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This is such an exciting time to be in Jackson and especially the Fondren area. Fondren Presbyterian Church has a rich history of serving and advocating for our neighbors in Jackson. Being a part of this historic church and this exciting ministry is a great joy for me.

The prophet Jeremiah called on the people to ‘seek the welfare of the city.’ I am so excited to work with the members and friends of Fondren Presbyterian Church as we continue to seek the welfare of our city.

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“I want (artists) to say ‘I can do this,’ then stay and —Mary Claire Primos, p 10 create here in Jackson.”

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9 JXN Creativity and Discovery Art and craft at this year’s Stray at Home.

24 Peekaboo Eventful Life See what’s inside Shannon McLaughlin’s well-stocked bag.

10 Listen Locally Check out our roundup of Jackson-area podcasts.

26 Gift Guide Space Optimizers Office toys and trinkets for cool people.

12 Creating a Space Contemporary art gets another voice in Jackson

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14 Secret JXN Big River This outdoor area tells part of the story of the river that gave the state its name.

16 Expat Spinning Silver Meet chart-topping artist who grew up in the Delta and Jackson..

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18 Progress Lofty Goals Bone up on the city’s latest developments.

20 Future Engineering Belhaven and UM are giving students a new opportunity.

21 Biz West Jackson Resurgence Next Level Entertainment is bringing business back to Metrocenter.

22 Mindful, Relaxing Find a new way to center yourself at Jax-Zen.

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24 Back 2 Nature All things natural.

28 Best of Jackson Transforming Health Care UMMC does it right.

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38 Bites Lemonade Life Read about one little entrepreneur in Jackson.

40 Coolest Offices The City’s Coolest Workspaces Builders, lawyers and artists.

46 Do Gooders Uplifting Youth Mississippi Youth Media Project re-tells the story.

48 Melodies Sing the Arias It Ain’t Yo Mama’s Mississippi Opera.

50 Events Hop into Spring See, do, learn, laugh, 56 Cool, Too River City Celebrate culture and nature in Vicksburg.

58 Local List Get Educated Jillian Smart’s top nine.

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never know, right? I’ve tried to keep myself in ’m a big believer that the way you keep your space is a reflection of your state of mind. For check and not get too hopeful. As far as I’m concerned, this isn’t done until closing. example, when my apartment or desk gets

For me, owning my space might mean really messy, it’s a good indication that I’m stressed out and that my head is in 1,000 differ- owning my own house. But taking ownership is also something we should all practice in general. ent places. At least.

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It happens way more than mean owning what you do, I’d like it to, and big problems owning up to your life, your and messes overwhelm me mistakes, your skeletons in easily, so cleaning (and life) the closet. It might mean can be tough. having the courage to say

As I write this, I’m in what you want and need, the process of trying to buy others be damned. It might a house. Near the end of last mean standing up for what year, I had the idea to buy a you believe in. vacant space or warehouse in Right now, I think what either Midtown or downtown we need is to own our and convert it into a living Managing Editor spaces, to not apologize for space/art studio, but as I disAmber Helsel talking too loudly or laughcovered, even finding those ing too much, to not feel places was a challenge, so I like we have to apologize shuddered to think about how for being ourselves or speaking out for what difficult the actual buying process would be. we believe is right or feeling bad for how we

So even though I held onto that dream look. It is not always easy, especially in a socifor a while, and even had my eye on a possible space, I eventually realized that it was probably ety that never seems to stop talking. But it’s more time, effort and mullah than I could af- important.

In general, Jacksonians have the privilege ford. Naturally, the next step is to look into buy- of living in this progressive bubble, but someing a house, right?

I’ve toyed with that idea ever since I moved times, it seems like too many people would into my apartment. I mean, I love where I live, rather be the needle. The city is running out but I take up too much space for a 650-square- of money; potholes never seem to go away; feet studio-ish apartment. I’m an unapologetic Jackson Public Schools are still underfunded; people talk more about the crimes that happen hoarder and packrat (I still have lots of old notebooks from middle and high school), and I’m than a way to get them to stop.

But we have hope, and the hope comes in also someone who has a lot of really big ideas the idea of owning our spaces. Citizens of Jackand can’t stand it when my creativity is stifled.

I mean, I’ve done a lot of really great work son need to make use of our gifts, hone our crafts and lift our voices. in my current place of residence, but I’m ready I think that if any group of people can save for bigger canvases and bolder colors. I’ve spent much of the last two years figuring out who I Mississippi, it’s going to be us. It’s going to be am and who I want to be, and now, it’s time to the people who work and live and play and create right here in the capital city. claim a space just for me. No one else’s rules, no Managing Editor Amber Helsel is a demolirental agreements with too many stipulations, tions expert and the Demon Lady of Food. She’s no landlords looking over my shoulder. also a Gemini who likes adventures, art, food,

Owning a house is an intoxicating thought, which the house-buying process itself (who music, cats and anime. Email story ideas to amber@jacksonfreepress.com. made it this complicated?) and my own fear of falling flat on my face only bring down a little.

Even through the excitement, I’ve tried not to get my hopes up. Things happen. The house may not appraise for the right amount.

There could be a snag with the loan application.

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ack when Mary Claire Primos lived in Nashville, she had a big backyard, so she decided to host art festivals in it. In May 2012, Primos decided to bring her events to Jackson when she started Stray at Home Art & Music Festival.

“It’s a day for Jacksonians to get lost in the creativity and the culture that is in this space,” Primos says to explain the name.

Stray At Home is a free, family-friendly festival, which will in Smith Park again, on Saturday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

“It’s always the day before Mother’s Day. You can get lost in downtown Jackson, enjoying the creativity and music,” Primos says.

In addition to a juried art

show, the festival will have music all day, food trucks, kids crafts in the morning, regular and adult beverages, and a cornhole tournament at 2:30 p.m.

“The winner gets a trophy and bragging rights for a year,” Primos says.

Cornhole costumes are “encouraged” and might even help your game, she adds.

Mississippi-based artisans and makers sell their art at the festival, and Primos hopes it inspires other artists.

“I want them to say, ‘I can do this,’ then stay and create here in Jackson,” she says.

Each year, proceeds from the festival and cornhole tournament benefit a charity. This year’s charity is the JXN Trailblazers to benefit the Museum Trail, also known

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as the Museum to Market Trail.

The JXN Trailblazers formed to support the Museum Trail, which will run from the Mississippi Farmers Market down Museum Drive and all the way to Lakeland.

Groundbreaking on the trail is expected to happen this year, but even when the trail is built, it won’t have amenities, so the group is raising money.

“The money that paid for the trail is a mix of federal funds and local matches. But it only pays for the bare bones of the trail,” says Melody Moody, a member of the JXN Trailblazers. “When people come from all over to ride, walk and run the trail, they’re going to want amenities like benches and lighting and water fountains.”

Moody says the money will also go toward the trail’s

long-term sustainability.

Primos also hopes Stray At Home will encourage people to explore the capital city more, and maybe even take home a souvenir, like a piece of artwork.

“If you were inspired by a piece of art and bring it into your home, you’ll walk past it and remember the experience or part of the story, and get lost for a moment in the beauty of that creation,” she says.

Most artwork costs between $20 and $150, with some pieces going for more. Organizers are encouraging people to ride their bikes to the festival, but downtown Jackson also has parking available.

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NOW HEAR THIS // by Amber Helsel O

ver the last couple of years, many podcasts have popped up in Jackson. Here are a few to try. Find more on iTunes or the Satchel Player app.

Let’s Talk Jackson

Hosts Beau York, Chellese Hall, Paul Wolf and more sit down each week to talk to people in the community such as artist and graphic designer Melissa Bryant, filmmaker Roderick Red and political cartoonist Marshall Ramsey.

Made in Mississippi

Host Casey Combest talks to people such as Thimblepress owner Kristen Ley and Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company co-founder Mark Henderson about their entrepreneurial lives and business advice.

Country Squire Radio

On Country Squire Radio podcast, hosts Beau York and Jon David Cole talk about pipe tobacco, the blends aficionados can find at local businesses like The Country Squire, Tobacconist and more.

Token Talk

The Roguish Gent

Comprehensive Beatdown

Hosts Thomas Price, Antario Moore and Darius Williams cover social issues through a “minority lens.” Interviews include comedian Rita B. and Homework Town/Elegant Trainwreck Productions co-owner Garrad Lee.

