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pon walking into The Bridal Path in Banner Hall, customers will notice the multitude of dresses, with all manner of tulle and silk and lace and English netting and other fabrics greeting brides, mothers of the bride, flower girls and bridesmaids.

Someone with a sharp eye may notice that the store doesn’t carry white dresses. It carries ivory-colored dresses (something owner Gail Savage says it does on purpose), along with ones with undertones of blush pink, Champagne, mocha and even ones with blue, green and purple undertones. Savage says she’s getting a dress shipped in soon that has watercolor flowers on it.

Non-white dresses are a trend in the bridal world, but she’s not sure if it’ll take off in the state. “Whether a Mississippi bride will step out of the box, I don’t know,” she says. “But our girls do buy a lot of colored undertones.”

Savage, who was born in Iowa but has lived in places such as Midway Atoll in Hawaii, Imperial Beach, Calif., Guam, Atlanta, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., among others, currently owns The Bridal Path with her daughter, Olivia. Savage graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1985. She moved to Jackson 25 years ago and began working at The Bridal Path in 2013.

Rosemary Douglas, the original owner, started the business with her friends in 1970, and over the years, bought her friends out, and

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then her daughter, Luanne Mashburn, began working there. By the time Savage began working at the boutique, Douglas had been working there for about 44 years, and Mashburn had been there for 35 years. They were looking to retire, and Savage says she and Olivia taking over was a good fit for everyone. The business did a year of transition, and they officially took the reins in January 2015.

“I wouldn’t have done this if (Olivia) had not been involved because she’s been a huge part of it,” Savage says. “We’re partners, and we’ve always both been really into fashion.”

While brides are a huge part of The Bridal Path’s business, Savage says she also likes to cater to mothers of the bride.

“We love to make a mom look fashionable, and not just like a regular mother of the bride or mother of the groom,” she says. “…

We have women come in here fighting over dresses.” She says a couple of weeks ago, a mother came in and tried a dress on, then left to get an accessory for it. When she came back, someone else had bought the dress.

Savage’s favorite part of her job is making brides and others happy when they find the perfect dress. Her least favorite part? When a bride brings an entourage in. She says it’s better if she brings in one, two or three people.

Savage also has a son, Spencer, who is studying for a master’s in business administration degree at Millsaps College.

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cover illustration by Zilpha Young

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COURTESY CARNAL ECHO; IMANI KHAYYAM; IMANI KHAYYAM

FEBRUARY 10 - 16, 2016 | VOL. 14 NO. 23

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EDITOR’S note

by Micah Smith, Music Editor

Good at Dates or Not, Meet Your Match

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am terrifically bad with dates.

By that, I mean calendar dates— birthdays, holidays, historical events and all other fixed points in time included. Oddly enough, I was actually decent at romantic dates, mostly because I became pretty good at turning around bad situations.

And yes, at its core, dating is a “bad situation.” In one way or another, everyone on a first date feels like a perfect stranger. Awkwardness can come from anywhere, no matter how long you’ve known each other. Maybe you’re spending one-on-one time together for the first time, having only hung out with groups before, or maybe you’re just realizing that you already passed all the standard firstdate conversation topics years ago.

Most times, though, I would create an additional layer of unfortunate circumstance that required expert maneuvering to make sure the first date would not be the last. It’s all about perspective. Did you accidentally push your date off a swing at the park? Now you have a chance to talk about funny playground incidents from your childhood. Did you end up taking your date to see a terrible movie? Now you can both spout off jokes like a very quiet version of “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” Even on my first date with my wife at the Newk’s Eatery in Clinton— don’t judge; it was college, and we were broke—I missed the turn-in to the restaurant parking lot. Two times.

Did I say that I was good at dates? I might have meant “rubbish.” But despite all the errors that arose from me being nervous and easily embarrassed, I always tried to ensure that whomever I was on a date with had a great time, even if we both knew we weren’t the best pairing after.

Since my wife and I got married in October 2013, I’ve come to understand a

lot more about dating than I did while I was on the love battlefield that Pat Benatar sang about. And thankfully, I feel like I inadvertently got some things right.

Now, we haven’t been married that long, so I certainly don’t claim to be an expert on it, but I have noticed that one of the elements that I gained from my (mostly) successful first dates has also been crucial in making our marriage feel just as rewarding.

Did you accidentally push your date off a swing at the park?

As anyone—married or not—can tell you, life is filled with less-than-fun moments. There are dishes to wash, yards to mow, clothes to put off folding and trashcans to sprint to the road when you almost miss the garbage truck. Things won’t always be fun, and they won’t always go smoothly. What I feel like I sometimes bring to the table in my marriage is my ability to help in those situations.

I’m a naturally silly person around those who know me well. I like conducting impromptu Backstreet Boys karaoke while we do laundry and giving our dogs such distinguished nicknames as Hambone and Picklechips. And when my wife and I are sad or upset, I try to make sure neither of us stays that way for long.

While my wife is, of course, equally fun and funny, she’s also gifted with

something that I don’t have—what I like to call “practical skills.” She researches before vacations to find an awesome yet cheaper hotel, where I would probably land us in an over-priced Bates Motel, and she finds interesting things to do while we’re at any destination, where I would probably wander around the city until I fall through an open manhole.

Her pragmatism also makes up for one of my most common shortcomings. As I said, I’m awful about forgetting calendar dates, and that has never been more obvious in my life than it has since I’ve been married. While I haven’t forgotten our anniversary—though one horrible, dark day, I probably I will—I have forgotten some rather important things, including, most recently, visiting my mother-in-law for her birthday.

Yes, the title comes with negative connotations, but my mother-in-law is actually awesome and easygoing. If I told her I had decided to replace her birthday with a second Arbor Day, she’d probably be fine with it. But we like to visit her for her birthday weekend, anyway, and absentminded me, I scheduled a show for my band that weekend. My wife had even put it on Google Calendar, which syncs up our events so that I don’t forget things like this. And I still forgot.

It’s a perpetual problem—one that I never seem to learn from—and yet, instead of just shaking her head at my forgetfulness and making me tattoo my day planner to my arm, my wife is always quick to understand and come up with an obvious solution.

“Well, that’s a big show, so I don’t want you to miss it,” she said. “Why don’t we just go this weekend instead? That way, we can take my mom to see ‘Pride & Prejudice & Zombies.’”

I tell you this because I think that’s a

great example of what makes my wife and I work so well together and what makes us a good team.

I’m sure this isn’t news to anyone, but we all have areas in which we excel and areas in which we falter. Perhaps more than any other holiday, Valentine’s Day is about celebrating solid couples—matches that make the most of our strengths and help to cover up our weaknesses. We all need that kind of relationship in every facet of our lives—not just the romantic portions—and that definitely includes our daily lives in Jackson.

The best thing about that is that we already see this happening. As I mentioned in one entry on the JFP Music Blog, there were some fantastic examples of unlikely but brilliant pairings to be found in the first-ever Jackson Indie Music Week recently. I loved getting to watch performers that I hadn’t heard of before and learning more about how the local music industry is faring these days. But more than that, I liked seeing people network, build each other up and work together toward achieving a common goal. Jackson singer-songwriters spoke with Jackson venue owners to find out what they looked for in show inquiries. Jackson hip-hop artists spoke with Jackson music producers to find out how they can improve their backing tracks in live performances.

Why should we not see the same variety of collaborations take place between more locally owned businesses, between our other entertainers and artists and between City of Jackson officials? If you want to start accomplishing great things in and for Jackson, a good first step is to meet your match.

Music Editor Micah Smith is married to a great lady, has two dog-children named Kirby and Zelda, and plays in the band Empty Atlas. Send gig info to music@ jacksonfreepress.com.

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R.H. Coupe, avid fan of the beautiful game, is a husband, brother, father of four and still wondering what he wants to be when he grows up. He contributed to the cover package.

Onelia Hawa is an average 20-something-year-old, Atlanta native, journalism and nonprofit graduate from USM. She is bilingual, a foodie, activist and lover of all things Frida Kahlo.

She contributed to the cover package.

Assistant Editor Amber Helsel enjoys music, art, food and foodrelated art. She can school you in obscure Harry Potter trivia any day of the week. She begrudgingly does CrossFit (except not that begrudgingly). She contributed to the cover package.

Education Reporting Fellow Sierra Mannie is a University of Mississippi whose opinions of the Ancient Greeks can’t be trusted nearly as well as her opinions of Beyoncé. She wrote about Whitten Preparatory School.

Staff Photographer Imani Khayyam is an art lover and a native of Jackson. He loves to be behind the camera and capture the true essence of his subjects. He took many photos for the issue.

Advertising Director Kimberly Griffin is a fitness buff and foodie who loves chocolate and her mama. She’s also Michelle Obama’s super secret BFF, which explains the Secret Service detail.

Publisher Todd Stauffer is the author of more than 40 technology books on Macs, HTML, blogging and digital video. He grew up in Dallas and is a Texas A&M graduate. He hovered around a lot juggling apples.

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Friday, February 5 Authorities arrest three men accused of conspiring to kidnap a Mississippi circuit-court judge.

