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• March 4, 2020

Home Is Where the Office Is

To allow Jacksonians the chance to give a shoutout to their workplace homes, we include the Best Place to Work category in our annual Best of Jackson issue.

Opera Mississippi, formerly the Mississippi Opera Association, holds musical and artistic shows throughout the year …

• March 4, 2020

Opera Mississippi’s New Incarnation

Since its founding in 1945 as the Jackson Opera Guild, the arts organization formerly known as the Mississippi Opera Association has gone through a number of changes.

Long-time voice actress Keri Horn offers a four-week voiceover class through New Stage Theatre on …

• March 4, 2020

Keri Horn: Voiceover Queen in Blue Jeans

Like a lot of children growing up in the '80s, Keri Horn loved to watch cartoons like "The Smurfs" and "The Care Bears." But she might have been one of …

Restaurants in the Jackson area offer St. Paddy’s-themed goodies. Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash

• March 4, 2020

St. Patrick’s Day JXN Goodies Galore

We all love the fun that comes with St. Patrick's Day, but let's not forget that the capital city also houses a number of restaurants that offer specialty food and …

Michael Moore rests before his decompression surgery performed by his doctor John Lancon. Photo courtesy …

• March 4, 2020

Mike Moore: When Life Gives You Headaches, Help Others

Sometimes a headache isn't just a headache. Yazoo City native Michael Moore learned this lesson firsthand in 2018 when he took ill with a bacterial infection and was taken to …

Pepper Palace offers an array of hand-crafted hot sauces, salsas and more at various levels …

• March 4, 2020

Hunter Evans, former chef de cuisine at Lou’s Full-Serv, opens his own restaurant, Elvie’s, named …

• March 4, 2020

Old Spaces, New Faces

Spring inches ever closer, and to coincide with the season of renewal, let's review a list of recently opened businesses that have breathed new life into some older buildings and …

This rendering depicts the remodeled Mississippi Trade Mart building, which should be completed and open …

• March 4, 2020

Flourishing in Spite of a Flood

With every issue of BOOM Jackson, we like to reflect on the progress and developments that have occurred over the last quarter. From renovations to flooding, these last three months …

The Jackson-based women’s tackle-football team prepares for its second season, which begins April 4. Photo …

• March 4, 2020

Mississippi Lady Panthers on the Prowl

In August 2018, Cameron Veal and LaSteven Jackson talked about putting on a women's flag-football game for charity. This discussion laid the foundation for the Mississippi Lady Panthers.

Shoestring on the Rise

Students in Operation Shoestring's Project Rise after-school program were in for a special treat when they returned in January to a newly renovated state-of-the-art facility in central Jackson.

Students use the center to do homework together. Photo courtesy Operation Shoestring

• March 4, 2020

The Levee Board’s position is consistent: One Lake is the region’s best hope to end …

• March 4, 2020