Angela Baldridge
- The Plantory
- Goal - more connected, sustainable coalition center
- Modeled after Center for Social Innovation in Canada
- Located at Jefferson and 6th
- Offers conference rooms, galleries, and is utilized by 71 organizations
- Personally got started through neighborhood associations
- Workshops led by those in community
- Looks as close as possible first for materials, etc.
Thomas Tolliver
- Previously a newspaper reporter at the Herald Leader
- Bought a house downtown in the East End, which he categorized as Elm Tree and east there on
- Began to learn history of the neighborhood
- Rebirth of downtown
- Activism to save history
- Horse racing history 1826-1933 race track
- Old Keeneland as a nickname - black jockeys
- Isaac Murphy memorial art garden
- First jockey to win the Derby 3 times
- $85,000 for memorial art piece
- Currently raising the money
- Can use their ampitheater for class
- East End preservation Project
- 4 people recognized, including 8 year old who lived in East End his whole life
- History of houses, but also the stories of the people who inhabit them
- Also recommends getting involved with Neighborhood Associations
Drew
- Used to be North Limestone Neighborhood Association President
- Now works with Fresh Stop
- Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition
- Lived in Harlan County until she was 19
- Majored in anthropology
- Been in Lexington for 5 years
- 2 approaches she focused on as President
- Direct Observation - walkabouts
- Research - ask questions
- Food security was a big concern - no fresh produce
- Uses the Plantory, has 4 programs
- Fresh Stop connects people with farmers, usually minority farmers, really only happens in the summer
- 200+ families, 18,000 pounds of produce
Samantha Johnson
- NoLi CDC Non-profit, small startup with 4 employees
- Each a director- she is the director of Communication and Events (like the Night Market)
- Advocates for small businesses, neighbors
- Doesn’t always happen that way, though
- Works freelance, so schedules can’t always work
- York Street Project - affordable housing goal where there is a history of slum lords
- Held Hands that need holding into home ownership
- Building homes, gentrification awareness
- Noticed people of color see everything new as gentrification
- Night Market started for local community members with stuff to sell
- 300 vendors now - 5 from the neighborhood
- Social media outreach as aid
- Try to challenge yourself
- Sees affordable housing as biggest issue
Ron
- Owner of the Wild Fig
- Advocates for people living here
- Wanted to acknowledge that any development raises property taxes
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