Saturday, February 6 Four-nation talks aimed at ending Afghanistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15-year war conclude with a call for direct talks between the government and the Taliban by the end of February. â&#x20AC;Ś The Hinds County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department announces that a recent traffic stop resulted in one of the largest interdiction seizure of methamphetamineâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;reportedly valued at $3 millionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in state history.

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Monday, February 8 Jackson Mayor Tony Yarber endorses Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary. â&#x20AC;Ś The Nielsen Company announces that Super Bowl 50 only averaged 111.9 million viewers, lower than last year but still making the game the third most-watched event in U.S. television history.

Tuesday, February 9 Ward 4 Councilman Deâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keither Stamps introduces an ordinance that would put a moratorium on business licenses for payday loan stores, check cashers and liquor stores in Jackson.

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Breastfeeding Bill: Let Women Work and Nurse

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Wednesday, February 3 Montgomery County, Pa.,. District Attorney Kevin Steele, the prosecutor in the sexual-assault case against Bill Cosby, argues that his predecessor, then-District Attorney Bruce Castor, had no legal authority to make a deal a decade ago that would shield the comedian from ever facing charges. â&#x20AC;Ś President Barack Obama seeks to correct what he calls a â&#x20AC;&#x153;hugely distorted impressionâ&#x20AC;? of Muslim Americans by making his first visit to a U.S. mosque.

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er hands were already full with her four boys, and she forgot her sling that day for her youngest, whom she was still nursing. Jazzmine McKee had stopped at a major department store in August but then realized she needed to feed her son. When she asked a manager where she could breastfeed, she was told she could go to the bathroomâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not exactly a hygienic, let alone convenient, place for a mother with four kids in tow.

Desta Reff, who moved to Mississippi from Boston, Mass., was breastfeeding her daughter at a restaurant with a scarf over her daughter, when a stranger came up to her and said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the baby doing? Is that baby sleeping?â&#x20AC;? Reff was surprised. She finally told the person, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The baby is nursingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eating.â&#x20AC;? The stranger looked confused, and Reff realized that the stigma around breastfeeding in Mississippi is much different than in Boston. McKee and Reffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stories are examples of a statewide problem: The stigma around breastfeeding should not exist.

Healthy Kids, Dollars Saved The Centers for Disease and Control, the U.S. Surgeon General and the majority of research on the topic indicate that breast-

Jacqueline Hammack (pictured with her son Morris) said the breastfeeding bill will give women full access and time to breastfeed (or pump) in their workplaceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;something that many women currently do not have.

feeding is better than using formula when a baby is born. In 2011, the U.S. Surgeon General prepared a call-to-action report that laid out the benefits of breastfeeding. Babies who are breastfed are less likely to develop asthma, become obese or be at risk for sudden infant-death syndrome.

Despite its numerous positive health outcomes for babies, breastfeeding is not popular in Mississippi. In fact, the state ranks 50th in the CDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state maternity practices in infant nutrition rankings and care and 47th in its state ratings for breastfeeding.

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living in poverty to fail, success in life is possible, regardless of stereotypes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love (Lil) Boosie, but let that be the passion of your ear, not your lifestyle,â&#x20AC;? Mabry said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first time I got shot, I was in fifth grade,â&#x20AC;? Mabry told the crowd of boys, recalling the time his attempt at breaking and entering was met with three gunshots, one of which grazed his side. But, Mabry said, despite societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expectations for black men

Mabry also exhorted the boys to be conscious of self-destructive behavior. If you stick behind what you know defines you, he said, no one can take that away from you. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be confident. Be determined. Be motivated. Be yourself,â&#x20AC;? Mabry said.

the state is important, and lawmakers are usually not at the table, Reff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It needs to be re-framed,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a state health issue.â&#x20AC;?

The Mississippi Legislature passed a breastfeeding bill in 2006 that de-criminalized the practice. Sen. Hillman Frazier, DJackson, helped pass the 2006 bill that made the right to breastfeed in public the law.

Reff, who is working on getting legislation passed this session as an advocate and a member of the Mississippi Breastfeeding Coalition, wants to implement further changes to the 2006 bill that would protect women and educate the public about the benefits of breastfeeding.

Sen. Frazier has introduced another bill this session that would require employers to provide spaces for nursing employees to breastfeed. It also would require healthcare facilities to post breastfeeding guidelines and introduce a fine (of no more than $250) for any company or agency that asks a mother to stop breastfeeding, despite it being legal.

Jacqueline Hammack, a local reproductive-justice lawyer, said she has received calls from women who have had problems negotiating time to breastfeed with their em-

ployers. Hammack said that even if women have to be away from their babies during the work day, they still need to pump at work and express milk to keep potential risk for infection down and be able to nurse when they get home.

A new mother herself, Hammack nurs-

the mothers in Mississippi donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have those things working in their favor,â&#x20AC;? Hammack said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They need the kind of support that this legislation can provide.â&#x20AC;?

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family, Mabryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glamorized perception of drug dealers kept him out of schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he was kicked out of â&#x20AC;&#x153;almost every elementary school in JPS,â&#x20AC;? he saysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and on the streets.

Tommie Mabry, who was kicked out of Whitten Preparatory Middle School more than a decade ago, told young men there to let music like that of Lil Boosie be the â&#x20AC;&#x153;passion of your ear, not your lifestyle.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a problem with society. Society has sexualized breasts to the point where breastfeeding, which weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re naturally intended for, is taboo.â&#x20AC;? es her son, Morris, in public regularly and says she has never had any problems with it.

Since she had her son a year ago now, she has started working from home to be with him but recognizes that Frazierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill will help women who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that luxury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am white, educated, heterosexual and have been fortunate enough to work from home for his first year, but most of

Taboo is Costing the State The public-health benefits of breastfeeding are important Frazier said but he also admits that the long-term savings for the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget are critical.

If children avoid health risks from infancy, they are less likely to miss out on school and cost the state money by incurring health costs down the road, he said.

The U.S. Surgeon General estimates that a family can save $1,200 to $1,500 on infant formula if the mother breastfeeds her child for the first year of its life. Frazier said that increased awareness, alongside a bill like the one he is introducing, will prevent employers (or stores or companies) from penalizing women for feeding their child in the healthiest and most cost-effective way possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a chance to make Mississippi healthier; women shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be penalized for making that choice,â&#x20AC;? Frazier said.

Similar bills to Frazierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s have passed in 20 other states, including Tennessee and

Chinelo Evans, chief academic officer of middle schools in Jackson Public Schools, says for the presentation, the Whitten Prep counselors and administration chose 100 boys they felt really needed to hear Mabryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message. Principal Victor Ellis says that participatory students read Mabryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Dark Journey to a Light Future,â&#x20AC;? to prepare them for his presentation. Nearly every boy in the audience held a copy, and referenced the book in their questions to Mabry at the end of the presentation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it went very well. I believe the students really were attentive, and I think he really connected with a lot of them because his life mirrored the life some of them are living right now,â&#x20AC;? Ellis said. Evans agreed, saying that the small crowd size made the talk more intimateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and more powerful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important for us as educators that the students receive proper exposure to let them know that they have choicesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and that they can do anything,â&#x20AC;? Evans said.

Sierra Mannie is an education reporting fellow for the Jackson Free Press and The Hechinger Report. Email her at sierra@ jacksonfreepress.com.

Arkansas, says Reff, who has done her research in helping to prepare the bill. Reff said educating a majority-male Legislature about the issue is going to be important for the bill to pass.

McKee agrees and said her husband is a big advocate for breastfeeding, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping legislators can see the need for a stronger law. McKee, who is originally from New Orleans, said she found a dramatically different culture in Mississippi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a problem with society,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Society has sexualized breasts to the point where breastfeeding, which weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re naturally intended for, is taboo.â&#x20AC;?

The Mississippi Breastfeeding Coalition is working with legislators in both the House and the Senate this session to get the bill passed, although McKee fears the employer enforcement or the fine may be taken out. She said she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind the fine part going away, but the employer enforcement part of the law is key. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can we turn our backs on the very lives that sustain creation?â&#x20AC;? McKee said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very sad and scary that this is going on.â&#x20AC;?

Email reporter Arielle Dreher at arielle@ jacksonfreepress.com Comment at jfp.ms.

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ommie Mabryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world changed when he was shot in the foot in high school on a day he chose to skip class.

When his doctor told him and his family that he might not ever play basketball again, Mabry took the initiative to be a better student and citizen. After playing out-ofstate on basketball scholarships, he returned to Jackson to play at Tougaloo College, and graduated not only with academic honors, but the honor of being the first in his family to finish both high school and college.

Then, Mabry got an offer to teach at Whitten Preparatory Middle Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the same school that kicked him out when he was a middle-school student. Mabry, a 28year-old author, motivational speaker and Jackson native, spoke before a group of atrisk Whitten Prep boys on Feb. 8 as part of a series of presentations related to Whitten Preparatory Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Men on the M.O.V.E. program. The program calls for â&#x20AC;&#x153;motivating, organizing, volunteering and engagingâ&#x20AC;? efforts among young men who might be most vulnerable to the type of violence that pummeled Mabryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childhood experience.

