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Change Your Mind; Change Your Life

My first encounter with Mrs. Martin (not her real name) was the day before my birthday in August 2010. She came to my office complaining of fatigue. She was 49 …

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Parades and Passion

Living in downtown Jackson is fantastic all year long but it is even more wonderful on what is one of the best weekends of the year. I speak, of course, …

Faith

Raise Your Voice

Imam Ali Siddiqui is intimately familiar with the destructive nature of religious fundamentalism and the problems of immigration in the modern world. Born in 1944, his family fled their native …

Culture

Fruits of Education

For most college students, graduation is the capstone of their last four years and a marker of achievement. However, diplomas don't mean as much as they used to, and graduation …

Fashion

How to Shop Fondren

When the Fly Girl and the Girl About Town get together, we shop. Or at least we talk about shopping. So, we decided to start a series of "How to …

Fly

Parade Weekend Schedule

<b>Thursday, March 22</b>

Follow the trail of fishnets and beads to establish your own queeness at this year's parade.

Fly

11 Things About Sweet Potato Queendom

Learn everything you want to know about the SPQ phenomenon, and then some.

Books

The Unofficial SPQ Glossary

Visualize the Sweet Potato Queens—smiling women throwing beads from a queenly float wearing costumes covered in green and pink sequins, spangles, and fringe; long, curling, glossy red hair; sparkling tiaras; …

Fly

Running Of The Vixens

If you're roaming the streets of Fondren before the start of the Zippity Doo Dah Parade, be sure to watch out for the bulls. It may not be Pamplona, exactly, …

Fly

Boom Time

Known as the "Summa Cum Laude" of college bands, the Sonic Boom of the South will provide visitors to Fondren an education on how we do it here in Mississippi …

Books

One for the Guys

The idea behind this review was twofold—to get a man's perspective on the latest Sweet Potato Queen book and to do a bit of a combo review of "The Dummy …

Fly

SPQ Shopping List

1. The world's most padded bra.

Any girl worth her salt loves to shop. And that's no exception for a queen. Take some advice from this list to unleash the queen within.

Fly

Love, Peace, and Itty Bitty Floats

Alexander "Trace" Alston, 50, has been to every Mal's St. Paddy's Parade since the beginning. As part of the Rude Men Krewe, Alston and 75 fellow krewe members from all …

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All Eyes On Fondren

Get Ready, get ready, get ready! The Sweet Potato Queens are back! Grab your tiara, fluff your boa, and grab a stud and make your way down to Fondren this …

Wellness

Sweet Tartness

Vinegar is one product with multiple uses. It has benefits for the home (inside and out) and benefits for better health.