“Patterns of Home,” a three-panel asphalt mural painted directly onto the street between the historic Neely House and Jaxon Station, is bold, vibrant, and very much on purpose.
Last year, the City of Jackson installed a new crosswalk on Royal Street, a push toward pedestrian safety in a stretch of downtown that has always deserved a second look. Now that effort has a colorful new neighbor. The mural installation started on June 1, and by June 3, color spewed across the asphalt.
Read MoreMusic is something that has forever been woven into the culture of Jackson. While Carl Perkins and the Rockabilly sound are what most people think of first, that staccato rhythm and piano twang is only a part of what Jackson’s music scene was and is. The musical talent that Jackson has produced — from Full Devil Jacket to Erin Rae to LOLO — is as diverse as the community. The problem, though, is that Jackson never had an infrastructure to develop that talent. At least not until now.
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