David Phillips

David Phillips
Born in: Waynesville, NC
Lived here: 25 years
Portrait location: Dogwood Lane, Fox Street
After a few weekend visits from Asheville, NC, David already knew a lot of people in Jonesborough and felt comfortable. For eight and a half years, he and his husband Jeff ran a restaurant downtown. He has been the Store Manager at Boone’s Street Market for five years. He cooks, handles orders, and interacts with a lot of farmers who sell food there.
“I’m surprised at how accepting a lot of people are in town of gay people. When Jeff and I got married, we got married at the Parson’s Table building. We invited about fifty people, and over two hundred people showed up. It was crazy. But that’s what really surprised me about the community… It was the social event of the season that year, that’s what people said… The other thing that surprises me about the community is what a tight knit community it is. We’ve got a lot of great people that live in town. We’ve got great neighbors and great friends. And I enjoy being here.”