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New ideas for Downtowns: Aaron Brown on ReVive Virginia and Their Ambitious Plans for Chestnut Street

KAXE | By Heidi Holtan
Published October 28, 2021 at 11:54 AM CDT
Virginia, MN
Bjoertvedt, Creative Commons
Virginia, MN

Journalist and blogger, author and college instructor Aaron Brown joined us to talk about his latest blog post “Ready, set, revitalize”.

In his last conversation with us he was talking about how to reimagine our towns of northern Minnesota. To move the conversation away from what isn't working to what IS working...

In this latest post, he spotlights a community group in Virginia, MN with ideas for the future - ReVive Virginia.

Interested in local history? Check out Aaron Brown & Karl Jacob's
podcast produced for KAXE/KBXE with funding from the MN Arts and
Cultural Heritage Fund - Power In the Wilderness.
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Minnesota BrownAaron BrownVirginia MNsmall townsEconomic DevelopmentIron Range
Heidi Holtan
For more than two decades, Heidi Holtan has helped shape the sound of KAXE. Since joining the station in 2002 as a volunteer music programmer, she has worn many hats including the weekly book program, Realgoodwords, hosting the Morning Show, creation and host of the weekly call-in program Between You and Me, serving as Outreach Producer. Program Director, News Director and currently Director of Content and Public Affairs.
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