Midtown

“To create a product where you see the person’s face light up when they try it – it makes 80 hour work weeks worth it. To keep seeing it over and over is great.”

Embarking on a new family adventure, Jake Franklin calls himself a dreamer and says, “Deep South is a dream fulfilled – and it’s going wonderfully.”

When an onlooker thinks that he’s moving in a dozen directions, he’ll retort that all of this—the art, music, writing, gardening—is delicately but firmly connected.

“Our intent has always been to strengthen the Jackson and Mississippi food & drink community by providing a locally brewed product.”

Creativity takes shape in a different form for Chip Jones, part of the crew bringing Lucky Town beer to local taps, and soon, a brewery to Midtown.

A Gluckstadt based brewer is looking to make a home in Jackson’s Midtown neighborhood and is seeking public support for a zoning ordinance.

First days are always filled with trepidation. But they also signal the start of something new. For Catherine Moore Lee, today is a first day and a new chapter filled with excitement – as housing director for Midtown Partners.

Everyone’s an artist, at least this weekend in Midtown. Figment returns for a third year to Jackson and its second year in the Millsaps Arts District just south of Fondren. In 2012, Midtown hosted this small, family-friendly, interactive festival building on the momentum of 2011’s inaugural event at the Coca-Cola plant on Highway 80. Figment […]

No concrete words: just a good feeling. That’s how 51 year-old Kathy Clem describes what happens to her and others who give to Good Samaritan Center, the non-profit that is wrapping up its 40th year. Clem is executive director for “Good Sam,” an organization devoted to helping families in crisis. Her role came after the […]

In Fondren, we are nothing if not welcoming and hospitable. And so, we tip our hats and extend a handshake – or fist bump to our friends just beyond the lines. While we like to think of ourselves as a “city within a city,” our accessibility to arts, recreation, education, and culture that lies within […]