.....The Fondren ADA Committee gave a “thumbs up” to plans for resurfacing Meadowbrook Road at last week’s committee meeting.

.....Details of the resurfacing plan were presented by City Engineer Robert Lee.

.....Of particular interest to the committee were considerations for accessibility, given the conflict of utility infrastructure on the north side of Meadowbrook.

.....Lee noted the city’s challenges of dealing with limited right-of-way and utility poles - challenges governed by state law, cost and existing conditions.

.....As a result of these challenges, emphasis will be on a multi-use path for bicycles, pedestrians and ADA accessibility on the south side of Meadowbrook. The path will be protected and separated by a barrier island. Crosswalks will be installed at most intersections to accommodate pedestrians and for ADA compliance. The path will end at Buckley and divert bike/ped/accessible need traffic through the residential area to Old Canton Road with signage.

.....The sidewalk on the north side of Meadowbrook will be rehabilitated but, because of utility poles, will not be the preferred accessible route.

.....Work is expected to start as early as June and, weather permitting, could be completed within 6-9 months.

.....Members of the ADA Committee are: Scott Crawford, Mick Hintz, Marilyn Graves, Cecilia Reese Bullock, Joyce White and Herbert Humphrey.

.....As work wraps up on North State Street, the city is installing new signage, including wayfinding signage like this sign at the intersection of Meadowbrook indicating the multi-use path heading north.

....."We knew our primary goal was to fine a place with a strong sense of community," said Chris Hannibal, physical therapist and Regional Operations for ProgressiveHealth. Having just relocated to Fondren as a resident, Hannibal noted,"it quickly became clear that we must open our flagship clinic in the vibrant Fondren neighborhood." ....."Fondren is such an active community with runners, walkers and weekend warriors. Physical therapy can plan an instrumental part in keeping our community active and healthy," he said.

.....ProgressiveHealth is a leading provider of physical, occupational and speech therapy services in a variety of healthcare settings. After a five-year partnership with a large hospital system in the area, ProgressiveHealth decided to invest in freestanding outpatient physical therapy clinics to serve a growing need in the metro area.

.....All physical therapists are doctorate-level graduates and each is certified in dry needling services. They provide a full scope of PT services for sports injuries, work related injuries, post-surgery rehab, balance deficits, vertigo, TMJ, back/neck pain and more.

.....Located in Fondren Village, clinic hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m. - noon.

.....Seven days into our 2021 campaign for Renaissance Society Membership, FRF has exceeded its first benchmark goal of $10,000.

....."We are please with the early trend," said Campaign Co-Chair Barry Plunkett. "We are seeing brand new members as well as renewing members. And the early responses are an encouraging surprise!"

.....The Renaissance Society is the foundation of the Fondren Renaissance Foundation, providing the base of support funding for FRF's activities, including the maintenance and preservation of The Cedars, Jackson's oldest residential structure.

.....Join More Than A Tourist on Saturday for the last Fondren Foodie Tour of the year. Tour leader Jane Halbert Jones will lead guests on a tour of Fondren with stops at 9 restaurants for a few bites and/or drinks. Purchase your tickets HERE ($85 per person) and meet by 1:20 p.m. at Green Ghost Tacos.

The Collage Studio will host an open studio Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. with art for sale.

Works from Darryl Anderson's Tour of Jackson are currently featured at Fondren Art Gallery, 3242 North State Street. Anderson's work includes many of Jackson's notable landmarks including Fondren's Butterfly Yoga Studio (above). Work can be viewed on the gallery's web store or make an appointment to visit the gallery by calling Richard McKey at 601-573-1060.

New landscapes from the Andrew Bucci Estate will be on display at Brown's through December, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Brown's is located at 630 Fondren Place. (www.brownsfirneart.com)

Fondren's Jeff Good is a member of the Small Business Council of the US Chamber of Commerce. He penned this Op-Ed which appeared on CNN's Business website last week.

.....On March 19th, I wrote the hardest letter I've ever had to write: a letter terminating 182 dedicated team members from our ranks. That left four of us — me, my business partner, our controller and our bookkeeper — to sift through the debris as we shut down three outstanding Mississippi restaurants and prepared for what seemed to be an inevitable end to our 26-year history of serving the public.

.....It was devastating. The forced lockdowns meant we no longer had an income to support our restaurants, and we still had long-term leases and loans to worry about. It was impossible to reconcile the fact that a business we had built over decades had come to a screeching halt within a period of just a few days, due to no fault of our own.

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