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The Hilliard Beacon Podcast
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The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHousing That Stays Home
This week on the Beacon, I sat down with three people doing big work behind the scenes to put home ownership in reach for working families right here in…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastPrimary Candidate(s) Audio Companion w/ Tina Cottone and Andy Teater
In this fast moving conversation the Beacon hosted sitting Council members Andy Teater and President Tina Cottone to discuss their latest Democratic primary…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastPrimary Candidate Audio Companion: Dr. Dorothy Hassan
Welcome to The Hilliard Beacon’s 2025 City Election Coverage. By the time of the May 6th election we will have interviewed and published material with every…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #102 - 'Letty 2: This Time it's Structural'
For this sequel we re-engage with Letty on projects old and new* Ongoing engagement with the larger municipal development community on roundabouts and other…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #101: Bread and Butter
Jordan, Kevin and Tim convene for an update-heavy episode, covering city council developments, school funding concerns at the state level, and reflections on…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #100 Jay Timmons - National Association of Manufacturers
In our 100th outing, the Beacon brought together the usual crew of Tim, Kevin, and Jordan with manufacturing heavyweight Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #99: CEO John Bair of Converge Technologies
In this episode of the Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion, Jordan, Kevin and Tim sit down with John Bair, CEO and CTO of Converge Technologies, to explore the…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #98: All the Legal Wrangle Angles
In the latest episode of the Hilliard Beacon podcast, the guys sit down with attorney Chris Burch of Bailey Cavalieri to try to better understand the ongoing…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #97: A Chilly Week, Big Moves, and What’s Ahead
(The email version of this post incorrectly stated The Well would be opening in its entirety on April 9th. The piece has been updated to reflect more complete…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #96: Ballots, Budgets & Big Tech
In this week’s Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion, Kevin, Jordan and Tim tackle a mix of local and big-picture topics.Local Election CountdownWith the February…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #95 - From 'The Well' to the War Machine with a Few Things in Between
In this edition of the Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion, Jordan, Tim and Kevin Corvo run through a lively discussion covering local recreation, community…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #94: New Candidate Quotes, Weapons for Circleville and a Heartfelt Requiem for a Sandwich.
Hello and Welcome to the Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion #94!First up we have a series of updates from two Hilliard City Council Members about major decisions…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastAudio Companion #93 with Robin Brenneman of the Hilliard Arts Council
We’re kicking off the New Year with a celebration of the Hilliard Arts Council's 50th anniversary!Joining us is return guest and Artistic Director Robin…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC 92: Our Hilliard Year in Review
In another year of covering our city-these were our most read articles of 2024Number 10In our first entry we took a detailed look at the City Council during…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastAcademy Vibe! Phil Nagy, JiJi and Jackson
(Stay Tuned After our Outro Music to hear Jackson and JiJi cut loose!)We had a great time sitting down with just a couple of the talented Hilliard kids working…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #85 Neal Semel
In a sharp and timely conversation for the Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion, Neal Semel—a veteran educator on combating racial hatred—shared his insights into…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastBeacon Audio Companion #89 with Fadi Suleiman and Nathan Painter
In this discussion, hosts Jordan Smith, Kevin Corvo and Tim Hofmann are joined by Noor Islamic Cultural Center representative Fadi Suleiman and his attorney, a…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC: Local Election Recap and Randy Mobley Interview
In this week's supersize Hilliard Beacon episode, we opened the show with a discussion of the recent election results impacting local school funding and…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #82 with Asheesh Argawal
In this episode of the Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion, hosts Jordan Smith, Tim Hofmann, and Kevin Corvo sit down with Asheesh Agarwal, a seasoned government…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastAC #83 Featuring winners of the 2024 Lashutka Award
In the latest episode of the Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion, hosts Jordan Smith, kevin Corvo and Tim Hofmann bring us an inspiring conversation with three…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHilliard Beacon Audio Companion #81
Opening things up, Kevin recaps his recent trip to see the Oakland A’s final game at the Oakland Coliseum and reflects on the team’s legacy and upcoming move…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #80 - Hilliard's Transportation Guru: Letty Schamp
In this week's Hilliard Beacon Podcast, we sat down with Letty Schamp, Hilliard’s Director of Transportation and Mobility, to dive deep into the city’s…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastLocal Business Spotlight: Unlimited Pawsibilities
If you'd like to be considered for a weekend business spotlight - get in touch with us at hilliardbeacon@substack.comJodi Liscio is the driving force behind…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastSuperintendent David Stewart - HBAC 79
Interview with David Stewart - Superintendent of Hilliard City SchoolsFrom https://www.hilliardschools.org/departments/superintendent/#In this episode, we sit…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastWilliam Lutz of Civic Capacity - HBAC 77
Kevin is getting comfortable with his new teaching schedule - his written pieces will return next week!William Lutz has been a contributing columnist for the…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHack ♾️ World - HBAC#76
On this episode of the Hilliard Beacon Audio Companion Tim, Jordan and Kevin sit down with good friend of the show Jason Kent to talk all things information…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastOne Hundred Sixty Acres of Sunshine - HBAC 75
Kevin kicks off the podcast with a quick explainer of National Night Out. This year the event is taking place in Hilliard at Lakewood Park. You can access the…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC 74: '...But How are You Going to Pay for it?'
We catch up with the guys mid-summer as Tim dodges a replacement trampoline, Kevin deals with a malfunctioning garage door and Jordan gets run over by the…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #72: Summer Interview - Mindy Atwood
(Hi all! Remember, the audio will be locked for free subscribers for a period of five days to remind folks of our needs for additional paid subscribers - but…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastAC 7~ with Brad Linville (who's counting?)
