Where to Watch the 2009 NCAA Basketball TournamentThe Big Dance is here, baby! Get your dancin' shoes on because some Cinderella team from Timbuktu is about to moonwalk all over your favorite powerhouse and ruin your office bracket pool. It happens to you every year.
Bulldogs at the Brew PubWhy leave downtown and drive 45 minutes to go watch the game? Come over to Hal & Mal's and watch the 2009 SEC champion Mississippi State Bulldogs take on Washington in the NCAA first-round action. Tip off is at 4 …
St. Paddy's Weekend in Jacktown Starts Right Here and NowIt's here! It's the week we all party like the Irish. The JFP has gathered all the details in one place for you; pick up the huge print edition this week for schedules and a discount map (p. 18). Click …
The Ladies of Saint BrigidSitting around the kitchen table, the five women of St. Brigid's casually chat with each other as they pick at their instruments. The table is covered in song sheets, glasses of wine and whiskey, and chocolate.
Free Legal Clinic Today[verbatim] Foreclosure prevention is one of several issues being addressed during the Mississippi Center for Justice FREE legal clinic on tap at the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center on Thursday, March 19th from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
South by Southwest - Day TwoYesterday was sort of my SXSW warmup. A lot of people were just flying in on Wednesday, so everything was still a little quiet. I arrived at Red River (downtown's music district) around 5 and decided the hundred-person line to …
Childers Launches Recovery Tracker Web Site[verbatim] Congressman Travis Childers (D-MS) (yesterday) introduced the North Mississippi "Recovery Tracker" to promote transparency and accountability during the allocation and implementation of funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Recovery Tracker, which is located on the …
How-to Do the St. Paddy's ParadeThe St. Paddy's parade is not to be taken lightly. There is a large amount of trekking and carrying of ice chests to be done.
13's a Charm for Fenian's Irish PubFor 13 years, Fenian's has been Jackson's only Irish pub. General manager, Damon Hogan gives the lowdown on the history of Fenian's and their upcoming St. Paddy's festivities March 21.
The Best In Sports In 7 DaysMen's college basketball, Mississippi State vs. Washington in NCAA West Regional (about 4 p.m., Portland, Ore., Ch. 12/105.9 FM): The Bulldogs, fresh off a stunning run through the SEC Tournament, face a dogfight with the Huskies. If they win, they …
Stimulus Starts At HomeThis week we're proudand perhaps a little surprisedto be publishing one of our largest issues of the Jackson Free Press so far in Volume 7; and one of the most ad-packed issues ever.
Stanford Needed Regulation, Hood SaysMississippi Attorney General Jim Hood blamed the lax attitude of the Bush administration for the longevity of famous Ponzi schemesfrom the Madoff scandal to the Stanford Financial Group, which has its deep ties in Mississippi.
The 2009 JFP Interview with Brenda Scott: ‘Magnet For Tourism'Mississippi Alliance for State Employees President Brenda Scott has been a union organizer for almost two decades. During that time, she's become good at advocating for employees, often with a very loud voice.
MSU faces UW in NCAA. UM forced to scrape bottom for its 12th game. Tougaloo wins! Barack-etology.
The St. Paddy's parade is not to be taken lightly. There is a large amount of trekking and carrying of ice chests to be done.