Rehabilitating Retail Space
The Mississippi Development Authority is testing a program to beautify old strip malls and make them useful again. The Retail Center Revitalization Program will award grants of up to $50,000 to help community developers turn concrete eyesores into welcoming spaces.
JFP People of the Day: Outstanding Educators
Parents for Public Schools of Jackson and the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson honored four outstanding teachers in the Jackson Public Schools: Diane Setzer, Mary Cook, Barbara Stevens and La'Keshia Opara-Nadi. All four received a 2011 Outstanding Educator award during a luncheon yesterday at the Jackson Medical Mall.
JFP Radio @ Noon: Gubernatorial Candidate Johnny DuPree and JFP Sports
Update: The podcast has been posted at JFPRadio.com; interview with DuPree is at the top of the hour.
Obama to Address Nation Tonight
President Barack Obama is expected to release details about a $300 billion jobs package during a televised speech at 6 p.m. tonight.
Important Correction Regarding The Home Repair Grant Call
The phone number originally listed to get more information about the grant is incorrect. Please do not call the Jackson Medical Mall with questions. Instead, contact the city of Jackson at 601-960-1438. Here is the corrected listing. The JFP sincerely apologizes for the error.
BOY is Back in Town
"We left Mississippi as men," the invitation teases. "We return as BOY."
"We left Mississippi as men," the invitation teases. "We return as BOY."
Down-Home Recipe
Blend tangy, honey-infused mandolin with a simmering string bass, and then add a double-layer of hot, finger-licking guitars. Jackson-based Anna Kline and the Grits and Soul Band satisfy a hunger for some good old-fashioned down-home music. Every tempting offering from Grits and Soul is seasoned with authentic southern spice and smothered in warm velvety vocals.
The Full Circle
He was a tall, kind of goofy-bumbling-professor type who was nice to me, even though I was there to whisk his daughter away. We did not get much time to talk and get to know each other on this first meeting, as is to be expected given the circumstances. I learned a lot about Charles that day, however, when Catherine took me to the den saying, "You've got to check this out."
The Best In Sports In 7 Days
The NFL live chat starts this Sunday. Post your thoughts and read our in-depth break down of the action at http://jfpsports.com.
Iron Doc Heads to Kona
Emerging from the water in the Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas last May, Dr. Larkin Carter found himself 10 minutes off his normal pace. The 49-year-old, originally from Meridian, had struggled in his 2.4-mile swim.
JFP Top 25: Week 2
We have a slight change at the top of the JFP Top 25 this week: LSU gets rewarded for playing a top-5 team, Oregon, and moves to the top of the poll. No teams fell out of the rankings, but several moved around. The biggest tumble was Notre Dame from 18 to 25, a seven spot fall. The biggest jump was LSU from third to first.
The Aging Brain
An aging brain can be frightening. Many of us fear succumbing to Alzheimer's disease or yielding to dementia.
My Mediterranean Veggie Life
Last summer was a season of new experiences for me. One experience that I now revisit almost every week is my encounter with Greek and Mediterranean foods.
Pampering the Self
Sometimes it's nice to get away and indulge yourself. I tend to joke that living and working downtown, where I walk everywhere, makes driving to the suburbs feel like a trip to a whole other country. I decided to make an excursion of sorts out of the experience and do some pampering to get ready for fall.
Family Files Wrongful Death Suit
Morris Dees is not singling out Mississippi in his organization's efforts to seek justice for an alleged hate murder of James Craig Anderson because he was black.
‘Disparity' Study Call Disrupts Session
Percy Watson knew that getting the Mississippi Legislature to fund a disparity study was a long shot, but he had hoped it would somehow make it through the Republican-majority Senate last week. The House Ways and Means Chairman's measure, however, ultimately failed, with Gov. Haley Barbour indicating that he would veto the bill if it came to his desk with the disparity study, Watson said.
Council Mulls JATRAN Cuts
Jackson's bus service could face cuts to deal with a tight budget and low ridership. JATRAN has proposed shortening some bus routes and combining others in areas with few riders.
City Urges Residents to Prepare for Pearl River Flooding
See earlier coverage of the rising Pearl River
Journalism and Ethics
If you take one point away from Valerie Wells' cover story this week, let it be this: Mainstream media have agendas that don't always serve the needs of the citizens who rely on it. As more and more news outlets fall under the control of media giants and entertainment networks, the need to seek out and tell hard truths often falls by the wayside in favor of double-digit profits.
[Stiggers] The Invisible Man
This poem titled 'Return of the Invisible Man: Observations of an Unemployed Poet' is my personal expression about black men, like me, experiencing the highest unemployment rate of all gender/race categories.