Theca Jones hosts a podcast each week where he talks to locals such as writer Sierra Mannie, rapper Savvy and blogger Jessica Simien about everything from “fake news” to racism to music.

Hosts Silent G and Bloggy Bonilla break down albums track by track. Though the podcast often features national acts, the duo has also talked about albums from local artists such as 5th Child, Echo Victor, Savvy and SilaS.

Pass the Mic

The Kickback

Hosts Tyler Burns and Jemar Tisby engage in discussions and do interviews that address some of African Americans’ core concerns in a biblical context, speaking on topics such as the current political climate and pop culture.

On The Kickback, hosts Josh and Jordan discuss local events, pop culture, social issues and more with a humorous overtone. The duo has talked to guests such as hip-hop artist Savvy and fellow podcaster Melvin Robinson.

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Flash TV Talk

Beau York and host Matt Beall do weekly rundowns of CW’s “The Flash” and talk about future news and more. The podcast has featured guests such as John Wesley Shipp, who played Henry Allen and Jay Garrick on the show. boomjackson.com

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A New Start for Contemporary Art // by Tyler Edwards

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“Beach Fires” was one of T.J. Legler’s pieces for the Missisippi Contemporary Art Center’s first exhibition in December 2016.

Clark wants his gallery to feature what he calls “outsider artists,” those who are not formally trained in the arts but are instead selftaught, with an emphasis on experiential and 12

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ost people can pinpoint a time or event where their love of something began. Steve Clark traces his passion for contemporary art to his 20 years living in Chicago.

Clark, a Mt. Olive, Miss., native and Millsaps College graduate, left Mississippi in 1993 to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received his master’s degree in visual communications.

After graduating in 1995, he started working as a time-arts researcher for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and then for other galleries around the city.

“These were smaller galleries in Chicago,” Clark says. “I would find artists who hadn’t been in the scene really, and I wanted to pull them out and bring them into the spotlight, and that’s been my passion. There are so many artists who get to be shown, but there are some that get left by the wayside.”

That is the mindset that Clark has maintained since he moved back to the state in 2016 and began the Mississippi Contemporary Art Center.

“The thing in my life I’ve always wanted to do was open a contemporary art gallery,” Clark says.

Steve Clark founded the Mississippi Contemporary Art Center as a way to discover and promote new talent in the state after moving back to Mississippi from Chicago in 2016.

experimental artwork.

For its inaugural exhibition in December 2016, the Mississippi Contemporary Art Center featured local artist T.J. Legler, who created his pieces by lighting up a piece of steel wool and photographing it while moving it. Clark says the event had about 80 people in attendance and received so much attention that they decided to keep Legler’s pieces on display at Coalesce (109 N. State St.) for the time being.

“T.J. is a very interesting guy, and what I like about his work is that it’s performance,” Clark says. “He’s making a statement about this temporal reality. The light is only there for a second, but when he takes a photo of it, it becomes something that lasts forever.”

The next exhibition is set for spring of this year and will be a group exhibit called “Meta • Contemporary.” The show will feature eight local contemporary artists, including Legler, social and political artist Johnnie Mae Maberry, painters Cherie Clark Hamel and Justin Ransburg, and Eli Childers, who will do a live

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performance at the opening.

“The show will answer the question, ‘What is contemporary about contemporary?’” Clark says. “They’re going to answer questions about our contemporary life, and the answers to those question will be unique to each artist.”

While Legler’s exhibit took place at Coalesce, that will not be the case for every MCAC event. Clark says the center will be moving around and mounting exhibitions in Jackson, specifically in unused and unexpected spaces.

“In the first year, we’re not going to be gallery in a dedicated space,” he says.

“We’re going to do pop-up galleries that enrich the neighborhood and involve the community. We’re going to do things like put brand new floors in places, brand new lighting, have the exhibition and then leave it in a better place than we found it.”

“That’s the plan for 2017,” Clark says. “In 2018, the Mississippi Contemporary Art Center (will be looking for) its own permanent space, and I’m hoping it will be in Jackson.” boomjackson.com

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A Mississippi Model // by Katie Gill

The long-unused Mississippi River Basin Model was once a vital piece in solving flood crises across the United States.

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he story of one of the nation’s largest hydraulic Mississippi River Basin Models starts after the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which killed more than 500 people and displaced several-hundred thousand more. A year later, the government passed the Flood Control Act of 1928, tasking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with studying the river and possibly altering it with locks and levees. An impressive item to come out of the Army Corps of Engineers’ study is the Mis-

model represents 100 feet of the real-life basin.

The model represents about 41 percent of the United States and approximately 1.25 million square miles in miniature. The government used captured Italian and German prisoners of war to help build the model.

Individual sections were completed in 1949, but the model as a whole wasn’t finished until 1966. By 1952, the Missouri River segment was fully operational, and information gathered from that segment helped to prevent flooding in

The Mississippi River Basin Model is located in Buddy Butts Park near Clinton. sissippi River Basin Model, located in Buddy Butts Park off McRaven Road near Clinton.

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Omaha, Neb., avoiding more than $65 million in flood damages. In 1964, the site opened to the public for self-guided tours, drawing in more than 5,000 people a year. Facilities included a 40feet-tall observation tower, from which visitors could view the entire model.

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As computer models became more prevalent and more accurate, there was not any need to keep the model running. Analysts used the Mississippi River Basin Model for the last time in 1973 to help mitigate a failure of the Old River Control Structure floodgate system in Louisiana.

The City of Jackson took ownership of the Mississippi River Basin Model in 1993, and it was designated as a Mississippi Landmark—however, the cost of running the model was too high. As such, the City abandoned the model.

The past few years have seen a renaissance of interest in the Mississippi River Basin Model. Various media outlets that focus on abandoned or hidden structures have profiled it, most notably the blog Atlas Obscura in 2015 and the podcast 99% Invisible in 2016.

Today, the Mississippi River Basin Model is open for the public to visit. If you decide to visit and explore the model for yourself, be careful: While it’s still in fair condition and certainly an interesting visit, the model is overgrown with foliage. Thick pants and good shoes are a must. boomjackson.com

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Silver’s Mississippi Spin // by Micah Smith

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ans of singer Deborah Silver’s 2016 album, “The Gold Standards,” a charttopping tribute to the Great American Songbook, might be surprised to learn that the soulful vocalist wasn’t raised in the Hollywood hills, as some would guess from the album’s classic style. Instead, she spent her youth

lege, she began landing roles in musical-theater productions, which required her to get over her shyness quickly.

After graduating from Washington University in the mid-1980s with a bachelor’s degree in business and public relations, Silver came back to Mississippi and began taking music classes at

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Mississippi-born singer Deborah Silver released her latest album, “The Gold Standards,” in September 2016.

in Mississippi, first in the Delta, then Jackson.

Silver was born Deborah Berman in Greenwood and lived in Indianola before her parents, Robert and Sondra Berman, moved the family to the capital city while she was still a toddler.

“It was the best childhood anyone could ever have because I was in Mississippi,” Silver says. “I mean, what’s better than growing up in Mississippi? It’s the hospitality state, the people are all wonderful, and it was extremely happy days, happy times.”

Some of her best memories are from her time at Murrah High School, where she was a cheerleader and sang in choir, she says. However, while she wasn’t afraid to get onstage for public speaking, dancing, acting or classical piano recitals, Silver was too shy to sing for others.

“I was so quiet and shy to sing in front of people that I have a running joke; I say, ‘I sang solo—‘so low’ that no one could hear me,’” the songstress says.

That changed when she graduated from Murrah in 1980 and moved to St. Louis, Mo., to attend Washington University. While in col16

I was pregnant with my first child when I had a part in a movie,” Silver says. “I flew back into L.A. to do it and had to be on set probably at 4 in the morning. It would be long hours, I’d leave at night and then have to be up again, still having to deal with traffic at any crazy time in L.A. All of the sudden, I said to myself, ‘This is not making me happy as much as just singing and performing.’”

With music, she could do shows in Los Angeles, New York City or anywhere while still based at home with her family. It also allowed her to use her voice to help other people’s lives through performing for charity events. After that trip to L.A., she decided to focus solely on her cabaret show and, over time, developed into the Deborah Silver fans know today.

