Jackson Free Press

Dance the Fondren Electric

Dana Reed's voice lilts up at the end of each phrase as she describes her upcoming, April 10th dance performance entitled "Inside Herself/Cell." A 23-year-old student teacher in the Power …

FILM: Soul Sisters

The following featured films are screening at the Crossroads Film Festival April 3-6. Call 948-3531 for tickets; see their Web site for schedule.

Dear Tougaloo

Five years ago, Dr. Roy L. Irons and an acquaintance attended a fund-raising gala in Memphis to benefit LeMoyne-Owens College, and got an idea. One year ago, the Tougaloo alumnist …

WAR: If Duty Calls

I managed to get through the weekend without watching any news coverage of the war or any television for that matter. Instead, I worked on my research proposal for class, …

FOOD: Leave No Sushi Behind

"Don't even try the stuff if you're not gonna be able to afford it," they warned me. Young, brash and eager to experience big-city life, I recklessly plunged into the …

You Can't Play Baseball Without A Cup

Dr. S is weary of hearing sports fans say "Jackson never gets any big-college events." Not true, and tonight's Adjutant General's Cup is another example. Southern Miss, which is ranked …

Smith-Wills Stadium: Field of Dreams?

Still thinking, "I could be a pro baseball player if I only got a break." Well, put down the box cutter and pick up your glove. The Jackson Senators are …

Marathon Woman

I'm doing a crazy thing this summer. It's a little bit self-serving, but mostly it could benefit a few million people that I will never meet. In January, I joined …

[JFP Classic] Mississippi: A Sad State for Women?

Sure, it may feel that way for at least one weekend in March in Jackson. But after the parade, "chicks rule" is still not exactly the state of affairs in …

The Chicks' Guide to Living Dangerously in Jackson

Ladies, here's what you need to know to live, drink, eat and shop dangerously in the lovely metropolis of Jackson, Miss. (Guide for chicks 21 and older.) Have fun, and …

Let's Just Be Friends

Old Mississippi wouldn't have allowed them to be friends. Back in the 1960s, when Cornelius "C" Turner, a black man, was fighting for civil rights in the state, he could …

LADD: Hoofbeaters Make It Real

Remember the reception to honor the Murrah Hoofbeat staff Tuesday, March 4, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center (downtown at 528 Bloom …

Cotton Is King, by Steve Cheseborough

Eddie Cotton Jr. doesn't see any reason to leave Jackson. "Man, this town has been good to me," says the 32-year-old blues singer-guitarist. "They show appreciation. If you get to …

Feeling the Indie Pulse, by Herman Snell

Those of us old enough to remember W.C. Don's, Midnight Sun, Inez's, The Mosquito and the University Pub recall these ground-breaking Jackson music establishments with a nostalgic sigh of passing. …

Growing Pains

<i>Jackson's Music Scene Struggles for Respect, Audience</i>

Here's the thing: Jackson actually has a thriving music scene, filled with phenomenal, under-appreciated musicians and people who are working hard to give them opportunities to play.

Takin' the A Train

"The Last of the Mississippi Jukes"—will debut on the Black STARZ! cable network Feb. 16 at 8 p.m.

Get ‘Em Now

Tickets to the Mississippi State-Ole Miss Mayor's Trophy baseball game go on sale today (Tuesday, Feb. 4) at 10 a.m. at Smith-Wills Stadium. The game is scheduled for April 2. …

2003: Who's Who

<b>WHO'S WHO</b>

It's not the way she looks, but her looks most men will tell you, don't hurt. Not in a she's-pretty-but-can-she-type kind of way. More like a she-can-sing-like-nobody's-business, oh, and she's-easy-on-the-eyes …

Best of Jackson 2003: Urban Living

The far-flung hair-cutting empire of Maurice's Barber & Style has shops in Jackson, Ridgeland, Madison and at the Reservoir. Much like the barbershops of yore, it's a pleasant place to …

2003: Urban Living

<b>Best Barber: Maurice's,

The far-flung hair-cutting empire of Maurice's Barber & Style has shops in Jackson, Ridgeland, Madison and at the Reservoir. Much like the barbershops of yore, it's a pleasant place to …