Jackson Free Press

Lost Pizza Coming to Jackson

Brothers Will and Jones McPherson, owners of JJ Brothers LLC, are bringing the Lost Pizza Co. restaurant to Jackson's Maywood Mart, to the space that housed Bon Ami before it closed in October 2013. JJ Brothers also operates a Lost Pizza Co. in Memphis.

Lost Pizza Co.'s founders, Brooks Roberts and Preston Lott, opened the original location in 2007 in Indianola, Miss., with no initial plans for additional locations. They eventually began selling franchises by request, however; the Jackson location will be the ninth so far. Another Lost Pizza Co. location, owned by Bruce Quinton and Chuck Camarato, opened in Trace Station Shopping Center at 500 U.S. 51 North in Ridgeland last January.

The restaurant's menu includes signature pizzas, wings, hot tamales, subs, pasta, salads, a kids' menu and more.

The Maywood Mart Lost Pizza Co. will seat 99 people inside and 20 to 30 outside. Each Lost Pizza Co. features its own unique décor; the Maywood Mart location may include a vintage Volkswagen van as decoration.

Construction on the Jackson Lost Pizza Co. is underway. An exact opening date has not been announced.

UMMC Prepares to Open The Meridian

The Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning Board of Trustees recently approved a property lease for The Meridian at Fondren, a mixed-use building that will bring more than 200 apartment homes, offices and retail spaces to Jackson. The Meridian will be located across the street from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which owns the property.

Project managers estimate construction costs for the 4.4-acre space to be between $30 million and $32 million. Developers will have to raze seven existing buildings on the site before construction can get underway. Those buildings house the Department of Medicine’s Allergy, Immunology and Asthma Clinic, and the Hypertension Clinic, in addition to various other offices, which UMMC will relocate to other medical center facilities.

The finished space will feature 10,000 square feet of street-level office and retail spaces in addition to about 240 apartments and parking areas.

UMMC administrators will keep patients informed as the closing dates for the current clinics on the property approach to ensure there are no disruptions in care, as well as announcing the eventual completion date for The Meridian.

Nick's Closes After 3 Decades

Jackson staple Nick’s Restaurant is closed as of Monday after 31 years as part of the area’s culinary landscape.

Nick’s had called Fondren home for more than four years after moving there from its popular Lakeland Drive location.

Owner Nick Apostle said on Facebook that his motivation for closing the fine dining restaurant was his family.

“This closing will allow me to spend time with those that supported me during all the late nights and long weekend hours,” Apostle said. “Alice and I are looking forward to being together and with our five young grandchildren.”

While Nick’s modern American fare will be missed, Apostle's other restaurant, Mermaid Café in Lake Caroline, will remain open.