May 9, 2023
In this epsiode, I talk with Wilma Moore, Highland Community Outreach Coordinator for the United Way of the Piedmont, about her work implementing the Highland Neighborhood Transformation Plan, but also about her memories of and love for the nieghborhood. A segment of the Daniel Morgan Trail System (the Dan) will pass...
Feb 6, 2023
In this episode I talk with Dr. Malinda Willard, a nearly life-time resident of the Beaumont Mill Village, and her niece Dr. Laura Palmer. Malinda has lived in the Beaumont Mill Village, now a locally designated historic district, since 1945 when her parents bought their first house on the GI Bill. The Beaumont Mill...
Oct 28, 2022
In this episode I talk with Heather Raines, Associate Driector of the Hub City Farmers' Market, and Channing Houser, Agricultural Sustainability Coordinator at PAL about training in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for farmers. GAP certification opens new markets for farmers and assures buyers of high quality...
Oct 10, 2022
In this episode I talk with PAL ED Laura Ringo about our decision to buy the PAL office, and with Heather Morrow, owner of Heather Homes Renovations and Design, about the renovations we did to make it an even better space. Heather and I also talk about historic renovaitons and why it's important to save old homes.
Sep 12, 2022
In this episode, I talk with PAL Schools Coordinator Emi Bautista and Selena Smith, Lead Community Health and Resource Coordinator at the United Way of the Piedmont, about the Spartanburg Healthy Schools Initiative. We talk about the goals of the intitative, about someof the highlights of their work, and about working...