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 through Highland along the Fairforest Creek, part of the 14 1/2 miles of the RAISE grant project. The segment will be called the Highland Flats Trail, named by the Highland Neighborhood Association for the now-overgrown area where Wilma and her friends, along with generations of other Highland residents, played down by the creek. Wilma and I also talk about the role the trail will play in the transformation of Highland. 

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 Village Pathway, the latest segment of the Daniel Morgan Trail System, passes through the neighborhood with its historic homes and quiet streets. Malinda and Laura talk about their memories of growing up in the mill village, and why it's important to protect the historic integrity of the community. 

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 produce. Sessions are concluded for this year, but look for more in 2023. You can find out about GAP training on the PAL website, palspartanburg.org.

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.

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 in schools or not during the pandemic. 

In this bonus episode, Julian Hankinson of the Tyger River Foundation shares his expertise on mill stones, mill races and the mnill renovations at Anderson Mill. Be sure to listen to the regular episode with Julian,  Promote, Protect and Restore: The Tyger River Foundation and the Old Anderson Mill.

In this episode, I talk with Julian Hankinson, co-founder and president of the Tyger River Foundation, an organization that aims to promote, protect and restore nature and history in the Tyger River Basin. We talk about the organization's mission,  about the history of the old Anderson Mill and their renovations of it, and about how active living and history work together. 

In this episode I talk with Brenda Lee Pryce, a life-long resident of Spartanburg's Southside; co-author of South of Main, an oral and photographic history of the Southside; and the first African-American woman to serve in the South Carolina legislature. We talk about play, and we talk about community, and how both can take us into the future. 

In this episode I talk with Abigail Hoffman, content manager for In the Burg, the Spartanburg-focused e-newsletter aimed at promoting all that is great about Spartanburg. We talk about how In the Burg came to be, how the pandemic affected the roll out, and how trails fit into Spartanburg's development boom. 

In this episode, I talk with Luther Norman and Todd Stephens. Todd is the Spartanburg County librarian, and Luther is a local businessman whose life's work has centered around at-risk youth and baseball. We talk about Luther's baseball career, the Negro Leagues and the historic Duncan Park Stadium, and why playing baseball and gardening are important.