Episodes
294
Latest episode
Nov 2026
Language
EN
The What's Up St. Charles Podcast takes you face to face with the people, organizations and businesses that make St. Charles one of the best places to live. Explore St. Charles Stories, updates from our hosts Nick and Nate and so much more!
We're reaching for the stars this episode! Well... more like Starbird Chicken and their phenomenal selection of chicken! We sat down with Melanie Bowling, who is the Marketing Director with Keystone Management Group that owns the local Starbird Chicken Franchise. Prepare to dive into the mouth watering world of Starbird Chicken on this episode!
You won't be board with this episode! We invited Katie Ilic, owner of Board & Brush St. Charles, to the podcast to talk about her business, the creativity behind their hands-on workshops, and how they help guests turn ordinary pieces of wood into personalized works of art. Tune in to hear more about Katie's journey as a business owner and discover what makes Board & Brush a fun and unique part of the St. Charles community!
For Halloween this year, we're revisiting a previous episode where we talked on spooky St. Charles history and stories. In 2024, we had St. Charles Historian, Steve Gibson, on the episode to share some of St. Charles' spookiest history, as well as tell some tales from the Municipal Building's basement. Don't miss this spook-tacular epiosde!
Ready to enjoy downtown St. Charles FORE a great cause? We met with the St. Charles Women's Club President, Nikki Nelson, to talk about their upcoming fundraiser, talk about the women's club's over 100 year history in St. Charles and much more.
Things are heating up on this episode as get ready for a new business and Scarecrow Weekend! Megan Styba, the owner of the Vault Hot Yoga Studio, is looking to open here doors soon here in St. Charles! We discussed the studio, what the yoga workouts will look like there, and more. We also shared discussed Scarecrow Weekend and The Vault's entry during the Scarecrow contest and more!
The stars are getting ready to align as we caught up with the owner of The Dance Lab, Brittni Thorne, to see how things are going at the studio and learn about their upcoming Dancing with the Local Stars event at the Arcada Theatre!
Fall is here in St. Charles, and Nick and Nate look ahead at some events that you can take part in right here this season. From experiencing Scarecrow Weekend to supporting local shops, we'll go through various upcoming events that you need to have marked on your calendar.
We're fired up for this episode! We invited BG Hospitality Group's Director of Operations, Tony Burger, as well the the amazing Chef Mike on our podcast to talk fire + wine - we highlighted their phenomenal menu, what sets their restaurant from the competition and how fire + wine is solidifying itself as a St. Charles favorite.
Jazz Weekend is almost here! We got a bit nostalgic this episode as we brought Jimmy Farace - an amazing jazz musician and composer from St. Charles - who shared his story of growing up in St. Charles and finding his passion for jazz music, his favorite memories of Jazz Weekend and much more.
Just as we sat on the center of Arcada's iconic stage, we're putting Arcada in the center stage on this episode as we talked with Onesti Entertainment President & CEO Ron Onesti about some fun stories and Arcada history, what to expect for the upcoming 100 year celebration and more!
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