Posts tagged non-profit
Drinks, Dogs, & Dreams
Drinks, Dogs, & Dreams

Entrepreneurs are sometimes the kind of people who come up with an idea and ruthlessly execute it. Others stumble into businesses ownership when their hobbies or passions lead them down a winding path of challenges and unexpected joys. Walt and Michelle James, the new owners of the Downtown Tavern, fall into the latter category. They are a pair of charitable entrepreneurs who were flung into the revitalization of downtown Jackson.

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StoriesCourtney SearcyJackson TN, Tennessee, Our Jackson Home: The Magazine, Courtney Searcy, Darren Lykes, Katie Howerton, entrepreneur, local, local business, local restaurant, local music, music, Downtown Tavern, downtown Jackson, Downtown Dogs Group, dogs, animals, pets, Walt James, Michelle James, business, rescue, non-profit, fundraiser, Bone Appétit, West Tennessee Farmers' Market, charity, nonprofit, barbecue, food, drink, alcohol, bar, family, marriage, Matt Altobel, Matt Altobell, JDDC, Jackson Downtown Development Coorporation, entertainment, Molly Parker, buildings, architecture, live music, concert, open mic, culture, community, Vol. 2 Issue 3, A Night of Storytelling, A Night of Storytelling Fall 2016, Best of 2016, Women's History Month
Hello Jackson: I-40 Exit 87 BBQ
Hello Jackson: I-40 Exit 87 BBQ

One of the many reasons that I started Hello Jackson was to create a resource for people traveling through West Tennessee to find local businesses to support. One of the places that is already pretty popular with travelers is the I-40 Exit 87 BBQ Stand. It is a food truck-style establishment with a lot of character. Growing up, I always associated barbecue with family gatherings. Any time we all got together, we went somewhere to get some delicious pulled pork and all the sides.

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Hello Jackson, ReviewsKristi WoodyJackson TN, Tennessee, local, local food, food, local restaurant, restaurant, local business, business, Kristi Woody, Hello Jackson, I-40, Exit 87, BBQ, barbecue, West Tennessee, travel, meat, pork, Southern, sandwich, lunch, family, St. Louis MO, ribs, hot dog, potato salad, chicken, Krey, bologna, sausage, nachos, Josh Wadley, Judy Wadley, hospitality, customer service, friendship, tourism, fundraiser, non-profit, #OurJacksonTable, Tourism Guide 2020
A Safe HUB for the Summer
A Safe HUB for the Summer

When I moved to Jackson to attend Union University, I had no connections to the community. I didn’t know anyone who lived here and planned to escape Jackson as soon as I got my degree. A few weeks into my freshman year, one of my professors gave his class two options: we could write a ten-page research paper, or we could volunteer for a couple hours a week throughout the semester at an after-school program called the HUB Club.

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StoriesGuest ContributorJackson TN, Tennessee, downtown Jackson, Area Relief Ministries, ARM, summer, camp, HUB Club, non-profit, nonprofit, kids, children, Union University, Ariel McGahey, community, Hillcrest Circle, neighborhoods, East Jackson, tutoring, reconciliation
Carefully Spun
Carefully Spun

Two hands carefully hold the wet clay as it spins around and around. They shape it and form it to be beautiful, throwing the clay with force onto the wheel. The clay becomes centered as the hands see that it spins perfectly and smoothly. They begin to open the top—carefully, though, because they know if it isn't done correctly, they will have to start the process over again. From there they form the base, they thin and raise the walls, they go through each step with love.

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StoriesChelsea Catherine CroomJackson TN, Tennessee, non-profit, nonprofit, RIFA, Regional Inter-Faith Association, Chelsea-Catherine Cobb, art, pottery, clay, ceramics, artist, Union University, Union University art department, volunteer, service, food, soup kitchen, community, handmade, fundraiser, money, donate, hunger, poverty, homeless, downtown Jackson, Empty Bowls, banquet
On: The Jackson Service League
On: The Jackson Service League

Each generation has a particular vantage point to view our city’s history and the path tread down by our collective stories. Lost in our own days, we sometimes forget that we are a part of a city and one community. Whether it’s a road away from racial hatred or a road that celebrates creatives, a community adopts a certain path tread by the people before them. The community saunters along until the moment when individuals and organizations rise up and insist on change, for better or worse.

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StoriesGinger WilliamsJackson TN, Tennessee, Ginger Williams, Jackson Service League, JSL, women, female, community, service, women's rights, World War II, history, nonprofit, non-profit, fundraiser, fundraising, The Dream Center, Area Relief Ministries, ARM, The Care Center, RIFA, Regional Inter-Faith Association, Katie Hale, volunteer, Annual Thrift Sale, Jackson Fairgrounds, event, poverty, Karley Bond, children, kids, Youth Town, Boots Bands and Bingo, The Barn at Snider Farms, Jackson National, golf, Women's History Month