Our Jackson Home: #731Day2017
731Day is a celebration of Jackson and all those who are proud to be a part of West Tennessee! Every July 31 (7/31) we choose to enjoy the beauty of our city and the people who make it better every day.
Join us Monday, July 31, for our second annual celebration of 731Day! Join us Monday, July 31, 2017, for our second annual celebration of 731Day! Featuring A Night of Storytelling, downtown bar crawl, #OJHshop pop-up, and Jackson’s biggest water balloon fight, as well as plenty of local businesses offering special 731Day deals. Plus, we will be launching our August-November journal (Vol. 3, Issue 2: Day & Night) as well as some new merch. The best way you can get involved is by offering a special #731day deal for your business to mobilize people throughout our community and to support all things local.
Get out in your community this 731Day, and don't forget to tag your posts with #731day and #731day2017! Learn more here.
Our Jackson Home: Third Generation
Here at theCO, we're helping Jackson businesses get off on the right foot, and we're always inspired by those who have been doing it right for years. Havner's Frame Shoppe is an example of that, and today we share Josh Garcia's Our Jackson Home story on this local family business.
Our Jackson Home: Our Jackson Table Winter 2016-2017 Recap
Some of the entrepreneurs who are the funnest to support in our city our restaurant owners, and if you're unsure what local fare you should try in Jackson, Our Jackson Home is here to help. Check out this #OurJacksonTable recap by Katie Howerton giving us the deets on a dozen local grub spots.
Our Jackson Home: Proudly Made In America
Next week at our second MakeShift lunch session, we are proud to welcome Preston Powell of Yukon Outfitters to share about the why taking risks is essential for success—something he knows personally since uprooting his life and business from Hong Kong to Jackson, Tennessee. Read this family's crazy story for yourself on the Our Jackson Home blog, told by his wife Lexi Powell of Alexandra Lauren Design.
Our Jackson Home: The Escape Artist
Through his continually growing business Jackson Escape Rooms, CO:member and CO.STARTERS graduate Lee Wilson has made us proud in a handful of ways—not to mention through his most recent endeavor, starring on CBS's new reality TV show, Hunted. Check out this Our Jackson Home story by Josh Garcia giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the show and how entwined it is with JER, and don't miss the premiere this Saturday.
Our Jackson Home: Jackson's Top Taco Tour
If you know anything about the CO:founders, you probably know that theCO all started over tacos, and we think wherever the tacos are, great things are happenings! That's why we're glad to share Our Jackson Home's Top Taco Tour from last fall so that you know the best local businesses to visit for your taco fix.
Best of 2016
2016 has been a year full of new endeavors, continued traditions, and revised programs. Here are a few of our favorite highlights. Can't wait to make more memories next year!