Coffee With Our Cops This Morning

9 a.m. at Homewood Suites

Featured Speaker:

Representative Shanda Yates

Topic: HB 1020

Q & A to follow with law enforcement officers

Fondren Votes exceeds goal

.....FRF's Fondren Votes Task Force, led by Board Member Cathy Boone, has exceeded its voter registration goal already with 14 days before the voter registration deadline.

.....Working with the local League of Women Voters over the past few months, Fondren's four voter precincts now total 7,446 registered voters. The original goal was to increase registration from 4,690 to 5,159, a 10% increase.

.....The next goal is to achieve a 70% voter turnout (currently 5,213) for the August 8 Primary.

.....Fondren's voting precincts are:

..........Precinct 14 at Fondren Presbyterian Church

..........Precinct 16 at Fondren Church

..........Precinct 37 at Boyd School

..........Precinct 38 at Chastain Middle School

.....Working with Boone on the Task Force are Board Members: Molly Walker, Liz Brister, Susan Margaret Barrett, Jonathan Lee, Chris Hannibal, and Rica Lewis-Payton.

.....If you haven't registered yet or need to change your address, look for our booth at Fondren Live on July 6.

Fondren's newest Coffee & Bake Shop

.....Welcome Just Vanilla Bake Shop, serving Northshore Coffee! Located next to Duling Hall (622 Duling), Just Vanilla's celebrity pastry chef Guillermo Salinas is a North Fondren resident and recently appeared on Season 7 of Food Network's "Halloween Baking Championship." Just Vanilla is open 7 a.m. to noon, Thursday through Saturday.

.....A classically trained pastry chef with more than 15 years of experience, Guillermo is "passionate about creating a sensory experience: finding joy in the art of traditional pastries while elevating them through contemporary techniques."

Fondren starring as East LA in film

.....Fondren native Amile Wilson has brought Hollywood to Fondren as producer of the star-studded Christmas comedy movie "How the Gringo Stole Christmas," starring George Lopez. Currently, filming is taking place in a residential neighborhood near Meadowbrook Road. It's no longer uncommon to see famous actors and movie industry workers wandering through the Fondren Business District.

....."The addition of Homewood Suites in Fondren has been great for the film industry," said Nina Parikh, head of the Mississippi Film Commission. "They love staying in a walking neighborhood with shops, restaurants and easy access to Fondren Fitness." 

Performance Park team at work

.....Plans for Fondren's Performance Park are nearing final stages, thanks to our volunteer Project Team, led by Wade Thompson (left), of Wier Boerner Allin Architecture. Other team members include Eric McKie (right) of Green Oak Garden Center, Scott Allen and Michaela Fisk of A Plus Signs, Gabriel Prado of Woodland Hills Shopping Center and Patrick Hardins, Fondren Village.

.....The Park, made possible by a grant from The City of Jackson and Fondren Renaissance Foundation, will provide an artful, urban park along Old Canton Road, and will feature a small stage for musicians and performers.

Berry special offerings for July Fondren Live

Brent's Drugs will feature a Blueberry Cobbler Milkshake all month long!

Just Vanilla Bakery will bake special blueberry treats for Fondren Live.

Interiors Market will stay open until 7:30 p.m. on Fondren Live with blueerry treats and "a Berry Special Sale" that evening.

Campbell's Bakery will have blueberry desserts to eat in or carry home.

Holland & Williams will feature its blue merchandise (pillows and more!).

Corner Market will have fresh blueberries displayed in their produce department, along with nutritional information outlining the benefits of blueberries.

Fondren Nutrition will offer Blueberry Lemonade as the Tea of the Day - but make it an early stop since their hours are 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

(Aladdin will be offering double points for July FondrenLive.)

And a little "Blues" in the air at Highball Station

Jason Daniels Band at Highball Station

“...an invigorating combination of soul, country, blues, jazz, gospel, and funk that stands as one of the most exciting and distinctive blends of multiple genres found anywhere this year.” 

- Americana Highways

More Fondren Live details coming July 5

In the Trustmark Parking Lot

Reserve your booth space for July 6

Virtual Neighborhood Watch

.....When your home security cameras catch something suspicious, upload the video to our Virtual Neighborhood Watch data base.