Where Daniel Lake Boulevard intersects with Terry Road in south Jackson sit a gas station, a strip mall with a blood donation center and the remnants of a failed grocery store.
At one corner, there’s a recently renovated building, its painted exterior covered in brightly-colored sketches of people eating ice cream and sipping cups of coffee.
This is the home of Riverside Collective, a weekend coffee shop and ice cream bar that opened its doors in July. It’s here where students such as Antonio Ramirez can learn what it means to be a part of a community…