Books
Making Worlds
In "The Kings and Queens of Roam," author Daniel Wallace illustrates the power words have to make worlds, both in the tragic whimsy of the world his words create and ...
Art
A Shoestring Fling
Operation Shoestring is a community organization based around kids and families that has been making a difference for nearly 50 years.
Food
Apes & Ales
Springtime means good eats and drinks in Jackson. If you’ve been hiding out from freak hailstorms by eating soup at home, now is the time to put down the ladle ...
Food
Taste the Neighborhood
Springtime means good eats and drinks in Jackson. If you’ve been hiding out from freak hailstorms by eating soup at home, now is the time to put down the ladle ...
Food
Wine Down
Springtime means good eats and drinks in Jackson. If you’ve been hiding out from freak hailstorms by eating soup at home, now is the time to put down the ladle ...
Wellness
Miracle Juice
Smoothies blend every part of the fruit or vegetable (or other item) together into a thick concoction. Juicing, on the other hand, extracts only the watery but nutrient-filled juice from ...
Hitched
Paper, Please
In an age when most written communication has gone digital, the wedding invitation stands stalwart as a physical, mailable item. In fact, if anything, the world of wedding paper is ...
Diy Guides
String & Nails
This is a craft that has been on my list since I saw a similar creation on a blog I frequent.
Art
Paint By Numbers
Leaving with a finished painting is one of the best parts about classes at Artful Hours or Easely Amused.
Editor's Note
Lessons from the Press
We don’t all have to be newspaper people. But we can all find that niche, that way to contribute.
Gig
Gig: Floral Fashioner
We design and work on floral arrangements, door baskets, all sorts of things, so wire cutters and clippers, scissors, moss, ribbon, oasis foam (to anchor plants and flowers in arrangements)...
Culture
The Century Queen
This year's Grand Marshal, Sweet Potato Queen Aunt Faye of Texas, recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
Culture
Anatomy of a Sweet Potato Queen
When Jill Conner Browne dubbed herself a Sweet Potato Queen in 1982, she launched a brash, quirky, self-deprecating and, above all, sassy brand of feminism that people worldwide are still ...
Feature
What's in a Name?
One of the most interesting things about Irish culture is the unique names--and pronunciation of those names--that have resulted from the linguistic shift from old Irish to modern English.
Feature
Why Guinness is Great
Guinness is more than a drink to Ireland—it is part of the country’s legacy.
Feature
Mal's St. Paddy's Parade Route
The Southern Komfort Brass Band leads the way, followed by Hal and Malcolm White, the O'Tux Society, the Green Ladies, the Krewe of Kazoo, the Bucketheads and any other Jacksonians ...
Feature
Nor Any Drop
The theme of the parade is a slightly adjusted line from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," Samuel Taylor Coleridge's longest poem.
Art
Grand Waters
Anyone who lives or plays in Jackson long enough will eventually be driving down a road and pass a quiet, slender man with a paintbrush.
Jacksonian
V.A. Patterson
Each year, in March, V.A. Patterson becomes something else. One year, she became a gypsy. Another year, a cavewoman. One year, she even transformed into an emu.
Gig
Gig: Social Storyteller
I've always wanted to be a journalist. My mother used to say I had to be the first to know it and the first to tell it.
Food
‘Hallelujah’ for Better School Lunch
Although the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta still ranks the state the most overweight in the nation, Mississippi's obesity rate for elementary-school children is down 13.3 percent since 2005.
Diy Guides
Handmade Mail
Email is great for so many things, but nothing quite compares to the feeling of getting real mail—the kind of letter or card that someone took the time to pen ...
Food
Eat, Drink, Delta
This tome is part cookbook, part travelogue, part bartender's guide and part restaurant review. But it's all Delta.
Art
Abstract Stories
See Tony Saladino and Stacey Johnson's works at Fischer Galleries (3100 N. State St., 601-366-8833) the month of March. An opening reception is March 7 at 5 p.m.
Editor's Note
Making it Work
I love the Academy Awards—analyzing starlets' sartorial choices on the red-carpet pre-show (while trying to ignore the inane Ryan Seacrest-y questions, of course), attempting to predict the big winners and ...
Bodysoul
Killer Camp
Flipping tires is just one part of a new Badass Bootcamp Terry Sullivan is offering through his fitness company, liveRIGHTnow.
Bodysoul
Feel the Pure Burn
If you haven't heard of Pure Barre, you must be living under an exercise rock.
Art
Culture Convention
Mississippi Pulp Con is a place where steampunk zombies can rub elbows with Wookiees. Roller-derby girls can exchange numbers with comic fanboys. Vampirellas, paranormal investigators and pop artists can dance ...
Person of the Day
Margaret Wrinkle
Southern writers have a legacy quite unlike writers from the rest of the country.
Person of the Day
Adam Huttler
While completing his junior year, studying in London at the British American Drama Academy and finishing college at Sarah Lawrence College, Adam Huttler founded a company.
Diy Guides
Home Exhibit
I've wanted to build a gallery wall for years, but the stars hadn't aligned until now.
Film
Celebration and Remembrance
For the 11th year, Jewish Cinema Mississippi presents the best films of the year to explore Jewish culture. Out of 60 films screened, the selection committee chose four to bring ...
Art
Community Collaboration and Creation
When Scott Allen was a kid, his parents let him draw and paint on a stretch of wall in his home. These days, Allen, 33, is still painting on walls, ...
Person of the Day
Band of the Day: Sun Ballet
Sun Ballet kicks off what the band hopes is its biggest year yet with its first performance of 2013 at Hal & Mal's Saturday.
Art
Eclectic Collection
In a modern-looking building of ash and concrete and glass, tucked away in the woods off Interstate 55’s Frontage Road, you can find two things: a lot of books and ...
Editor's Note
The Wedding Ordeal
I'm not sure if you've noticed, but women can get a little worked up over weddings. In fact, I don't know if there is anything that turns sane women into ...
City & County
Running the Blues
This weekend, thousands of marathoners will descend on Jackson with blues in their head, heart and step for the Mississippi Blues Marathon.
Drink
Poppin’ Bubbly
We sat down for a blind taste test with a panel of seven bubbly enthusiasts from the JFP staff to determine whether or not expensive champagne is really worth the ...
Food
Ring In 2013: Events for New Year's Eve in 2012
Don’t have any plans for New Year’s Eve? Start 2013 off with a bang by eating good food, sipping fancy drinks and enjoying local music.
Cooking
Christmas Around the World
As Americans are sitting down to ham or roast beast (or perhaps even tofurkey) this Christmas, people around the world will enjoy a wide assortment of traditional holiday meals.
Fly
For The Host/Hostess
Everyone has that friend who just loves to entertain—whether its grilling up burgers in the backyard, cooking a full sit-down meal or just pouring a wicked cocktail or two.
Person of the Day
Salongo Lee
As a photographer, visual artist, poet and bookmaker, Salongo Lee represents an intersection of new and old artistry.
Food
Library Lounge
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of the library. As soon as I was old enough, I got my library card, and trips to check out books became a ...
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