Since 2006, Experimental Station has provided discounted long-term rental space and resources to mission-aligned local businesses and journalism institutions. Current residents are:
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Build Coffee & Books is a South Side café and bookstore cultivating connection through coffee, culture, and community. Build is welcoming new partnerships, art, and stories into its shared space, while working to expand events and catering.
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South Side Weekly is a nonprofit newsprint magazine dedicated to supporting cultural and civic engagement on Chicago’s South Side, and to providing educational opportunities for developing journalists, writers, and artists.
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Civic Projects Architecture was founded with the belief that every person and every community should have access to well designed spaces. Their architectural approach is based in community engagement, collaboration, and transparency. Recent projects include Yollocalli Arts Reach for youth and the Obama Presidential Museum.
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Invisible Institute is a Pulitzer prize winning nonprofit journalism production company on the South Side of Chicago. They work to enhance the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable.
