Taste of West Jackson Winners and C Spire Tech MovementCommon Ground Covenant Church hosted its second annual Taste of West Jackson event on Saturday, Sept. 16, at Claiborne Park, where local restaurants and chefs submitted dishes for the event's West Jackson Food Competition.
Fondren Residents Demand Rejection of Patio Variance for Precinct LoftsA group of Fondren residents walked out of the downtown Hood Building relieved on Wednesday after the City of Jackson planning board rejected a request for a "front yard" variance to allow the construction of a patio addition to The …
Hotel Project Pops Up in Fondren, Demolished Houses Cause OutrageLess than 36 hours after developers of a Hilton Homewood Suites Hotel explained their plan to neighborhood residents, the remains of "Fondren House" lay in ruins by the time darkness fell on Sept. 21.
Jackson Developers: Involve Locals in Decisions EarlyAs long as developers are following zoning and city codes, it's within their right to build. Just because you can do something, however, does not mean you should.
Uber to Lose Its License to Operate in LondonUber's license to operate in London won't be renewed because its practices endanger public safety and security, the local regulator said Friday, in a blow to a company already facing big questions over its corporate culture.
Public Shaming Likely but GOP Wary of New Laws After EquifaxProspects are good for a public shaming in the Equifax data breach, but it's unlikely Congress will institute sweeping new regulations after hackers accessed the personal information of an estimated 143 million Americans.
City Receives Grant for Senior Low-Income Job CreationOlder low-income adults in the Jackson-metro area looking for jobs will have access to employment opportunities after Senior Service America Inc. awarded the City of Jackson a $553,698 grant.
US Job Growth Slows to 156K; Unemployment Up to 4.4 Pct.U.S. job growth slowed in August as employers added 156,000 jobs, still enough to suggest that most businesses remain confident in an economy now in its ninth year of recovery from the Great Recession.
Best of Jackson: Home ImprovementThis year's Best Plumber winner, Buford Plumbing, has done a lot more than unclog a drain or two for the Jackson metro area.