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Coffee shop... Cafe... Venue... Third Space... Gathering Space... Now, apparently, a media platform... Exactly what is The Camp House?

That is our driving question as we turn the tables on regular host Matt Busby and put him in the seat of the interviewee. Abby Garrison of Causeway is our guest host for this episode as we explore the vision of The Camp House, its relationship with the Mission Chattanooga, and the move from the Southside to the heart of the city on ML King Blvd.

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PART 1 OF 2

Coffee shop... Cafe... Venue... Third Space... Gathering Space... Now, apparently, a media platform... Exactly what is The Camp House?

That is our driving question as we turn the tables on regular host Matt Busby and put him in the seat of the interviewee. Abby Garrison of Causeway is our guest host for this episode as we explore the vision of The Camp House, its relationship with the Mission Chattanooga, and the move from the Southside to the heart of the city on ML King Blvd.

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A new collective is giving voice to a growing population in Chattanooga: immigrants and refugees. Coming To America has been around for a few months now, bringing people together around storytelling. In this episode three of the founders - Sasa Hasanbegovic, Daniela Peterson, & Felipe Lara - share the story of finding each other and coming together to share their experiences. Beginning around living rooms and kitchen tables, Coming To America has grown to invite more people to share their journeys and cultures.

Check out their Facebook page to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/ctacollective/

If I were to ask you to describe the YMCA, my guess is you would either sing a pop song or imagine a really nice gym. Odds are you would describe a place with a physical building that had something to do with workout machines or a pool. But in Chattanooga we have a very unique branch of our local YMCA, the J.A. Henry Community YMCA. It doesn't have a brick-and-mortar location. It doesn't have elite workout equipment or an incredible kids play area. Rather this decentralized branch is located throughout the community, operating in nearly every neighborhood throughout Chattanooga. As a result, this branch has an unusual approach to help our community solve some of its greatest challenges when it comes to youth development, social responsibility, and healthy living.

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The second half of our conversation with Bridgett Massengill on THRIVE 2055 focuses on the four initiatives that came out of their community surveys: Economic Development, Education, Transportation, & Natural Treasures. Learn more how these four initiatives can help make this region known as a place where people are educated, with good jobs, living in a great place.

Our city doesn't stand alone, we are connected. The success of one nearby community benefits the entire region. Luckily there is an organization thinking about this, meet THRIVE 2055! THRIVE 2055 is a citizen-led, public-private endeavor to engage people from across the 16-county, tri-state Chattanooga region of Southeast Tennessee, Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama to make the most of our economic opportunities while preserving what we love about our home communities.

http://thrive2055.com/

The River City Company is an advocate for a healthy and vibrant downtown Chattanooga. In many ways, the River City Company is the embodiment of what is known as "the Chattanooga way" - the coming together of various public and private sectors of our city to push forward a common vision for our city. And that is just what the River City Company was created to do, bring together the public, private, and philanthropic sectors of Chattanooga to create a community driven plan to move our city into the future. In this episode we talk about the unique role of the River City Company and the impact it has had on our city.

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Our Innovation District is attracting national attention. This episode is the second half of our conversation with ID leaders Ken Hays & Ann Coulter. This half of the conversation focuses on the unique assets of Chattanooga, the importance of diversity for innovation, and digital equity.

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Our city has a new district that is attracting national attention, the Innovation District. Today's episode is the first half of our conversation with two leaders in our city, Ken Hays and Ann Coulter. Ken and Ann share the story of how the district was created in the wake of the gigabit infrastructure developed by Chattanooga's EPB as well as the vision for the way this district can shape our city into the future!

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Drive or walk around Chattanooga and you are bound to do a double take as you see something that is both odd and capitivating... Blue Trees. For the past two weeks our downtown trees have been colored blue in a new art installation created by artist Konstantin Dimopoulos. Kon is a world renown artist, known for his ability to highlight social and environmental issues through art. In this episode we discuss the vision and meaning behind the Blue Trees and we are joined by Public Art Chattanooga's Katelyn Kirnie for a conversation on the importance of public art for our community.

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