LeFleur East

Explore LeFleur merged with Find It In Fondren in the summer of 2019. The archive of stories over the eighteen previous months can be found on this site.

Hickory Pit draws strongly from northeast Jackson. Nearby I-55 delivers tourists, too. “They know that the South is famous for barbecue;” Yelp helps send them right over to pig out.

Serving the social media needs of Aplos, Barrelhouse, The Manship and others, the Lake Charles, Louisiana native has found a home in Jackson.

The book takes an inside look at the creation of BRAVO! Italian Restaurant and Bar through the success of their company is today.

Janice Fulton and Mary Lamar Jordan purchased the store that specializes in exclusive clothing brands for the under six set.

Clothing, pet supplies and a Mediterranean restaurant add to an eclectic mix of brands already found at Highland Village.

All four stores stay open. Maywood Mart and Fondren will remain as McDade’s and Fortification and Westland Plaza will be branded “Froogel’s.”

“Imparting joy was definitely my mom’s original intention. Today, I do it still. It’s handmade. It’s love. I probably wouldn’t be doing it if it wasn’t.”

“We’re returning to a sense of where you know your neighbors – two doors down or ten,” says John Dinkins. “That’s how you create community.”

A visitor can decide to change course, moving freely between the charms of the natural world and the 21st-century accommodations of the capital. There is no one map.