Alexis Larkin and Aaron SchwartzBefore Alexis Larkin and Aaron Schwartz met on J-Date, an online Jewish dating service, they each had gone out with people who had stretched the truth about themselves. Alexis had met up with a guy who had said he was …
[Jackpedia 2009] Guide to ShoppingSo you want to jazz up your space without going broke? Several local shops and boutiques offer premium style for paltry prices. From funky photo frames and art pieces to whatchamacallits galore, Jackson has what you need.
Fit in JacksonFried chicken, biscuits with butter and honey, mashed potatoes with gravyall that outstandingly delicious Southern comfort food has a way of adding pounds and inches, fast. Add it to a sedentary lifestyle, and you'll soon find that your favorite jeans …
A Personal TouchLacey Norris, 25, started working in the field of cosmetology after she decided that college was not for her.
Living for a PurposeWhen Margaret Nana Yaa Baker moved back to her hometown of Jackson in 2002, she was disheartened at the lack of African culture in the area. She wanted to open a place where people could have fun and enjoy learning …
[Cool Kids Club] Seeing ClearlyOptometrist Dr. Tonyatta Hairston says it is important for children to get their eyes checked every year starting from age 3when most children can communicate if they are having some trouble with their eyesight, from blurry vision to trouble when …
[Cool Kids Club] Power HourWith school quickly approaching, many parents are asking, "Where will the children go after school?" Many after-school programs offer activities for youngsters, including the Boys and Girls club.
'The Business of Us AllOn an August day in 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till went inside a Money, Miss., grocery store to buy bubblegum with his cousin, Curtis. On his way out, newspaper clippings suggest, he turned to grocer Roy Bryant's wife, Carolyn, and "wolf …
West Nile Claims First 2009 VictimYesterday, the Mississippi State Department of Health reported the first death of the 2009 season due to West Nile virus. The deceased was from Washington County in the Delta. Three additional cases of the deadly disease were also reported yesterday, …
Hitched: Premier Bridal Show Connects Vendors and Brides-to-BeBrides, brides, and more brides. Chatting with their lady companions, they formed a long line in the lobby of the Embassy Suites Ridgeland. All of them were waiting to get into the bridal show on Tuesday, July 28, put on …
Feed Your BrainThere may come a day when I don't recognize you. We could be best friends, have had great adventures and long conversations about everything under the sun. But I won't know that.
Bethany Boteler and Josh SabinsIn January 2005, when Bethany Boteler was 17 and a senior in high school, she went with a friend to meet a boy at McAlister's Deli in Richland.
Big, Gay and ChristianJames Hannaham's novel "God Says No" chronicles the coming-of-age of Gary Gray, a man who loves Jesus and Disney World in almost equal measures. But he loves his college roommate, Russ, almost as much as he loves Christ, and not …
An Apple or a Yogurt a Day?It all started with a cold, then a cough. By the time I saw my physician, I realized that this gunk had taken hold of my physical being.
So you want to jazz up your space without going broke? Several local shops and boutiques offer premium style for paltry prices. From funky photo frames and art pieces to whatchamacallits galore, Jackson has what you need.