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Organic Living
FDA May Torpedo Food Movement
As many who follow food and farming news may have heard, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is formulating rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act that could adversely affect …
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Christianity Without Jesus
"The Jesus who warned of public prayer has no place in their Christianity."
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Please, Help Us Get Serious About Transparency
As City Reporter Tyler Cleveland frustratedly reports in this issue and in previous weeks, the quasi-public yet clandestine Jackson Redevelopment Authority has a tendency to recess into executive session when …
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Be the Change: Books for Tots Campaign
What's better than giving a child a book? Through Dec. 13, you can help a child learn how to read.
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City & County
A Quiet Push for ‘Kush’
Chokwe Lumumba espouses a view of regionalism that is quite different from the Hinds-Madison-Rankin model, one that aligns with the Jackson-Kush plan.
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City & County
The Battle for Downtown, Part I: Watkins v. JRA, et al
In recent years, Watkins has taken credit for several successful renovation projects—the King Edward Hotel, the Standard Life Building and Retro Metro, which renovated a large chunk of Metrocenter Mall.
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City & County
Fighting Violence With Yoga
The therapeutic benefits of practicing yoga are well documented, but this coming weekend, the power of yoga will be on display in a different way.
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Jacksonian
Catherine Sullivan
Passionate is one word to describe Catherine Sullivan, the executive director of Grace House. Her passion for social justice is obvious in her work with the vulnerable and voiceless citizens …
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Publisher's Note
Movin' On Up ... to Downtown
This week, soon after we ship this issue to the printer, we're packing up our office and moving to downtown Jackson—our first move in almost a decade.
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Music
Black Sun School of Music
Black Sun, a collective formed in January 2013, includes Cassandra Wilson and the members of New York City trio Harriet Tubman—guitarist Brandon Ross, percussionist J. T. Lewis and bassist Melvin …
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House Oversight Panel Probes Health Website Woes
Probing whether the White House shares blame for health-care website woes, the House's chief investigator is delving into technical issues behind the dysfunctional rollout of HealthCare.gov.
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Morsi: No Stability in Egypt Unless Coup Reversed
Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi accused the military chief who deposed him of treason in a message from prison read by lawyers on Wednesday, saying the country cannot return to …
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DHS Nominee Would Focus on Leadership Vacancies
President Barack Obama's pick to be the Homeland Security secretary said he puts filling key leadership vacancies and improving morale at the sprawling bureaucracy before the department's core counterterrorism mission.
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Seat Belts on Commercial Buses Delayed 45 Years
After a drunken driver on a California highway slammed into a bus carrying passengers to Las Vegas, killing 19, investigators said a lack of seat belts contributed to the high …
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Despite Ruling, Egypt Holds Off on Ending Curfew
A court declared that Egypt's 3-month-old state of emergency expired Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, but the military and security officials held off from implementing the ruling and lifting …
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GOP Ready to Block Key Obama Court Nominee
Republicans seemed ready to block another of President Barack Obama's picks for one of the nation's top courts on Tuesday, the latest skirmish in a nominations battle that has intensified …
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City & County
Council Could Front Zoo $1.2 Million
Lately, Beth Poff has been concerned about the Jackson Zoo's dire financial situation, which threatened the park's national accreditation.
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Biz Roundup
La Finestra, The Manship, and Pay It Forward
La Finestra, a new restaurant owned by local chef Tom Ramsey, opened its doors Monday, Nov. 11.
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Tons of Aid in Philippines, but Not Where Needed
The day after Typhoon Haiyan struck the eastern Philippine coast, a team of 15 doctors and logistics experts was ready to fly here to the worst-hit city to help.
