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yria Thomas, a recent graduate of Callaway High School, believes that being scholarly is not something that happens overnight and takes “a great deal of time, patience, motivation and dedication.” At Callaway, Thomas was a student of the month, class president, a JROTC class officer and class treasurer at different times in her high-school career.

“The best life strategy my parents ever taught me is that you have to work extremely hard in life, because there’s nothing free in the real world, and nothing is ever handed to you,” Thomas, 18, says. “Perseverance and persistency have guided me toward success.”

Born in Greenville, Thomas moved to Jackson with her parents, Caleb and Gwendolyn Thomas, and her three siblings in 2003. She attended Raines Elementary School, where she participated in the school’s Open Doors gifted program and was also nominated to the Academic and Performing Arts Complex, another academically inclined honor-roll program.

Thomas remained active in APAC when she went on to Powell Middle School, where she also on the school’s honor roll each term she was there and participated in the All City District Band, making it to second chair in the clarinet section.

In high school, Thomas also participated in the Mayor’s Youth Council, which is a program where teenagers work with each

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other and the mayor of Jackson on community-service projects, from 10th through 12th grade.

After her graduation on May 23, Thomas received three scholarship offers: the Dr. Aaron Shirley Scholarship, Delta Sigma Theta Scholarship and the Salutatorian Academic Achievement Scholarship. She plans to continue her education studying biology at the University of Mississippi.

“I want to major in biology so I can pursue a career as a pediatrician or an OB/ GYN,” Thomas says. “A lot of programs and organizations I’ve worked with, like Toys For Toddlers and Stop the Hunger, have given me a great deal of experience working with children, and I’ve come to feel like I was born to do it. I want to be able to run my own pediatric clinic or maybe a daycare out of Jackson, because I want to be able to work in the place I consider home.”

More than anything, Thomas encourages other students to work hard, apply themselves fully and do their best to be prepared for anything in life.

“I encourage others to stay focused because the unexpected can always happen, no matter if it’s fair or unfair,” Thomas says.

“During my salutatorian speech I stated, ‘Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. Do your best and God will take care of the rest.’”

—Dustin Cardon

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9 At the Fair, a Report Card

Politicians speak on state issues at the Neshoba County Fair ranging from the state budget to religious freedom.

12 The Racial Divide

“Change won’t happen without calling people out for such remarks and then making a conscious effort to see that change occur.”

—Funmi “Queen” Franklin, “Contributing to the Racial Divide”

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31 ‘The Sowing’ Season With Mr. Fluid Read about Jackson hip-hop artist Mr. Fluid ahead of his “The Sowing” album-release party on Aug. 6.

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editor’s note

by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

The Road Less Traveled in Jackson

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didn’t know Jackson had alleys. I thought they were just in big cities up north.” Zeakyy Harrington, a 17-year-old Mississippi Youth Media Project this summer, told me that as we walked back to Capital Towers from lunch along Pearl Street a couple weeks ago. As he reached out and opened the door of the building for me—he’s quite the young gentleman—he talked about how he wished he had been able to spend more time in downtown Jackson and other parts of the city as he was growing up in the Washington Addition.

He was one of 21 YMP students who spent most of his summer days this year in downtown Jackson participating in my volunteer project that now has a life of its own in the same building with the Jackson Free Press, although it’s separate from the newspaper. The students brainstormed, created, debated, wrote, photographed and videotaped many interesting, important topics this summer (see their work at jxnpulse.com and read more at youthmediaproject.com), but one of my favorite takeaways from the summer was how involved they got in downtown Jackson while they were here.

Most of the teenagers are still in high school, with a couple now in college. But almost to a teen, none of them had spent much time downtown or in a high-rise building with an amazing views or checking out big-city alleys like Zeakyy was doing that day. And they liked it. A lot.

A group of them and I presented at One Million Cups at Coalesce on State Street downtown about their project this summer, and they blew the audience away with their start-up mentality and determination to be fully engaged in Jackson, try new restaurants and return to the city, even if they go away to college, to help it become a place they really want to be.

