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Question o' the Week: What is your favorite craft beer and your favorite local place to drink it?
What is your favorite craft beer and your favorite local place to drink it?
10 Local Stories This Week
In case you missed the Jackson Free Press' signature blend of local news, art and culture, here are 11 stories from the week.
A Brief History of 'The City's Smart Alternative'
The Jackson Free Press started with no money but a big dream.
SCOTUS: Prayer at Govt. Meetings OK
Outside the Bible Belt, it may seem odd for so much praying to take place at government meetings, considering the longstanding doctrine of separation of church and state. Is this even legal? According to a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, it is.
The 3rd Annual Beer Taste-Off with Raise Your Pints
For the third year straight, we invited the folks over at Raise Your Pints to come to the Jackson Free Press offices and share their insights on great craft beer.
Caroline and ‘Camilla’
Folk singer Caroline Herring comes to Chick Ball carried by the strength of rave reviews for her latest album, "Camilla."
Question o' the Week: What is your favorite little-known thing about Jackson?
What is your favorite little-known thing about Jackson?
Your Turn
From jfp.ms: A comment on “The JFP Urban Development Manifesto,” by Todd Stauffer
Defined: People's Assemblies
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has helped bring a grass-roots approach to idea generation and decision-making to Jackson, both in the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, which he co-founded, and later as a Ward 2 councilman.
A Jackson Glossary
Over the years, our readers have contributed to a growing body of Jackson slang, nicknames and inside jokes, proving once again that the JFP readership is the smartest, savviest, funniest group in town. Here are some of the best and most interesting.
Question o' the Week: What is the BEST thing about Jackson, Mississippi?
What is the BEST thing about Jackson, Mississippi?
Radical Idea: Vacancy Tax
So, just how do we unlock the empty buildings that are "warehoused" downtown by landlords, often absentee, who let their spaces rot waiting for the huge rent check of the future rather than do something creative in them to help Jackson develop a more "creative class" vibe? Why not tax them? Other cities do it.
What the Heck Is An IBA?
Sure, we have business organizations such as chambers of commerce, but they are not primarily and exclusively serving interests of small, locally owned businesses.
Big Ideas: Getting Jacksonians into City Parks
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's Parks and Rec Transition Team compiled the following suggestions to get more residents into Jackson Parks and Recreation Department (PRD) facilities throughout the city.
Halloween 2013 Event Changes
Inclement weather tomorrow night has caused some Halloween events to change.
Roger That
Some of the Jackson Free Press staff decided to reveal our own CB handles in this issue.
Best of Jackson 2014: Music & Nightlife
One might not expect Jackson to be home of a talented New Orleans-style brass band. But with influences including Rebirth Brass Band and Soul Rebels Brass Band—two influential groups from New Orleans—the Southern Komfort Brass Band uses brass-band music as a base to which it incorporates covers of R&B, hip-hop and pop songs.
Beer Tasting 2017: Mississippi v. Tennessee
Over the last few years, craft beer has becoming a rising trend. Breweries are popping up all over, and southern states haven't been lost on the trend. Instead of doing a regular beer tasting, the Jackson Free Press staffers decided to compare beers of similar styles from different states.
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