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What would happen if thousands of people in your city got together with friends, neighbors, even strangers on a single day over a meal to discuss the future of your community?

That’s the question the people at the Chicago Community Trust asked on the occasion of the foundation’s 99th anniversary. And the results should serve as inspiration to cities everywhere. Sign up for Episode Alerts Subscribe

Terry Mazany, president of the Chicago Community Trust and mastermind behind Chicago’s “On the Table,” reports on the event and tells us what’s next on this week’s “Knight Cities.” 

Listen to my conversation with Terry here. And sign up for the “Knight Cities” newsletter to get alerts as soon as new conversations are posted.

Look for new content posted every Wednesday here. You can follow us on Twitter at #knightcities or @knightfdn. And if you have ideas for people you’d like to hear more from, please email me.

Carol Coletta is vice president of community and national initiatives at Knight Foundation.