.eatfishnet.com
RYKMS: https://www.facebook.com/RYMKSBaltimore/
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Aaron Dante sits down with Brian K Oliver of BEYONDBMORE. Brian desire was to highlight his travels while also promoting positivity. The image of a young black man from Baltimore, especially during that time was one of hopelessness and despair. He has inspired many Black Travelers to follow his every move from his blog and has gave advice on places to visit. Brian has started a program called "BMore See More" for Baltimore High School students to travel outside of Baltimore. Sit back relax and enjoy the journey on this episode.
IG: Beyondbmore
www.BeyondBmore.com
Contributors:
Garry O' Neal Jr IG: Seeplandoshow
Rio: IG: Actlikemjsmith
Sponsors: Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Indu Wellness www.induwellness.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Fishnet. www.eatfishnet.com
RYKMS: https://www.facebook.com/RYMKSBaltimore/
Open Works https://www.openworksbmore.org
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Aaron Dante talked with Author Shanna B. Tiayon about her article she wrote for Pipe Wrench Magazine called “If We Can Soar” about the Birmingham Roller pigeons fanciers of South Central LA.
Shanna lives in Montgomery County now but she is originally from Hampton Roads Virginia area. She talks about pitching the her idea to Pipe Wrench Magazine and they loved it.
She describes how writing for Pipe Wrench Magazine was so amazing and fulfilling. Pipe Wrench Magazine she says is like having a dinner party with friends reading your article.
https://pipewrenchmag.com
www.nopixafterdark.com
Sponsors: Zeke's Coffee www.zekescoffee.com
Pipe Wrench Mag: www.pipewrenchmag.com
Indu Wellness www.induwellness.com
Maggies Farm www.maggiesfarm.com
FoundStudio Shop www.foundstudioshop.com
Charm Craft City Mafia www.charmcitycraftmafia.com
Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com
Fishnet. www.eatfishnet.com