Although Silver, now based in south Florida, has performed at events across the country ever since, “The Gold Standards” is her first commercial release. All proceeds from her 2010 debut, “Pure Silver,” went to research for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a disease from which her sister Marjie Block suffers. Silver and her daughter Madison also created a campaign called slam ALS to bring awareness to the disease.

Fans won’t have to wait too long for a followup to “The Gold Standards,” as Silver says she’s already planning her next recording project and expects to release it later this year.

In the meantime, the album is performing well across the board, having debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and the Traditional Jazz Album chart, and No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, among others. It’s an accomplishment that Silver says she owes in part to her Mississippi roots.

“I feel like I have so much soul in my body from growing up with the style of music we listened to,” Silver says. “Mississippi is really the home of the blues, and I’ve taken this standard music and put a touch of Mississippi in it, really. I call it my own ‘Silver spin,’ but it’s really a touch of Mississippi.”

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William Carey College in Hattiesburg. During that time, she also won the Miss William Carey College pageant, which led to her competing for the Miss Mississippi crown. After hearing her sing, some of the judges and audience members encouraged her to move to Los Angeles for a career in entertainment.

“It was right after the Miss Mississippi pageant that I packed up my bags and said, ‘OK, I’m going to go,’” Silver says.

“And it led to my career today.”

For about 10 years, Silver pursued acting in L.A., booking small roles in movies, sitcoms and soap operas; worked as a spokesmodel; and ran her own business, Berman Entertainment, booking other spokespersons for companies, as well. She also created a cabaret-style show that made use of her vocal talents.

Silver first began focusing more on a music career after she and her husband Larry D. Silver, married in 1994 and moved near Washington, D.C., which made it traveling across the country for auditions and acting jobs difficult.

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New Businesses, Lofts, Museums, Oh My // by Dustin Cardon

Capitol Art Lofts

The Capitol Art Lofts, announced in 2013 but stalled for several years due to funding problems, held a brick-laying ceremony on Monday, Jan. 23, to mark the new development finally getting fully underway.

HRI Properties, the New Orleans-based group behind the development, announced that the apartments are set to open this sum-

the median income. Four of these will be onebedroom units and will cost about $250. The two-bedroom unit will cost $295.

Metrocenter Mall

The Metrocenter Mall (3645 Metro Drive) welcomed two new businesses on Jan. 20 with the grand openings of Awakened Academy-Early Learning Center and InflatImani Khayyam‑

The once-stalled Capitol Art Lofts development is scheduled to open this summer.

mer. HRI, which was also behind the development of the King Edward Hotel and the nearby Standard Life Building, secured the last part of funding for the $10.4 million project in September 2016.

The lofts, originally a series of seven buildings built between 1885 and 1929, feature 31 apartments with 1,500 square feet of space for single-family homes. Twenty-six of those are set aside for residents who make no more than 60 percent of the area’s median income. They will cost $565 a month for a onebedroom unit and $675 for a two-bedroom.

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able Kingdom Kidz Zone. Awakened Academy is located in a 10,300-square-foot space at the east end of the mall’s upper level, and Inflatable Kingdom occupies 6,700 square feet on the lower level near the center court.

Brian Sparrow, owner of Inflatable Kingdom, opened his party-rental business in 2008 after he graduated from Belhaven University with a bachelor’s degree in business management.

Awakened Academy-Early Learning Center, a nonprofit preschool for children ages six weeks to 5 years old, opened in November 2016.

“We’ve been well-received in the Jackson

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metro since we opened a few months ago and are pleased to see that,” Awakened Academy headmaster Cedric Buckley said. “… We’re excited to be opening a new location in a part of Jackson that’s been undergoing a fair amount of revitalization.”

Awakened Academy is also partnering with Jackson State University and Hinds Community College to offer internships to early-education majors at both schools.

Metrocenter Mall will also soon be the home for a new Big Apple Inn, Stamps Superburger and several other local restaurants. Scott Overby, Tyler Oliver, Tom Boyd and Mike Boyd of Jackson Commons LLC, the entity that owns the mall, plan to bring five new dining options into the food court in coming months.

Overby told the Jackson Free Press that the project is one element of the “Support Jackson. Shop Jackson. Metrocenter.” campaign that they’re launching next year. In part, the campaign is focused on the idea of transforming the mall from a once-a-month shopping destination to a provider of goods and services that neighborhoods need regularly.

Jackson Commons hopes to bring in at least five new tenants to the mall by the end of 2016, including new clothes retailers and a technology-repair and -retail business. In addition to Stamps and Big Apple Inn, Kingfish Grill, Griffin’s Fish House and Jefferson’s Grill plan to open locations at Metrocenter sometime this year.

The District at Eastover

The District at Eastover (1250 Eastover Drive), a multi-use development in northeast Jackson, recently announced four new businesses that will open in the coming months, including two restaurants, a physiology clinic and a fitness center.

Cantina Laredo, a restaurant that presents a modern twist on Mexican cuisine, will open in Eastover’s District Green this summer. The restaurant will feature a large dining patio with an outdoor fireplace among other amenities. boomjackson.com

A new location for Freshii, a restaurant franchise dedicated to using entirely fresh ingredients with nothing fried or frozen, will also be opening soon. John Newcomb of Newk’s fame opened the state’s first Freshii (748 MacKenzie Lane, Flowood) last year and also owns the new Eastover restaurant.

Australia native Gary Cunningham founded Results Physiotherapy, a national physical-therapy company, in 1996 alongside a group of partners that included Olympic swimmer Tracy Caulkins. Orangetheory Fitness is a training and workout facility that specializes in what it calls excess post-ex-

Westin Jackson Hotel

Hospitality group Wischermann Partners appointed Mike Burton, a Grand Rapids, Mich., native with more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry, as general manager of The Westin Jackson hotel, set to open in late summer 2017.

Burton previously served as general manager of The Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, Ill., where he managed $14 million in renovations of guest rooms, meeting rooms, and public space. Burton also served as hotel manager of Sheraton Dallas Hotel and as operations manager of The Westin Imani Khayyam‑

The District at Eastover, which is still in development in northeast Jackson, is adding more businesses to its offerings, including restaurants, a fitness center and a physiology clinic.

Galleria in Dallas and oversaw multimilliondollar renovations at both locations.

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2 Mississippi Museums, the collective name for the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History under construction in downtown Jackson, has named Cindy Gardner as site administrator, Pamela Junior as director of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Rachel Myers as director of the Museum of Mississippi History.

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ercise oxygen consumption. It involves a 60-minute workout broken into intervals of cardiovascular and strength training.

Last year, The District at Eastover also opened new branch locations for Origin Bank and BankPlus. Origin opened its newest banking center in The District in November 2016, and BankPlus is scheduled to open its new location by April 2017.

The District announced in a release that new women’s fashion and home decor stores will also open sometime this year.

Gardner previously worked for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History as the project manager for the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, while also serving as director of collections for the department’s museum division.

Junior came to Mississippi Department of Archives and History from the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center, where she had been manager since 1999. She is a member of the board of directors for the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and Mississippi Book Festival, and a co-founder of the Mississippi Black Theatre Festival.

Myers has been the director of the museum department of the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life since 2010. She is the Mississippi state leader for the American Association of State and Local History, and serves on the boards of the Council of American Jewish Museums and Jackson 2000.

The Museum of Mississippi History will present the history of the state from its earliest times to the present through a variety of exhibits, including a collection of artifacts acquired in the early days of MDAH, which was founded in 1902.

The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum will focus on the period from 1945 to 1976 and tell the story of the struggle for equal rights and fair treatment under the law. It will be the nation’s first state-operated civil rights museum.

The museums will also provide expanded storage for the MDAH collection of more than 21,000 objects and will spotlight materials from the state archives.

The museums are scheduled to open Dec. 9, 2017, as the centerpiece of the state’s bicentennial celebration.

Send business and development news to dustin@jacksonfreepress.com.

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Joining Forces, Engineering Futures

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by Dustin Cardon IMANI KHAYYAM

John Estes (back left), David Hays (front left), Alex Gregory (back left), Joel Oakley (back center) and Wilder Uhl (back right) use a threedimensional printer in Belhaven University’s engineering department.

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eed Effland, 19, moved to Jackson from Springfield, Mo., to attend Belhaven University after learning about the university’s new engineering partnership with the University of Mississippi. He says he wants to go into pharmaceutical engineering or forensics.

“This program is very challenging, but it’s a good challenge,” Effland says.

