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Why the Barbershop Still Runs This City
Devin Cross on building a real civic institution from one chair.
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The people, places, drama,
and businesses everyone is talking about.
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Coffee shop war ends in handshakeMaya Okafor's supper club hits 2,400-person waitlistLena Park warehouse residency goes weeklyJamal Reyes signs Pelicans two-waySofia Marin polls jump 11 points after debateTy Richardson opens second location in WestsideCity council moves to legalize curb-side dining permanentlySneaker drop crashes Southside Sole site at 11:02 a.m.Coffee shop war ends in handshakeMaya Okafor's supper club hits 2,400-person waitlistLena Park warehouse residency goes weeklyJamal Reyes signs Pelicans two-waySofia Marin polls jump 11 points after debateTy Richardson opens second location in WestsideCity council moves to legalize curb-side dining permanentlySneaker drop crashes Southside Sole site at 11:02 a.m.
№ 01The Latest
This week the city is talking about…
Each issue we anchor on one story — the kind that gets retold at every dinner table, group chat, and bar this week.
“The ones who built it are the ones who get to name it. We’ve been here. We’re still here.”
Business spotlight
Okafor Kitchen
The restaurant everyone's trying to get a seat at.
№ 02Coverage
Recent dispatches.
- EP 042Local Businesses1:04:00Apr 22, 2026
The Supper Club That Became an Empire
Maya Okafor on building a restaurant the city couldn't stop talking about.
- EP 041Popular People52:00Apr 15, 2026
Why the Barbershop Still Runs This City
Devin Cross on building a real civic institution from one chair.
- EP 040Food & Nightlife49:00Apr 8, 2026
The DJ Who Made the City's Biggest Artists
Lena Park on the underground scene that changed everything.
- EP 039Events & Culture57:00Apr 1, 2026
From Worst to State Champs in Four Years
Coach Jamal Reyes on turning around a program nobody believed in.
- EP 038Social Drama1:01:00Mar 25, 2026
The Campaign Everyone Is Arguing About
Sofia Marin on the race that's split the city into two group chats.
- EP 037National Conversations47:00Mar 18, 2026
The Sneaker Plug Every Rapper Calls First
Ty Richardson on resale, access, and the culture economy.
№ 2bClips
The moments worth sharing.
Quotable audiograms from recent episodes. Tap any card to jump into the episode at the exact moment it happened.
№ 03People
The names everyone is dropping.
The personalities driving conversations across the city — entrepreneurs, organizers, athletes, and the quietly powerful.
№ 3bFeatures
The stories behind the show.
The briefWe don't cover cities.
We don't cover cities.
We belong to one.
Local Famous is an editorial podcast made the way papers used to be made — by people who know the block, the bar, the back-room, and the names everybody pretends not to know. Four pillars. No exceptions.
- № 01Local first.
We start at the corner store and let the story tell us how big it gets.
- № 02On the record.
Real people. Real names. Real venues. The internet doesn't need more vague gossip.
- № 03Receipts.
Public moments deserve public scrutiny. Private moments stay private — until they aren't.
- № 04Credit the city.
When the work travels, the city travels with it.
№ 04Directory
The short list.
Hand-vetted, no pay-to-play. Just the spots we send our friends to.
4.9
Restaurant Westside
Okafor Kitchen
The restaurant everyone's trying to get a seat at.
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4.8
Barbershop Eastside
Cross Cuts
More than a barbershop. The room where the neighborhood happens.
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4.7
Nightlife Downtown
Park After Dark
The city's loudest-kept secret.
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4.9
Retail Southside
Southside Sole
The sneaker shop rappers call first.
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