The co.space: An Ongoing Experiment in Connection, Community, and Becoming
Over a decade ago, we started an experiment in downtown State College.
It began with a few simple questions:
What might be possible if people were more intentional about how—and who—they lived with?
What if housing wasn’t just a place to land at the end of the day, but a place that actively shaped who you were becoming?
What if we could retain creative young professionals in our town—through a unique housing model—who were passionate about making Happy Valley an amazing community to call home?
Those questions became the seed of the co.space.
Guiding Guests to Connection, One Room at a Time
At its core, Connect Happy Valley has a simple goal. We aim to connect guests into the community assets that make this place work. Those assets are our hosts. The locally owned venues, educators, creatives, nonprofits, and gathering places that quietly hold the town together.
This past week, that idea moved from concept to proof.
This AI Thing Is Not a Trend. It Is an Inflection Point in Human History.
We are living through one of the rare moments when the future bends in real time.
Artificial intelligence is not just changing tools or jobs. It is changing how nations think, how economies move, how knowledge spreads, and how people relate to one another. The most enlightened voices in the world are openly sharing ideas, warnings, hopes, and possibilities because the stakes are that high.
And yet, here is the quiet truth.
Big ideas still need small rooms.
What If a Community Could Run With Heart?
We live in the most connected generation in history, yet many of us feel more alone than ever.
Phones buzz. Feeds scroll. Yet somehow, real connection feels rare. We see everyone’s highlight reels but not each other’s eyes. We call it connection, but it often leaves us empty.
Something deeper is missing.