Last year, the University of Mississippi School of Engineering and the School of Arts and Sciences at Belhaven University set up a dual-degree program for undergraduate students that offers them the opportunity to earn a degree in biology, business, chemistry, mathematics or physics from Belhaven while simultaneously earning an engineering degree from the University of Mississippi Participating students spend the first two to three years at Belhaven pursuing a specified degree along with available pre-engineering and engineering courses, then go on to UM’s engineering school to complete the remaining courses required for the engineering degree.

“Belhaven set up this partnership with Ole Miss in part because it’s somewhat difficult facilitating appropriate labs for engineering here at Belhaven,” John Estes, assistant professor of mathematics and Yerger Chair of Mathematics at Belhaven, says.

Currently the program supports mechanical, civil, chemical and general engineering,

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and the universities are preparing to set up electrical and biomedical engineering courses in the future.

“Both parties have been excited and supportive about an interdisciplinary program like this, and the friendly atmosphere we have here makes it work,” Estes says. “Our universities are also perfect for a program like this because we’re close to a lot of Mississippi-based engineering firms, which allows for local connection, and we have a private Christian college experience that a lot of students desire and are attracted to our programs. With this partnership, students get the attention and atmosphere they want and the skills they need.”

Effland likes the program because it allows students like him to accomplish complex academic goals in a short amount of time.

“It’s a big workload doing two degrees in five years, but it’s very doable, he says. “... Chemical engineering is a big field, and I’m looking forward to my second semester opening more options for me to pursue, like pharmaceutical engineering or forensic science. The greatest way this program helps is by just getting students out there, exposing us to experts in the field, making connections with companies that send people in to talk for classes and helping us set up internships down the road.”

For more information, visit belhaven.edu or olemiss.edu.

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Earlier this year, the Delta Regional Authority, an organization that the U.S. Congress established in 2000 to help create jobs and build communities in the eight states of the Delta region, recently named the Mississippi Development Authority’s Entrepreneur Center as a 2017 Delta Entrepreneurship Network fellow.

The Entrepreneur Center in downtown Jackson and helps establish and train local small-business entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneur Center offers training in areas such as financial and loan assistance, marketing, seminars and webinars, and retail management.

As a Delta Entrepreneurship Network fellow, the Center will work with similar organizations in other states to provide more resources for local entrepreneurs. The Entrepreneur Center conducted 1,500 client consultations, helped create 619 jobs and generated more than $18 million in new investment. For more information visit MDA’s website at mississippi.org.

Burgers and Sweets, Oh My

The Feathered Cow will have a new location on the reservoir by April 2017. The reservoir location will have 180 seats, a bar area with 30 televisions and a full bar, new entrees, and more salads and desserts. The new The Feathered Cow (1070 Spillway Circle, Brandon, 769.233.8366) will open in April 2017, and its hours will be Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Sugar Ray’s Sweet Shop opened in downtown Jackson on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the long-vacant Cohen Brothers building at 224 W. Capitol St. Sugar Ray’s offers truffles, jelly beans, candied apples, gourmet chocolates, old-fashioned sodas and items such as Southern Sweet Tea Pops, which are lollipops made with sweet tea in flavors such as lemon ginger, apple cinnamon and salted caramel.

For more information, find Sugar Ray’s on Facebook. boomjackson.com

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Emë’s Restaurant is one of the newest additions to the Metrocenter Mall and its multi-tier dining and entertainment development, Next Level Experience.

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Emë’s, an upscale restaurant, is just one part of Next Level Experience. The banquet halls, Soul Sensation Lounge and the W2 Rooftop Cigar Lounge outside round out the complex.

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ammy Cotton walks through an expansive banquet hall decked out with rope lights, plush seating, TV screens and deejay booths. It may be difficult for longtime visitors of the Metrocenter Mall to believe that this is the same space that once housed the children’s department of a McRae’s store.

Then, there’s an outlier: an ornate, artdeco doorframe with “Widow Watson’s” spelled out on the glass.

“I’d never been there,” Cotton says of the long-defunct restaurant attached to Metrocenter Mall, “but there are people who come in and say, ‘I came here for my prom dinner; that’s neat that it’s still there.’”

But Jacksonians aren’t just visiting for nostalgia’s sake. They’re coming to eat at the new Emë’s Restaurant, which is part of the expansive Next Level Experience project at the Metrocenter. Though the mall and much of west Jackson has declined since its heyday, Cotton says she believes that it can come alive again; it just needs a little nudge.

“There are other restaurants that are coming to the Metro(center) that wouldn’t have if we weren’t here—Big Apple Inn, Stamps Burgers,” she says. “That means, maybe we can do the (Highway) 80 corridor.

Maybe west Jackson is really coming back.”

Soul Sensation Lounge is one of several areas in the new Next Level Experience section at the Metrocenter Mall. taneously. The venue has already hosted concerts, comedy shows and other events, including its all-you-can-eat Gospel Sunday Brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each week.

“The restaurant is just icing on the cake for all the rest of the things we have going on,” Cotton says.

Though Cotton serves on the management team for Next Level Experience, she is just one of the many people working to bring the puzzle together.

The management, along with its 40-plusmember staff, has been working since the venue’s soft opening in October to execute its vision for an event space that can anchor west Jackson’s resurgence.

“It’s been a learning experience,” Tameka Garrett, assistant general manager and head of sales and marketing for Next Level Experience, says. “But the support that we’ve gotten so far—oh my goodness. We are so grateful that people are supporting us.”

“When you have foot traffic for food, your retail stores have foot traffic, too. That will bring retailers back inside the mall. It’s the talk of the town already, and we’ve only been open two months. So we see ourselves being the destination for entertainment and food in the city. Period.”

The Next Level Experience is located at 3645 Metro Drive inside the Metrocenter Mall’s upper-south level, above the Jackson Police Department. Next Level is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch daily and reopens from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. each night.

For more information, call 769.447.4518 or visit nextleveljxn.com.

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Jina (left) and Jason Daniels (right) started Jax-Zen Float Studios in midtown Jackson in October 2016.

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mas greet them. For the first float, customers do a short orientamagine that you’re in small room filled with water. You’re floattion. Each therapy session includes a pre-shower and then a 90ing on top of the water. It’s dark, and you can’t hear anything. minute session.

Flotation therapy uses sensory depravation to give practitio Jason says part of the formula to making floatation therapy ners a sense of being in a zero-gravity environment so they can work is the salt-water solution. “It all sounds mystical and magical, hopefully achieve total relaxation. For those who stay constantly but it’s really simple,” he says. The float tank holds applugged into the world, the therapy could provide a proproximately 10 inches of water that is saturated with verbial oasis.

850 to 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt. The water’s

After trying the practice in Mexico, Jina and temperature is warmed to the temperature of Jason Daniels decided to bring the practice to the surface of human skin. This creates a Jackson. hospitable anti-gravity environment that is

“We were really intrigued by it,” Jason good for mental and physical rest. says. Jason, a touring musician who fronts

“Flotation therapy is a great opthe Jason Daniels Band, says he continportunity to give yourself some personal ued to use floatation to foster his creativtime and set the world aside for a bit,” ity and restore energy.

Jason Daniels says.

Originally from California and

Some of the benefits of floatation Arizona, respectively, Jason and Jina therapy include relief of physical stress, made Jackson their home four years fatigue and chronic pain, improved focus ago. They decided to open Jax-Zen Float // Lashanda Phillips and clarity, regulated sleep patterns and creStudios because of a desire to share the ativity boosts. Jax-Zen also offers massages benefits of flotation therapy. from massage therapist Ben Witt, and guests can

“The stars aligned and the next thing we journal or make art inside the business’ art studio. knew, we were starting a float center,” he says.

Jax-Zen Float Studios offers a membership pro They haven’t had a grand opening yet, instead focusgram for those who want to do flotation therapy regularly. For more ining on a soft opening to test the waters, so to speak, since October. formation, about the wellness and creativity center (155 Wesley Ave.), Jason says they chose Midtown because of its creative and artistic call 601.691.1697 or visit jax-zenfloat.com. The business will accept environment and central location. walk-ins, but appointments are highly recommended.

When guests enter Jax-Zen, vibrant colors and pleasant aro-

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Getting Bk2Natur // by Abigail Walker She has been approached about expanding the business, but she is content being the one to handcraft her products.

