It's the Weekend!Fall is here and the weather is perfect for a weekend of outdoor events. Grab your bike this afternoon and head to Rainbow Grocery in Fondren at 6 p.m. for the Jackson Bike Advocate's monthly community bike ride. The ride …
City Accepting Applications for Business Development GrantsBeginning October 3, 2011, the City of Jackson's Office of Economic Development will accept applications for its Small Business Development Grant (SBDG) and Storefront Improvement Grant (SIG) programs.
Study: ‘Green Economy' Growing in MississippiThe number of "green jobs" in Mississippi will grow by 18.5 percent over the next 10 years and add 9,000 new jobs to the state, if a recent survey is correct. Mississippi's overall employment is expected to grow 12 percent …
Robert PooreRobert Poore, one of the landscape architects for the Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art, pointed to the reflection of the new green space in the glass walls of the Jackson Convention Complex. Although the earliest plans for …
Armed and DangerousLeandra Medine, a New York City blogger also known as The Man Repeller, has termed the recent bracelet craze as an "arm party." And being that I'm a huge fan of both (over) accessorizing and The Man Repeller, I had …
Foods That HealHaving a healthy immune system through proper nutrition is a key to combating illnesses. Supplementing your diets with foods high in nutrients like antioxidants, phytochemicals and enzymes will have a direct effect on your health.
What Is It About the French?What gives? They drink wine, they eat baguette after baguette, they love rich sauces and pasta, they inhale cheese like it's air. Yet, French women tend to look fabulous, and thin, every time you see one out in public. Don't …
You might be a foodie if ...• You eat at Parlor Market three times a week even if can't afford toilet paper. At least at the bar.
Eating for HeartHeart disease is the number-one killer in the U.S. You can reduce your risk of heart failure and coronary artery disease, which is the blockage of vessels that supply blood to the heart, by maintaining good cholesterol and blood pressure …
Get SmartYes, Mississippi is the most obese state. We're too sedate, and our diets suck. No news there.
Feed Your Brain—And Your Kids'Brain science is exploding with new research showing why it's vital to not only feed your stomach, but to feed your brain. In Doctors Health Press last week, Dr. Victor Marchione, author of The Food Doctor newsletter, says that anyone …
Raw and NakedMy wife looked incredulously at the glass before her. "It's green," she said. This was not the typical cup of coffee I usually bring her.
Donna's Power SmoothieI'm just going to be honest. Once my day starts, I don't always eat enough fruit, and as a vegetarian, I need non-animal forms of protein and other nutrients. I get too busy to think about it, though.
‘Curry is a Technique'Grandma Modak, a quiet, kind woman who wore simple white saris, gave my mother a wonderful gift. She taught her how to make mouth-watering curry chicken from West Bengal. Although the word "modak" refers to a sweet dumpling favored by …