tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post6325277037483903304..comments2024-03-28T08:13:03.416-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Moving Forward in The FondrenKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-35977416080483052292021-04-08T12:01:53.256-05:002021-04-08T12:01:53.256-05:00Correction to my @10:34 am post - It's only $2...Correction to my @10:34 am post - It's only $250K to study locating a stadium for JSU downtown, not $1M as I previously posted. Fondren Hipsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-73207130395035380852021-04-08T10:34:16.058-05:002021-04-08T10:34:16.058-05:004/5 @9:13 - A parking area is being built/redone b...4/5 @9:13 - A parking area is being built/redone behind the strip.<br />4/5 @9:54 - Yes, a hipster bowling lane similar to Pinewood Social. <br />4/5 @2:26 - Robert rarely puts up his own money. He has multiple investors and investor groups that finance the bulk of his restaurants. <br />4/6 @11:42 - Regarding "a domed stadium at JSU" being silly talk, included in the 2021 Legislative Session's appropriations bill is one million dollars to "study" building a stadium in downtown Jackson for JSU. It's not so much for JSU to have its own stadium as it is for UMMC to gain control over the current stadium's parcel of land. <br />- Like many in Fondren and other commenters I'm excited about this development and hope it's hugely successful. Hopefully the developers are smart enough to dig their own water well so these restaurants aren't shut down almost every other month because of Jackson water issues. <br />- Finally, for RSJ and the other developers (I'm looking at you David Pharr and Jason Watkins) did you really have to tear up the BRAND NEW sidewalks in Fondren by cutting holes for the fence posts? Sandbags would have sufficed. I expect you to do better than just filling up the holes. When you're finished with construction you need to rip out the now "holey" sidewalks and pour smooth new ones. Be a good boy scout and leave it better than it was, or at least return it to how it was. Fondren Hipsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-82318735833055889982021-04-07T10:50:36.151-05:002021-04-07T10:50:36.151-05:00talk about pouring good money after bad...When you...talk about pouring good money after bad...When you could build this anywhere in the surrounding metro area and it would do well, you choose to build it in this sewer (pun intended), inquiring minds have to wonder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-67446515521074451612021-04-07T10:44:12.273-05:002021-04-07T10:44:12.273-05:00@10:18 - and yet, here you are.@10:18 - and yet, here you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-43963398140831418902021-04-07T10:40:53.532-05:002021-04-07T10:40:53.532-05:0010:18
"...I realize your feeble brains and ...10:18 <br /><br />"...I realize your feeble brains and low energy bodies are more comfortable typing anonymous comments into this armpit-of-the-internet..."<br /><br />So... you... DON'T have "a feeble brain? or a low energy body?" but you're also here "typing anonymous comments into this armpit-of-the-internet"? Smart guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-64347153314617042342021-04-07T10:18:12.253-05:002021-04-07T10:18:12.253-05:00Nearly all of these comments are stupid. If any of...Nearly all of these comments are stupid. If any of you Jackson-haters ever took a break from watching local TV news and reading this blog, you might find yourself having a great meal and night out in Fondren, Belhaven, the District/Highland Village, or (gasp) Downtown. I realize your feeble brains and low energy bodies are more comfortable typing anonymous comments into this armpit-of-the-internet, but you really should get out more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-5178791562094364722021-04-07T05:56:39.152-05:002021-04-07T05:56:39.152-05:00The bar on the Titanic was a very popular venue an...The bar on the Titanic was a very popular venue an hour before the vessel went down. Such is The Fondren. Holey Earlobesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-39473575659233849732021-04-07T01:06:51.756-05:002021-04-07T01:06:51.756-05:00Them hipsters still trying to gentrify that area??...Them hipsters still trying to gentrify that area??? Haven't heard anything lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-3661693531885970462021-04-06T17:16:27.748-05:002021-04-06T17:16:27.748-05:00This would have been a great idea twenty years ago...This would have been a great idea twenty years ago. (when The Fondren was a thing)<br /><br />I have always admired RSJ. <br />And still do. <br /><br />But what are his backers thinking ? <br /><br />The man doesn't reopen his signature restaurant "The Purple Parrot" ... bet yet is trying to open <br />a new venue in Jackson Mississippi ? This is the same logic of not reopening Galatoire's or such in New Orleans<br />but relocating to Mogadishu and constructing a new Chuck E.Cheese's.<br /><br />I really do wish RSJ well with this venture, but I doubt it will be successful during the long run. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-40083960566582506592021-04-06T14:45:10.444-05:002021-04-06T14:45:10.444-05:002:53pm, I'm confused. You think that "cri...2:53pm, I'm confused. You think that "crime under control" means "zero crimes?" Where does that happen?<br /><br />NYC continues to be one of the most desirable cities in the world, but to hear you tell it, they can't be successful because their crime is not under control... You're insane.PittPanthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-26463093826125136852021-04-06T11:42:50.017-05:002021-04-06T11:42:50.017-05:00I wish them well! At least they're actually do...I wish them well! At least they're actually doing something, unlike other Jackson revitalization boondoggles that were nothing but silly talk, such as...