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The Ice Cream Bar: Frozen for years by SF's permitting process
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: The Ice Cream Bar, Credit: Thomas Hawk
Juliet Pries, the owner of the Ice Cream Bar in Cole Valley, talks about the massive red tape she had to deal with to open her business.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2015
  • Length: 04:06
Silicon Valley's Prehistoric Past
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Construction site at the Calaveras Dam in the East Bay hills.
When work began to rebuild the Calaveras Dam, Paleontologist Jim Walker was called to the scene to hunt for fossils. He expected to find a few, but...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 1
The San Francisco Bookstore Survival Guide
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Green Apple Books before the opening of their second store, Credit: Holly J. McDede
So you want to open a bookstore? Excellent news. Here's your guide to survival.

  • Added: Dec 28, 2014
  • Length: 06:07
What's Manufactured in Chicago?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
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Chi-town manufacturing hasn’t disappeared, you just have to know where to look for it.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 06:53
  • Purchases: 1
The Retail Revolution And the Road to Remarkable
From: Nancy Lin
Series: Retail Series
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Is it possible to reverse this downward slide of the brick-and-mortar retail stores? Will implementing disruptive technologies alone save the tradi...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 49:44
Taxi Line
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Somali taxi drivers in Portland Maine sit with their frustrations, hopes, and memories.

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: May 24, 2006
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 1
Building Pueblo's Steelworks Museum
From: KRCC-FM
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New museum underway in Pueblo

  • Added: Jan 20, 2006
  • Length: 07:33