{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Scott &amp; Anne Marie of Symposium Books","description":"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. ","author_name":"A Quality of Place: The Grow Smart RI Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/aqualityofplace.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/9420167"}