Despite the love and attention of his

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TALK | city vs. state

Airport â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Takeoverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bill Drops, Jackson Fights Back

by Zachary Oren Smith and Arielle Dreher

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son, Lumumba said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They stay, often, in Rankin County hotels, but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give us a place at the table to discuss those revenues, right?â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a much larger conversation. (The bill) is misleading, and we arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t falling for it.â&#x20AC;?

The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Assembly and Cooperation Jackson called a meeting Monday night to discuss what hangs in the balance

down a dismal 9.7 percent.

These statistics might at least be in part due to the monopolization of the airport industry. A September 2015 Wall Street Journal analysis of industry and government commercial aviation data found that airport carriers have cut flights and raised fares at several small and medium-sized airports around the country.

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ackson residents are organizing against a proposed Senate bill that would transfer governance power of the airport authority from the City of Jackson to the state of Mississippi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This airport is a Jackson investment,â&#x20AC;? attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the day after the expected bill was introduced in the Legislature Monday. The sponsor, Sen. Josh Harkins, R-Flowood, had support from four other Republican senators on the legislation. The bill now heads to the Senate Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee. If the bill passes, the new commission would take over July 1.

The Jackson mayor currently appoints the five members of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. If the bill is successful, only two of the nine commissioners that would compose the new â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackson Metropolitan Area Airport Authorityâ&#x20AC;? board will come from Jackson. The legislation would give the governor power to select five of the nine members on the authority, the Jackson mayor would pick only one member, and the lieutenant governor would get to select one member. Two of the governorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; choices would have to hold valid pilotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licenses, and three of his picks will come from lists that the City of Jackson and Madison and Rankin County Boards of Supervisors create.

Commissioners from Rankin County and the two appointees with aviation experience would serve the longest terms of four and five years, respectively, if the passes. The mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pick would only serve an initial term of one year. The last two members of the board include representatives from the Mississippi National Guard and the Mississippi Development Authority (who the governor appoints as well).

All commissioners would be required to have at least 10 years of experience in executive management, the aviation industry, financing or engineering fields.

On Monday night, more than 30 Jacksonians, fresh off work, gathered inside the Chokwe Lumumba Center for Economic Democracy and Development to protest an attempt by state Republicans to wrest control of the Jackson airport from City of Jackson officials. Several representatives of the group then held a press conference at the Mississippi Capitol Tuesday to state their opposition.

Lumumba pushed back on lawmakers, including Sen. Harkins, a Rankin County real-estate broker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t at the table to invest in it. They werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t at the table to make that economic push that made it happen,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The City of Jackson services the lawmakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interests when people fly into Jack-

Akil Bakari, state coordinator of the Malcom X Grassroots Movement, said taking control of the airport away from Jackson would â&#x20AC;&#x153;hamstringâ&#x20AC;? the city, [LMGL EPVIEH] LEW Ă&#x;RERGMEP MWWYIW [MXL RI[ WXVIEQW SJ VIZIRYI

as the Mississippi Senate debates the bill.

Although press was not invited to cover the meeting itself, the Jackson Free Press spoke with Akil Bakari, state coordinator for MXGM, before the meeting started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you remove a municipalityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right to control â&#x20AC;Ś an economic engine like the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport,â&#x20AC;? Bakari said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;then you essentially hamstring a municipality that (already) has financial issues as (it) relates to new streams of revenue.â&#x20AC;?

A Power Trip?

The International Air Transport Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outlook for 2016, published in December, was incredibly optimistic for the North American air transport industry.

They projected that, based on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;strong U.S. economy, the appreciating U.S. dollar, lower oil prices and a restructured industry,â&#x20AC;? the North American carriers would lead the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance.

This was good news for Jackson because the JMAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statistics from 2015 showed the airport only topped its previous yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total passengers once in July by +1.3 percent. In 2015, the airport reported passenger counts were as low as 32,561 in February, a -17 percent decrease from 2014.

The airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passenger total for 2015 was

Press that he wants to bring a wide area of expertise including aviation, business and engineering to the board because this would lead to a generally better performance at the airport. Harkins rejects the idea that the bill is the greedy bid for control that his opposition has made it out to be. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a power grab,â&#x20AC;? Harkins said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an attempt for control of (the airport). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not me giving Rankin County control of that. Rankin County gets one spot. Madison County gets one spot. The City of Jackson gets two. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just about the City of Jackson. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about the State of Mississippi.â&#x20AC;?

Lumumba pushed back on that statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is misleading to say that (the bill) does not take the power away from the mayor,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The mayor controls the power of those appointments.â&#x20AC;? Lumumba unsuccessfully ran for the Jackson mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat after his father, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, died in office in 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convenient,â&#x20AC;? Bakari said, talking about the inconsistency he sees in conservative politics that often argues against government control. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to devolve (government powers) down to local control, but we need to make sure (our interests align with) who is the local control. If the local control isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

someone we want to deal with, then we want to do something else,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Many residents and organizations, including the NAACP, are concerned that a group of white Republicans are trying to take control away from mostly local black city officials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It leaves us with no other conclusion for the motivation behind this takeover, but race,â&#x20AC;? Mississippi NAACP President Derrick Johnson said last week at a press conference about the airport.

Harkins had responded to the race accusations in an earlier interview with the Jackson Free Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people want to make this a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re-taking-this-away-from-the-city-ofJackson,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even been suggestions that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racist,â&#x20AC;? Harkins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no racist connotation to what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing here.

This is about making the airport the best it can be to serve the citizens of this state.â&#x20AC;?

Sacajawea Hall said Tuesday at the Capitol that the move to take over the airport is another example of wealth and resources being â&#x20AC;&#x153;extractedâ&#x20AC;? out of poor, working-class communities of color. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The airport) is another example of how institutions within our economy are based on the bottom line, competition and profit,â&#x20AC;? Hall said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The control of that is very much in the interests of the people who are already are wealthy, (and) already have resources.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;[T]hat often means that the people of Jackson are removed from the conversation,â&#x20AC;? Hall added.

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LEGISLATURE: Week 5

Incentives Sail Through; Anti-LGBT Bills Drop; Groups Call for Foster-Care Funding

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head of Continental AGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North American tire business says the company is likely to make a mix of heavy truck and passenger vehicle tires at the $1.45 billion factory it plans near Clinton.

Gov. Phil Bryant welcomed Edison Chouest Offshore, the company that will run the Gulfport project which plans to invest $68 million to build a 1,000-worker shipyard, the Associated Press reported.

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had anything in my district,â&#x20AC;? Dixon told the Jackson Free Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need jobs in my area.â&#x20AC;?

The governor and the Mississippi Development Authority have all been in secret discussions with the companies since 2014, House Ways and Means Chairman Jeff Smith, R-Columbus, said today.

Before approving it, the committee amended the bill to include provisions for local contractors and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disadvantaged Business Enterprisesâ&#x20AC;? to bid on construction work for

Gov. Phil Bryant called a special session last week to push an incentives package through the Legislature that will create 3,500 jobs and cost the state $274 million in bonds alone; he signed the bill into law on Monday.

the tire plant in Hinds County.

The 196-page bill passed the House 118-3. Rep. Joel Bomgar, R-Madison, was among three Republicans who voted no on the measure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a chamber, are we willing to give that exact same deal to a small business whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willing to do this, too?â&#x20AC;? he asked.

Chairman Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to Bomgar was (somewhat) biblical, saying: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have not because you ask not.â&#x20AC;?

The bill states the Hinds County project must create 500 jobs by 2019; otherwise, the state can void the contract and get all the money back, Smith told the House. In the Ways and Means Committee meeting, Smith said the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workforce would reflect Hinds County demographics and employ a majority of â&#x20AC;&#x153;minorityâ&#x20AC;? workers.

On Jan. 18, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors voted to rezone 264 acres to increase the buffer zone between the site and homes. Under the agreement, $20 million would go back to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, and the Clinton Public School District would receive $951,000 for their land loss.

The Associated Press reported that the

Anti-LGBT Bill Drops Sen. Charles Younger, R-Columbus, introduced a bill that would â&#x20AC;&#x153;clarify that religious leaders are not required to perform same-sex marriagesâ&#x20AC;? last week. The bill does not change any part of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act but instead adds the definition of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;religious leaderâ&#x20AC;? and clarifies that the government shall not substantially burden a religious leaderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exercise of religion â&#x20AC;&#x153;by requiring him to perform or solemnize any marriage inconsistent with a sincerely held religious belief that marriage is the union of one man and one woman.â&#x20AC;?

Rob Hill, director of the Human Rights Campaign Mississippi and a former Methodist pastor in Jackson, said these types of bills are called â&#x20AC;&#x153;pastor protection billsâ&#x20AC;? aimed at â&#x20AC;&#x153;protectingâ&#x20AC;? clergy from performing same-sex marriage ceremonies. Hill said such a bill isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessary, however, because the First Amendment protects any pastor or religious leader from performing a ritual he or she does not want to perform. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you think about what we have on the Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plate this year with the fiscal shortfall, issues like this should be low

on their list of things to do,â&#x20AC;? Hill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certainly elevating this stigma that already exists for LGBT people in Mississippi is unnecessary, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not right.â&#x20AC;?

Hill said the bill is clearly targeting the LGBT community in Mississippi, and he said he hopes the lawmakers will not even bring the bill to a vote.

