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| FondrenExpress.com April 30, 2009 |
Hello!
 Welcome to the latest Express Mail, the newsletter of the Fondren Express Trolley. In this edition, find out what's for lunch, celebrate with Sal & Mookie's, see why St. Dominic's is tops, and take a tasty bite for a good cause. Read on to find out more! |
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What's For Lunch? Ride the Trolley!
 The Fondren Express may
not travel the globe everyday, but the choices for lunch do, and we want to
take you out for that flavor fix! Whether it's Italian, Mediterranean,
Vegan, Southern classic, or anywhere in between, the trolley route runs past over
20 dining choices between 11am-2pm Monday - Friday. And if price is your
point, you can choose from a 99 cent value to a sit down creation that may
leave little room for your nighttime meal! There's a world of flavor in our
funky little neighborhood, and getting to it means a 75 cent round trip
ride. Our route turns you around in less than an hour, and our
recommendations for what you crave may have you on board several days a
week. And that's fine by me. Just grab me a doggie bag! Find our route map and a
list of area restaurants at our website, FondrenExpress.com.
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Batson Benefits From Carnival
 Fondren favorite Sal & Mookie's was in a celebratory and giving spirit last Saturday as they observed their second anniversary with a street carnival, a fund raiser for Blair Batson Children's Hospital. The New York style pizza and ice cream joint raised $1,061 and says they had
a wonderful time doing it together as one community. On hand for the festive day were air jumps, a magician,
a dunking booth, pie throws, a cake walk, ring toss, face painting, bag toss, giant
bubbles, the Fondren Express, and three pizza eating contests (kids,
tweens and adults) and an ice cream eating contest!
Kudos go out to winners Courtney McGowan
in the 8 and under pizza contest, Alex Good, the age 9-15 pizza winner (2nd
place finisher Gabe Starr takes the gift card prize), and Jamie Evans, adult
pizza contest winner. Morris Mermelstein was the winner in the adult ice cream
eating contest. Sal & Mookie's owners Jeff Good and Dan Blumenthal say congrats to all the winners and thank all of their customers who came with their families and made their first street
carnival a huge success!
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St. D Recognized For Cardiac Care
 St. Dominic Hospital is at the top of the list for overall cardiac services among all Mississippi hospitals, says HealthGrades, the nation's leading health care ratings organization that independently and objectively grades the performance of virtually every hospital in the United States.
HealthGrades ranked St. Dominic's as a five-star quality rating of excellence in its 2009 Hospital Quality in America study. This ranking makes St. Dominic's #1 in cardiac services in the state for the second year in a row and in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide. The hospital's outstanding team of clinicians and support staff is on an unending quest to improve the outcomes associated with cardiac patients.The 2009 HealthGrades study also ranks St. Dominic's #1 in the state for treatment of stroke. The Mississippi Heart Institute (MHI) at St. Dominic's conducted its first open-heart surgery in 1974 and boasts 35 years of experienced cardiac care.
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Safe City Fundraiser Takes Tasty Bite
 Tickets
are still available for this year's Take a Tasty Bite Out
of Crime at Highland Village, happening this Monday
May 4 from 7-10pm. Featuring appetizing selections from over 50 of the Metro
Area's most popular restaurants and beverage vendors, two stages of live music,
fun door prizes, and a great silent auction, the evening is called the best
bash of spring. Tickets are $50 in advance or $60 at the gate. Your ticket
offers a chance to win
gift certificates from area restaurants and many other prizes.
Parking will be to overflow, and for your convenience, the Fondren Express will be on hand to shuttle you to the front door! The money
raised will be used for everything from researching legislation to keeping the
Metro One helicopter in the skies assisting law officers. Last year's event drew 1,200 and raised $60,000.
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Thank you for supporting Fondren and the Fondren Express. Please visit our website at FondrenExpress.com and support the merchants and restaurants who support us. We love hearing from you, so send us your comments and suggestions to news@fondrenexpress.com.
Captain Ron and Crew
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