Moderator Barry Plunkett interviews dietitians Lydia West and Elena Dent on healthy eating, including tips for healthy snacks. (Tip: mac and cheese is not a vegetable!)

Take the Health History Questionnaire

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Back-bending pose Lauren, certified yoga instructor at StudiOm shows several ways to accomplish the back-bending pose which opens up the front body, increases hip flexibility, and improves mobility of the lumbar and thoracic spine. (3 minutes)

Versatile Workout Matt from The Club at St. Dominic's shows a short workout that can be done at home or the gym. (9 minutes)

by Rick Cleveland

.....Over coffee recently, we were discussing long-range ramifications, almost all bad, of this COVID-19 pandemic. Someone asked if there might be anything positive to come from it. There was a long pause.

.....I said I might have something. And I might. See what you think.

.....Some background: I live in the Fondren/Woodland Hills area of Jackson. Funky Fondren, we call it, and we love it, nearly everything about it. We love the old houses, the glorious old trees, the mostly wide streets, the diversity of our neighbors, the terrific restaurants, the taverns, the coffee shops, all of it.

READ MORE (Link to Mississippi Today's January 30 edition)

.....Our Homewood Suites has a limited number of rooms available tonight and later this week - with their own generator, free wifi, and free breakfast. Room rates vary. Call 601-398-9500.

.....A wintry mix in the morning will transition to mainly snow in the afternoon. High around 25F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 100%. 3 to 5 inches of snow and ice expected. Monday Night: Clear to partly cloudy. Record low temperatures expected. Low near 10F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. (The Weather Channel)

.....After 3 years, the bridge on Hawthorn Drive has been approved for replacement by the One Percent Sales Tax Commission at cost of $478,353.

.....The Fondren neighborhood bridge was part of a package of 4 projects totaling almost $1.4 million which included two bridge replacements, the repaving of North State Street from Sheppard Road to Briarwood Drive and sidewalk improvements in South Jackson.

.....The Hawthorn bridge work will include removing the bridge’s timber pilings, replacing them with a structure that allows the Eubanks Creek to flow underneath. The plans were drawn by Stantec Consulting with Hemphill Construction as construction lead.

.....Weather issues have delayed the installation of two demonstration cameras in the Fondren Business District that will stream video to JPD's Real Time Crime Center. The cameras are an effort to improve public safety in Fondren. Once installed, the cameras will be active for 30 days. Should the cameras prove an asset, the Business Improvement District will consider the purchase and permanent installation of the cameras.

.....The cameras will be at the intersection of Duling and Old Canton Road and the intersection of North State Street and Fondren Place.

.. .....Become a partner with JPD in solving neighborhood crimes!

.....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.

.....Use the button above to reserve a sign and have it delivered.

.....Fondren's ADA Committee reviewed plans for Fondren's newest redevelopment project, The Strip, currently underway on North State Street at its February zoom meeting. The Strip project includes The Capri Theatre, Highball Lanes (bowling alley), and The Pearl (tiki bar).

.....Noting that the project is bound by historical constraints, the committee agreed that the project had given appropriate attention to issues of accessibility. The theatre will feature a special platform for ADA viewing and closed captioning capabilities for hearing impaired; all emergency exits will be accessible with handrails.

.....While the parking behind the facility meets ADA requirements, the committee suggested that additional ADA spaces might be needed, given that 17% of the state's population has difficulty walking and climbing stairs.

.....The project is expected to be completed by year's end.

.....Members of the committee are: Mick Hintz, Scott Crawford, Joyce White, Marilyn Graves, Cecilia Reese Bullock, Robert Lee, City of Jackson, Herbert Humphrey, City of Jackson and Jim Rigby, Mississippi Department of Transportation.

.....Fondren has been in the news lately as Jackson gives a shout out to its favorites.

.....Visit Jackson recently announced its 28th Hometown Heroes in a virtual awards ceremony and Fondrenites made the cut:

.....Jackson Free Press announced its "Best of Jackson" awards on February 3 and 21 Fondren business made headlines, including the Fondren neighborhood, in general, was a finalist in "Tourist Attraction" and "Reason to Live In Jackson."

.....Here are the businesses that were either a finalist or winner in Jackson Free Press's 2020 Best of Jackson:

Renaissance Society Members 

 "foundation of the foundation"

Shani & Jackie

Meck

Michelle & David

Pharr