Foster Care Funds Mississippi Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Services visited the Capitol last week to advocate for full funding of the new Mississippi Division of Family and Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Services. MCHS operates in all 84 counties in the state, working oftentimes directly with state departments. MCHS Executive Director John Damon, said giving the new division, which controls the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foster care system, $34 million is a huge first step closer to raising Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bar of excellence in child care. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to make sure that this year children are a priority in Mississippi,â&#x20AC;? Damon told the Jackson Free Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our one moment in time to get this right.â&#x20AC;?

The initial funding for the Division of Family and Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Services will help create the infrastructure that the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system lacks. At Jackson State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference in January, Executive Director David Chandler said the state may not meet a court-ordered deadline to improve conditions without more funding and more than 200 new staff members. A federal judge set the latest deadline for review in the ongoing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Olivia Yâ&#x20AC;? case, a class-action lawsuit brought in 2004 on behalf of the children in the system, for May 15, 2016.

With increased funding from the Legislature, Chandler said he will be able to begin to hire the necessary case workers and social workersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;246 positions in totalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to get the division back on track.

Fiscal-year 2015 data show that 7,557 children are in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foster-care system, and the number of Mississippi kids in foster care has steadily grown since 2011.

Damon said that infrastructure needs to be in place with the division before it can attract and retain the staff required to keep the system going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be the first state in the union that has to go into federal receivership,â&#x20AC;? Damon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So this particular window in time is critical for people to realize that investing in our kids, investing in our system (is important).â&#x20AC;?

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ith little debate or protest from either political party, the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives passed $274 million in bonds alone to help two largescale developments in the state during a oneday special session last Thursday. Gov. Phil Bryant signed the bill into law on Monday.

One of those projects is a Continental Tire factory in western Hinds County. The other project is a shipyard in Gulfport. Together, the two would create 3,500 jobs. In Hinds County it would mean 2,500 jobs by 2022. The Gulfport shipyard project would create 1,000 jobs by the end of 2018. The average annual salary of the jobs created will be $40,000.

The two projects would cost Mississippi taxpayers $78,285.71 for each job the projects would create.

Gov. Phil Bryant called for a special session of the Legislature on Feb. 3, and the bill, which started in the House Ways and Means Committee, sailed through the Legislature by 3 p.m. Thursday.

The chairman of the committee, Rep. Jeff Smith, R-Columbus, told his committee that timing on passing the legislation is important because contracts needed to be signed with the companies on Monday.

Rep. Deborah Dixon, D-Raymond, whose district includes the Hinds County tire factory, said she was involved in talks for the past two years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I appreciate getting it in my district because, overall, I have never

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The Real Truth About Jackson’s Airports

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et’s talk facts about the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. First, Jackson’s airport system originated in 1928. JMAA was created in 1960 to hire a professional aviation staff and provide guidance and oversight for the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport and Hawkins Field Airport. Both airports are located within the City of Jackson.

Second, there are still some major misunderstandings about what led to Southwest Airlines’ departure. Fact: Southwest Airlines announced its decision to leave Jackson in December 2013. This was a business decision made by Southwest Airlines based on its own internal business model and its projections for the airline industry, not some fault of JMAA staff and/or its Board.

Third, the Board of Commissioners is charged with hiring the chief executive officer of JMAA, who is then responsible for the day-to-day operations of the airports. Upon being presented with the challenge of selecting a new CEO, the JMAA Board hired Mr. Carl Newman, an eminently qualified CEO who is currently first vice-chair of the American Association of Airport Executives, the pre-eminent organization in the aviation industry.

Fourth, although Mr. Newman has been on the job for only one year as of Jan. 2, 2016, the central Mississippi area has already begun to see the results of this board’s excellent choice to lead Jackson’s airports for many years to come.

Among many other accomplishments over this past year, Mr. Newman’s leadership has led to the following: JMAA is financially sound and well-managed as evidenced by the historic decision to refinance most of its long-term debt with Trustmark National Bank, creating almost $4 million in debt savings.

In December 2015, the JMAA Board voted to enter into an Option to Lease up to 130 acres for an exciting opportunity for the Airport Authority, the City of Flowood and Rankin County on a par with the RenaisThere is no sance Highland Colony Parkway Development. reason to attempt In collaboration with Entergy Mississippi, JMAA an illegal, has qualified 211 acres of the East Metro Corridor as an “Entergy Mississippi Economic Deeminent-domain velopment Qualified Site.” This means that those take-over.

211 acres constitute a development-ready industrial site that has undergone a rigorous review process including zoning, infrastructure, property ownership, environmental studies, utilities and transportation assessments. In short, it is shovel ready!

JMAA paid its final $1 million contribution to the East Metro Corridor Project, which will lead to tremendous development of the cities of Jackson, Flowood and Rankin County.

Mr. Newman has hired additional staff members who have highly regarded aviation certifications. He has also promoted and hired highly qualified individuals from within the organization and the local community. JMAA has initiated projects to create a strategic plan and review concessions.

The board authorized Newman to hire a manager just for Hawkins Field to maximize the efficient, effective and profitable operation of that airport.

The airports serve citizens westward to the Louisiana line, northward to Leflore and Grenada counties, eastward to the Alabama line, southward to Pike and Adams counties, and many other areas throughout the central region of our state and beyond. JMAA is poised to make a great financial impact on the central Mississippi region with pending developments and partnership opportunities.

I am prayerful that all the citizens of this great State become fully informed about the implications and consequences that the proposed legislation to take over Jackson’s airport system would have not only for Jackson, but also on airports everywhere in this state. Jackson’s airports are under attack today, but it could be other airports in Mississippi tomorrow. You must ask yourself this one question: “Why would there be a call for such drastic actions when JMAA is an efficiently managed organization, making a profit and poised to do even greater things for the central region of the state?” JMAA is on the right path. There is no reason to attempt an illegal, eminent domain take-over.

Rosie L. T. Pridgen, Ph.D., is chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the 10 Jackson Municipal Airport Authority.

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ith the large corporate incentive package behind us that will, hopefully, create jobs down the road, it’s time for legislators to start working on more pressing issues, including how the state will spend its limited budget for the coming year.

For all the squabble about economic development and making jobs available by 2020-something, if the state’s workforce is not healthy enough or able to go to work by that time, it will quite literally all be for nothing.

Lawmakers can do several things for kids this session—to ensure that the next generation of Mississippians is healthy and able to work— and they should start talking about them immediately instead of worrying about same-sex marriage and trying to limit constitutional rights.

First, the state’s foster-care system is still in crisis. Just because there’s a new division doesn’t mean it’s out of the woods. David Chandler, the executive director of Mississippi Family and Children’s Services, said last month that his division has until mid-May to show significant progress and turnaround in order for the state’s system to not go into federal receivership.

“We have two major objectives,” Chandler told Jackson State University social workers in January. “First, the Legislature must increase our budget, and number two, we must employ more social workers and raise their salaries.”

The Legislature needs to increase their budget by May 15. Fiscal-year 2015 data show

that 7,557 children are in the state’s foster-care system, and the number of Mississippi kids in foster care has steadily grown since 2011.

How the budgets will be adjusted to accommodate the funding needed is yet to be decided, but we can only ask the Legislature to not just consider but seriously find as many dollars as possible to keep our system out of receivership. If the feds take over our system, we will be at the top of another list we don’t want to be on: the first state foster-care system the federal government has to run.

Other legislative priorities for kids require no additional funding. Legislation asking the state to use leftover Temporary Assistance to Need Families funds for childcare will be introduced soon.

This change is not asking the state to use its own money—it just asks that the federal TANF funding we leave sitting on the table over and over again be used for childcare in the state.

Forty-seven percent of black children in the state are living at or below the poverty line in comparison to 15 percent of non-Hispanic, white children. That must change.

This is about empowering and providing for the poor children in the state and enabling them to live healthy, successful lives in Mississippi. This is about the future of the state. We call on lawmakers who say they care about kids to put their money where their mouths are— because really, it just might be many of these kids’ last chance.

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hen I logged onto Twitter this past Saturday, I was caught in a flurry of tweets, gifs and screen caps of the one and only BeyoncĂŠ Knowles, rightfully referred to as Queen Bey. The best performer to come out of Houston, Texas, BeyoncĂŠ released a racially charged and powerful video to her latest single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Formationâ&#x20AC;? and surprised everyone, as evident by the firestorm of â&#x20AC;&#x153;wig snatchingâ&#x20AC;? tweets. Upon first watch, reeling from having to purchase a $12 app to view the video, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t notice the various allusions and context; I was busy trying to recreate the dance moves from her and all her dancers with huge Afros and smooth, brown skin.

After a second watch, the image of BeyoncĂŠ lying across a New Orleans Police Department car being submerged in water shook me, especially combined with the landscape of the urban New Orleans. Most of my family is from New Orleans, as my mother is from the Lower 9th Ward. The city is not just beads and bottomless drinks on Bourbon Street, but women in beauty shops and seconds lines, men on porch stoops and Southern church services. The juxtaposition of the New Orleans I know and that of BeyoncĂŠ in a pristine white dress and a parasol reminiscent of the American slavery eraâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a time when being a black woman was the worst thing you could beâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was enough to set me on edge.

