Shop Local, Help Whole Community
With our hyper-local focus here at the Jackson Free Press (we're a locally owned business, too), we've emphasized the importance of shopping local since our very first issue. When you shop local, more...
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Fourth of July Eats and Festivities
Eats Broad Street Baking Company (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101, 601-362-2900, broadstbakery.com) For the Fourth of July, Broad Street will have July 4-themed sugar cookies on a...
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Hispanic Influx: One School Struggles to Meet Children’s Needs
MORTON, Miss.—It's Cinco de Mayo in Christy Crotwell's class, and Luis Antonio Hernandez is reading the first-graders a story about the holiday's origins. He reads each page twice—once in English,...
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Biking a Different Path
Riders line up at the top of the Magnolia Ridge BMX course and wait for the gate to drop. As soon as the gate drops, the riders fly down the track, making jumps off hills and taking hard turns. Cheers...
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Chicks We Love
This year's Chicks We Love help our communities in many ways, from giving a smile to every patient at a local women's clinic, to making people laugh with comedy, to playing music and advocating for...
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Chronically Absent: Is Quality Education in Juvenile Detention Possible in...
Jelin "Jay" McChristian, 19, said he gets excited when he is around a lot of people. Not like nervous, just that he's social, he says. He's tall and serious and thoughtful, but quick to smile. He is a...
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Making Jackson Home
I remember the day: Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. My grandmother's Suburban was stuffed with college-room decor and my clothes. I felt electrified and nervous at the same time. I was officially moving from...
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Hiking and Walking Trails
If you eat right and exercise, the Freshman 15 won't be a problem. Luckily, the Jackson metro area has a few places to walk and hike, so you can get your exercise in. Clinton Community Nature Center...
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Freshman 15, Meet Healthy Food
If you're worried about the Freshman 15, don't be. Some of this year's Best of Jackson winners can help you out with eating healthy. Rainbow Co-Op, High Noon Cafe (2807 Old Canton Road, 601-366-1602,...
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Ways to Save for College Students
Welcome to the college life here in Jackson. The city is home to several colleges and universities in and surrounding the capital city. When it comes to your college life anywhere, the most important...
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Keeping Spirituality Alive
If one thing you're worried about is where to worship, don't be. Jackson is a diverse city and has many different places to be part of a vibrant faith community. Here are a few. Hindu Temple Society...
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Coffee Shops for Studying
Studying in the library can get boring and tedious, so throughout the year you might need to change your study scene. Coffee shops are the perfect place to review your notes and research for upcoming...
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College Football Preview 2016
This could be one of the most unpredictable college-football seasons in recent memory. Questions surround nearly every college team in Mississippi as the season approaches. Who will replace arguably...
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College Football Preview 2016: Small Schools
Alcorn State University Braves Head Coach: Fred McNair (0-0 record, first season as a head coach) 2015 Record: 9-4 (7-2 SWAC) Stadium: Spinks-Casem Stadium Last Season Recap Alcorn had a rough start...
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JFP College Football Preview 2016
This could be one of the most unpredictable college-football seasons in recent memory. Questions surround nearly every college team in Mississippi as the season approaches. Who will replace arguably...
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Beyond Detention: Exploring Smarter, Cheaper Alternatives to Locking Kids Up
"He's out on the street. He comes home sometimes. He has that little anklet, he doesn't care. It makes no difference to him. He's afraid of nothing." The mother of a Jackson teenage boy told her story...
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Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ‘Pride and Joy’
Beginning June 30, the Grammy Museum Mississippi began hosting an exhibit that pays tribute to late blues and rock guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan, which runs through Oct. 16. Although Vaughan died in a...
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Grab a Pint, Get Painting
Beer is good, painting is good, and Jacksonians love both. Soon, we'll be able to combine the two with Paint Nite Jackson's new event series, Paint & Pint Nite, which takes place Aug. 30 and Sept....
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Beth Ann Fennelly: Why Poetry is Important
Mary Anna Malich, who lives in Chicago, and her daughter, Beth Ann Fennelly, a resident of Oxford, Miss., had recently driven into Jackson from Memphis. Then Malich sat on a cushioned seat in the...
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Fall into ‘Final Friday’
There's Fondren's First Thursday, and there's Third Thursday at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Now, the midtown neighborhood has joined in the fray with its ongoing monthly arts and business showcase,...
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