Today I found myself in the historic Fondren district around lunchtime and decided to stop in at Walker's Drive In for lunch.
Walker's Drive In, a popular Jackson eatery, is located between Fondren Place and Duling Drive at 3016 North State Street. Business is brisk with it's lunch clientele and the Blue Plate Special is popular with the locals, as are the fried green tomatoes, fried portabello mushrooms, and burgers and po-boys.
Walker's is mentioned in the Top Ten Jackson Restaurants by 10Best. The decor is intriguing art-deco, complete with glass block windows, black and white checkerboard floors, and white linen tablecloths. You can dine at the counter or sit at one of their booths. Today a number of people were enjoying the open air patio overlooking North State Street.
If you want to experience friendly service and good home-cooking, stop by Walker's Drive In for a tasty treat and enjoy the unique atmosphere offered by this historic landmark.
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Pat Starnes, a Realtor since 1988, specializes in Mississippi Residential Real Estate and can assist you with buying or selling in the Jackson MS Metro area.
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The City of Brandon held their Annual Easter Egg Hunt Thursday evening at Shiloh Park. Hundreds of children came to the ball fields to race for the colorful eggs and to jump in the giant inflatables. Four ball fields contained over 2000 eggs each to accommodate the excited children. The well-organized hunt enabled the younger children to collect eggs in their own age category while the older children played until their turn on adjoining fields.
Several lucky participants grabbed the "prize" eggs and received special Easter baskets filled with stuffed animals, candy, and other treats.
Although many cities held their hunts earlier in the season, Flowood's Winners Circle Park will host an Easter Egg hunt Saturday afternoon from 3-5 p.m.
Hope you have an EGG~cellent Easter!
Foreclosures can provide buyers an economical way to own a home. In my series Foreclosure Fridays, I have written some background information on buying a HUD home or other types of foreclosed properties.
This week there are approximately 35 HUD foreclosures in the city of Jackson. You can see a complete list of HUD Homes by reviewing my Foreclosure Friday reports. The best way to stay current on these homes is to subscribe to my blog, Pat Starnes Snippets.
By comparison, there are only 11 HUD foreclosures in Rankin County, four of which are in Brandon, one in Florence, and six in Pearl.
In Madison County, Mississippi, which includes the cities of Madison, Ridgeland, and Canton, there are two HUD Homes currently for sale, one in Ridgeland and one in Canton.
Statewide, there are approximately 110 HUD foreclosures currently available. It's only natural that the metropolitan area of Jackson has the largest number of listings.
Buying a foreclosure requires being pre-approved for a mortgage based on income and creditworthiness. As discussed in recent posts, foreclosures are sold "as is - where is" without any warranties or guarantees.
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Rankin County foreclosures for the week March 27, 2009 have just been published by HUD. Buyers wanting to build some sweat equity may want to check out these properties in Florence, Pearl, and Brandon.
The following homes are each in the 10-day bid period and are for owner-occupants only:
244 Mallard Drive, Brandon NEW LISTING, 3 BR/ 2 BA Northshore Area of Brandon, priced at $158,000
573 Eaglewood, Florence 3 BR, 2 BA, 39073, priced at $108,900
424 Tina Lane, Pearl, MS 3 BR, BA, NEW LISTING, $73,000
The following properties are open for all bidders, including investors:
153-B Cumberland Road, Brandon - 1/2 of a duplex - 2 BR/ 2 Bath, $72,800
1632 Ravenwood, Pearl - SF home - 3 BR/ 1.5 Baths, $95,000
513 Oak Ridge Way, Pearl - SF home - 3 BR/ 2 Bath, $116,000
For specific information regarding one of the HUD properties, contact any real estate broker.
Please refer to previous posts regarding foreclosures in Rankin, Hinds, and Madison Counties, MS.
This morning as I walked out, no as I started to walk out, onto the balcony of my waterfront condo, I hesitated for just a moment as something unusual caught my eye.
In the water below me, I saw what looked like a large alligator with mouth wide open perched just off the rocks. Trembling, my first thought was "How am I going to get past this thing?", followed quickly by "Should I call animal control?"
Then, gathering my wits about me, I did what any serious blogger would do. I grabbed my camera!
Snap, snap! (Pun intended!)
I decided if it WAS a gator, I could quickly scamper back up the steps. Slowly, I gathered the courage to descend the staircase. After all, I'd never SEEN an alligator on this part of the reservoir, despite the heavy rains Jackson has experienced over the last several days. Anything was possible.
Can you make it out? Do you see what I saw?
OK. Here's the truth. Upon closer inspection, it wasn't an alligator at all, but a large piece (about 20 feet) of driftwood. It was realistic looking enough to get my adrenaline pumping this morning.
What do you think? Doesn't it look real to you?
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