BeyoncĂŠ has always been about woman power, as shown by her stance at the 2014 Video Music Awards in front of a giant, black screen with the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;feministâ&#x20AC;? emblazoned in huge, white letters. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made music that promotes female autonomy, owning our sexuality and relishing in independence, doing great things and â&#x20AC;&#x153;slayingâ&#x20AC;? the game without a man (helloâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x153;Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)â&#x20AC;?). She does all these things as a wife to music mogul Jay Z and mother to 4-year-old Blue Ivy, who has faced public critiques since her birth, from her hair to her clothes to how her parents raise her. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Formation,â&#x20AC;? BeyoncĂŠ silences critics with one simple line, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like my baby hair with baby hairs and Afros,â&#x20AC;? and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blue in a lacy, white dress alongside two other natural girls smiling like she knows her mother is about to conquer the world.

The performerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to juggle these things, motherhood and activism, while defending black womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights to choose to not be a mother, to have successful careers and never marry are what makes her a feminist icon. The song and video con-

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ears streamed down Rachel Whaley’s face when she saw Daniel Zabaldano. Orleans Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, which Zabaldano dismissed at once—until Lowry Clearly, an elaborate ruse had been perpetrated on her, and the reason for it causally mentioned that he was training for the race with Whaley. was obvious to even the most casual observer. Text messages sent to her all day Whaley, a naturally graceful athlete, was often in Jackson because her twin long indicated that he was going out with friends to celebrate his birthday in sister, Sarah, was in physical therapy school at the University of Mississippi MediJackson, and not sitting in Rojo, their favorite restaurant in Birmingham, Ala., wear- cal Center. Zabaldano remembers her well from back then and says she made a big ing a sports coat and holding a large bouquet of flowers. It was a Thursday, and the first impression on him. Lowry, Whaley and Zabaldano trained together, with the surprise was complete. As she entered the restaurant, she knew from the expressions former two in the lead, and Zabaldano trailing behind. Eventually, Whaley tired of on the faces around her that many understood what was about to happen. dropping hints to Zabaldano and asked him for his phone number.

Zabaldano, who had been waiting on Whaley for several hours, had not been able Soon after, Zabaldano wanted to take a preparatory course for his Engineering in to keep his intentions from the Training exam and decided that restaurant’s customers and servers.

Birmingham was the perfect place He was getting restless. A natuto do it. He spent four three-day rally gregarious personality with a weekends in Birmingham for the lanky, loose-limbed stature and an EIT exam. Whaley spent that sumItalian look to go with his name, mer in Colorado on the Arkansas he doesn’t usually go unnoticed.

River working for a white-water Whaley’s roommate, comrafting company. Zabaldano conplicit in the surprise, ran into vinced his boss that he needed a trouble luring her away from course in oil reservoir management her studies. Whaley, a tall young and that Denver was the best place woman with light brown hair and to take it. Then, Rachel managed to a quiet, unassuming personality, have two of her pharmacy internwas also extremely dedicated to ships in the Jackson area, and their her studies at the McWhorter friendship grew and blossomed.

School of Pharmacy at Samford But Zabaldano wasn’t ready University in Birmingham and for any sort of commitment, yet. had a big assignment due the He was recovering from a previnext day. She only reluctantly ous relationship. He knew that agreed to accompany her roomWhaley was the woman for him, mate to the restaurant—more but he was worried about being than an hour past the time Zavulnerable again. But the presbaldano had expected them. sure was on, not from Whaley That day had been a long but rather from his friends, who time coming, and at one time, clearly saw how well they compleDaniel Zabaldano and Rachel Whaley will get married in Jackson on May 28.

Whaley worried that it might mented each other. This culminever come. The couple met at nated in a confrontation between Mississippi State University in Zabaldano and one of his oldest 2010 through a mutual friend, friends who, in front of Whaley, Abel Lowry, who had grown up in Quitman, Miss., with Whaley and was a fellow threatened to castrate him if he didn’t marry her (drinking was involved). engineering student with Zabaldano.

Then, Zabaldano began an elaborate ruse that included going to Quitman, “I was a little in awe of Daniel then and never thought he would be interested Miss., to ask permission from Whaley’s parents, a decision by all involved not to tell in me,” Whaley says. her twin (“What one knows the other does also,” they said) and careful planning They went their separate ways for a while. Zabaldano received a Fulbright schol- with her roommate. arship, and he pursued a master’s degree in petroleum engineering in Turin, Italy, and That brings us back to the restaurant on Feb. 26, 2015, with Whaley sobbing unWhaley went on to pharmacy school at Samford. Lowry kept in touch with both of controllably as her roommate pushed her through the door toward her soon-to-be fiancé. them, and when Zabaldano ended up back in Jackson, he talked him into running Zabaldano took her hands and on one knee in front of everyone asked her to marry him. the half-marathon with him at the Mississippi Blues Marathon in 2013. After finishZabaldano, a petroleum engineer in Jackson, and Whaley, a pharmacist at Brandon ing the race, Zabaldano told his friend, “I’ll never run again.” But undeterred, a few Discount Drugs in Brandon, will marry on May 28. weeks later Lowry asked him to train for an upcoming half marathon in the New Daniel Zabaldano is a family friend of writer R.H. Coupe.

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Love after Losing

by Jessica Mizell

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lost my boyfriend at 30 years old. We had been looking at engagement rings the day before he died. The space the loss left in my heart was immeasurable. When he passed away, my world turned to gray. “How can I ever be with anyone else?” I thought as I sat in our bed and held the shirt he had worn the day before because it still smelled like him. From that moment on, everything we had together was in the past.

The month following was filled with family and friends and best wishes, but all the while I was a shell, waking up every morning just to tell myself, “Put one foot in front of another.” I was that way for a long time.

I found out that people go away very quickly. Eventually, I began to settle into a new life without him and all that came with him, including birthdays and holidays.

But my heart resisted with everything in me to move on. I found myself drowning in the king-sized bed we shared. Memories were like dust particles in the air; every time I breathed, I breathed him in. Things we had started together had stopped—though in reality, the world didn’t.

It never stops for anyone, and in a way, that kept me going some days, even when people were insensitive.

I realized that what I was dealing with did not give me a pass to check out from the world around me. Even though the notion of dating anyone seemed so unnatural, almost wrong, I knew that eventually I had to, right? Everyone told me to get back out there, try to meet new people. So for a long time, I tried dating, but no one seemed to measure up to the person that I had spent the last three years with, and the idea of getting to know someone as well as I knew him seemed endless—nearly impossible. How could this ever work? I didn’t feel single, I didn’t feel alone, but I was. So,

after one particularly horrendous first date that involved a terrible rendition of Jimmy Buffett songs, I realized that maybe dating wasn’t what I needed. I mean, I had spent the last three years of my life devoting all this time to one person, and now, I needed to learn how to reallocate all of that time. I didn’t need a man for that.

So, over the months of many firsts—holidays, work parties, birthdays, even the new season of “Supernatural”—I FIL forced myself to make it through, alone.

EP HO TO My grieving started to evolve from pure heartbreaking agony to acceptance and slower than that, things began to develop into a new normal. I couldn’t stay in my house forever, and I know that he would want me to move on and be happy because he loved me. I loved him, but I was the one that was still alive, and I had to start living.

So, I started reaching out to people, old friends I had long lost touch with, and slowly, I began to have a life of my own again. I started doing things again. I found myself sleeping in the middle of the bed.

The months passed, and I stopped being sad that he wasn’t there with me. I would think about how much he would have loved to have seen what I was experiencing when I would do new things. I found myself laughing at how much he hated shopping for presents and was the worst at wrapping them at Christmas time. I smiled as I made his favorite jambalaya and started to be able to see pictures of us together and not be sad or longing, just OK. In a way, he will always be my boyfriend, my best friend. Our relationship is kind of frozen in time, and I know eventually I will find love again but right now, I’ve just been working on coloring in the world, making it into something beautiful again.

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or single people, Valentine’s Day may not be all it’s cracked up to be.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the holiday anyway.

If you’re looking for something to do, check out some of this year’s 2016 Best of Jackson winners.

teer. Stewpot is a local nonprofit that helps to feed the homeless in Jackson, among many other goals. For volunteer information, visit stewpot.org. Winner: Best Nonprofit Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St., 601-960-2700) Open: Sunday 11a.m-9 p.m.

Plan an anti-Valentine’s night out with your friends and celebrate the night at Ole Tavern on George Street.

Winner: Best Jukebox

Celebrate Valentine’s Day by going somewhere local such as Lemuria Books in Banner Hall.

Stewpot Community Services (1100 W. Capitol St., 601-353-2759, stewpot.org) Open: Sunday 1-2 p.m.

Instead of moping around on Valentine’s Day, why not do something for someone else in need? In fact, chances are you’re likely to meet some pretty amazing people who share similar interests when you volun-

Ichiban Hibachi & Sushi, Ichiban Chinese Buffet (Hibachi: 153 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-919-8879; Chinese buffet: 359 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-919-8879; 433 Riverwind Drive, Pearl, 601-706-2833) Open: Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 5-9 p.m.

