The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast - EP015: Wistful Thinking

In The Bay Ridge Digest Podcast episode 15, we speak with the owner of the Fort Hamilton Distillery, salute the importance of Memorial Day, and meet several small business owners. Featured in this episode are these segments: • The inspiration for Fort Hamilton Distillery (@fort.hamilton.distillery) in Industry City (@industrycity) with co-founder Alex Clark• Anna from Anna Bella Pizza Cafe (@annabellapizzacafe) with a big hello and their late Spring menu and hours• The history behind “In Flanders Fields” and how to donate to local Poppy funds through @forthamiltonfmwr and local VFWs• Jeff Samaha (@jeff_samaha) on working the Today Show, David Letterman, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, how Ridge Chorale expanded in the 1970s and 1980s, and meeting his wife Mary Ann• Three Light-Hearted Jokes from Freddie Friday (@freddiefridaystoryfuntime) with a PSA for the Itty Bitty Kitty Bay Ridge Cat Rescue (@ittybittykittynybayridge)• Establishing the first Doula program at the New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and launching The Brooklyn Birth Shop (@brooklynbirthshop) with Kerri Evers• The history of the Memorial Day Weekend International Lifeboat Race in the Narrows• Mighty Functional Fitness (@mightyfunctionalfitness) offerings with Victoria Salerno• Selections from The Price of Their Toys with John P. Loonam (@jploonam)• Sew ‘N Fashion’s (@sew.n.fashion_bk) upcoming anniversary party and summer camp with Alyson Melhus• Launching and running the Fort Hamilton Distillery (@fort.hamilton.distillery) with Alex Clark • The story behind the Flagg Court Pool Closure with Christine Walters (@finnmom) of Three Day Champion (@threedaychampion)Coming in Monday, June 29th, The Bay Ridge Digest weekly Monday morning roundup email. It’ll feature upcoming Bay Ridge events, local classifieds, restaurant recs, human interest, and other Bay Ridge happenings. Want to sign up for this and find out more? Please do so at the completely revamped  BayRidgeDigest.comFor more info on how to submit a story lead, please go to BayRidgeDigest.com. You can also get in touch by emailing [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/bayridgedigest/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bayridgedigest