Posts tagged Kate Campbell Robertson Memorial Park
Public Hoops
Public Hoops

I was never a baller. I wanted to be one, though. The grace and fluidity with which truly great basketball players move is unparalleled in any other sport. I was jealous. I’m tall and used to be pretty thin, but I never had the grace the true athletic players seemed to have. Gravity appeared to have a stronger hold on me than it did my teammates and my opponents. Sure, I was able to dunk a ball for a period of time in my 20’s and early 30’s, but it was off one foot and more of a “rim grazer” than a true “flush.”

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EssaysGabe HartJackson TN, Tennessee, Gabe Hart, athletics, sports, neighborhood, community, basketball, Birmingham AL, West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex, Highland Green Golf Course, money, tourism, economy, Mayor Jerry Gist, Muse Park, Kate Campbell Robertson Memorial Park, Beech Bluff TN, downtown Jackson, LIFT Wellness Center, Grubb's Grocery, Jackson Walk, health, youth, kids, children, teenagers, relationship, friends
To Preserve & Promote Beauty
To Preserve & Promote Beauty

When I first moved to Jackson, my only regret in my college choice was (what seemed to me) the lack of natural beauty in the university’s town. As a Middle Tennessee native and an East Tennessee enthusiast, I grew up enthralled by the beauty of Tennessee’s landscape: the rolling hills, slow-moving rivers, and Blue Ridge Mountains in the east. Hence, my relocation to West Tennessee was, quite literally, flattening.

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