Well, it is clear why that thug bar/restaurant/dive on North Mart was able to operate and harass the neighborhood with impunity.
Posted below is an email received from a reader last fall:
since Taste has opened just down the street from our house in Fondren, it's become clear that it's a club and that the owners have zero regard for their neighborhood setting with throwing distance of single-family homes on Kings Hwy. The disturbance level goes up a notch each weekend they have been open, and this weekend, as I sit here, the entire neighborhood is literally vibrating from the music coming from their outdoor, unpermitted JSU homecoming event. Cars are parked all up and down N. Mart Plaza, in every private business lot that happens to be open, and along Kings Hwy in front of our houses. Since Taste is open until 2 AM on Fridays and Saturdays, we all fear we will face another weekend with little sleep and lots of stress. Word on the street is that this and a second club on North Mart that's popped up in the last year, Parlour Room, are tied in with the mayor and that's why they are allowed to flout the law and noise ordinances and parking and who knows what else.
Many neighbors have called JPD and Capitol Police, to no avail. There is a feeling of apathy from the dispatchers and even ridicule that we're upset to have our homes invaded by noise and chaos.
The video below was shot on a Friday night nearly a year ago as the cars poured into the neighborhood.
50 comments:
Yes, it sucks. I'm a couple of streets over and I hear it every so often. We've had a couple of discussions about it at neighborhood meetings but there's one thing we can always count on. Thugs don't know how to keep a business afloat for very long because they're... well... stupid as fuck. They never last forever and there's re-zoning going on right now to mitigate future businesses in the area.
That is totally unacceptable. I don't think I could live in that noise! Plus all the traffic!
Don't see how you can change this culture when the majority of the city residents seem to approve of it. So I opted to find a home in an area with a majority that shared my idea of a nice neighborhood.
That is why I left NE Jxn in 2008.
I don't know...Maybe large-ish cities just are no longer compatible with families.
That establishment, along with the one across the street, promotes a culture that is loud, gaudy, sexualized, and destructive. The decline of Jackson and many other Southern towns was caused in part by past mayors and “leaders,” but even more by cultural differences.
Here's a good first "social" test for Horhn. Let's see how he does, now that he's in office. Hoping for the best, betting on the worst.
I gotta tell ya, a couple of weekends of that, and I'd have to move....because it's only gonna get worse from here!
Chuck some 40 mike mikes through the windows.
Jackson wouldn't even be considered a small city.
Considering how thoroughly he was trounced in the election have to question the business acumen of whomever thinks featuring a paunchy has-been is a good advertising strategy.
Horhn is probably on the take also. How many shootings will happen before they close it down? The M-Bar had it's far share of hoodrat activities. Those intrapersonal relationships always seem to come to a head at these places.
Wasn't there a shooting there recently? They could get a building for less on West Northside Drive...
"and that's why they are allowed to flout the law and noise ordinances and parking and who knows what else."
It's the "what else" that could be interesting. It will also be interesting to see how these operators perform without protection from the Lumumba administration.
What this entire post and thread is all about is white penis envy. Yall just don't like how easy it is for a Black King to attract white bitches.
The food menu for Taste actually looks pretty good. I'd like to go try it on a non-weekend night, but since I'm white, I'd probably get a lot of weird looks there from the staff and patrons.
Um, so...is it a remake of "Revenge of the Nerds" with ALL Tri-Lambs or something...?
The menu for Taste shows that it's not a cheap place yet it has a clientele that has no problem making this place a nuisance. It's not just poor people dragging Jackson down.
So you are really saying that Chief Joseph Wade was compromised.
Pretty sure Capitol Police have no jurisdiction with city noise and zoning ordinances.
This is the block where 8 people were shot the Friday before last.
https://www.wapt.com/article/8-people-wounded-in-jackson-shooting/65654272
“There were at least 30 shell casings marked off outside the Parlour Room near State Street and Meadowbrook Road.”
The Parlor Room is directly across the street from Taste.
@5:21 exactly my point. The culture promotes porn brain. The only time I’m thinking about my penis is when I’m zipping up after pissing or in bed with my wife
So you are really saying that Chief Joseph Wade was compromised.
Compromised? Who knows. Handcuffed? Strong possibility. When people repeatedly called JPD about the Daiquiri Bar on Capitol Street, they were told the police were ordered to stand down from enforcing the law in regards to that bar. When Horhn said he was removing the handcuffs from JPD, this is probably some of what he meant.
