Nothing changes a city as much as the people who live in it. From one of rap's most talked about new stars to a globe-trotting fashion designer to a high-tech lettuce producer, here's our list of the 20 people and organizations we're anticipating will do some of the most interesting, controversial, inspiring, and headline-grabbing things in the year to come.
The arts entrepreneurs
Courtney Hammond and Beth Malone
The maker
Chad Ramey
The nightlife builder
Grant Henry
The local food advocate
Katie Hayes
The sixth man
Lou Williams
The researcher
James Carter IV
The activist
Shabnam Bashiri
The filmmaker
Damon Russell
The rock band
Mood Rings
The fashion designer
Megan Huntz
The natural-born star
Trinidad Jame$
The farmer of the future
Matt Liotta
The soccer coach
Brian Haynes
The developer
David Cochran
The transit chief
Keith Parker
The production duo
Daz-I-Kue and Khari Simmons
The choreographer
Corian Ellisor
The novelist
Sheri Joseph
The scholar
Tyrone Forman
The unlikely candidate
Paul Luna
