Get BikingOne of the best ways to meet people in the Jackson area is by getting involved with the biking community. Here are several bike-related opportunities available around town.
Who Loves JX?Through the T-shirt design company Studio Chane and local clothing store Swell-O-Phonic, Ron Chane has provided Jackson with snarky tees for two and a half decades now.
Jackson ThriftingIf you feel like digging for that jewel in the rough or just want to browse, these thrifty places have tons of selection for clothes.
Pure BlissSpaBeca not only caters to the individual, but to wedding parties, couples and mother-daughter duos. It also offers special packages, coupons, gift certificates and deals.
Bar HoppingThese days, women are hitting the bar before they even go out—but not to drink.
On Social Media: Unique DishesWhat is your favorite unique dish at a Jackson restaurant? We’re looking for specific things you can’t find anywhere else—such as the seaside cakes at High Noon Café.
Farmers Markets and ProduceBrenda's sells Smith County home-grown produce such as peas, okra and squash. It's open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sundays until November.
Pure InstinctThere is something so visceral, so primal and yet so perfect about eating ribs.
Embracing the VegContrary to popular belief, eating a non-meat diet isn't hard.
Much to LoveJackson is much, much more than the sum of its issues.
Jacksonians Should Explore Jackson, TooJackson is at times a divided city, segregated along hard racial, economic and educational lines. Just consider the conversation that often takes place when the subject of the Jackson Zoo comes up in casual conversation.
Crowds Funding Local EntreprenuersJackson personal trainer Keith Richardson has a dream to own and manage a shoe store, and he's found a creative way to get it done. Now, he needs the community's help.
God-Given Economic DevelopmentMississippi is making a concerted push to capture some of the enormous money in the health-care industry. That push, however, doesn't include what experts deem two of the most vital aspects of creating a health-care economy: healthy, well-educated citizens.
Lap’s Rocky RoadJames "Lap" Baker, who recently retired from the Hinds County Public Works Department, wants to put infrastructure improvements back on track as the county's District 4 supervisor.
Archie: Balancing ActAfter coming up a bit short in the last countywide election, David Archie is hoping the people of District 2 give him a supervisor's job in the upcoming special election.
MDA Ponies Up $1 Million for ‘One Lake’Two years ago, after John McGowan's flood-control plan known as "Two Lakes" went down in flames, the longtime oil magnate and sometimes developer retooled his dream for a waterfront development that would hopefully protect Jackson from floods and provide an …
Lumumba Proposes Sweeping Rate HikesMayor Chokwe Lumumba has spent much of his first 50 days in office in preparation for the afternoon of Aug. 19 at City Hall, where he presented his proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 to the Jackson City Council.
Facebook Aims to Get More People OnlineFacebook wants to get more of the world's more than 7 billion people—all of them, actually—online through a partnership with some of the world's largest mobile technology companies.
Manning Faces Sentencing for WikiLeaks DisclosuresMore than three years after his arrest in Iraq, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is set to learn the price he'll pay for leaking an unprecedented volume of classified information to a once-obscure, anti-secrecy website.
Groups Spar Over Use of Money in Power Plant FightA free-market advocacy group that opposes Mississippi Power's $4.7 billion coal-fired power plant under construction in Kemper County now finds itself on the defensive, accused of using public funds in the fight against the plant.
Prosecutors Rest in Fort Hood Shooting TrialMilitary prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood.
City Saving Bundles On OvertimeCity officials believed switching to electronic monitoring of city employees' work hours would pay off, and now they have proof.
Conkrete, Arts and TrailsDr. Mark Malone and historian Scott Barretta are working with MAC's Folk and Traditional Arts Program to develop lesson plans that explore Mississippi's history via the Mississippi Blues Trail.
Judge Bars Most Motive Evidence in Fort Hood Trial A military judge blocked several key pieces of evidence Monday that prosecutors said would explain the mindset of the soldier accused in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, including his belief that he had a "jihad duty" to carry …
Universities Voice Support for Capital Money Plan As they present their annual request for capital spending, leaders of Mississippi's eight public universities say they're pleased with the Legislature's pledge to borrow $100 million a year to cover the schools' needs.
Miss. Jobless Rate Falls as Labor Force DipsMississippi's unemployment rate fell by a half percentage point to 8.5 percent in July, hitting lowest level in more than four years, but only because the state's labor force shrank.
Zoo Gets County FundsRumors have swirled for weeks that the Jackson Zoo, the largest zoological park in Mississippi, was eyeing new digs across town at LeFleur's Bluff Golf Course, located in a state park. Pictured: Kimberly Jacobs (of JSU's Gallery 1) holds a …
One of the best ways to meet people in the Jackson area is by getting involved with the biking community. Here are several bike-related opportunities available around town.
Through the T-shirt design company Studio Chane and local clothing store Swell-O-Phonic, Ron Chane has provided Jackson with snarky tees for two and a half decades now.
If you feel like digging for that jewel in the rough or just want to browse, these thrifty places have tons of selection for clothes.
SpaBeca not only caters to the individual, but to wedding parties, couples and mother-daughter duos. It also offers special packages, coupons, gift certificates and deals.
These days, women are hitting the bar before they even go out—but not to drink.
What is your favorite unique dish at a Jackson restaurant? We’re looking for specific things you can’t find anywhere else—such as the seaside cakes at High Noon Café.
There is something so visceral, so primal and yet so perfect about eating ribs.
Contrary to popular belief, eating a non-meat diet isn't hard.
Jackson personal trainer Keith Richardson has a dream to own and manage a shoe store, and he's found a creative way to get it done. Now, he needs the community's help.
Mississippi is making a concerted push to capture some of the enormous money in the health-care industry. That push, however, doesn't include what experts deem two of the most vital aspects of creating a health-care economy: healthy, well-educated citizens.
James "Lap" Baker, who recently retired from the Hinds County Public Works Department, wants to put infrastructure improvements back on track as the county's District 4 supervisor.
After coming up a bit short in the last countywide election, David Archie is hoping the people of District 2 give him a supervisor's job in the upcoming special election.
Two years ago, after John McGowan's flood-control plan known as "Two Lakes" went down in flames, the longtime oil magnate and sometimes developer retooled his dream for a waterfront development that would hopefully protect Jackson from floods and provide an …
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has spent much of his first 50 days in office in preparation for the afternoon of Aug. 19 at City Hall, where he presented his proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 to the Jackson City Council.
City officials believed switching to electronic monitoring of city employees' work hours would pay off, and now they have proof.
Dr. Mark Malone and historian Scott Barretta are working with MAC's Folk and Traditional Arts Program to develop lesson plans that explore Mississippi's history via the Mississippi Blues Trail.
Rumors have swirled for weeks that the Jackson Zoo, the largest zoological park in Mississippi, was eyeing new digs across town at LeFleur's Bluff Golf Course, located in a state park. Pictured: Kimberly Jacobs (of JSU's Gallery 1) holds a …
Manipulation of costs and other data by oil companies is keeping billions of dollars in royalties out of the hands of private and government landholders.