Young Jacksonians are literally the city’s future. We must listen to them, take their advice, invite them into spaces where they’ve never been and introduce them to museums, restaurants and other cultures, as these teenagers were doing all summer.

Almost to a person, the YMP students talked about one of their favorite times of the day being the lunch break every day when they would explore downtown, trying Caribbean delights at Taste of the Island or Asian food at Wasabi.

They were in full exploration mode.

They were in full exploration mode, and many of them were finding a city that had been hidden from them. I firmly believe that their amazing work was inspired both by the creative space they worked in and the streets where they wandered during the day, often taking pictures and videos, or in recent weeks stalking Pokémon.

Even though most of them grew up in the metro and attended public schools here, they brought new eyes with them to downtown Jackson this summer, and it’s what we all need to pledge to do every single day. Seek out the new; be present for what our city offers; tell others; brainstorm ideas; inspire positive change.

Those have been this newspaper’s goals for nearly 14 years now (our birthday is in September). We started Best of Jackson in the city just a few weeks after we launched in 2002—the ballot was in our first issue–because we were so amazed

that no other media outlet had ever respected the city and its creative potential enough to honor what’s great here. Now the reader’s choice award are announced every January with a remarkable awards party in various parts of the city.

We started promoting “Think Global, Shop Local” right away to draw focus back to our locally owned businesses and not the chains, knowing that great cities have a strong local business community with good support.

And we launched the annual Jackpedia early in our tenure to welcome students and other newcomers to the city and remind existing residents to renew their vows every August to engage in the best of the city and support and love the creative right here.

I’ve always said that the Jackson Free Press’ goal wasn’t to create the kind of local community that loves where we live to death, but to celebrate and spotlight all the various people who have long had that spirit. We’ve long wanted to be the place where the love of the city and of Mississippi and of the diverse people who live here is front and center. And it’s a real, sometimes tough love: We treasure our city enough to criticize and find and then publish real solutions every change we get.

Working with the Youth Media Project teens this summer, I also renewed my vows again, seeing the city yet again through the young eyes of Jacksonians who want to be pride of their city and a city that deserves their pride.

On a drive through west and south Jackson this summer, Mayor Tony Yarber said something to me that I’ve long believed: In Jackson, we too often wait for elected officials to save us. He was talking about crime prevention, but that sentiment applies across the board.

Good government is vital, as are well-run and evaluated public services. I believe public servants must be held accountable and have a strong role to play.

But that can never replace the need for civic involvement and public engagement in making our city into the best she can be and supporting those who are already doing the hard work. And when we do that in a deliberate and open way in front of young people, we model that sense of urgency and high standards for them.

Once again, we welcome our new classes of college students to Jackson, and salute those who have stayed here. I have known so many young people over the years who are determined to stay in the state for college out of the need to be a part of our continuing upward spiral of change and progress—and to help push back on negative efforts such as House Bill 1523 and to, finally, get that Mississippi state flag changed to one we can all be proud of once and for all.

I also know young people who come here precisely because they want to be part of a very meaningful effort to band together for social change and justice.

And I can tell you that it’s hard to find a better place to get involved in meaningful change than the middle of Mississippi: I’ve long said you can make a difference by showing up here. Stay here long enough and get involved, and you will see exactly what I mean.

To me, the annual Jackpedia is a salute to what’s great here, and it’s a challenge for all of us: Don’t ignore the potential for greatness right in front of your eyes.

Reach out and taste it, and share those experiences. We don’t all have to agree on anything else other than the need to love all over our city, state and fellow Mississippians. We’re in this thing together, so let’s enjoy every stop on the road.

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Christopher Peace

Brooke Dutton

Kelsee Davis

Malcolm Morrow

Tiffanie Herron

Amber Helsel

Tim Summers Jr.

Arielle Dreher

Intern Christopher Peace has a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi College and a master’s degree from Jackson State University. He is interested in African American folklore and religious traditions. He contributed to the cover package.

Intern Brooke Dutton is a senior at Mississippi State University studying public relations and marketing. She has an Aussiedoodle named Callaghan and is addicted to good music and DIY projects. She contributed to the cover package.

