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Mississippi Special-Needs Voucher Bill Inches Forward

A proposal to create state-funded vouchers for special education students is moving forward in the Mississippi Legislature.

Home Cookin’ Capsule

The championship rounds of the state high school basketball tournament tip off Friday, March 13, and Saturday, March 14, at the Mississippi Coliseum.

Diving into The Lower Caves

For Nashville, Tenn., indie rockers The Lower Caves, growing up in the music capital of the South played a key role in developing their alternative-rock sound.

Beginner’s Guide to Surviving a New House

Until last December, I managed to escape the brunt of adulthood's challenges. That all changed when my sister, Emily, and I moved into a small house in Pearl.

Zeek'z Mediterranean Vibes

After the Flowood location of Aladdin closed in 2014, the area was short a Mediterranean option. On Monday, Feb. 16, Sean Alexander filled that gap when he opened Zeek'z House …

Troubled Water, Part I: Explaining Jackson's $91 Million Siemens Contract

It's almost impossible to turn on the nightly local television news without coming across a story of a Jackson resident who was shocked to open an astronomically high City of …

What to Do About Downtown

The boom downtown, such as it is, is paradoxically not a commercial boom. It is residential.

T-P: Saints Trading Jimmy Graham to Seattle

Rolling Records, Master Gardeners and Tulane Workshops

Like the man himself, Jack White's Nashville-based label and record store, Third Man Records, has become an institution.

Solar Lights a Healthy—and Empowering—Path in Disasters.

When disaster strikes, survivors have a few basic needs: food, water, shelter, blankets. But energy quickly becomes just as fundamental a need—and that is often lacking, or very dirty.

House Approves Tax Cut on Alcohol Sold to Retailers

Restaurants and package stores that sell alcohol in Mississippi could get a tax break, if the governor agrees.

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‘Justice, Justice, Thou Shalt Pursue’: The JFP Interview with Roberta Kaplan

Like many LGBTQ couples, New York attorney Roberta Kaplan and her wife, Rachel Lavine, have enjoyed federal marriage rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal restrictions against same-sex marriage …

Building LGBT Teen, Business Alliances

When a Magnolia Junior High School teacher conducted a math exercise by dividing the classroom into two teams based on gender, Destin Holmes was forced to sit in the middle …

Setting Up Women for Failure ... or Success

Too many people are still in denial about the way our culture treats even successful and educated women differently. So it makes a lot of sense that poor and less-educated …

The Tale of Samantha Woo

Woo Couture is the brainchild of Samantha Woo, a wedding-dress designer from Vietnam. Woo's family has been making clothes for generations.

Meals for a Busy Life

I have some quick and easy recipes that will help you make family dinners a rousing success, including my 30-minute taco soup. These are recipes you can prepare in advance …

Bubble Tea, Telehealth Center and NAMI MS Coming to the Metro

Karen Gordon, owner of High Biscuits (7048 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland, 769-300-4948), a British-style tearoom that also has a contemporary southern atmosphere, wants to do something different for Jackson's neighborhood …

Anjou Restaurant