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Eating Out on a Student Budget
Eating out on a college budget or even just a small one can be difficult, but this year's Best of Jackson winners and finalists for Meal Under $10 are good, affordable options. Aladdin Mediterranean...
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How to Survive College
College can be both difficult and easy, depending on what you do. For this year's Jackpedia issue, we've gathered some tips to survive college. Cam Bonelli: Don't buy your books until you've gone to...
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Stay Stress Free
As you head into college, upcoming homework assignments and finals are inevitable, but even though the work is unavoidable, the accompanying stress doesn't have to be. Learning new ways to deal with...
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Jackson’s Best Music Venues
Going to watch a local band can be a fun way to occupy your time, and with Jackson's roots in music, it's no surprise that we have many venues, including this year's winners Best of Jackson winners...
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Where to Find What You Need
School can be fun to shop for, and luckily, Jackson has great local businesses where you can find them while avoiding chains. Try these for staples. School Supplies McDade's Markets (multiple...
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JFP College Football Preview 2017: The Smalls
Alcorn State University Braves Head coach: Fred McNair (5-6 overall, all at ASU, entering second season) 2016-2017 record: 5-6 overall, 5-4 SWAC Last Season Recap The Alcorn State Braves were the...
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JFP College Football Preview 2017: University of Mississippi Rebels
Head coach: Matt Luke (0-0, interim coach) 2016-2017 record: 5-7 overall, 2-6 SEC Radio: 97.3 FM Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium 2016 Recap Last season didn't go as planned for the University of...
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JFP College Football Preview 2017: Mississippi State University Bulldogs
Head coach: Dan Mullen (61-42 at MSU, entering ninth season) 2016-2017 record: 6-7 overall, 3-5 SEC record Radio: 105.9 FM Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field 2016 Recap While a good academic...
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JFP College Football Preview 2017: Jackson State University Tigers
Head coach: Tony Hughes (3-8 overall, all at JSU, entering second season) 2016-2017 record: 3-8 overall, 3-6 SWAC Radio: 95.5 FM Stadium: Veterans Memorial Stadium 2016 Recap The Tony Hughes era got...
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JFP College Football Preview 2017: University of Southern Mississippi Golden...
Head coach: Jay Hopson (39-23 overall, 7-6 at USM, entering second season) 2016-2017 record: 7-6 overall, 4-4 C-USA Radio: 105.1 FM or 620 AM Stadium: M.M. Roberts Stadium 2016 Recap Year one of the...
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JFP College Football Preview 2017
It's that time of year once again when I lock myself away in a room and relive last college football season while preparing for the current one. Each year my hair gets grayer, and my predictions get...
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Making Afterschool Programs Work
Operation Shoestring Program Director Amber May says that an equitable education is a basic right for everyone. "It's a basic right, and ... as duty-bearers in the community, it's our responsibility...
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All Hands on Deck: Showing Up for Childhood Literacy in Mississippi
"Ciss-cross, apple sauce. I said criss-cross, apple sauce. What part of that do you not understand?" Like a symphony conductor, Angela Sandifer deftly had her pre-K class of 18 African American...
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Redefining Royalty: A Look Inside Jackson’s Drag Culture
"That's Shamu in disguise over there," Ke'Charra Illuminati says, giving a side-eye to Starr Alexander. "Now be nice," London DuMore half-heartedly replies. "Well, you gotta be nice, London, lookin'...
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‘Everybody Matters, Or Nobody Matters’: The JFP Interview with Public Safety...
To say Marshall Fisher is a career law-enforcement, or as he would say "narc," official is an understatement. The U.S. Navy veteran has seen it all while working for the federal and state governments...
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Jackson's Creative Pulse: What Has Changed Since 2002, What Is Still Ahead
When this newspaper started 15 years ago this week, promising a rising creative class in Jackson on its cover, the capital city was a different place that nearly everyone said they wanted to leave....
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When the JFP Launched in September 2002 ...
Quite a few things have changed since the Jackson Free Press launched in September 2002. Here's a list of some of them. A Democrat was still governor (Gov. Ronnie Musgrove), and the Senate and House...
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Takeover or Not: Jackson Schools in Limbo
The afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 14, seemed to creep by slowly as Mississippi Board of Education members deliberated the future of Jackson Public Schools behind closed doors. The boardroom buzzed with...
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Journeying to Executive Chef
Estelle Wine Bar & Bistro Executive Chef Matthew Kajdan says that his favorite dish to make at the bistro is the grilled redfish. He prefers the dish, which comes with sauteed lobster, avocado,...
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The District's 'Classy Burger Joint'
When Ray-Scott Miller saw the plans for The District at Eastover, he knew immediately that the space called for a certain type of restaurant: a "classy burger joint." "When I saw the space, I decided,...
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