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Spies In The Sky
Jackson and the metro area have a new set of eyes in the sky, thanks to local helicopter pilot Coyt Bailey, SafeCity Watch, philanthropist Jim Barksdale and other private donors, …
What is your favorite dish at a Jackson-area restaurant?
We ask you, JFP faithful, what sets your mouth drooling? And we received some (very) tasty replies.
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Husband Speaks About Wife Shot at JSU
The husband of a woman shot at Jackson State University last night is asking for authorities to help find the suspect who is still at large.
[Kamikaze] Crap In a Pretty Box
They are all exactly the same.
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.
Hip-Hop is Dead
Hip-hop is dead.
That's was Nas is saying on his new disc (hitting the streets on Tuesday, yall), and I can't say I disagree.
Is the South Politically Irrelevant?
Read this provocative piece in the Times about, well, us:
A Yankee Girl Digs Through Our Trash
Jackson immigrant Brandi Herrera Pfrehm finds that the magic Trash Fairy doesn't fly the streets of Fondren at night to separate our trash.
The Great American Experiment
Here's the column that drew the ire of Mr. Kim Wade, radio talk-show host, as reported in this week's issue.
[10 Things About] The Weeks
After missing the Esperanza Plantation Holiday Showcase in December, The Weeks return to Jackson. On Friday, Feb. 3, the band performs with Colour Revolt at Hal and Mal's at 8 …
OBAMA WINS; Eyes on Mississippi Tonight
Thoughts? Comments? Returns? Concerns?
The polls just closed, and the world is watching Mississippi's Democratic primary. (Sit up straight.)
Who's Open for Business (or Closed) in Jackson?
This is an open thread for postings about who is open for business and who is closed in Jackson. Feel free to give us updates as things change. Good luck …
There Is NO EXCUSE For This!
WLBT got a tape of a mother severely abusing her child, and the mother is now in jail. Beating a child for ten minutes straight with a belt and a …
Thank You, Captain Obvious
And then uses innuendo and divisive statements to tell us.
In an op/ed piece in the CL Mr. Mitchell asks "Who are the poor?"
Breaking: All Five ‘Grayhead' Defendants Found Not Guilty
After four hours of deliberations, a jury has acquitted the five defendants accused of kidnapping and assaulting Michael Sanders to warn him away from talking to the police. Police say …
[10 Things About] ‘Nautilus'
Laurel Isbister Irby releases her sophomore album, "Nautilus," Jan. 21 at The Commons at Eudora Welty's Birthplace (719 N. Congress St.). The CD release party will feature a collaboration of …
Sheila Bedi
On Nov. 29, Sheila Bedi testified before the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence in Baltimore, Md.
Candidate
Chairman Bryant
Will Mississippi Elect a Radical-Right Governor?
Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant 56, took his place on the far right of his Republican opponents on stage and thanked his wife, mother-in-law and voters for making his campaign possible. …
New Isn't Always Better
The post-punk Renaissance may have run its course a few years ago, but don't tell that to The Gossip. Of course, the group's emotionally expressive style never really fit in …
Crossing the Line?
Madison and Rankin cops are angering both drivers of color and white business owners. Are they going too far?