Regardless, Wade for all of his long wind and lofty rhetoric still allowed himself to be bent over. He talks the police game but his BS walked when it came to hanging on to the (meager ass) title.
Wow, “word on the street”, huh?
Why is family man Chockwe out bar. Hopping. He touted himself a family man on election night. He should be home with his daughters
The problem Alice is you believed him.
Perhaps Taste can be reigned in with code enforcement but Parlour Room is the epitome of a place where everyone should expect to get shot. Spend 30 seconds scrolling through their Facebook feed. Nothing but skank. Shut it down.
5:21, yeah we’re just jealous, except maybe the people who just don’t want to live next to a public nuisance, and the people who don’t like getting shot at, and people with babies who just want them to sleep through the night, and . . .
But I guess it’s all worth it if you get to screw a white girl every now and then. I’m sure your baby mamas are just jealous too, except maybe the back-due child support . . .
Yea, that’s what it’s about. Glad you cleared that up, now sit down adults are talking.
Just out of curiosity, when did the area where this joint is located become part of Fondren?
Special Honor!
While Chokwe's in the house the bathrooms won't work- because there won't be any water. Due to the recent freezing temperatures.
Fondren begins at the corner of North State Street and East Northside Drive, in fact, it is considered "The Top of Fondren". Furthermore, I live in this neighborhood and hear gunshots from time to time, especially doing holiday seasons, far too many times to be exact and I don't feel unsafe thanks to the patrolling of the Capitol Police in addition to the City of Jackson Police. On this particular night/early morning hours, I heard nothing. As far as the Taste Bar & Grill goes, it is a beautiful establishment with valet parking in addition to paid security. I have lived for well over 30 years in this neighborhood and I do not intend on moving from my fully paid off mortgage in an attempt to try to keep up with the Joneses and live pay check to pay check, so to speak. If you are not going to be part of the solution to any problem stay on the sideline and keep quite. We want everyone to give our President a chance, give our new Mayor a chance.
one thing is for sure, if the city does not enforcing code & zoning, and getting all of that back in line where it makes sense, then Jackson can never recover. There is no reasonable argument to be made here, this is unacceptable in this proximity to neighborhood as wall as the "parking"......if JPD & CP were told to stand down in any capacity when there was a public nuisance, and disrupting of the peace, then that needs to be exposed and legal action taken.
what is want to know is why the folks who own TASTE restaurant in Ridgeland haven't sent a cease and desist letter to the TASTE referenced in this post. which came first? i've heard several people say when they tried to make a reservation for the one in Ridgeland, that the one in Jackson is what came up on their phone.
The Taste Bar & Grill Fondren was up and running before the establishment in Ridgeland. One is named Taste Bar & Grill Fondren the other is named Taste Italian Kitchen.
So your neighbors who don't like this establishment are not allowed to complain because you like it?
But you also admit if you are not speaking to offer a solution to the problem...you need to keep "quite".
You sound awfully mad and confused. I am glad me and my paycheck-to-paycheck neighbors don't live around snobs like you. How could we ever be as cool as you with all these super neat insults.
I've lived in similar environments before. It is not fun. You are always stressed about the music (doesn't help if you have a baby), and worried about people constantly parked in front of your house. I no longer live in Jackson, but I feel for these folks. The same thing happens in Belhaven during JSU home games. Cars line the streets and leave litter, piss, and everything else that you can imagine on the curb.
The COJ website currently does not have a working link to the zoning regulations or map. From other sources, these appear to be C-3 lots slap up against R-4 residential lots on Kings Hwy. C-3 does allow for bars/nightclubs, but you are supposed to have 1 off-street parking spot for 75 SF. The Taste building seems to be 6400 SF, so 86 parking spots would be required and from 100 miles up I count 35 parking spots. Since this was a new occupant since the last 2018 zoning law refresh the new occupants would need to comply. Question for lawyers, can the neighbors sue/win against COJ for direct violation of the zoning laws or can they sue/win against Taste? Parlor (2700 SF and 38 parking spots) actually seems to meet the zoning for parking. https://www.asjn.org/toolbox/Zoning_Ordinance2018.pdf
Nothing rustles the crackers jimmies more than Black people having a good time.
That's not what this is. Your "good time" does not give you the right to disturb me in my own home. It does not give you the right to disrupt traffic on the street in front of my home. (Note: I no longer live in the area, just for clarity).