Intern Kelsee Davis is a student at Alcorn State University and an Atlanta native. She is also a military brat who loves online shopping and old gangster films. She contributed to the cover package.

Freelance writer Malcolm Morrow is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and is the founder of Jackson-based entertainment blog The Hood Hippie.

He wrote about hip-hop artist Mr. Fluid.

Intern Tiffanie Herron is an alumna of Jackson State University and is currently a graduate student following her love of literature. When not studying, she enjoys playing video games and watching anime. She contributed to the cover package.

Assistant Editor Amber Helsel is a foodie-in-training and an artist, and her favorite pastime is people watching. Her patronus charm is a cat. Email her story ideas at amber@ jacksonfreepress.com. She coordinated Jackpedia.

City Reporter Tim Summers Jr. enjoys loud live music, teaching his cat to fetch, long city council meetings and FOIA requests. Send him story ideas at tim@jacksonfreepress.com.

He wrote about the mayor’s forum on law enforcement.

News Reporter Arielle Dreher is working on finding some new hobbies and adopting an otter from the Jackson Zoo. Email her story ideas at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com.

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“If you are in a police culture that allows abuse, then that will manifest itself.”

—JPD Chief Lee Vance at Mayor Tony Yarber’s “Us and Them” community forum

Tuesday, July 16

District Judge Brock Thomas dismisses the tampering with government records charge against anti-abortion activists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt in connection to the undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood.

Thursday, July 28

A grand jury rules that three Mississippi police officers were justified in the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man whose weapon turned out to be a BB gun.

Friday, July 29

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks at the Neshoba County Fair and calls on fair-goers to elect Republicans back to the Senate, and to support Donald Trump in November.

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Saturday, July 30

Donald Trump insults Humayun Khan, an Army captain who posthumously received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart after he was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2004, and his mother following a speech against Trump by his father Khizr Khan at the Democratic National Convention.

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Sunday, July 31

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan condemn any criticism of Muslim Americans who serve their country and reject the idea of a Muslim travel ban following comments by Donald Trump about fallen veteran Capt. Humayun Khan and his family.

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The City of Jackson launches a new water-bill payment portal today, which reads directly from the automatic meters installed as a part of the Siemens contract to improve Jackson’s water system.

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Cops, Community Separation Still Tangible

by Tim Summers Jr.

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embers of the community, including law-enforcement leaders, met July 28 at Murrah High School to participate in Mayor Tony Yarber’s “Us and Them” forum focusing on the relationship between the public and police.

Mayor Yarber addressed the crowd first, telling the assembled citizens that when he was young he was told how to handle the police, including an air of caution.

“To be honest with you, I had the same conversation with my son,” Yarber said, adding that the need to have “the talk” with his own son is telling for the continuing distrust between the police and the black community. “But what it says is that there is still a need to have a conversation with our young people and our people in the community about how we interact with the police and law enforcement.”

Othor Cain, host of the radio show by the same name, moderated the panel.

Cain said that with the violence between police and citizens in Baton Rouge and Dallas over the last month, discussion of the issues remained crucial to keeping the peace, even in Jackson. He said some people could not imagine a similar event occurring in Jackson.

“I submit to you that it absolutely could,” Cain said. “I bet in other parts of the country they thought the same thing.”

Defining the Problem

Cain started the forum by asking the police officers on the panel to address

what they thought is at the source of the conflict and tension in the nation. Maintaining connections is the key to building relationships between police and the public for Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason, whose background includes time as a

single-parent household and, as a result, tries to connect with young people in similar situations.

“I have a lot of empathy for that. It bothers me when I see a 14-year-old in jail for armed robbery,” he said, adding that it Tim Summers Jr.

Wednesday, July 27

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump encourages Russia to meddle in American politics by requesting Russian hackers to uncover and make public hacked emails that might damage Hillary Clinton. … Prosecutors drop all remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers who were still awaiting trial in Freddie Gray’s death, blaming police for a biased investigation.

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The mayor’s forum on community and police schisms in Jackson highlighted the work still to do on relations between the two cultures.

juvenile-justice officer.

