.....Join your neighbors of Saturday, April 23, 9 a.m. for Community Clean Up Day. As part of Keep Jackson Beautiful Month, Fondren volunteers will be targeting a few key areas in Fondren for trash removal and landscaping work.
.....Keep Jackson Beautiful will provide trash bags, grabbers and safety vests.
.....The Pig & Pint will provide lunch in Fondren Park for all "Clean Up Day" volunteers at 1 p.m.
.....Our Corner Market is temporarily closed for remodeling for about two weeks.
.....During this period, major remodeling will take place along with the addition of a new sushi bar, new deli hot bar, new bakery cases, a salad bar, a grab and go case and a new meat and seafood cases.
....."Please visit our other stores located on Northside Drive and Fortification Street for you grocery needs," reminds store manager Eddie Prosser.
Trivia Night at Barrelhouse
.....MS Capital Pride is now hosting Trivia Night the second Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at Barrelhouse. Everyone is welcome!
Thank You
Brook Garden Club!
.....Thanks to the members of the Brook Garden Club for tending to flower beds and grounds at The Cedars recently!
Fondren, SoFo welcome Sweet Potato Queens!
Oak Ridge neighbors plan Yard Sale
.....The neighbors on Oak Ridge are hosting a street-wide yard sale on Saturday, April 2, starting at 7 a.m. "Cruise down Oak Ridge and see the bargains in the participants' yards," said Ouida Holland, Oak Ridge resident.
Pride event at Fondren Park April 3rd
.....Fondren resident and MS Capital City Pride Executive President Jason McCarty has announced a state-wide event, Transgender Day of Visibility, April 3, 2-5 p.m. at Fondren Park.
.....The public is welcome.
.....Residents around Fondren Park should be aware of extra traffic on the day of the event
Mission First transforms lives by offering medical, legal and educational services.
.....More than 30 people attended the community meeting hosted by PraCon to discuss the redevelopment of the old McRae's site on Meadowbrook Road. There was no major objection to preliminary plans for the project, which went on to gain rezoning approval by the city planning commission on March 23. The City Council will hear project plans in April.
Keeping Fondren Fabulous!
.....FRF accepts contributions of all sizes! Help us Keep Fondren Fabulous with a tax deductible contribution today!
.....Thank you to these individuals for supporting Fondren.
The Pleiades Club
Neighbor-hood Watch Signs
Become a partner with JPD in solving neighborhood crimes!
Virtual Neighborhood Watch signs are now available to deter people from entering your property to commit a crime. For a donation of $10, FRF will deliver a yard sign to your property. You can relocate the sign, once it is received.
.....Whether you have a sign or not, you can upload video and photos from your home security camera directly to JPD's Precinct 4 with this link:Send video to JPD.
.....The sign is just a deterrent to those who may be trespassing, informing them that their images may be sent to Precinct 4 and used as evidence.