Dine out and chow down at this Japanese restaurant in Flowood. The restaurant also has a Chinese buffet down the street (and a location in Pearl), which is great if you want more than just hibachi or sushi.

Winner: Best Sushi/Japanese

Community Animal Rescue & Adoption (960 N. Flag Chapel Road, 601-922-7575, carams.org) Open: Sunday by appointment If you’re considering on buying a pet, consider visiting a local rescue and adoption center such as CARA instead. Review adoption guidelines at carams.org.

Winner: Best Animal Shelter Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive, 601-576-6000, mdwfp.com) Open: 1-5 p.m.

If you like nature and animals, the natural science museum is a good place to go on Valentine’s Day. Its new exhibit, “Tiny Titans,” which features dinosaur eggs and babies, just opened, so now is a good time to go. And if dinosaurs aren’t your thing, you can check out the multitude of exhibits, from aquariums to walking trails.

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Genesis and Light Center (4914 N. State St., 601-362-6736) Saturday, 7-11 p.m.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re single and looking to mingle, or are a couple who just wants to party a little, attend the 2016 Celebration of Love Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ball Feb. 13 at the Genesis and Light Center. The party will have music, dancing, comedy and refreshments.

Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (200 S. Commerce St., 601-948-0888, halandmals.com) Saturday, 8-11 p.m.

On Feb. 13, Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is hosting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not Your Normal Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.â&#x20AC;? Start the night off with a cocktail hour that will have hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, and later, you can attend a cocktail class with bartenders Jessica Rahaim and Jimmy Quinn.

Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant & Lounge (214 S. State St., 601-354-9712, martinslounge.net) Saturday, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

If you want to hear a little music Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day weekend, soul band The Quickening will play at Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant & Lounge. For more information, find the band on Facebook.

Big Sleepyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (208 W. Capitol St., 601-863-9516) Saturday, 5-7 p.m.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a way to express your love, you could head to Big Sleepyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for Inspire Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third annual Make Love Experiment on Feb. 13. At the parFLICKR/CHRISTOS TZIOTZIOS

alentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day is coming up fast.

It can be one of the most nervewracking days of the year, or a day you simply forget about. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the latter, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell anyone; instead surprise your Valentine with a different date night than the usual. Take a walk on the wild side and remember: Food is always a winning option.

Here are a few ideas.

Learn how to make cocktails locally on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day weekend.

ticipatory art and open-mic event, event, youth poets and writers will perform and express what it means to share love.

Prymo will perform as well. Admission is free. For more information, find Inspire Jackson on Facebook.

Fat Cat Art Cafe (5352 Highway 25, Suite 1700, Flowood, 601-992-6553) Sunday, 5-7 p.m.

For Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Fat Cat Art CafĂŠ is hosting a Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day canvas-painting class. Create a memory and memento to look back on with your significant other. Even better news, a three-legged cat named Eileen and her two other cat friends roam the Flowood studio.

See page 14 for more Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day ideas. For more events, visit jfp.ms/events.

Where to Delight Your Love on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day

by Amber Helsel

Kismetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant & Catering (315 Crossgates Boulevard, Brandon, 601825-8380) On Saturday, Feb. 13, The Detectives Comedy Dinner Theatre will perform comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Couples Retreatâ&#x20AC;? at Kismetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Seating is at 6:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m.

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Broad Street Baking Company (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101, 601-3622900, broadstbakery.com) For Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day this year, Broad Street will do half-sized chocolate-covered strawberryking cakes with a stuffed animal, Valentine sugar cookies and chocolate-dipped strawberries.

Campbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bakery (3013 N. State St., 601-362-4628, 123 Jones St., Madison, 769-300-279) Campbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has heartshaped teacakes, heart-themed petit fours 16 and chocolate-dipped strawberries.

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Ciaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bakery and CafĂŠ (870 Avery Boulevard N., Ridgeland, 601-707-8530) For Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Ciaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will have specials such as a nine-inch heartshaped cake, cupcakes, chocolate-dipped strawberries, Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sugar cookies, 16-inch cookie cake, spiced pecans and bourbon balls. To place an order, call 601-956-1116 or email ciarasbakeryand cafe@gmail.com. Orders must be placed

by Feb. 12, and any last-minute ones will incur a late fee. All pre-orders require a 50 percent non-refundable deposit.

BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601982-8111, bravobuzz.com) Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day weekend, BRAVO! will have a spe-

cial Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-course menu in addition to the regular menu and also two featured cocktails. At press time, the menu had not been finalized.

Signaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grille (680 Highway 51, Suite E., Ridgeland, 601-853-0266) On Feb. 14, The Detectives Comedy Dinner Theatre will perform â&#x20AC;&#x153;Couples Retreatâ&#x20AC;?

during a Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day brunch. Seating begins at 11 a.m., and the show begins at 11:30 a.m. Tickets include a mimosa and a bloody Mary bar.

The Strawberry CafĂŠ (107 Depot Drive, Madison, 601-856-3822) From Feb. 12 to Feb. 14, in addition to its regular menu, The Strawberry CafĂŠ will serve a special four-course menu that includes dishes such as crab and spinach-stuffed crab; Champagne and lobster bisque; grouper with baked rice, roasted corn and lump crab, artichoke hearts and tomatoes, and a butter cream sauce; and strawberry and chocolate bread pudding.

For Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, The Strawberry CafĂŠ will serve brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will have the four-course dinner service from 4:30 to 9 p.m., in addition to the regular menu. Reservations are recommended. The Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day menu is $95 per couple, and wine pairings are available for an additional cost. For more information, visit strawberrycafemadison.com.

Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., 601-707-0587) Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day weekend, Anjou will serve a 6-ounce filet with a 4-ounce lobster tail, roasted new potatoes and Haricots vert for $44; and sautĂŠed redfish with roasted new potatoes, Haricots verts and a roasted tomato crabmeat butter sauce for $32.

Seafood Râ&#x20AC;&#x2122;evolution (1000 Highland Colony Pkwy., Suite 9015, 601-8533474, seafoodrevolution.com) For Seafood Râ&#x20AC;&#x2122;evolutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day prix-fixe menu, the restaurant will have appetizers such as lobster bisque; salads such as the roasted baby beet salad with goat cheese and molasses-candied pecans; entrĂŠes such as wood-grilled redfish with crawfish, a scallion risotto, and Crystal hot sauce butter, and a 6-ounce petite filet mignon with lobster Bearnaise, truffled mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus; and desserts such as caramel pie, which has a salted peanut brittle, bourbon caramel sauce and whipped cream.

For more information, find Seafood Râ&#x20AC;&#x2122;evolution on Facebook.

Nandyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Candy (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 380, 601-362-9553) For Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Nandyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Candy will have treats such as chocolate-covered Oreos and strawberries; caramel and milk chocolate-dipped apples drizzled in dark and white chocolate with Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day decorations; chocolate teddy bears and hearts; handmade letterpress boxes with foil-wrapped chocolate or assorted chocolates; Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day butter cookies; and more. For more information, find the business on Facebook.

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AMERICAN/SOUTHERN CUISINE Basil’s (2906 N State St #104, Jackson, 601-982-2100) Paninis pizza, pasta, soups and salads. They’ve got it all on the menu.

Broad Street Bakery (4465 Interstate 55 N. 601-362-2900) Hot breakfast, coffee drinks, fresh breads & pastries, gourmet deli sandwiches.

The Feathered Cow (4760 I-55 North 769-233-8366) Simple and homemade equal quality and freshness every time. You never leave The Cow hungry!

The Iron Horse Grill (320 W Pearl St, Jackson, 601-398-0151) The smell of charcoal greets you, the music carries you inside.

Primos Cafe (2323 Lakeland 601-936-3398/ 515 Lake Harbour 601-898-3400) A Jackson institution for breakfast, blue-plates, catfish, burgers, prime rib, oysters, po-boys & wraps. Famous bakery!

Rooster’s (2906 N State St, Jackson, 601-982-2001) You haven’t had a burger until you’ve had a Rooster’s burger. Pair it with their seasoned fries and you’re in heaven.

Two Sisters Kitchen (707 N. Congress St. 601-353-1180) Lunch. Mon-Fri, Sun. PIZZA Sal & Mookie’s (565 Taylor St. 601-368-1919) Pizzas of all kinds plus pasta, eggplant Parmesan, fried ravioli & ice cream for the kids!

Mellow Mushroom (275 Dogwood Blvd, Flowood, 601-992-7499) More than just great pizza and beer. Open Monday - Friday 11-10 and Saturday 11-11.

ITALIAN BRAVO! (4500 Interstate 55 N., Jackson, 601-982-8111) Award-winning wine list, Jackson’s see-and-be-seen casual/upscale dining.

Fratesi’s (910 Lake Harbour, Ridgeland, 601-956-2929) Fratesi’s has been a staple in Jackson for years, offering great Italian favorites with loving care. The tiramisu is a must-have!

STEAK, SEAFOOD & FINE DINING Eslava’s Grille 2481 (Lakeland Dr, Flowood, 601-932-4070) Seafood, Steaks and Pastas The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 North State St. #100 601-398-4562) Transforms the essence of Mediterranean food and southern classics.

