Dreaming of possibility

A Touch of Finesse, an article in the Dining section of the Feb. 22 issue of the Shepherd Express, highlights the visionary investment of Tatia Jackson in Finesse Jazz Club, located at 2722 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. The article points out that Ms. Jackson is ahead of the curve in her investment in the Harambee neighborhood. It's easy, says the article, after the fact, to wish you had been one of those with the foresight to invest in a once-ailing neighborhood.

"But to dream of the possibility beforehand, to actually gamble on it at the time, takes foresight and, most importantly, risk."

Tatia Jackson has taken a huge financial risk on the Harambee neighborhood, and not even that part of the neighborhood that is now being called Bronzeville. She's following the path laid by Stella Love at the Ponderosa Restaurant right next door, who followed the trail blazed by the Martin Luther King Economic Development Corporation with the King Commerce Center across the street several years before.

Tatia Jackson saw a dilapidated building and dreamed of big plate-glass windows and classy interior finishes. Then she put her time and treasure into making the dream a reality. Please do what you can to support her and other risk-taking dreamers. Stop in and visit Finesse. Lunch at Ponderosa. Take friends. Help Tatia become wildly succesful, and more investment will follow.

You can reach Finesse at 414-263-8972.