No one is saying that people can't enjoy themselves but as 12:36 posted, they are in violation of ordinances, blatantly. If the patrons parked in a parking lot and did not blast music that can be heard for blocks, no one would mind. But it's the fault of the "crackers" you racist ass.
It sure would be a really nice recognition for the former mayor to get an injunction I don't know, say the morning of September 12th from a Hinds County judge. Can any of you lawyer types make that happen based on the land use / parking question above as it would seem to be a public nuisance if the activities are not protected by zoning?
It’s sad that they can’t be more civilized and act like a normal city. They keep voting by skin color but will come crying to the white state officials once it gets too bad. Just like with the water system.
@2:17. This! I hate to agree with Clay Edwards, but it's true what he says about "culture rot." I doubt that the African American patrons of Farish Street pre-1970 (when it was booming) were out clogging up neighborhood streets and blaring obscene music until 2:00 AM.
Another legitimate Jackson problem and not a f'ing word out of the Barksdalers crackerjack Jackson reporting team. ROFLMAO
I've seen it before. You create all these "editor" positions and bureaus to entice reporters with new lofty titles in order to get them to hang around because you aren't paying them crap.
Meantime, this guy named Kingfish and all the independent journalists like him all over this country are cleaning your clocks by reporting on real stuff impacting real people in real places.
Mississippi Today sucks.
Don’t expect the lawyers who read this blog to lift a finger in the absence of a large advance $$ Retainer.
Sad as it may be, any Fondren resident who challenges this situation is at risk of the indignity of dealing with gunshots fired through their home.
Some wiseass needs to rent a bus, collect a bunch of homeless...er, residence-challenged folks, tell 'em to get the grown vibes goin' good, and take 'em to meet the tiger and crew. After all, it's happy hour! I'm sure those folks would be very happy with some munchies and a cocktail. Even if they have to lower themselves by venturing into not-quite-Fondren and wait in line behind a few white bitches.
Now that Chuckles doesn't have Mayorin' stuff to not do, maybe he can start not helping out as a plain ol' citizen.
Tell 'em all the pickup point is outside the gate at Eastmont Place.
@9:38 at our neighborhood meetings last night our neighbors related they are not complaining about the Taste establishment, it is an addition to our neighborhood, in fact one of our neighbors who owns at least 7 homes closes to this establishment has nothing but good things to say about. I asked her last evening and she nor any of her tenants have had any complaints of loud music or illegal parking and learned of the shooting from the news like myself. In fact, there is not a single family home driveway located on that street. I am neither mad nor confused, in fact, I am quite happy. My neighbors and I are equally glad we don't live around you and the likes of you, struggling to keep up with each other while secretly despising each other. Secretly complaining about the price of milk and eggs, because you live beyond your means. You are miserable, much like an ant carrying that boulder of a mortgage around your neck, perpetrating just to make yourself feel you are better than others, well, you are not and neither am I. Life's too short to try to measure your standard of living by others' achievements and you sound like a miserable hater. Look, there's an incline coming up, PUSH, PUSH, PUSH!!! Don't worry, be happy, you have a fat mortgage to look forward to. Word of advice, trying watching or listening to Washington Journal, you could learn a lot from what others think, outside of your box. Now, go take on your day!
You are lying. Period. I know EXACTLY who you are talking about and she is definitely against your little establishment and all the crap that goes with it. Claiming there are no homes on the street is very misleading as the establishment is literally right next to a neighborhood street. It's all there in the video posted. Keep on making up stuff.
What is 10:20 smoking??
10:20, you're a liar. There was no neighborhood meeting last night or even this week, and when there is, Taste and Parlour Room are always topics.of conversation. Double-liar, because I've lived in this neighborhood for almost 30 years, and the only owner of that many residential properties is me, the same person who made the video in the post, along with scores of others of the profanity and lawlessness perpetrated on our neighborhood by your customers. Your lies remind me of Kenneth, the Taste manager, who lied to the neighbors saying that Taste was a restaurant that closes at 10, and then when they opened and we started complaining about the after-10 noise and chaos, coyly admitted that the nightclub is open from 8-2 am and tried to gaslight us about how loud your music was and how you and your boss Latrice are "elevating this neighborhood." Well, always remember, Kenneth,
You may throw your rock and hide your hand
Workin' in the dark against your fellow man
But as sure as God made black and white
What's done in the dark will be brought to the light
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down.
https://youtu.be/eJlN9jdQFSc?si=T9OuzWVhPawm0acA
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