A Delta Journey: Gourmet Coffee in Jackson’s New District
Growing up, my family used to meet in October for family reunions in Jackson, Mississippi. It was the “big city” in Mississippi; it had a …
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A Delta Journey: A Vicksburg Renaissance
On my last venture into downtown Vicksburg, I recall that an old building on Clay Street was collapsing into the street. A large pile of …
A Delta Journey: A Chilly Homecoming in Grambling
When I woke up in West Monroe, the first thing I noticed was how extremely chilly it was, and that didn’t improve all that much …
A Delta Journey: West Monroe’s Antique Alley, Bayou Brew House, Moon Lake and Trapp’s on the River
West Monroe’s Trenton Street is one of the best places in the country to shop for antiques and ephemera. There’s not a whole lot with …
A Sunny Afternoon in Memphis
After a breakfast at the Brunswick Kitchen at Brunswick near Lakeland, I decided to spend the afternoon putting up flyers for the R. L. Boyce …
Books Coffee and Blues in Greenwood
Part of my plan when I decided to go to Vaiden to take pictures on a Saturday afternoon was to try to make it to …
Honoring Willie “Po Monkey” Seaberry: A Man Whose Juke Joint Helped Define A Town
It was kind of a rough day, actually. David Kimbrough Jr, son of the late Junior Kimbrough had died on July 4th, and was being …
Get More of What You Crave in Oxford
On a couple of rare instances when my jazz group played in Tupelo some years ago, my old bass player Monte Butts had recommended a …
Coffee and Ice Cream at Collierville’s Levee Creamery
After a hot afternoon of interviewing people for my masters’ thesis, I had driven down into Marshall County to a spot where my iPhone indicated …
More Blues and Roots Music at Clarksdale Caravan Music Festival
At one time, as far as music festivals went, Clarksdale, Mississippi had one, the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival in August. Later, after former …