In Episode 46 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Theresa Emry. Theresa is the owner of Linen and Cake, a new home decor boutique opening on Austin Avenue in Downtown Waco. She discusses her recent move from Spokane, WA, how she sources her goods, and how Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Market has effected her business. Before their conversation, Austin shines the Small Business Spotlight, presented by American Bank, on Cody Benton of Reckless Iron Works, and is joined by commercial real estate expert Gregg Glime for his monthly "What's Happening Here?" segment investigating the rise of "Uptown" Waco.

Small Business Spotlight: Reckless Iron Works

In this "Small Business Spotlight," presented by American Bank, Austin Meek of Waco Business News highlights Cody Benton of Reckless Iron Works.

A former customer motorcycle machinist, Cody now builds custom furniture for residential and commercial clients like Magnolia Market and Harp Design Company. Cody is one of the "true artisans" whose handiwork has made Waco a pickers' paradise.

This "Small Business Spotlight" was a co-produced by Waco Business News, His Grace Productions, and KWBU, and first aired on August 3, 2018, in Episode 46 of "Downtown Depot" on 103.3 KWBU-FM Waco.

What's Happening Here? August 2018

In this edition of "What's Happening Here?," commercial real estate expert Gregg Glime explains the recent rise of the "Uptown" district in Waco.

"What's Happening Here?" is a segment on Downtown Depot, the radio show and podcast from Waco Business News, where Glime and show host Austin Meek discuss properties of interest in Waco. This segment first aired on August 3, 2018, in Episode 46 of Downtown Depot on 103.3 KWBU-FM Waco.

Downtown Depot: Theresa Emry

Theresa Emry, owner of the home decor boutique Linen and Cake, on what makes Waco a pickers' paradise. This conversation first aired in Episode 46 of "Downtown Depot" on 103.3 KWBU-FM Waco on August 3, 2018. To listen to the full interview, visit wacobusinessnews.com.

Downtown Depot: Theresa Emry

Theresa Emry, owner of the home decor boutique Linen and Cake, remembers her first big break: a partnership with Anthropology. This conversation first aired in Episode 46 of "Downtown Depot" on 103.3 KWBU-FM Waco on August 3, 2018. To listen to the full interview, visit wacobusinessnews.com.

Small Business Spotlight: Reckless Iron Works

Inside the Episode:

0:44 - The Small Business Spotlight: Reckless Iron Works
4:25 - What's Happening Here? with Gregg Glime
8:27 - Theresa Emry's Waco history
9:01 - Life in Spokane, WA
10:48 - Cultural adjustment from WA ---> TX
12:20 - The reason for the move
12:55 - Prior knowledge about Waco
15:30 - Cooperation over competition
17:47 - The beginning of Linen and Cake
18:55 - A budding partnership with Anthropology
19:35 - Being hospitable
20:48 - The "One more drink" concept
22:11 - A look in the Linen and Cake shop!
22:45 - How she sources her goods
23:35 - Picking stories
25:06 - The Magnolia effect on Linen and Cake
27:35 - Why Waco is a picker's paradise