“It’s a slow process, but I want to be sure that each batch comes out the way I want,” Jordan says. “A lot of people think it’s easy. It’s risky. You are your living. But I would rather be ... doing something that I love than sell out.”

Jordan says her top sellers are her oatmeal and patchouli soaps. She says her purpose in Bk2Natur is to help others realize the importance of what they put on and in their bodies.

“There are so many of us that are unhealthy and stressed out,” Jordan says. “I want to In her company, Bk2Natur, Janis Jordan (left) give people something natural, makes organic, vegan soaps. made from my own hands, that feels good on their skin and can help them de-stress.”

Jordan says she intends to open another haven Market in 2006. Later, she had store in the future. Until then, she will be selling a space at the Mississippi Farmer’s her soaps at local markets such as the MissisMarket, as well as the Livingston Farmers Marsippi Farmers Market this spring. ket. In 2012, she opened her own store called

She also plays music around Jackson as Bk2Natur in downtown Jackson’s Regions Plaza.

Jordan says she had a successful year, but had to Janis Jordan. or online under the name Ladi SaFire. close the store due to personal reasons.

For more information, find Bk2Natur on

She is slowly getting back into selling soaps Facebook and Twitter. after several years of caretaking for her parents. developer.

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anis Jordan says she loves all things natural. “My dream is to have a tiny home with an herb garden out back,” she says.

Jordan says her soap brand, Bk2Natur, reflects her desire to help others cultivate healthier bodies and minds.

Jordan grew up in Newton, Miss., watching her mother and other women make soaps.

“I eventually decided that I would start to make my own,” she says. But instead of using animal fat, Jordan decided to make all-natural, vegan soaps.

Jordan’s soaps are usually made from an olive-oil base. Other ingredients include beeswax, coconut oil and soy wax. Instead of using fragrance oils that can irritate the skin, Jordan uses essential oils that she says have great health benefits.

Jordan received her bachelor’s degree in merchandising and marketing from the University of Southern Mississippi and worked in retail and then for the state government. She later earned a associate’s degree in technology from Hinds Community College and worked as a web

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hannon McLaughlin and her husband, local lawyer Matthew McLaughlin, are helping out entrepreneurs with their business incubator Coalesce. Shannon also co-owns the McLaughlin Garner Group, LLC, so she’s also an event planner and communications specialist, among other things. Recently, she let us peek inside her bag.

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But the delivery of care comes down to administrative leaders to our clinical departor the second consecutive year, the Unieach and every individual on this campus re- ment chairs to our faculty members across versity of Mississippi Medical Center all of our schools down to our won Best Place to Work lowest-paid employees who are in the annual Best of working down in the trenches Jackson contest. across the campus with all the

The first steps toward different jobs that they do. the medical center came in Without it sounding pre1903 when a two-year medical tentious, it really is a privilege school opened at the Univerto be able to serve those peosity of Mississippi in Oxford. ple and help support them beA four-year medical school cause they in turn support all opened in 1955. the people who depend upon

These days, UMMC (2500 us for health care, not just here N. State St., 601.984.1000, umc. in the main campus in Jackson edu) covers a large section but across the state, when you of Jackson near Fondren and think about it. has more than 10,000 full- and part-time employees. The organization also has community Why do you think people hospitals in Grenada, Miss., and picked UMMC as the Best Lexington, Miss., and has a Place to Work in Jackson clinical presence in several other for a second year in a row? places throughout the state, in I think part of it is because cluding Children’s of Mississippi we really do believe largely, of Gulf Coast. all the folks that are part of our

Currently, the medical cencolleagues here, we believe ter has six schools—medicine, in the work we do, and that’s nursing, dentistry, health-related very meaningful. If you’re reprofessions, graduate studies, ally aligned around what you’re and the University of Missisdoing, and you believe in the sippi’s School of Pharmacy also values that it brings to bear, that has a presence on campus, as goes a long way.

Michael Estes is the chief human resources officer for the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which Best of Jackson voters selected students have to complete two I think the other factor that as the Best Place to Work for a second year in a row. years of study at UMMC. This contributes to it as that we try fall, the medical center will also open the John D. Bower School of Population Health.

Chief Human Resources Officer Michael Estes has been at UMMC for seven-and-a-half years and has worked in health care for 37 years.

BOOM Jackson recently spoke to him about the center’s Best of Jackson win.

What made you want to go into the human resources side of health care?

It was an opportunity to help shape and influence how you really advance the work of health care through the people that you surround yourself with. At the end of the day, medicine and technology are still as much of an art as they are a science, in many respects.

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As the chief human resources officer for UMMC, what does your job entail?

I think that the simple way to define is that I have the privilege of serving the 10,000-plus individuals that we call colleagues here across the campus, and those folks range from our

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to be as forthcoming and transparent as we can be.

We all know that sometimes you can’t always manage that to the level that you would like, but we certainly make an honest attempt at doing that, and I think our folks feel supported in terms of the things that we have the ability to help support them for but also recognize that we can’t always do everything.

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Ambition // by Mike McDonald

Kinyah Braddock (pictured) and her parents own B Chill Lemonade.

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t the Mississippi Farmers Market on a Saturday in February, Kinyah Braddock, along with her mom Valerie Braddock, father Demetrius Braddock Sr., brother Demetrius Braddock Jr., and other family members, all make various types of lemonades, as customers all stop to try the 8-year-old’s increasingly famous drink.

The idea for B Chill Lemonade began on a whim when Kinyah Braddock, 8, was thirsty.

She saw ingredients for lemonade in the kitchen, so she decided to make some. Her dad drank the only glass, not knowing that Kinyah had made it. Valerie says he thought it was restaurant quality.

The young entrepreneur’s mother says that what B Chill has become is all due to Kinyah. After Demetrius tried it, Valerie and Kinyah passed out 60 flyers. Then, Valerie told Kinyah to hand-squeeze lemons for the first 40 gallons.

But the flyers weren’t what attracted the first customer. The first order came from lawschool student Brittany Brown, who after tasting a sample, decided to order five gallons from 38

Kinyah for her mother’s law firm.

So far, Valerie says people have ordered more than 300 gallons. The company had only the original flavor at first, but now offers coconut, strawberry, peach and mango, and offers diet versions as well.

“Our most popular remains the original, and the coconut as well,” she says. The company continues to grow, but only by word of mouth.

The number of flyers the company distributed still stands at 60.

Valerie says that Kinyah take as much responsibility of the company as possible for an 8-year-old. Valerie says the company is not only on her; however, in order for it not to fail, Kinyah does have responsibilities.

“She understands and is very serious about the operation,” Valerie says. “We’re up with her at 2 o’clock in the morning making lemonade if necessary.”

Valerie and Demetrius meet with Kinyah every week to discuss production costs and growth opportunities. At the business meetings, Valerie, who is studying law at Mississippi Col-

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lege, adds a legal perspective, and Demetrius, who is the chief financial officer for B Chill Lemonade and a teacher at Murrah High School, adds an accounting perspective.

Kinyah and Valerie have even attended business conferences to network and grow their burgeoning lemonade operation. Some goals have changed but others are the same, like Kinyah’s wish for “everyone to taste my lemonade, especially the less fortunate.”

Supplying a restaurant could happen as early as March. Valerie says an owner of a local restaurant tried B Chill’s lemonade at a basketball game and is now considering it for his establishment, though Valerie couldn’t give any more information than that.

“You never know who you are going to meet,” she says. “Like I always tell Kinyah, and it was tough for her at first, that for every customer refusing you, there might be another one out there who likes the product and will open doors for you. Don’t get discouraged.”

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movement would flow through that space.”

That is also the reason the firm used glass in much of its design, including in outer walls of offices and the large windows that overlook the interstate and ongoing construction at The District at Eastover.

One of the more unusual parts of the space is the red accent on the wall behind the coffee bar and in the lobby. The office also has a leather wall behind the receptionist’s desk on the space’s second floor, a steel screen with an intricate design that runs down all three floors and an open stairwell with glass and metal railings.

Each floor has common areas and offices for people to both meet informally and to conduct meetings. On the third floor of the office, Baker Donelson has a balcony that overlooks the interstate and has outdoor seating.

The spaces also has elements such as motion-censored lights, large rooms that can expand or be divided based on a meeting’s needs, and a common area on the third floor that can be transformed in a large space for a gathering.

igh up in One Eastover Center, the elevator opens up into a reception floor accented with red walls, steel architecture and winding staircases.

