June 16, 2008

Two of my stories were published in a real newspaper today! Now I've officially been published in newspapers for the University Star, Austin American Statesman and Southwest Journal.

One was just an introduction, and they screwed that up in the actual paper copy. They put my picture next to another intern's intro and his picture next to mine. That was kind of annoying. But they fixed it on the internet. The other is just about an Applebee's closing in Minneapolis. Eh.


http://swjournal.com/index.php?currentIssue=7699&publication=southwest&action=searchArchive&searchString=Adam+Epperson&searchPubs=southwest&dateFrom=2008-06-16&dateTo=&order=date&numResults=10&pageNum=1&page=152&story=11759&fromArchives=fromArchives&archivePage=131
Meet the Journals’ summer interns

By Adam Epperson, Jonathon Cowgill & Kelsey Kudak

Adam Epperson

Adam

Hi — my name is Adam Epperson, and I am one of the Southwest Journal and Downtown Journal’s three new intern reporters for this summer.

For the next few months, I will be running around town, getting to know you while I am covering what is going on in Minneapolis. Before I do all that, though, maybe I should tell you a little about me.

I grew up in Rosemount, Minn. My family and I lived there for about 10 years before we moved down South when I was 12 years old, to a town just north of Austin, Texas.

I have been in Texas for nearly a decade — and the heat has been brutal over the years. This December, I will graduate from Texas State University with a BA in mass communication, print journalism.

I had two nicknames from middle school and high school in Texas: “Yankee” and “Minnesota.” My fellow reporters, here in Minnesota, have decided to call me “Tex.” How weirdly ironic. Hopefully, it will change to “ATX,” or something not so country.

This spring, I wrote for the Texas State University Star, where I gained a lot of experience covering local government, community news and the Texas primary election. It was during the primary election, which was an enormous deal in Texas since the democratic candidates were nearly tied, when I knew for sure I wanted to be a journalist. As a reporter, it felt like I was right in the middle of a rock concert, riding the mosh pit, as the politicians jammed out with the crowd.

I’m happy to finally be back home and writing in Minnesota. This should be a great summer.



http://swjournal.com/index.php?currentIssue=7699&publication=southwest&action=searchArchive&searchString=Adam+Epperson&searchPubs=southwest&dateFrom=2008-06-16&dateTo=&order=date&numResults=10&pageNum=1&page=152&story=11733&fromArchives=fromArchives&archivePage=131

WEST LAKE & EXCELSIOR

A simple call to the Applebee’s in Calhoun Village, 3200 W. Lake St., will confirm the restaurant has been shut down. A message left on their voicemail says, “Unfortunately this location has permanently closed.”

When interviewed mid-June, Ryan Olsen, manager of the nearest Applebee’s, on 600 Hennepin Ave. said the closing of the Calhoun Village location occurred several Sundays ago.

Applebee’s, formerly one of approximately 3,300 restaurants owned by DineEquity, Inc. made up part of the largest full-service restaurant company in the world.

In DineEquity Inc.’s news release April 28, the company said with Applebee’s success in the first quarter this year it expected “its franchisees to open between 50 and 65 new Applebee’s,” though the press release said there would not be any more built after the first quarter this year.