Jackson is a travel destination - especially the Greater Belhaven Neighborhood!

The Atlanta Journal Constitution has a wonderful article on Jackson that’s really almost 100% about Belhaven! It mentions the upcoming festival, the Welty House, Fairview Inn, Pizza Shack and the Farmer’s Market. Click here to read the article.

Click here to see the 2010 Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights signature painting by David Lambert.  Click here to read more about David Lambert and this year's painting.

The Market is open for business!  The Mississippi Farmers Market and The Greater Belhaven Market have come together to combine the dynamics of Jackson’s two largest inner city Farmers Markets at one location where they offer customers a one stop shop for the freshest, high quality Mississippi produced products. The MS Farmers Market is located at 929 High Street, adjacent to the Fairgrounds. Market hours are Tuesdays, Thursday’s and Saturday’s from 8am to 2pm.

Click here to find out more about the Farmers Market.

Save the date!  Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights 2010 is August 14th!

The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation's annual street festival, Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights is a great night of music, children's activities, food and fun.  Make plans to meet your neighbors and friends at Greater Belhaven's end-of-summer party.  Click here to read more about the festival, sponsors, and music lineup! To volunteer, contact Laura Wofford.

Go online to the MPB Radio page or download a podcast of the "Mississippi Arts Hour," hosted by Mississippi Arts Commission staff, to listen to a show with David Lambert, featured artist for 2010’s Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights festival slated for Saturday, Aug. 14 and Vidal Blankenstein, featured artist for the 2008 Bright Lights festival. They’ll talk about their art and also about this year’s festival. The "Mississippi Arts Hour" features interviews with Mississippi artists, musicians, craftspeople and others involved in arts and culture from around the state. 

Belhaven Park is a Winner!

The Belhaven Park project won a Preservation Award from the Jackson Historic Preservation Commission.  The award was presented to Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation Chair, Marsha Cannon at an awards reception on May 13, 2010 at the King Edward Hotel. The awards acknowledge projects that foster civic pride through preservation projects.

Baptist July through September Events and Seminars

Go to our Upcoming Events page to find out more.

Click here to see photos and to read more about the CELTIC KICK OFF!

Click here to see photos and read about Diggin' and Donuts -  the Belhaven Park work day.  

Jackson Free Press: Best of Jackson!  The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood's businesses, residents and the neighborhood itself received "The Best" in 15 categories and voted second, third or good showing over 50 times.  Click here to see the 'Best of Belhaven.'

BIA is now on Twitter!  Follow BIA on Twitter@BIATweets

Read the Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation 2010 Winter Newsletter here.

Your Opinion Counts!!!  Please take time to participate in an online survey about Get the Juice! We want to know what time is convenient to meet and what you want to talk about. Click here to answer survey questions.

2009 Bright Lights t shirts and prints are for sale.  Call the Foundation office at 601-352-8850 or email bsmithson@greaterbelhaven.com for infomation.

To look at photos from Bright Lights 2009 click here.

The Eudora Welty Education and Vistors Center is now open to the public. The Visitors Center is located next door to the Welty House, at 1109 Pinehurst Street.  For ticket information call 601-353-7762 or email weltytours@mdah.state.ms.us.

Greater Belhaven Land Use Plan - please click on the "Our Future" circle above to see this exciting plan!