2005: The Future Is NowThis year at least doubled the number of ballots we had to contend with for the Best of Jackson 2005 reader poll and for that we are eternally grateful to you, our beloved readers.
2005: Community<b>Best Elected Official and Most Under-Appreciated Jacksonian: Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr.</b>
2005: Urban LivingThink global. Shop local. It's emblazoned on one of the many bumper stickers on the back of my car. It's all over the JFP. It's on the lips of my closest friends. And I believe it.
2005: Food & Drink<b>Best New Restaurant: Pan Asia (862 Avery Blvd. N., Ridgeland, 956-2686)</b>
[Stiggers] You Get More Than A Drug StoreCough Syrup: $12. Asprin: $5. Chunky Chicken Soup: $2. Cold Medicine and Vapor Rub: $20. You have bad cold and no sick day benefits at your job: FIRED!
2005: Food & Drink (cont.)<b>Best Mexican: La Cazuela Mexican Grill (1401 E. Fortification St., 353-3014)</b>
2005: NightlifeTall and slender, looking for all the world like a red-headed poet who might have spent some time in the country, Barry Leach is one fine guitar player.
Best of Jackson 2005: NightlifeBest Musician: Barry Leach. Tall and slender, looking for all the world like a red-headed poet who might have spent some time in the country, Barry Leach is one fine guitar player.
[Chick] The Baptist and The FeministOne of my most difficult struggles as a Christian involves feminism. There. I said it. I'm a feminist. No, I don't wear combat boots, and yes, I love men like crazy. LOVE men. Wouldn't life be much simpler if I …
The Best In Sports In The Next 7 DaysCollege basketball, Mississippi State women at Ole Miss (7 p.m., FSN South): This rivalry makes the women's hoops that much more interesting. … William Carey at Belhaven (women, 5:30 p.m.; men, 7:30 p.m.): The Crusaders call on the Blazers in …
Bob MosesRobert P. Moses, who turned 70 Sunday, is usually surrounded by young people, especially Lanier students and college-age mentors for the Algebra Project, which he runs from his classroom in Midtown.
Video Killed The Print StarThe Slate's Stephen Rodrick offers a witty and penetrating analysis of how TV -- specifically, ESPN -- has killed the newspaper sports column and turned many columnists into entertainers rather than journalists. (Attention TV types: Doctor S is ready to …
Trail BlazersBelhaven College did some trail blazing on Monday when the school named Don Lee the Blazers' new head football coach. Lee becomes just the second black head football coach at a non-Historically Black University in Mississippi and among just a …