Aimee and Cody Frederick are the owners of Blockhouse Coffee, a specialty coffee house in a historic part of downtown Richmond, Texas, a small town in the Houston metro area.
Even though they aren’t from Richmond or even from Texas, their café is just one way they are demonstrating radical commitment to their city. They also lead a Strong Towns Local Conversation group called Fortify Richmond and cultivate real estate. Aimee co-hosts a podcast called Born in the Bend and, starting in 2020, she began serving on the city’s zoning and planning commission…all of that in addition to raising two kids!
Ultimately for the Fredericks, their efforts boil down to their love of hospitality and building community, and they’ve got a lot to share in this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution!
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTESBlock House Coffee & Kitchen (website / Instagram).
Born in the Bend podcast.
Tiffany Owens Reed (Instagram).
Check out the Fort Bend Museum, Harlem Road Texas BBQ, Trough Juice, Mercy Goods, and Shady Oak Primary School.
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Beth Silverman: Uniting For-Profits and Nonprofits to End Homelessness
Karla Theilen: A Neighborhood Storyteller
Cooper Frost: Incremental Change in a Small Town
David Cantu and Maya Sanchez: Helping Neighbors Grow (and Sell!) Their Own Food
Jay Stange: Slowing Down Cars and Building Up Neighborhoods
Carlos Alfaro and Jacob Pritchett: Reaching Across Political Divides
Christa Theilen and Seairra Shepherd: Small-Scale Rural Farming
Robin Roemer: Stopping a Harmful Highway Project
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Rosemarie Rossetti: Designing Homes that Work for Everyone
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Asheville Bench Project: Building Bus Stop Benches
Rebecca McQuillen and Rodger Kube: Forming a Community Land Trust
Donna Berman: Turning a Historic Synagogue into a Community Cultural Center
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