In March 2016, Baker Donelson law firm moved from its office in the Meadowbrook Office Park into the top three floors of One Eastover Center, and office managing shareholder Scott Pedigo says the new office overlooks the old one.

The Baker Donelson space is roughly 70,000 square feet.

Pedigo says when they began designing the new office, the firm wanted to create an environment that would encourage more collaboration and activity.

“In our old space, we were in two buildings separated by a walkway (and) spread across six floors, and we were coming together under one space,” Pedigo says.

“We could’ve just done three floors and be separated by an elevator and closed-shaft stairway. But when we told our architects what we wanted to accomplish, they came up with a more open plan down the center of the space with the open stairs and coffee bar and everything so that all activity and

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Baker Donelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office has large and small meeting rooms on each floor, with some that can change based on the needs.

A balcony on the third floor of Baker Donelson has seating for employees and overlooks Interstate 55 and ongoing construction at The District at Eastover.

Baker Donelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office on the top three floors of One Eastover Center has common areas that the firm can make bigger or smaller based on what they need.

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Patty Pattersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business, RePurposed Projects, takes up 5,000 square feet of space in the back of a flea market.

Artisan Patty Patterson keeps her material for her projects in her workspace near Ellis Avenue and Raymond Road.

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Patty Patterson (left) and Don White (right) prepare wood for Patterson’s repurposed wine racks and other products.

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atty Patterson says the place where her studio is located is a business incubator; the other vendors and tenants just don’t know it.

“I just told them the other day, ‘Do y’all know this is an incubator?’ Because they’re closing down the (Jackson) Enterprise Center, so we’re getting a lot of those people (that) are trying to come in here,” Patterson says.

Wood pallets form a border around Patterson’s 5,000 square feet, though she says she actually works in a 12-feet-by12-feet space. The rest is for her materials and other projects she is working on. She moved into her space in the back of a flea market near Ellis Avenue and Raymond Road in October 2015.

Before, she had been in The Hangar in midtown but says she wanted to be in a place where she could give back more to the community and help kids stay out of trouble.

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In her business, Patterson repurposes wood into items such as wine racks. She also works with the State of Mississippi and Revitalize Mississippi to help citizens who want to refurbish state properties and get them into the hands of citizens.

“We’re just trying to information the community that they can purchase these properties and put them back on the landroll,” she says. “We take the recycled material and try to get it to another person that wants to put them on their home.” She has also built Little Free Libraries in the community.

Currently, she is training a local man, Don White, to help her make items from pallets. They make about five wine racks a day, which she then sells wholesale to local home-décor company Kalalou. Her products are in the company’s catalogue, At West End. “Basically I’m just trying to use this space to engage the community,” Patterson says.

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Scott Allen (right) says that when he bought A Plus Signs and Creative, he and his wife, Allison (left), were looking for a change in their lives.

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Austin May mans the printer in the graphicsproduction area at A Plus Signs and Creative.

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hen you walk into A Plus Signs and Creative, which is in a warehouse off Northview Drive, chances are shop mascot Willie Nelson will rush up to great you. He’s a fluffy double doodle-breed dog that has his own decal on the fabrication workshop’s door.

A Plus owner Scott Allen is not only a sign maker; he is also an artist. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design in 2003.

After college, Allen worked at A Plus under former owner Dale Howie for a couple of years and then left to be a full-time artist. In 2012, he began working for A Plus again. He took over the business in 2013.

“I think I was at the point in my life when I was interested in being self-employed,” Allen says. “... (A Plus) was something that I could kind of change and make mine. Not that it wasn’t an artistic company, but it wasn’t what it is now. It was more just primarily a sign shop. With my artistic background, I felt like I could turn it into something unique and create a culture that would (have) a fun atmosphere to work (in) and be able to surround myself with other creatives.”

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Allen says that before Howie retired, he was one of the last traditional sign painters in the area who made the transition to digital format. Allen and Howie’s son, Jordan, who also works at A Plus, wanted to keep the tradition of handpainting signs alive, which is why the company pushes for that whenever possible.

“(The tradition) was dying,” Allen says. “Also, (those signs) are beautiful; they age well. When you see a 50-year-old handpainted sign, and it’s faded ... to me, it’s almost a beautiful art on the side of a building.”

The current location is about 10,000 square feet, and Allen says the business takes up a little more than half of that. The lobby area lets out into the graphics-production area. In the fabrication workshop, A Plus stores some of its past work, including sign mockups such as one for Local 463 Urban Kitchen and the neon BLBN sign that has lit up the night at Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights every August for the last three years.

The business has created signs and done art such as the Welcome to Brookhaven train car in Brookhaven, Miss., the sign over Barrelhouse in Fondren and more.

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Telling Real Stories, Together // by Amber Helsel Imani Khayyam

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n Friday afternoons this spring, students from Wingfield High School’s FAME program are gathering up on the 13th floor of Capital Towers to learn more about media and how to tell overlooked stories about their communities. They are part of the Mississippi Youth Media Project, which BOOM Editor-in-chief Donna Ladd started and, last year, moved into its own newsroom with the help of other W.K. Kellogg Foundation leadership fellows and their project funds.

In the summer of 2016, the summer project kicked off with a diverse student team from many local public schools. The 20 teenagers gathered daily, Monday through Friday, for two months to learn to report on their comStudents and organizers from the Mississippi Youth Media Project’s summer 2016 semester munities and tell their own stories. gather for a group photo in YMP’s newroom, which used to house the Associated Press.

They studied writing, editing, photography, video and even podcasting, web designs and startup principles. in public forms with the mayor, police chief a SWOT analysis on the project, suggesting additions such as music production. They Most of the students focused in one of sev- and talked about starting YMP to 1 Million also want more diversity beyond the blackCups and other groups. After the summer eral “houses,” to borrow from Harry Potter. ended, many of the students returned to do white mix the first summer.

The students covered and participated

After a fall hiatus, the program resumed with Wingfield students learning writing from Ladd; podcasting with Beau York of Podastery; photography with Imani Khayyam; and video from Roderick Red, who owns film company Red Squared Productions.

In the project’s short time, the students have accomplished a great deal. Maisie Brown was a speaker at 2016’s TEDxJacksonWomen event, where she spoke on the importance of young voices in the media.

The students’ mini-documentary, “HB 1523: Growing Up LGBT in Mississippi,” was accepted into the Youth Films division of the Crossroads Film Festival and will screen in April 2017.

Their workspace, formerly the Associated Press newsroom, is almost 3,000 square feet with a large shared meeting space, a kitchen and smaller “houses” for video, writing and podcasting. Oh, and lots of beanbags.

The writing “house” at the Youth Media Project is a favorite gathering place for students,

Visit youthmediaproject.com and see especially the pink fuzzy chair. They like the bean bags, too. their work at jxnpulse.com.

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Opera, Updated // by Micah Smith courtesy Mississippi Opera

Mississippi-born baritone Ezekiel Andrew won third place in the Mississippi Opera’s “Voices of Mississippi” singing competition last year.

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These shows are just one face of what the Mississippi Opera does, though, Dean says. The company also has two popular recent additions to its schedule, including the monthly “Cabaret at Duling Hall” series and the annual “Voices of Mississippi” competition.

Dean, who became the opera’s artistic director in 2010, first launched the “Cabaret” events at the now-closed Underground 119 in

For more information, visit msopera.org. courtesy Mississippi Opera

ike its home state, the Mississippi Opera has a rich history. Founded in 1945, it is the ninth-oldest continuously operating opera company in the United States. Over the years, it has featured worldrenowned singers such as Brooklyn, N.Y.-native soprano Beverly Sills and Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé.

The company has created several events in recent years to help present operatic music and musical theater to those who might not see or hear it otherwise. At one point, that included the opera’s artistic director, Jay Dean.

“I grew up in a town of 3,000 people in Georgia, and no one had seen an opera or heard an opera, and it wasn’t until I was almost in college when I saw my first (one),” Dean says.

“It was something that I thought was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen. It struck a chord with me, and it just never let go.”

The Mississippi Opera puts on several major operatic productions each season, including sold-out performances of the Gilbert and Sullivan comedy “The Mikado” at Duling Hall in November 2016, and an upcoming performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic masterpiece, “Rigoletto,” on Saturday, April 22, at Thalia Mara Hall.

downtown Jackson under the name “Opera Underground” in 2011.