We kick things off with a bit of a roundtable wherein Tim catches us up on the latest from the Westerville Market with a delicious brickle from Bake a…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastStanley's Records Cuts New Groove in Hilliard
A life-long relationship with music has brought Thomas Stanley into a most interesting “side-hustle” that threatens to become a major part of his life.With…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastSummer Interview: Charis and Lo Yost of Bear's Bagels
As part of an effort to remind readers and listeners of our ongoing need for paid support we will initially be publishing the interviews in our Summer Series…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastSummer Audio Companion: David DeWitt of Ohio Capital Journal
As part of an effort to remind readers and listeners of our ongoing need for paid support we will initially be publishing the interviews in our Summer Series…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastAC# 67: Irma Chon w/ Taste of Peace Ohio
We all consider ourselves lucky to know Irma and be a small, small part of her volunteer network. Get to know the remarkable person, the team of people she…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #66 - Developing City Council, Schools Stories and an Update on Parking
In this episode we discuss:* Receipt of documents for City Council related to Resolution No. 24-R-31 (Resolution for Peace) and why we think it’s important to…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC 65 - Feeling Frosty
In this episode we discuss:* The resignation of the Council Presidency by Cynthia Vermillion* The recent “No Confidence” vote at Tolles Career and Technical…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHilliard: Our Window on the World
Good Tuesday afternoon to everyone!In today’s episode we discuss:* Kevin’s piece on potential developments to rural and township zoning at the state level via…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastA Tale of Two City Development Choices: Audio Companion #63
Before what is sure to be a packed City Council session Monday May 13th the Beacon crew discuss the many modes of development as well as a few more immediate…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastAuthor Glenn Stout Discusses 'Young Woman and the Sea'
The Beacon welcomes the renowned Glenn Stout to discuss his 2009 book “Young Woman and the Sea.” We first get a sense of remarkable athlete Gertrude Ederle and…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastA Pair of 'Tracks' for you Today
In our ‘Double Shot’ format we package a fully written story by Kevin Corvo with one of our audio shows.This week:* We get a better handle on the PR-6 zoning…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #60 - Regional Jigsaw Woes
* We discuss the parking situation around Ridgewood and unpack some of the history that shows this to be both a specific moment and a general occurrence in…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #59 - Tim is playing a show FRIDAY, Kevin checks in with Township business, Jordan remains interested in Westerville merger talk
Our friend and collaborator Tim is playing a show with close friends of the pod and compatriots Dadband 5000 for a good cause tomorrow night at Natalie’s…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #58 w/ Jason McGathey (Love Letter to Columbus)
We have a nostalgic chat about the Columbus of our past and how one writer is choosing to preserve their memory of it. This is a public episode. If you'd like…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHilliard Beacon Audio #57
Welcome!In this episode we run through our usual wide variety of topics in a tidy 30 minute episode:* Local Election Results…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastELECTION Double Shot
In the play window above - our interview with Chief Baird and Assistant Chief Wells.Below - our final article before the March 19th Election.For the first time…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC 54: Flavortown Goes Down
10TV Reports on Hilliard Tornado TouchdownIn this short, week ending HBAC we talk about the intensity of the storms and tornado that touched the southern…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC #53: Real State of Real Estate
As we head towards “Bonus Day” at the end of February the crew get together to talk about a few questions they’d like to keep track of as the year…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC 52 w/ Robin Brenneman
Thrilled to have Robin Brenneman back in the studio and on the pod to talk about:* Mary Poppins success - the high level of staging, outside hiring, stage…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC 51 w/ Tim Burkhammer
This week we had Tim Burkhammer stop by the Franklin Street Studio to share his journey through the local food business - culminating with his arrival in…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC 50
FIRST! A significant update to our story from earlier this week:Now then, in this episode we discuss the latest updates in the ongoing growth and development…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastAudio Companion #48 with guest Andrew Beare
We’re joined in studio by interim director of the the new city Operations Department, Andrew Beare. Andrew came to Hilliard’s city services after 10 years…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastAudio Companion # 47
We reconvene in the early days of the New Year to preview - review - and clue you in.* Kevin previews the latest installment of his ongoing coverage of local…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHilliard Beacon Audio Companion: Top Ten Articles of the Year
In an effort to recap and provide an overview of our first year as the Hilliard Beacon we’re aggregating our top stories of the year as measured by your…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC 45: ‘We’ll do it live’
With our interview guest out with an illness (rescheduling for the new year) the guys convene to discuss:* The theft of 10000 donuts in the land down under*…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHilliard Beacon Audio Companion #42: AI Hot Takes and Wolpert Property Speculation
The guys are back from Thanksgiving with some thoughts to share regarding the large scale developments in so called “artificial intelligence” or large language…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastBreaking the Magician's Code: Tax Abatement's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed
Dr. Mark Partridge and PhD candidate Nick Messenger visit our studio to help us understand the nature and burdens of Tax Increment Financing.We discuss their…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastHBAC: Election Wrap-up and Interview with Veteran Ed Siniff
0:00 - 26:05 The hosts take the first segment to reflect on the election, the campaigns and the inaugural efforts of the Hilliard Beacon. They close with their…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastElection Special HBAC: Michelle Stayrook
Michelle Stayrook joins us as our first write-in candidate (Brown Township Trustee) to provide a capstone to our first cycle of election coverage.Michelle…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastElection Special HBAC: Pam Sayre
Kevin checks in and runs point on this episode of our continuing election coverage. We welcome Pam Sayre - incumbent candidate for Brown Township Trustee to…
The Hilliard Beacon PodcastElection Special HBAC: Mike Helderman
We open the conversation by asking Mike to talk about the decision to run for this office and the experiences he brings to office. He first highlights his…