Entries by Jim Albritton (584)

Wednesday
Jul182018

The Story | Arriving at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 Lands Sunday, July 22

One week each year, during EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wisconsin is home to the world's busiest control tower. How busy? With 123 takeoffs or landings per hour, busy enough to warrant some unusual arrival procedures. And for some, getting there is half the fun. | Produced by Jim Albritton

Sunday
Jul012018

Higher Truth | The Art of Frances Fortner

Just months after the death of Jackson Academy senior Frances Fortner, her parents, Tom and Laurilyn, are hosting a month-long show of her art at Cups in Fondren. Focusing on teen anxiety and depression, the show features colored pencil portraits of her friends. Proceeds from prints, note cards, T-shirts, coffee mugs and other items featuring Frances’ work benefit Fondren Renaissance Foundation art education programs. The Fortners also have established scholarships in Frances’ memory at Jackson Academy and Ballet Mississippi. “Higher Truth: The Art of Frances Fortner” continues at Cups in Fondren in Jackson, Mississippi throughout August.

Monday
Jun182018

London Walks Knows Secrets and Shares Them

From a virtually hidden 300-year-old courtyard to a church housing a forgotten Norman crypt, the Secret London Walk weaves its way down back alleys and through a millennium and more of history to reveal hidden mysteries of the British capital. London Walks offers the Secret London Walk on Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m. at the Chancery Lane Tube Station. | Produced by Jim Albritton

Sunday
Jun172018

Fondren Hosts Fourth Annual Mississippi Craft Beer Festival

Beer lovers, sampling more than a hundred different craft beers, filled the lot behind Duling Hall for the fourth annual Mississippi Craft Beer Festival. The event, presented by the Fondren Renaissance Foundation in cooperation with Capital City Beverages, Inc. and Southern Beverage Company, featured breweries from Mississippi and neighboring states. | Produced by http://newsocracy.tv.

Sunday
Jun172018

London Walks | The Blitz

Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. | St. Paul's Tube | The dome of St. Paul's seemed to ride the sea of fire like a great ship. Ludgate Hill was carpeted in hosepipes. Two hundred people died that night. On the north side of the cathedral 63 acres became a waste of smoking ash and rubble. Another 100 acres were completely devastated in other raids that autumn. At the finish, out of the City's tight-packed 461 acres, 164 were reduced to ruin. And this was just 1940. Learn more about London Walks

Saturday
Jun162018

London Walks | Chelsea

Chelsea, the village of palaces, the home of Thomas More, Oscar Wilde, the Psychic Garden, and the Royal Hospital and its Chelsea pensioners, is a must-see. London Walks guides tours of this celebrity filled neighborhood on Wednesdays at 1:45 p.m. from the Sloane Square underground station. 

Wednesday
May232018

Rock 'N' Roll London Pub Walk | Live Music, History & Beer

Twice weekly London Walks guide Adam Scott leads music fans in search of London's rock 'n' roll past. And along the way he sets the scene, playing the music and singing the songs that still influence the music we hear today.  Learn more about the Rock 'n' Roll London Pub Walk at http://www.walks.com. | Produced by Jim Albritton | Newsocracy.TV

Wednesday
May232018

One Guy Serves Diverse Menu to Devoted Foodies

Kendrick Gordon may be just one guy, but he serves up a diverse menu you wouldn't expect to find on a Mississippi food truck. Trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, his goal is to stand out by offering the unexpected to a growing number of loyal diners amazed by the quality of his meals. You can find One Guy Steak & Chicken at 1494 Old Fannin Road in Brandon, Mississippi. | http://oneguysteakchicken.com

NOTE: One Guy has moved to Dallas, Texas. 

Tuesday
May012018

London Walks | Old Hampstead Village Walk

Our setting is London's most picturesque neighborhood — a perfectly preserved Georgian village crowning the top of a handsome hill and garnished with the capital's most elegant old world promenade, a medley of cobble-stone lanes, pretty cottages, surprising turnings, and unsurpassed views. The cast of characters ranges from the highwayman Dick Turpin to the painter Constable to the poet Keats; from Freud and D.H. Lawrence to Sting and Boy George; from Elizabeth Taylor and Judy Dench and Emma Thompson to Rex Harrison, Peter O'Toole, Alan Bates, Liam Gallagher and Jeremy Irons. And for good measure, there's London's most villagey atmosphere, white swans on a lake, and magnificent Hampstead Heath. | http://www.walks.com 

Thursday
Apr122018

GI Associates | Butts & Guts 5K Race for Colon Cancer Awareness

StinkyFeet Athletics and GI Associates joined forces to bring an end—hundreds actually—to colon cancer.

Thursday
Apr122018

GI Associates' Team Gives Back to Patients in Need

Each year the GI Associates' team gathers to give back to the community. Colon cancer screenings are provided for those who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford them.  

Tuesday
Mar062018

Radiothon Drops Mic, Brings in More than $502K

For the second year in a row, the Mississippi Miracles Radiothon, through pledges from individuals, families and businesses, has raised more than $500,000 for Children’s of Mississippi. From Wednesday to Friday, on-air personalities broadcasted live from the Batson Children’s Hospital lobby, giving patients and their families a chance to share their stories. | Produced by Jim Albritton

 

Saturday
Feb242018

All Access Fondren | Jackson Neighborhood is Mississippi Cool | Episode Two

Mississippi Restaurateur Nathan Glenn offers a behind the scenes tour of Fondren, the Jackson neighborhood he knows best. In this episode: Pig & Pint, Hops and Habanas, Fondren Underground, Barrelhouse, Campbell's Bakery and Sneaky Beans. | Produced by Jim Albritton

Friday
Feb092018

All Access Fondren | Jackson Neighborhood is Mississippi Cool | Episode One

Mississippi Restaurateur Nathan Glenn offers a behind the scenes tour of Fondren, the Jackson neighborhood he knows best. In this episode: Walkers Drive-In, Babalu Tapas & Tacos, La Brioche, William Goodman Art, Rooster's, Basil's, Cups and McDade's. | Produced by Jim Albritton

Sunday
Dec312017

Hattiesburg | It's Mississippi Cool

Jackson restaurateur Nathan Glenn travels to Hattiesburg to check out the Hub City's culinary scene, visiting Grateful Soul, Mercury Pizza Co., Glory Bound Gyro Co., Southern Wangz and Southern Prohibition Brewing Co. | Produced by Jim Albritton | http://mississippi.cool.