January 2024
Your Greater Belhaven Foundation has been hard at work this month, preparing for a great year in our vibrant, historic neighborhood. Our newsletter is a great way to keep up with all the things we are doing!
Great Conversation at the GBF Legislative Breakfast!
Thanks to all who joined us at the Heights on Monday morning to meet with our State Senator David Blount, our State Representative Earle Banks and our City Councilwoman Virgi Lindsay. You don’t want to miss this event next year!
Love Your Haven
Gardening Tips:
According to the MSU Extension Service, healthy soil is the key to a successful garden come springtime. In January, focus on the soil in your flower beds. Use organic matter like compost or manure to augment your soil now and bulk up its nutrients for the growing season.Don't forget to keep those leaves raked in your yard to avoid harmful fungus growth in your grass. And remember our Clean Curb Commitment. Take the time to blow and bag leaves and debris in your curb in front of your homes. It will make a huge difference in the overall look of the neighborhood.
Greater Belhaven Spring Cleanup Day March 2, 2023
Sign up TODAY to join us for our Greater Belhaven Spring Cleanup Day. We are looking for volunteers and sponsors to help us make this the best cleanup day yet!
Riverside Drive
Neighbors are continuing to enjoy our newly paved and landscaped Riverside Drive!
The Greater Belhaven Foundation was able to work directly with the City of Jackson and Hemphill to ensure that branded street signs were installed, and the sidewalk between Peachtree and Pinehurst was filled! Our beautification and landscaping efforts included the replanting of dozens of Live Oaks to replace those that were removed during construction. We are also learning the newly structured street is no longer a good option for 18-wheelers and other oversized vehicles and we are working on solutions to deter these larger service vehicles from using it in order to preserve our beautification efforts.
Update on Code Enforcement
Thanks to the work of Chief Wendell Watts and his Code Enforcement team at JPD, Greater Belhaven Foundation has facilitated the removal of 8 abandoned vehicles in the neighborhood! We are still working on this effort. 
Please continue to notate any abandoned vehicles or problematic properties in our tracker: GBF Abandoned Vehicles Tracker
The city of Jackson Code Enforcement Solid Waste Division and City Employee James Bennett has assisted us in removing large amounts of trash and debris from our parks and other residences around the neighborhood.
Neighborhood Celebrations:
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Hunter Evans of Elvie’s Named as James Beard Semi-Finalist for Best Chef https://eu.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2024/04/03/see-the-jackson-ms-chef-named-as-a-james-beard-award-finalist/73194135007/
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Mississippi Children's Museum - vote for MCM for the award they were nominated for by USA Today https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-childrens-museum-2024/mississippi-childrens-museum-jackson-mississippi/
February 24: MS Blues Marathon runs through Belhaven!Join the GBF and your neighbors at Native Coffee at 8:00 A.M. for a free cup of coffee and cheer on the runners as they come through our friendly neighborhood!
March 2: Greater Belhaven Spring Cleanup Day Join your neighbors as we get ready for a beautiful spring in Belhaven through a community-wide day of cleaning of streets, public spaces, and yards. We will kick off with coffee and donuts at the Belhaven Town Center at 8:30 AM! Sign up here!
March 30: Belhaven Garden Club Presents their Annual Laurel Park Easter Egg Hunt and Parade. Children are invited to decorate their bikes, scooters or strollers and join us at Laurel Park for an Easter Parade around the block with an Egg Hunt to follow! 2024 Grand Bunny Marshall (Walker Dowell) will lead the parade! Support this event by donating stuffed eggs to the Belhaven Garden Club. Contact Event Chair Stephanie Parkinson stephaniemparkinson@gmail.com for more information.
April 25: Art for the Park Join us on April 25th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Fairview Inn for the much-loved biennial event, Art for the Park! Hosted by the Belhaven Garden Club and the newly formed Friends of Belhaven Parks, Art for the Park will feature specialty drinks and bites from favorite local restaurants, live music, and a silent auction featuring works from artists around Mississippi including a new piece from this year’s feature artist, Stacy Underwood! Guaranteed to be a fun time for all, we invite you to mark your calendar and purchase your tickets today in support of our cherished neighborhood and its wonderful parks – Laurel Street Park, Belhaven Art Park, and Belhaven Heights Park!