“I wanted … to present operatic music and musical theater in a setting where people could relax, have a drink, socialize, enjoy great music, and it didn’t seem so stiff or distant, like sitting in an audience where you’re looking at something 25 or 30 yards away on a stage,” he says.

The series proved successful and soon outgrew its venue, moving to Duling Hall a few years ago. The concerts, including February’s “The British Invasion of Jackson,” often sell out, though Dean says he’ll always try to find a seat for those left out in the cold if he can.

Another recent ongoing event for the Mississippi Opera is “Voices of Mississippi,” a vocal contest that takes place each fall and launched about three years ago as a way to celebrate opera and musical-theater singers with ties to our state. In order to participate, the singer must have been born in Mississippi, live here, lived here in the past or went to school here.

“We call our state ‘the birthplace of America’s music’ because of blues, gospel, rock-androll and country music,” Dean says.

“Those are the four genres that get mentioned, but there’s also operatic music that goes on here, a lot of classical music and all kinds of music. We have such great talent here.”

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Eli Young Band March 2, 9 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The Texas-native country band is known for hit songs such as “Crazy Girl,” “Drunk Last Night” and “Even If It Breaks Your Heart.” Doors open at 7 p.m. $25, $3 surcharge for persons under 21; call 877.987.6487; ardenland.net.

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New Summit School Drawdown Fundraiser March 3, 6:30-10 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.). Features a $5,000 giveaway, a silent auction, music from Chris Gill and the Sole Shakers, and heavy hor d’oeuvres.

For ages 21 and up. $100 for two people; call 601.982.7827; newsummitschool.com.

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Experience Hendrix March 10, 8 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The all-star tribute group performs the greatest hits of Jimi Hendrix. $49.50$129.50; call 877.987.6487; ardenland.net.

Jackson Black Business Expo March 4, noon-5 p.m., at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.). In the Walter Payton Center. Registration is open to any black-owned business operating within the Jackson area. Also includes door prizes and raffles. Free; call 601.675.2596; jsums.edu.

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“Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise” March 15, 6 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.).

The documentary tells the story of the life and legacy of poet and activist Maya Angelou. Free; call 601.974.1019; millsaps.edu.

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Museum After Hours—“Art Battle” March 16, 5:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The pop-up event includes 15-minute round art competitions to win cash prizes, live entertainment, a ’sipp-Sourced pop-up menu from chef Nick Wallace and more. Free, with cash bar; call 601.960.1515; msmuseumart.org.

7 “Rent” March 7, 7:30 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The musical follows a year in the life of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out. This event is part of the Broadway in Jackson series. $30-$75; call 888.502.2929; find the event on Facebook.

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Cabaret at Duling Hall: Hooray for Hollywood March 20, 7:30 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Maryann Kyle and Corey Trahan of the Mississippi Opera present a celebration of songs from Hollywood blockbusters. Doors open at 6 p.m. $20; call 601.960.2300; msopera.org.

“The Barrowfields” March 8, 5 p.m., at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Phillip Lewis signs copies. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26 book; call 601.366.7619; lemuriabooks.com.

18 Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival March 18, 9 a.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St.). The annual St. Patrick’s Day event includes a parade, food and drink vendors, a 5K run, children’s activities, a pet parade, and music from Mustache the Band, the Molly Ringwalds and Freedom. Float line-up at 7 a.m. Festival gates open at 1 p.m. Free parade, $10 festival, $3 surcharge for under 21; email info@halsstpaddysparade.com; halsstpaddysparade.com.

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Touch A Truck Jackson March 24-25, 9 a.m., at Trustmark Park (1 Braves Way, Pearl). The event offers hands-on opportunities for children to explore trucks, emergency response vehicles, heavy machinery and other equipment. $5 per person; call 601.948.2357; email touchatruck@jljackson.org; touchatruckjackson.com.

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Hair Ball 2017 March 26, 7:30 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St.).

The circus-themed event includes live entertainment, food, drinks, an avantgarde hair competition, a silent auction and more. Proceeds benefit the Little Light House of Central Mississippi. $55 in advance, $65 at the door; email hairball2016@gmail.com; hairstylistsofthesouth.com.

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2017 Friendship Ball Gala April 22, 2017

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An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood April 14, 9 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.).

The California blues-rock and psychedelic band performs. Doors open at 8 p.m. $30 in advance, $35 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 877.987.6487; ardenland.net.

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RAIN—A Tribute to the Beatles April 5, 7:30 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E Pascagoula St.). The Beatles cover band performance celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band.” $35-$100; call 601.960.1537; raintribute.com.

6-9 18th Annual Crossroads Film Festival April 6-9, 9:30 a.m., at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison).

Screens feature and narrative and documentary, shorts, experimental animated, student and youth films, and music videos. Admission TBA; call 601.345.5674; crossroadsfilmfestival.com.

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Racin’ for the Seed 5K April 8, 8 a.m., at Lakeshore Park (Brandon).

Includes a 5K run/ walk, a 14.6-mile bike ride and onemile run/walk. All proceeds benefit the Mustard Seed. $30 5K walk/run, $50 duathlon; call 601.992.3556; email mandy@ mustardseedinc. org; racinfortheseed.com.

“Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” April 18-22, 7:30 p.m., April 23, 2 p.m., April 25-29, 7:30 p.m., April 30, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The farce is about a self-absorbed movie star who returns home to visit her brother and sister. $28 admission, $22 for seniors, students and military; call 601.948.3533; newstagetheatre.com.

“The Game’s Afoot” April 20-23, April 27-30, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Black Rose Theatre (103 Black St., Brandon).

Tells the story of a Broadway cast on a weekend getaway to a Connecticut castle when one of the guests is stabbed to death. $15 for adults, $10 for students; call 601.825.1293; blackrosetheatre.org.

Jeff Dunham: Perfectly Unbalanced April 21, 8 p.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.).

The stand-up comedian and ventriloquist is known for characters such as Peanut, Walter and Achmed the Dead Terrorist. $31-$54; call 800.745.3000; ticketmaster.com.

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Rigoletto April 22, 7:30 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The Mississippi Opera presents the classic musical tragedy based on Victor Hugo’s play “The King Amuses Himself.” $35$65; call 601.960.2300; msopera.org.

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The Russell Welch Hot Quartet April 25, 7 p.m., at Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall (1701 N. State St.). The New Orleans gypsy swing band performs. $10 admission, $5 for students; call 601.974.1130; email conted@millsaps.ede; millsaps.edu.

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The Weeks Record Release Show April 28, 10 p.m., at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St.).

The Jackson-native rock band’s latest album is titled “Easy.” The Lonely Biscuits also perform. Doors open at 9 p.m. For ages 18 and up. $18 admission, $38 VIP “Meet & Three”; martinslounge.net.

Mississippi Chorus Spring Concert: “Ancient Wisdom, Timeless Music” April 29, 7:30 p.m., at Galloway United Methodist Church (305 N. Congress St.). The concert features performances of works from composers Felix Mendelssohn and John Rutter, and a tribute to the Russian Army Chorus. $20 for adults, $5 for students; call 601.278.3351; mschorus.org.

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Fight For Air Climb April 1, 8 a.m.-noon, at Regions Plaza (210 E. Capitol St.). The American Lung Association hosts its signature event with participants climbing the Regions Plaza stairwell—22 floors, 425 steps—in an effort to raise funds and awareness around lung disease. $25; call 601.206.5810; email victoria.stein@lungse.org; lungse.org.

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Elle James Bridal Trunk Show May 19-20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., at Elle James Bridal (118 W. Jackson St., Suite A, Ridgeland). The trunk show includes an opportunity to meet and try on gowns from Birmingham, Ala., designer Heidi Elnora of heidi elnora, Build-A-Bride and Hello Darling.

Admission TBA; call 769.300.4286; ellejamesbridal.com.

Final Friday May 26, 5 p.m., in Midtown Arts District. Includes studio tours, live entertainment, extended store hours, food and drink vendors, and more. Free admission; madeinmidtownjxn.com.

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The Mercantile 2017 May 5-6, 10 a.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The celebration of Mississippi merchants includes booths for local retailers, food vendors, entertainment, fashion shows, giveaways and more.

Admission TBA; call 601.982.8418 ext. 77; find it on Facebook.

