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8 Oxford Factoids
The law office located at 1013 Jackson Avenue was originally home to Phil Stone, a lawyer and early mentor to William Faulkner. The building itself is considered one of the oldest continually operated law offices in the state of Mississippi. It now houses the Freeland & Freeland Law firm. Oxford’s sister city is Aubigny, France, which is located 120 miles directly south of Paris. The Oxford Train Depot was originally a passenger stop on the Illinois Central Railroad, which connected Chicago to New Orleans. It sat decrepit for...
read moreSquare Books & Regions Bank [PICart]
From time to time, we like sharing pictures and/or art from around the Oxford area. This is one of those times : ) photo credit: Derek Moreton photo manipulation: me
read moreTwo Days In The Life: The Oxford Beatles Shows
On February 5th and 6th Proud Larry’s will host the fundraiser “Two Days In The Life: The Oxford Beatles Shows” featuring over fifty local artists covering their favorite Beatles tunes. The show is the brainchild of Chico Harris, founder of Oxford Town, The Local Voice, and – coincidentally – onetime owner of the domain name OxfordMississippi.com. Harris began the tribute last year (“A Day In The Life”) to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of John Lennon and Paul McCartney meeting each other and as a way to...
read moreThe Oxford Vent Line, Part One
Had a rough day? Did you get stuck behind a tourist who didn’t know how to drive around the Square (Josette – that one’s for you). Upset about an Ole Miss loss? You a student, and not get the grade you wanted? You waiting tables at Proud Larry’s and someone stiff you on the tip? Need a place to vent your frustration? Introducing, The Oxford Vent Line Call up, and vent to your heart’s content As submissions come in, we’ll pick a few audio clips to post here on the site to share (in an upcoming post).. small...
read moreGetting Juiced With Ron Shapiro at Main Squeeze
Oxford mainstay, Ronald “Ronzo” Shapiro is on his laptop with several of the nation’s newspapers within arm’s reach when I find him at Main Squeeze, his latest foray into the “restaurant, etcetera” business. It was the third time I had dropped by to chat with him; the previous times took place in December where I was met with Post-it Notes on the door declaring him absent for the time being. Shapiro’s unavailability on the first two attempts was not altogether unexpected. It was, after all, late December and the...
read more1215 South 11th – Lindfield House [OTM]
Oxford Time Machine (aka. OTM) highlights ‘then-and-now’ photos of the surrounding community. It’s a hobby project of ours : ) In the 1850′s, an Englishman named Edward Hustace purchased the property, and being an English citizen, was able to save the house during the Civil War when Grant occupied the...
read moreRemembering The Hoka [VIDEO]
We should all collectively thank Joe York for producing this gem of a documentary about The Hoka (titled Sorry, We’re Open). Cameo’s include Ron Shapiro, Barton Segal, Barry Hannah, the Howorth’s, Sparky Reardon, and Jim Dees. It runs about 38...
read moreNews Worth Sharing
an excellent Cotton Bowl story posted over at Friends of the Program.. snippet below: “The Atrium Bar at the Hyatt, one of the Ole Miss fan hotels, reported that victorious Ole Miss faithful went all Wild Rebel on the bar and set a record for money spent on booze in one night, the grand bar tab total coming to a little over $29,000″ … and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.. read the entire story...
read moreFaulkner on the Square [PIC/DRAWING]
From time to time, we like sharing pics from around the Oxford area. This is one of those times : )
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