1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Host C.J. Opperthauser is joined by Symposium Books Owners Scott McCullough and Anne Marie Keohane. They moved to Providence from New York City in 2003.&amp;nbsp; Scott is a native New Yorker and Anne Marie is from Co. Cork Ireland. They started symposiumbooks.com and Symposium Books Wholesale 2003 at a warehouse in Providence and opened the store in 2004.&amp;nbsp; In 2014, they added Vinyl Records to the store.&amp;nbsp; In 2019, they added Symposium Gallery.&amp;nbsp; This year, the store is celebrating its 15th year anniversary. C.J., Scott, &amp;amp; Anne Marie get into a lively discussion about the ins and outs of running an independent bookstore in Providence and the challenges and opportunities they have faced.&amp;nbsp; Show Notes: The 2019 Smart Growth Awards Program - April 30, 2019 5:30pm Symposium Books Website Donate to Grow Smart RI&amp;nbsp; This podcast was produced by Victoria Picinich. A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast http://aqualityofplace.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9420167/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/9420167