The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast - EP009: The Best In The City

In The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast episode 9 we pick up our chats with some of Bay Ridge’s best hospitality, social, and restaurant professionals. Highlights:• At the Shore Road Casino in 1938• Sal and Daymein Forte of The HoM Store on working together, surviving COVID, and bouncing back• Catherine O’Rouke of Cellary with February events and offerings• The Death of Nino Colombo at 9269 Shore Road• Karen Tadross of Bay Ridge Cares on her love for our National Parks• President’s Week jokes from Freddie Friday with a PSA for the Itty Bitty Kitty Bay Ridge Cat Rescue• John Calascione of High Wire Distilling on Jimmy Red Bourbon, bonded whiskey, and High Wire’s growth• Lunch at Reichert’s Tea Room on 86th and 5th in 1938• Dave Kovalchick of Matka Wodka on how Matka helps refugees, Blue Team International, and tracing his family roots• Jan Rideout on moving back to Bay Ridge• O’Sullivan’s Bar and Grill with Orson Welles and Agnes MooreheadThe reading material used in today’s episode included:• Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — by Jim RamsburgAs well as articles from:• The Brooklyn Daily EagleScript writing, Emceeing, editing, producing, mixing, directing. What are these? All things I do. In need of any of this and want to get in touch? Add me on Linkedin, reach me at [email protected], or go to TheWallBreakers.com to see what else I’ve been up to. A special thank you to Henry Stewart. For more info on the Nino Columbo and Christina Oliveri homicide, please search for Henry’s article, “True Crime Bay Ridge: A Mafia Murder on Shore Road.”If you’re interested in learning more about Orson Welles’ life and career during the 1930s, please search for “Breaking Walls Episode 79: The Boy Wonder—Orson Welles' Early Career.” This particular homicide is a stop on my Murder, Mayhem, Money, and History in Old Bay Ridge Tour. I’ll be running two different versions of this tour on Sunday March 22nd and Sunday March 29th. For tix and more info, please go to Linktr.ee/TheWallBreakers.   Subscribe to The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts.To submit a story lead, please go to BayRidgeDigest.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bayridgedigest/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bayridgedigest