The Penguin (1100 John R Lynch Street, 769-251-5222) Fine dining at its best.

Rocky’s (1046 Warrington Road, Vicksburg 601-634-0100) Enjoy choice steaks, fresh seafood, great salads, hearty sandwiches.

Sal and Phil’s Seafood (6600 Old Canton Rd, Ridgeland 601-957-1188) Great Seafood, Poboys, Lunch Specials, Boiled Seafood, Full Bar, Happy Hour Specials Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Avenue 601-982-2899) Creative seafood classics. One of Jackson’s Best New Restaurants.

MEDITERRANEAN/GREEK Aladdin Mediterranean Grill (730 Lakeland Drive 601-366-6033) Delicious authentic dishes including lamb dishes, hummus, falafel, kababs, shwarma.

Zeek’s House of Gyros (132 Lakeland Heights Suite P, Flowood 601.992.9498) Jackson’s Newest Greek Restaurant, offering authentic gyros, hummus, and wide selection of craft beers.

BARBEQUE Chimneyville (970 High St, Jackson 601-354-4665 www.chimneyville.com) Family style barbeque restaurant and catering service in the heart of downtown Jackson.

Hickory Pit Barbecue (1491 Canton Mart Rd. 601-956-7079) The “Best Butts in Town” features BBQ chicken, beef and pork along with burgers and po’boys.

Pig and Pint (3139 N State St, Jackson, 601-326-6070) Serving up competition style barbecue along with one of the of best beer selections in metro.

COFFEE HOUSES Cups Espresso Café (Multiple Locations, www.cupsespressocafe.com) Jackson’s local group of coffeehouses offer a wide variety of espresso drinks. Wi-fi.

BARS, PUBS & BURGERS 4th & Goal Sports Cafe (North, 5100 I-55 Frontage Rd 769-208-8283) Handcrafted food made from the best ingredients.

Burgers and Blues (1060 E. County Line Rd. 601-899-0038) Best Burger of 2013, plus live music and entertainment!

Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St. 601-948-0055) Classic Irish pub featuring a menu of traditional food, pub sandwiches & Irish beers on tap.

Hal and Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St. 601-948-0888) Pub favorites meet Gulf Coast and Cajun specialties like red beans and rice, the Oyster Platter or daily specials.

ISH Grill & Bar (5105 I 55 N Frontage Rd. 769-257-5204) Jackson’s newest hot spot offering classic foods and cocktails in a refined and elegant atmosphere.

Legends Grill (5352 Lakeland Dr. 601-919-1165) Your neighborhood Sports Bar and Grill.

Martin’s Restaurant and Lounge (214 South State Street 601-354-9712) Lunch specials, pub appetizers or order from the full menu of po-boys and entrees. Full bar, beer selection.

Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St. 601-960-2700) Pub food with a southern flair: beer-battered onion rings, chicken & sausage gumbo, salads, sandwiches.

One Block East ( 642 Tombigbee St. 601-944-0203) Burger joint and dive bar located in downtown Jackson. Great music, tasty beverages and Bad Ass Burgers is what we do.

ASIAN AND INDIAN Fusion Japanese and Thai Cuisine (1002 Treetops Blvd, Flowood 601-664-7588/1030-A Hwy 51, Madison 601-790-7999) Specializing in fresh Japanese and Thai cuisine, an extensive menu features everything from curries to fresh sushi.

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/29( )22' IURP SDJH Liquid Light Café (224 E. Capitol St., 769-208-8689) Saturday, Feb. 13, Liquid Light will have “A Very Vegan Valentine’s” dinner.

The four-course menu includes dishes such as cauliflower soup with balsamic red onions and bibb lettuce; an Italian parsley-pistachio salad with lemon and a pistachio oil dressing; vegan bay “crab” cakes with polenta and a tomato-tarragon sauce; and a Neopolitan cheesecake. The dinner is from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. For more information, find Liquid Light on Facebook.

Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201, 601-982-2899) Feb. 12-14, Saltine will have a special prix-fixe menu. The four-course menu includes dishes such as a half dozen French kiss oysters with cocoa mignette and chilies; goat cheese sformato with green strawberries, arugula, candied pumpkin seeds and toast; a poached Scottish salmon with roasted beets, rose water and Champagne; and for dessert, an almond milk sorbet with phyllo dough, pomegranate and local honey.

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La Brioche Patisserie (2906 N. State St., 601-988-2299, labriochems.com) For Valentine’s Day, La Brioche has treats such as heartshaped macarons; chocolate truffles in a variety of flavors such as coffee, caramel, cookies and cream and coconut hazelnut; and other treats.

Sugar Magnolia Takery (5417 Highway 25, Flowood, 601-992-8110) This year, Sugar Magnolia Takery will have Valentine’s Day treats such as king cakes, jumbo cupcakes and Valentine’s Day-themed truffles. For more information, find the business on Facebook.

Table 100 (100 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-420-4202, tableonehundred.com) For Table 100’s Valentine’s Day menu, it will have silky poultry cream “princess” soup with shaved green asparagus, chicken dumplings and fresh black truffle; a surf and turf with black Angus filet or pan-seared Gulf snapper, crawfish étoufée, Delta Blue herb rice pilaf, and sauteed shiitake mushrooms and spinach; and baked Alaska for dessert.

Amerigo Italian Restaurant (6592 Old Canton Road, 601-977-0563; 155 Market St., Flowood, 601-992-1550; amerigo.net) On Feb. 14, Amerigo will have Valentine’s Day chef specials that include panko-crusted redfish topped with shrimp and a brown-butter sauce over goat cheese and spinach polenta, and seasoned vegetables; and blackened ribeye topped with crawfish, crab meat and a Gorgonzola herb butter sauce over ovenroasted chili potatoes and seasoned green beans. That day, it will also have a brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with items such as mimosas and crab cake Benedict.

1908 Provisions (734 Fairview St., 601948-3429, fairviewinn.com) Valentine’s Day weekend, 1908 will have a menu that includes dishes such as seared pork belly with Napa and Thai basil slaw, hoisin brittle and Sriracha; cornmeal-dusted redfish with smokedpoblano polenta, bacon-and-brownsugar French beans and an ancho chiliDijon vinaigrette; and a strawberry frangipane tart with candied almonds and Chantilly cream.

Jaco’s Tacos (318 S. State St., 601-9617001, jacostacos.net) On Feb. 14, Jaco’s will host a pop-up menu that includes dishes such as Salada Romantico, which is a light flower petal salad with nectar dressing; roasted-tomato chicken, which is free-range chicken served with sun-dried tomatoes, basil, goat cheese and buerre blanc; and tres leches with a caramel drizzle.

The Iron Horse Grill (320 W. Pearl St., 601-398-0151) From Thursday, Feb. 11, to Sunday, Feb. 14, The Iron Horse will have a Valentine’s Day menu that includes dishes such as a barbecue chicken quesadilla with Monterey Jack cheese, charcoal onions and bell peppers, and Iron Horse barbecue; and grilled redfish topped with Chef Pierre Pryor’s crawfish Julie and served with Mexican rice and the vegetable of the day.

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Yanni performs at Thalia Mara Hall.

Former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott signs his book “Crisis Point” at Lemuria Books.

History Is Lunch is at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building.

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Jackson singer Keyone’ Starr holds a party celebrating the Grammy Award nomination of Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Special” on Saturday, Feb. 13, at Union Station.

History Is Lunch is at noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Mississippi Department of Archives and History archivist Chloe Edwards presents “The Life of Paula Ackerman.” Free; call 601-576-6998. … The State Street Open House is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in downtown Jackson. Team JXN and the Downtown Business Association host the event. Participating businesses include Jaco’s Tacos, One Block East, Thimblepress and Coalesse. Free; teamjxn.com.

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“Emergency” is at 7 p.m. at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.) in the General Purpose Room of the Reddix Building. Spoken-word artist and actor Daniel Beaty presents the one-man play in which he portrays 40 different characters. Free; call 601-979-2121; email mark.g.henderson@jsums.edu. … “Running Mates” is

FRIDAY 2/12

Drivin’ ‘N’ Cryin’ performs at 9 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The Southern rock band from Atlanta performs. Great Peacock, and Thomas Wynn and the Believers also perform. Doors open at 8 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601292-7121; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

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The Third Annual Make Love Experiment is from 5 to 7 p.m. at Big Sleepy’s (208 W. Capitol St.). Inspire Jackson presents the participatory art and open-mic event. All ages welcome. Young poets and writers are encouraged to participate.

BY MICAH SMITH Includes music from Prymo and DJ Spre. Free; call 8639516; email bigxsleepy@gmail.

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FAX: 601-510-9019 The Grammy Nomination CelDAILY UPDATES AT ebration with Keyone’ Starr is 9 JFPEVENTS.COM p.m. at Union Station (300 W. Capitol St.). The Jackson native celebrates her nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album with a red carpet entrance, a cocktail hour, dinner and live music.

RSVP. For ages 21 and up. $20-$30; eventbrite.com.

children, children under 3 and members free); call 601-5766000; mdwfp.com/museum. … Pop-up Valentine’s Dinner for Two is at 6 p.m. at Jaco’s Tacos (318 S. State St.). Includes a four-course dinner, a showing of “The Princess Bride” and more. Reservations required. $100 per couple; call 601 9617001; email tacojaco1@gmail.com; jacostacos.net.

