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Local List - Jackie Warren Tatum
My local name: Folkie Local
Cashew Noodle Salad - Rainbow Foods
Screws and nuts and bolts and paint brushes and garden tools and sprays to kill poison ivy, etc. - Montgomery Hardware in Fondren
Grilled shrimp po-boys - Newks
Seafood omelet on Sunday’s - Bravo
Fresh tomatoes and squash and watermelon and eggplant and peaches and okra and pole beans and field peas - The Old Farmer’s Market
Chef Salad - Basil’s in Fondren
Cutest cocktail napkins and gift items and wonderful notecards and stationery - The Paper Place
Spinach Crisp - Char
Fried chicken breast - McDade’s, Maywood Mart
The best comeback dressing in the world - The Mayflower
Terrifc bargain on 3-salad plates (one a meat or fish if you want) - Foodies
Bar BQ that sings - The Hickory Pit
The wildest zaniest most delightful hand painted customized pottery and dinnerware and gifts - Joy McAlister’s Art Studio
Big Ole Burgers that are chemical/antibiotic free - Majestic Burger
A liquor store that loves to serve you - McDade’s Liquor, Maywood Mart
The place to get your tires and oil and fluids checked and a tire repaired - Chevron across from Maywood Mart
A florist/nursery that caters to garden dirt and class - Greenoak Florist
Creative delicious food that makes a meal an event - Bon Ami
A place to eat delicious fresh seafood and hear “God Bless America.” - Bill’s Greek Tavern
The best salad bar in the world and sandwiches customized to fit you - Jason’s Deli
A store for those of us with bad backs and those of us who don’t want one - The Back Store
A quick healthy salad or sandwich at lunch with delivery - Room Service
Chinese with ump at a poor woman’s price - Best Wok
Good chicken livers & fried catfish - Penn’s on North State Street
Fried Chicken and homemade rolls - Two Sisters
Yum Yum Pizza - Sal and Mookies
Suds and a hot plate or a burger and fries - Cherokee Inn
So good Greek food and burgers and cucumber salad - Keifers downtown
So so so so good Mediterranean food, best hummus in the world - Alladin’s
A place to sit on a deck and drink beer and eat pita motz - Keifers on Poplar
Great Foccacia - Basil’s in Belhaven
Jazz on Wed nights and tamales and beer - Hal and Mal’s
Real enchiladas, homemade rolls, and other good food - The
Elite
Excellent quiche of the day - Broad Street
Book Browsing Paradise -Lemuria
A mile of walking trail through the trees and past tennis courts with a separate playground for kids and benches for parents and grandparents to rest on while the kids jump and run and fling themselves off slids -Parham Bridges Park
An intimate dinner with wine and great service - Nicks
Good southern down home cooking - The Ag Museum Cafe
Best ribs in the world to carry out - Sweet Daddy’s BBQ at the Exxon at Northside and I55
Ham po-boys, cooked chicken and pork, veggie plates - Logan Farms
Egg salad sandwiches with olives - Brent’s
Computer Info, Up to date Environmental Info - Computer Coop
Handmade one of a kind women’s fashions, local art, handmade candles, Sammi Lott Gallery
Vitamins, minerals, supplements and organic foods - Rainbow
Funky stuff for your home, lush fabrics and great interior design and/or landscape advice - Latitudes
The best Greek salad in these parts - Wraps in Maywood Mart
A place to buy kitchen appliances, televisions, etc. - Cowboy Maloney’s
A Clothes Cleaners that is so good that a friend who lives in Madison still drives to Fondren to frequent - Village Cleaners
A restaurant my Grands from the coast like because of their burgers and fries and chicken strips - Roosters
Great Art Galleries in Fondren that open up on the first Thursday night and serve wine and heavy appetizers and hospitality that makes for great conversation and enjoying terrific works of local artists.
The best art museum in the South: Mississippi Museum of Art, and its openness to the community and its needs. Kudos to Betsy Bradley.
New high rise condos downtown.
That marvelous Convention Center!!!!
The black and gold frosted cookies that my daughter-in-law buys and brings to tailgating at USM football games - Campbell’s Bakery
