Posts tagged Midtown Jackson
Podcast No. 117: Darren Lykes
Podcast No. 117: Darren Lykes

Few people can boast starting their career at the young age of nineteen, but Darren Lykes has been taking photos since high school and loving it ever since. Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews this Atwood native about his work in portraiture and how he has built a rich life in Jackson.

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Kevin AdelsbergerJackson TN, Tennessee, Kevin Adelsberger, Atwood TN, Darren Lykes, photography, photographer, West Carroll Elementary School, West Carroll Junior / Senior High School, Moore Studio, Porchfest, Lambuth Area Neighborhood Association, LANA, Midtown Jackson, Los Portales, Chandelier Restaurant, cooking, Downtown Dogs Group, Ayer's Children's Medical Center, Miss Tennessee, portraiture, beauty
Podcast No. 108: Our Annual Update with Editor-in-Chief Katie Howerton
Podcast No. 108: Our Annual Update with Editor-in-Chief Katie Howerton

With 731Day just three weeks away, we've got all things Our Jackson Home on the mind—from Porchfest and water balloon fights to a new journal and fun merch. Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews Editor-in-Chief Katie Howerton for her annual update on where OJH is at and where it's going for the second half of 2018.

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Kevin AdelsbergerJackson TN, Tennessee, Kevin Adelsberger, Katie Howerton, Our Jackson Home: The Magazine, pregnancy, 731Day, 731Day 2018, community, Zagster, mural, Stay731, Jon Mark Walls, Jackson Grown, theCO, Porchfest, water balloon, Katie Hale, Casey Jones Village, ComeUnity Café, Pop-Up Shop, Gabe Hart, music, local music, LANA, Lambuth Area Neighborhood Association, Midtown Jackson, women, Women's History Month
Podcast No. 65: Donna Agnew of Hands Up! Preschool
Podcast No. 65: Donna Agnew of Hands Up! Preschool

From her career as a professional clown to her years teaching in the Jackson-Madison County School System to even her management of Moe's, Donna Agnew has found herself bound up in the lives of Jackson's children and parents time and time again. Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger sits down with her to find out how her passion for education and childhood development has transformed into the establishment and growth of Hands Up!, a local non-profit preschool aimed to serve low-income families.

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Kevin AdelsbergerJackson TN, Tennessee, Kevin Adelsberger, Donna Agnew, children, kids, non-profit, North Carolina, Hands Up! Preschool, preschool, Make-A-Wish Foundation, education, marketing, sales, executive director, clown, church, Northside United Methodist Church, children's director, St. Mary's School, teacher, Freed-Hardeman University, JMCSS, Jackson-Madison County School System, school, Alexander Elementary School, Earl Wiman, Lincoln Magnet Elementary School, restaurant, Moe's Southwest Grill, Memphis TN, Perea Preschool, HighScope, poverty, Midtown Jackson, volunteer, donate, fundraising, Women's History Month, A Night of Storytelling, A Night of Storytelling Spring 2018
Podcast No. 61: Frank McMeen of the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation
Podcast No. 61: Frank McMeen of the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation

Some folks in Jackson seem to have their hand in everything! Today on our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger meets Frank McMeen, President of the West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, proprietor of Miss Ollie's, and active member of the Lambuth Area Neighborhood Association. Find out how Frank got involved in such a diverse range of interests and the good work he's proud to be a part of through the Foundation.

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Kevin AdelsbergerJackson TN, Tennessee, Kevin Adelsberger, Frank McMeen, president, West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation, Miss Ollie's, downtown Jackson, bar, proprietor, Columbia TN, Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson TN, West Tennessee Healthcare, Midtown Jackson, houses, neighborhoods, LANA, Lambuth Area Neighborhood Association, John Allen Construction, Jonathan Harlan, history, buildings, Bible study, Christian, special needs, baseball, community, Scarlet Rope Project, endowment, The Therapy & Learning Center, West Tennessee, non-profit, nonprofit, fundraising, health, cancer
Podcast No. 42: Rusty Robinson of Rusty's TV & Movie Car Museum
Podcast No. 42: Rusty Robinson of Rusty's TV & Movie Car Museum

Rusty Robinson started one of the more unique museums in our area but turning his love of cars into Rusty’s TV & Movie Car Museum. Kevin Adelsberger had the opportunity to interview him for the podcast.

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