Episodes
Monday Jan 29, 2024
West Palm Beach: A Home For LGBTQ+ Equality
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
A community is defined by the people who call it home. West Palm Beach takes pride in its diversity and welcomes residents from every background, creed and culture. The City's relationship with its LGBTQ+ community has a long and productive history. We talk with the City's LGBTQ+ Liaison Melissa Anderson on why West Palm has become such an attractive place to visit, live and work.
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Office Of Sustainability: Working To Preserve Paradise and Protect our Future
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
West Palm Beach is a natural Paradise, but threats from pollution and climate change could change it forever. Learn about a City department that works to educate and enable residents in the fight to preserve our home's natural beauty. With Penelope Redford.
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
WPB KEY: Your Direct Connection to City Hall
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Thursday Dec 28, 2023
Introducing WPB Key, a web- and app-based system that puts the power of City Hall into resident's hands. WPB Key is a way to alert the City of maintenance problems, ask for a new trash can, even upload a photo of that new pothole with just a few clicks of a button. Learn how to put this new service to work for you! With Charlotte Wright.
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Turning Small Business Dreams into Reality: Mayor’s Jumpstart Academy
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Borne from the financial challenges of the Pandemic, Mayor's Jumpstart Academy in West Palm Beach is a 10-week, cohort-based program that equips entrepreneurs of all backgrounds with the insights, relationships, and tools needed to turn dreams into reality. Learn how this extraordinary program came into being and how it can help dreams of locally-owned small businesses come true. With Charlotte Wright, Community Building and Engagement Coordinator for The City of West Palm Beach.
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Public Art That Remembers The Past
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Nekisha Durrett is a mixed-media artist from Washington DC who uses her art to highlight the often-forgotten histories of people, places and things we see every day in local communities. We explore how her latest work, “Genius Loci” shines a light on an important chapter in West Palm Beach’s history. “Genius Loci” is the newest addition to the City’s public art program, Artlife WPB.
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Getting The Most Out Of ”Holiday In Paradise”
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
"Holiday In Paradise" is one of the City's most popular events. People love the sights and sounds of holiday celebrations along the waterfront! But there's much more going on than lights and music! Join Marketing and Community Events Manager Mary Pinak for an expert's guide of Holiday In Paradise, and hold onto your hats for a huge special guest joining us for the podcast!
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Keep West Palm Beach Beautiful: Making Our Community Clean and Green
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Keep West Palm Beach Beautiful is an affiliate of the Keep America Beautiful program. Learn what progress they are making and what challenges lie ahead to ensure our community has a clean, green and beautiful future! With KWPBB Coordinator Duane White.
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Mandel Public Library: Connecting people with Ideas
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
The Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach is considered to be one of the best public libraries in the United States. We look at that makes this place so special and what the future holds for its four floors of books, music, and technology. With Library Director Lisa Hathaway.
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Leon Pinder: The Road To Leadership
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
The City of West Palm Beach is a place where hard work and dedication does pay off. There is the promise of career development and professional growth for those who do their jobs well. A good example of this is Leon Pinder, who started with one of the toughest jobs in the City and is now the leader of one of the busiest departments in West Palm Beach. We talk to Leon about his experiences and what motivated him to be a leader.
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Art And The City: How Public Art Can Awaken And Inspire A Community
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Culture can help shape the character of a community. West Palm Beach's ArtLife Public Arts program helps to bring public art that creates local pride and heightens our sense of cultural diversity. With Sybille Welter, Director of Arts, Culture and Community Building for the City of West Palm Beach, Florida.