<br /><br />BB King's on Farish<br />Movie theaters at the District<br />Old Capitol Green<br />A domed stadium at JSU<br />The downtown robotic parking garage<br />The Metrocenter carousel/ferris wheel<br /><br />and don't forget this gem:<br /><br /><i>Ben Allen, president of Downtown Jackson Partners, said at the press conference that he has seen figures showing that, with all the residential development downtown in the form of loft apartments and condos, that in 10 years there could be as many as 25,000 people living downtown, tripling traffic on Pearl Street and Pascagoula Street.<br /><br />-- Mississippi Business Journal<br />-- March 3, 2008</i>Has it been 10 years yet?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-10552787336095709312021-04-06T09:36:50.402-05:002021-04-06T09:36:50.402-05:00Some folks view the theater redo with nostalgia an...Some folks view the theater redo with nostalgia and romanticism, but in reality its very limited seating plus the small single screen will probably only cater to the local neighborhood... until the percentages overtake it.<br /><br />But I wish them well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-72406940848361303492021-04-06T08:42:00.238-05:002021-04-06T08:42:00.238-05:00Hope RSJ does well but any investment in Jackson r...Hope RSJ does well but any investment in Jackson right now is extremely high risk with limited upside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-63014650311785240082021-04-06T06:24:16.600-05:002021-04-06T06:24:16.600-05:00The repeated stupidity that you can revive anythin...The repeated stupidity that you can revive anything for the long term in Jackson is simply mind boggling. How is the King Edward doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-20474783698193120862021-04-06T04:41:42.407-05:002021-04-06T04:41:42.407-05:00Ditto what 4:51 says - Hattiesburg is overrun with...Ditto what 4:51 says - Hattiesburg is overrun with drugs and crime. My son goes to school at USM. It's pathetic what happened to that town. Katrina washed all the New Orleans thugs straight into Hattiesburg. Then they stayed and had a bunch of thug kids. And the cops and city government sit on their hands. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-30386648926512106632021-04-05T21:40:27.547-05:002021-04-05T21:40:27.547-05:004:51....huh?
The burg is booming. Old buildin...4:51....huh? <br /><br />The burg is booming. Old buildings coming back to life. Lots of residential units coming online inside the city limit. And as a side note, I've never seen a city pave so many roads in 3 years. Get out from under your rock and come visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-26342971128341069592021-04-05T21:35:17.311-05:002021-04-05T21:35:17.311-05:00Fondren businesses should tie into the closest hos...Fondren businesses should tie into the closest hospital's water system. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-72655321402558276422021-04-05T16:51:54.008-05:002021-04-05T16:51:54.008-05:00Anybody who thinks Hattiesburg is a destination-ou...Anybody who thinks Hattiesburg is a destination-outing hasn't watched the crime numbers for the past ten years. The town is an extension of the ninth-ward a little further south. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-85974616457958109562021-04-05T16:49:27.638-05:002021-04-05T16:49:27.638-05:00Check your Hacky Sack at the front door with Secur...Check your Hacky Sack at the front door with Security at the new <br />"F Bar"?Hehenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-18821771928355849282021-04-05T14:53:55.712-05:002021-04-05T14:53:55.712-05:00PittPanther with the dumbest comment of the day. W...PittPanther with the dumbest comment of the day. Wow! All it takes to get crime under control is having highly populated areas! I guess that's why there's so little crime in new york city!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-49395319963610215152021-04-05T14:33:25.765-05:002021-04-05T14:33:25.765-05:00Everyone in Fondren and Jackson is excited about t...Everyone in Fondren and Jackson is excited about this. IF you can't see this as a good thing for the area, then that's on you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-91573967803965636872021-04-05T14:26:41.133-05:002021-04-05T14:26:41.133-05:00I hope it succeeds for Jackson's sake. I wonde...I hope it succeeds for Jackson's sake. I wonder whose money is paying for this. Kingkish? Bueller? Anyone? <br /><br />Purely going by RSJ's recent guest postings here, he could not personally afford it out-of-pocket at this point but since he doesn't show me his bank statements I can only base that on what he has written about it. <br /><br />I would guess, but do not know for certain, that something like this would take a while to pay off, especially given the current "big picture" for Jackson and what seems the likely potential customer base for this kind of venue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-72806773320391648122021-04-05T14:26:39.104-05:002021-04-05T14:26:39.104-05:00Did that say "Jackson's only screen"...Did that say "Jackson's only screen"? The capital city has not one movie screen at the moment and this will be the only one? That says a lot right there. <br /><br />I really hope it does well. If they would add a cold craft beer $100 men's haircut joint, it will hit the hipster trifecta. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-67678972825709286052021-04-05T14:13:15.118-05:002021-04-05T14:13:15.118-05:008:57am, you get crime under control by having vibr...8:57am, you get crime under control by having vibrant, highly populated areas with many people out and about.PittPanthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-47412431890603633042021-04-05T12:38:54.488-05:002021-04-05T12:38:54.488-05:00'RSJ restaurants are worth a ten minute drive ...<br /><br /> 'RSJ restaurants are worth a ten minute drive from foreign countries like Madison."<br /> April 5, 2021 at 9:24 AM <br /><br />RSJ restaurants are worth a two-HOUR drive from Madison, when those restaurants are in Hattiesburg - BECAUSE they're in Hattiesburg, away from crazy, hateful, religion-obsessed, socially-paranoid Jacksonians (who're now fleeing-to and infecting Madison with their innate meanness).<br /><br />Hattiesburg IS like another country. The people there are so much nicer, ANY excuse for a daytrip mini-vacation in Hattiesburg, is a good excuse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com