“You can’t stay locked up in the office all the time,” Mason said, recalling his time as a juvenile officer, visiting with the youth in his community.

“If I didn’t see you at your school, I saw you at your church,” Mason said. “That’s one of the things that helped me understand where young people were coming from.”

Mason said he was the product of a

adds to the situation when the single parent has to worry about a house full of children.

“I think that once we get out of the cars and go to the houses and talk to them, that will begin the healing process. If we don’t have that direct communication with the family … we will never get anywhere,” Mason said.

Jackson Police Department Chief Lee Vance referred to Ferguson, Mo., stating that

Word from the Unwise

by Micah Smith

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elcome to Jackson, fresh-faced college-goers. In this special Jackpedia issue, you’ll find all sorts of useful info about the city, including where to hang out, grab a bite to eat or enjoy nature right around the corner. With so much important advice, we thought we’d even it out with some less important local wisdom.

• When one door closes, F. Jones Corner opens.

• If you can’t find a good coffee shop, your eyes are closed.

• Popsicles are in. Beer is in. Brunch is in. Basically, if it tastes good—in.

• “There’s nothing to do in Jackson” is a local (and false) colloquialism meaning, “I feel like going home.”

• The Smith Park Fountain is a misnomer.

• Potholes are nature’s tire removers.

• If a concert starts at 8 p.m., no it doesn’t.

• Nobody knows why there’s a little Washington Monument thing near Madison, so don’t ask. Ditto with the gas-station columns.

• Fondren’s First Thursday, Midtown’s Final Friday and Mississippi Museum of Art’s Third Thursday. And now you’ve scheduled three days of every month forever.

“We don’t need a poll to tell us to protect your right to bear arms or a poll to tell us that marriage is between one man and one woman, and we don’t need a poll to tell us that boys and girls shouldn’t go to the same restrooms together.”

—Philip Gunn addressing national political issues at the Neshoba County Fair

“Secular progressives are concerned about religious freedom, and I don’t understand why they’re so angry or why they’re so concerned about it.”

—Gov. Phil Bryant on House Bill 1523, speaking at the Neshoba County Fair

Josalyn Filkins, Principal at Midtown Public Charter School

by Sierra Mannie

I’m originally from outside of Chicago.

I’m from Joliet, Ill. I went to Illinois State University. I studied education, of course.

From a young age I knew that I wanted to be a teacher, and my mom kind of pushed me a

Josalyn Filkins, Midtown Public Charter School’s new principal, says she is thankful for Midtown Partners.

But I knew that in order for me to be able to really lead a school with fidelity I had to have all of the moving pieces that go into being a principal. In order for me to really guide and lead teachers, I would really have to have the experience of being a teacher to say, “hey, I’ve been in the trenches, I get it.

These are the things that work, (and) these are the things that don’t.” So let’s move toward really making sure that we’re building student achievement to full capacity.

Were you in regular public schools or charter schools?

I started in traditional setting and then

it is never good “to put everyone in the same basket.”

“It is the result of a culture that probably existed there for a long time. If there is no relationship between law enforcement and the community then those types of ill feelings will fester,” Vance said.

“And quite frankly we have to discuss the fact that race has been an issue in this country since its inception.”

“If you are wise, you must adopt a community-policing concept,” Vance said. “We don’t want to be seen as invading armies.”

Vance deemed the “national rhetoric” as essentially divisive, separating the community from the police.

“If you are in a police culture that allows abuse, then that will manifest itself,” Vance said, stating that his department takes an active approach against abuse. “If you are in

after I went through all the steps of growing myself as a leader, I then transitioned into becoming an assistant principal at a charter school. And then I became the founding principal of that (charter school’s) middleschool site, and got it off the ground running. I moved to D.C., and I really loved D.C. and all the things that they were doing in the charter community, but there was an opportunity in Mississippi, and I was really excited to see how there are two charters that just started in Mississippi and they’re gaining some steam. There are some great things happening in Mississippi for the community members of the state, and I’m like, let me go ahead and get on board. See what I can do.

