Fondren Hosts 'Greening' Conference It's all too easy to bring the city to the outdoors by paving over natural habitats, but recently cities are striving to bring the outdoors back to urban areas.
Poker Run: Not Your Average Race Under cover of the narrow eaves at Fleet Feet Sports in Ridgeland, all shapes and sizes of runners and walkers huddled together to stay out of the rain.
The Right Fuel For serious runners and athletes, working out is a way of life rather than a means to an end.
7 Innings to Extraordinary Kids Rafe Esquith, who has taught at Hobart Boulevard Elementary School in Los Angeles since 1984, inspires young students—all from a poor, immigrant community—to become extraordinary students and citizens.
School Daze Let's just be honest. Whether or not you're still in school, back-to-school time makes you want to shop.
All Dressed Up—With a Plan Have you ever found yourself all dressed up with no place to go? Well, that is not the case for you this weekend.
A Southern Walima As I entered the basement of the mosque, the other guests, obviously primed for the appearance of a Christian, closed in and welcomed me like I was some sort of superstar.
NAACP Develops HIV Manual for Black Churches The NAACP is trying to help church leaders know how to talk to their congregations about a disease that has a disproportionate effect on the black community.
Obituary: Sherman Hemsley Dead at 74Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, has died. He was 74.
Positive Parenting Through Divorce Just about every other marriage these days ends in divorce. No matter the cause, it can be breathtakingly painful. And when kids are involved, it can be difficult to put aside the grown-up problems in order to work together to …
Training at Your Door Clad in pink and black athletic attire, water bottle in hand, Ebony Cooper exudes "workout." As the owner of Body by Ebony, a mobile personal training company, Cooper dedicates her time to helping others achieve their fitness, weight loss and …
Gatsby Endeavors I've alluded before in this column to my general lack of athleticism. I like working out, but when it comes to team sports, I'm much better at being a cheerleader than a participant. Joining my team for Wednesday trivia night …
Screaming For Ice Cream Summer can be a brutal time of year for Mississippians, leaving many looking for ways to cool off. Sometimes, the sweetest relief is ice cream.
It's all too easy to bring the city to the outdoors by paving over natural habitats, but recently cities are striving to bring the outdoors back to urban areas.
Under cover of the narrow eaves at Fleet Feet Sports in Ridgeland, all shapes and sizes of runners and walkers huddled together to stay out of the rain.
For serious runners and athletes, working out is a way of life rather than a means to an end.
Let's just be honest. Whether or not you're still in school, back-to-school time makes you want to shop.
At the end of an obituary that Sally Ride co-wrote with her partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, they disclosed to the world their relationship of 27 years.
Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, has died. He was 74.
Clad in pink and black athletic attire, water bottle in hand, Ebony Cooper exudes "workout." As the owner of Body by Ebony, a mobile personal training company, Cooper dedicates her time to helping others achieve their fitness, weight loss and …
Summer can be a brutal time of year for Mississippians, leaving many looking for ways to cool off. Sometimes, the sweetest relief is ice cream.