MONDAY 2/15

Magic Monday is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive).

Normally closed on Mondays, the museum is open for regular hours of inspiration. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free); call 601-9815469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

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at 7:30 p.m. at Warehouse Theatre (1000 Monroe St.).

Fondren Theatre Workshop presents the Beth Kander play about a husband and wife who run against each other for mayor. Additional dates: Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 13, 2:30 p.m., and Feb. 13-14, 7:30 p.m. $14; call 601-301-2281; 22 runningmates.brownpapertickets.com.

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The National Geographic Giant Map of Asia is from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). Children learn from a map that is the size of a basketball court. Additional date: Feb. 13, 1-4:30 p.m. Included with admission ($6, $5 seniors, $4

Remembrance of Attorney Isaiah T. Madison” is at 11:30 a.m. at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.).

Attendees discuss Madison’s role in the Ayers case, and the work he had done to assist the underprivileged. Free; call 601-979-1563; jsums.edu/hamerinstitute.

WEDNESDAY 2/17

“Annie” is at 7:30 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The musical is based on the classic comic strip about an orphan who goes from rags to riches. $25-$85; call 800-745-3000; jacksonbroadway.com. … Mobile Suit: Alfred Banks is from 8 to 11:30 p.m. at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). The emcee from New Orleans performs with Tlo DaChamp, Eig21ht and FRE$CO. $10; call 376-9404; follow 3rd Eye Booking Company on Facebook.

Hunger Free Jackson Conference Feb. 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). At the Campbell College Center.

This year’s theme is “New Thinking and Emerging Ideas.” Includes guest speakers and breakout sessions. $10, students free; call 974-1000; email thoang@hungercenter.org; hungerfreejxn.org.

Jackson 2000 February Luncheon Feb. 10, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., at Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Karen Quay from Jackson 2000, Susan Womack from Millsaps College and Noel Didla from Jackson State University talk about Dialogue Circles at Millsaps College. RSVP. $12, $10 members; call 960-1500; email todd@jacksonfreepress.com; jackson2000.org.

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Pop-up Valentine’s Dinner for Two Feb. 14, 6 p.m., at Jaco’s Tacos (318 S. State St.). Includes a four-course dinner, lagniappes and a showing of “The Princess Bride.” Reservations required. Limit of 25 couples. $100 per couple; call 601 9617001; email tacojaco1@gmail.com; jacostacos.net.

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Local comedian Nardo is the host. R&B artists Lyfe Jennings, Mystikal and Cheryl Key perform. $36-$56; call 800-745-3000 (general admission) or 678-322-8098 (VIP).

3/3 – Rev. Maxine Bolden, Christ UMC, Associate Pastor

Drivin’ ‘N’ Cryin’ Feb. 12, 9 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The Southern rock band from Atlanta performs. Great Peacock and Thomas Wynn and the Believers also perform. $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $3 surcharge for under 21; call 601-292-7121; ardenland.net.

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2/25 – Rev. Dr. Connie Shelton,

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3/10 – Rev. Todd Watson,

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But by the time she graduated high school and enrolled at Mississippi State University, she had shifted her focus to architecture, graduating with a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in the subject in 1980. For many years, she continued her education, earning a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1986, a master of philosophy in history (Left to right) Joshua Gray and Rachel McCann and criticism of architecture of Carnal Echo perform Saturday, Feb. 13, at Soul Wired CafĂŠ. from the University of Cambridge in England in 1999, and a doctorate in architecture histories and theories from the Architec- Carnal Echo, but McCann has a constant tural Association School of Architecture collaborator in her guitarist and husband, in London in 2007.

Joshua Gray, whom she married in May McCann also returned to MSU as a 2015. He also co-wrote a number of songs professor in 1988 and taught there until on McCannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut EP, 2016â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every Day 2014, when she retired to devote herself to I Leave You.â&#x20AC;? Local radio listeners can hear her music. The choice may have seemed the title track on WJSU, which recently sudden from outside, but for McCann, it picked up the song for airplay. While Carwas a long time coming. Throughout her nal Echo does make use of Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talent for life, every time she had to figure some- jazz guitar, McCann says her draw to the thing out, she would sit at a piano and genre is more due to its dynamic nature. play. She loved teaching, she says, but it â&#x20AC;&#x153;What excites me about it so much was time to make a change. are the rich chords and nuances in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Music was always the thing I want- voice,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love Diana Krall, ed to do and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do, and as I started to Dianne Reeves, that kind of crooning move to a mid-life, I realized that I was ballad that they do, and I love the way going to really regret it if I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay that that in jazz, instead of having to belt it some attention,â&#x20AC;? McCann says. outâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and I can beltâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I can really dial in At the same time, her years of study- the nuance in the voice and let it almost ing art, history and philosophy have had pierce like a whisper.â&#x20AC;? a profound effect on her approach to Rachel McCann & Carnal Echo permusic, including her band name, Carnal forms at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, at Soul Echo, which comes from French philoso- Wired CafĂŠ (111 Millsaps Ave., 601-790pher Maurice Merleau-Ponty.

0864). Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are â&#x20AC;&#x153;He saw the world not as subject and $10 per person or $8 for students. For more object, not as brain and body, but as heart information, visit carnalecho.com.

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Two outstanding head football coaching hires happened last week. Southern Miss should be in good shape next season with Jay Hopson, and Fred McNair should be able to keep what Hopson built at Alcorn State running.

FRIDAY, FEB. 12 Softball (5:30-8:30 p.m., SECN+): The 2016 Mississippi State softball season kicked off on Thursday, but you can catch game two of the season against Houston online.

SATURDAY, FEB. 13 College basketball (1-3 p.m., ESPNU): If the University of Mississippi is going to make a run for the Big Dance this year, now is the time to start, as the team plays a home game against Arkansas.

SUNDAY, FEB 14 NBA (7-10 p.m., TNT): Here’s two ways you could spend your (anti-)Valentine’s Day: Watch the return of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” or the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, a final bow for retiring legend Kobe Bryant.

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As McNair and Hopson step into new roles, both will be under pressure to repeat the success of last season. USM and Alcorn State reached their respective conference championship games last season.

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onight would be like your average summer night a tie for his most receptions. Just like Turner, Sanders looked in Canada,” Winnipeg Blue Bombers Assistant healthy, making cuts and catches throughout the workout.

General Manager and Director of U.S. Scouting Another player at the combine, Ernest Smith, played colDanny McManus explained as the second an- lege football at Baylor University and was with the San Dinual Jackson Combine wrapped up Friday, Jan. 29. ego Chargers in their training camp until early August 2010.

This was the first-night workout for the Blue Bomb- These days, however, his chances of having a pro career are ers from the nine-team Canadian Football League and the starting to look slim. He made some very good catches but Jackson Combine, and it definitely carried a high-school- struggled against contact and had a few drops. football-like energy and atmosphere.

One athlete who stood out all night was Jeremé Jones It was in the midout of the University of 50s when the workouts South Alabama. Jones began with a set of 40 was a standout with the broad jumps. By the Jaguars, but at 5 feet 8 time McManus called inches tall, his height everyone together, the held him back even as temperature dropped he tried to start a college another 10 degrees, dipcareer. He might be a bit ping into the low 40s. short, but his ability to The cold didn’t make plays was one of stop the 70 to 80 former the biggest takeaways of high-school and college the night. There weren’t players in attendance, all many, if any, passes that of whom were hoping he didn’t gobble up. He to keep their football left most of the defencareers going. A chance sive backs shaking their to workout for scouts heads and wondering and a possible spot in how he got open. Even the Canadian Football when he wasn’t open, he League or having their pulled down passes that film passed to arenaturned McManus’ head league teams was well more than once. worth the $100 fee.

McManus praised Several players the work of the wide flashed abilities that receivers and defensive stood out, includbacks after the workout, ing former Louisiana noting a difference in last State University and year’s athletes.

Former University of Mississippi Rebels wide receiver Vince Louisiana Tech Univer“There was a little Sanders (left) attended the Jackson Combine on Jan. 29. sity wide receiver Paul more talent and speed Turner. He spent most this year than last year,” of his time at Louisiana McManus said. “That Tech with injuries that didn’t help his professional chances. doesn’t mean the players this year are better than last year. (It’s) But during the workout, he looked fast and healthy as he just a different group.” made catches all over the field.

The players this year looked better prepared for the difRecovering from injuries was a theme of the combine. ferences between the American and Canadian game, which Former University of Mississippi Rebels wide receiver Vince impressed a few of the Blue Bombers’ scouts. There were at Sanders, who was once a top football recruit in the state, least four or five players, McManus told me, that drew his and was also at the combine, trying to show that he was back his scouts’ attention. in action after tearing his ACL against Mississippi State Grant Worsley, the combine’s director, said he was imUniversity in 2014. Despite that injury during his senior pressed with how the event has grown in just two years. It season, Sanders had his best year with the Rebels with ca- won’t be long before the Jackson Combine becomes the place reer-high numbers in receiving yards and touchdowns, and for scouts to be after Senior Bowl practices end.

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