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Warrior Bonfire Race May 6, 7 a.m., at Camp Down Range (3213 Clinton Tinnin Road, Clinton). The event includes a 5K offroad obstacle run and a 5K walk. Proceeds benefit the Warrior Bonfire Program. Registration TBA; email info@warriorbonfireprogram.org; warriorbonfireprogram.org.

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Queen for a Day 2017 May 20, 9 a.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). In the Thad Cochran Center. The one-day empowerment summit for young women is part of Miss Black Mississippi USA and includes guest speakers, vendors and more. Admission TBA; email queenfora day2017@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

“Somebody with a Little Hammer” May 11, 5 p.m., at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202).

Mary Gaitskill signs copies. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 book; call 601.366.7619; lemuriabooks.com.

C Spire LIVE Day of Country May 20, 2 p.m., at Baptist Health Systems (401 Baptist Drive, Madison). Performers include country-music stars Kenny Chesney, Thomas Rhett, Jake Own, Jana Kramer and Russell Dickerson. Chairs permitted in general admission area.

Gates at noon. $82; ticketmaster.com.

Madison County Chamber Ninth Annual Dragon Boat Regatta May 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Old Trace Park (Ridgeland). Teams of 20 work together in brightly colored dragon boats to race to the finish line. Teams participate in weeklong activities such as practices at Pelican Cove Grill and the annual Paddler’s Party at The Lake House on May 11. Free race, $25 for Paddler’s Party; call 601.605.2554; visitridgeland.com.

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Stray at Home Art and Music Festival May 13, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., at Smith Park (302 Amite St.). The large-scale marketplace event showcases the work of contemporary Indie-craft and DIY artists, including furniture, home decor, lighting, ceramics, paintings, jewelry and more.

Also features live music. Free entry; email hello@ strayathome.com; strayathome.com.

“Million Dollar Quartet” May 30-June 3, 7:30 p.m., June 4, 2 p.m., June 6-10, 7:30 p.m., June 11, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.).

The play presents the story of the famed recording session that took place Dec. 4, 1956, and included iconic musicians Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. $35 admission, $28 seniors, students and military; call 601.948.3533; newstagetheatre.com.

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“The 30th of May” Film Screening May 31, noon, at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). The mixed-media documentary is about a Memorial Day celebration held annually in the Deep South. Free; the30thofmayfilm.com.

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“Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” May 4, 5 p.m., at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202).

David Grann signs copies.

Reading at 5:30 p.m. $29.95 book; call 601.366.7619; lemuriabooks.com.

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River City // story and photos by Amber Helsel Vicksburg National Military Park (3201 Clay St., 601.636.0583) For those interested in history, the military park explains the city’s role in the Civil War. Vicksburg National Military Park The park has a driving tour that winds through the battlefield, with markers for Union and Confederate soldiers, the Vicksburg National Cemetery, and the U.S.S. Cairo Gunboat and Museum. Make sure you budget about one and a half to two hours, though, because the park is 1,800 acres.

Biedenharn CocaCola Museum (1107 Washington St., 601.638.6514, biedenharncocacolamuseum.com) Many people don’t know this, Biedenharn Cocabut Joseph BiedenCola Museum harn, a Vicksburg resident who owned a candy company, created the process that allowed Coca-Cola to bottle its soft drink. The museum tells the history of the Biedenharn family, Coca-Cola bottling and even has exhibits that feature the memorabilia from the company over the years. The museum even has a soda fountain from the 1800s in the back.

Riverfront Murals (Levee Street) Around 2002, Vicksburg commissioned Robert Dafford to create a mural on the riverfront levee, and the project grew into a mustVicksburg Riverfront see stop from there.

Murals The murals tell the story of Vicksburg, from its prehistoric life to the tornado that devastated the city in the 1950s to its blues roots.

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rive an hour down Interstate 20 and into downtown Vicksburg, and it’s like stepping into a different world. Gone are many of the skyscrapers and retro buildings that populate Jackson, replaced with architecture out of the 1800s. And of course, the Mississippi River and Yazoo River Diversion Canal encircle the city. Here are a few cool places worth checking out in Vicksburg.

Monsour’s at The Biscuit Company (1100 Washington St., 601.638.1571) Just up from the river on Washington Street is Monsour’s at The Biscuit Company. The Fried baked potato balls at Monsour’s at interior sort of feels The Biscuit Company like Vicksburg’s version of Ole Tavern on George Street with a more expansive area for dining. Monsour’s also has an area that overlooks the canal, so you can watch boats pass by as you eat your food.

Highway 61 Coffeehouse/The Attic Gallery (1101 Washington St., 601.638.9221) If you need a break from all the walking, grab a frozen hot chocolate or The Attic Gallery a coffee at Highway 61. After that, venture upstairs to The Attic Gallery. Paintings and other art from Mississippi artists, such as Sam Biebers and Jackson’s own Laurin Stennis, cover the walls and much of the floor. It’s bright and colorful, and no matter your taste, you can probably find something you like.

Levee Street Marketplace (1001 Levee St., 601.638.7191) Also near the canal is the Levee Street Marketplace, where you can find a little bit of everyLevee Street thing, whether you Marketplace need furniture or just want a snack. The marketplace is divided into stalls where people can sell their wares, including records, clothes, artwork and so much more that it’s hard to keep up with it.

H.C. Porter Gallery (1216 Washington St., 601.661.9444) H.C. Porter is arguably one of the most prolific artists in Mississippi. Her art has been shown around the world (“Friends” actor David Schwimmer H.C. Porter Gallery even has one of her pieces). Porter has painted a variety of subjects, from people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to blues legends such as the late Honeyboy Edwards.

Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum (910 Washington St., 601.638.9900)

Just down the street from the marketplace is the river museum, which also houses the M/V Mississippi IV survey ship.

You can tour the museum and learn about the river’s origin, its ecosystems, and how the MisM/V Mississippi IV sissippi River Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers combat flooding. On the ship, you can see how the crew lived while they surveyed the river. Each deck has exhibits, including the engine room and the outer decks.

10 South Rooftop Bar & Grill (1301 Washington St., 601.501.4600)

The bar sits on top of building that houses a Trustmark Bank and apartments. The menu has dishes such as the 10 South wings, which come in Coca-Cola barbecue, Louisiana Buffalo or naked Cajun sauces.

My personal favorite was the chicken and waffles, which Chicken and waffles at 10 South Rooftop features panko-fried Bar & Grill chicken, a sweet potato-cornbread waffle and a maple-chili glaze. The dish is a great way to end a long day.

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2. Fuji Chinese & Japanese Restaurant (203 Woodgate Drive S., Brandon, 601.824.1488, fujisushiandgrill. com)—I order the Tomo roll for dinner and the salmon teriyaki bento box for lunch religiously.

There came a time when I would sit down, exchanged pleasantries with the servers and no longer needed to place my order because they knew it.

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6. Cock of the Walk (141 Madison Landing Circle, Ridgeland, 601.856.5500, cockofthewalkrestaurant. com)—The restaurant only has two dish options—chicken or fish. But since I was a child, I have never been disappointed.

I order the same thing every time I visit: fish, fries, no slaw, pot of greens and cornbread.

Also, watching servers toss cornbread never gets old.

3. Jackson Education Support (7048 Old Canton Road, 601.724.2152, je411. com)—I spend most of my time working to develop the skills needed for expansion, and being creative and innovative.

4. Ding How Asian Bistro (6955 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland, 601.956.1717)— Whether I’m leaving my office or heading in, I eat here at least twice a week.

7. Little Tokyo (876 Avery Blvd. N., Ridgeland, 601.991.3800, littletokyoms. net]—This is one of the best sushi spots near my home. The servers know when they see me that I will order the barbecue salmon roll with dynamite mix. A couple of months ago,

5. 1693 Red Zone Grill (1693 Beasley Road, 769.524.6803, 1693redzonegrill.com)— I enjoy the creole flair that Mike Mosely and his team serves. My favorites include tilapia, boiled shrimp, cabbage and rice.

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8. Master Massage (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland, 601.978.1900)—With my lifestyle, flexibility and relaxation are paramount. I appreciate the Master Massage business plan because no appointment is needed.

9. The Reservoir— I enjoy reading and walking near the reservoir. It’s free and relaxing. Typically, I use this time to reflect and plan for the future. boomjackson.com

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