As soon as I interviewed with Midtown I just fell in love with the community.

It’s just a different vibe, very much at home, welcoming and kind. Wherever we’re moving in charters, I want be a part of that to show the community we’re all public entities, and we’re all here to give kids choice and do what’s best for students and just keeping kids first.

Have you hit maximum enrollment numbers for the school year?

We have nearly full enrollment for sixth and seventh grades, but we have a few slots open for fifth grade still. We’re trying to get those enrollment numbers up however we can. We’re trying to make sure all the students have a choice and to let the community know that there’s a choice for them. We really would like to do 52 students at each grade level.

The model we want to focus on is having smaller class settings for the students to give them that individual attention and

the police culture that despises abuse, then the community will trust you. Because that is all it is, trust and respect.”

The Community Perspective

John Knight, a community activist and former drug dealer, said it will take time for the neighborhoods in Jackson to heal the bonds between themselves and law enforcement.

“The thing is, when you see another person get beat up by the police, or slammed down on his face for a traffic ticket, or no driver’s license or because he didn’t answer a certain question, that make you have a little strife towards a police officer,” Knight said.

“That’s what the problem is in Jackson community with police officers.”

“It takes time and dedication to actually get our trust

intervention. We’ve reworked the master schedule so there is an intervention block to support them and get them that very specific targeted instructional time. (We are) using the data to say, OK, there are certain strands that each student is struggling in; let’s make sure we’re giving them the instruction they need to support them in growing in those areas.

How are you doing with community engagement with parents?

The best part of Midtown Public Charter, I would say, is the fact that we have Midtown Partners. I feel that Midtown Partners is such a valuable asset to us.

We really need to ensure that the parents know that they have all of those resources at their fingertips. The GED program, the daycare, the Montessori school, there’s clinic times, there’s dentistry, there’s all these resources in this community that they can tap into.

So really a personal goal for me this year is to make sure those parents understand and utilize the resources that they have for them. I have a parent academy that I’m running the first Wednesday of every month. I really want to focus on helping the parents to be comfortable in the Common Core, understanding Common Core math questions, the literacy piece of it, and additionally I’m going to try to bring in some of our Midtown partners.

Sierra Mannie is an education reporting fellow for the Jackson Free Press and The Hechinger Report. Read more at jfp.ms/ education.

back,” Knight said at the forum. “You have to have a bond with the community.”

Maisie Brown, a 14-year-old activist and incoming freshman at Jim Hill High School, said she agreed with Knight.

“This distrust of police in the African American community did not just start when Trayvon Martin was killed in cold blood,” Brown said, reminding the audience of the actions police departments took in the South during the civilrights era.

“It really starts in our community, teaching our family members to gain trust because that is the only way to heal the years of damage that have been done to us.”

Email city reporter Tim Summers Jr. at tim@jacksonfreepress.com. See more local news at jfp.ms/localnews.

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Tell me about your childhood.

little bit further. She would always say, “you know, why don’t you run the school? What about being an administrator, what about being a principal?”

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osalyn Filkins has only been in Mississippi since July 5, when she accepted the job offer of principal at Midtown Charter Public School in Jackson, replacing former principal Jemar Tisby. So far, she says, the community has been exceptionally welcoming, and that Sylvester’s, a barbecue spot in Raymond, is hands down her favorite place to eat. The food in Washington, D.C., where she worked before as a charter-school principal, has nothing on the food in Mississippi, she says. But Filkins does not project her job to be a cakewalk. Tisby’s administration left shaky conditions at Midtown, with an exodus of teachers, leaving instructional slots open at the school even during the regular school year.

With community champion Midtown Partners Inc. providing a bevy of services to community members, the charter school serves fifth- through seventhgrade students in that neighborhood, even though the charter law has expanded to allow students who don’t even live in Jackson the opportunity to attend.

When Filkins sat down with the Jackson Free Press, she talked about her plans for the future of the school and for engaging with the community as Midtown tries to move forward amid potential litigation against the charter law, and as legislation opens the doors of the charter school to kids who don’t live in Jackson.

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TALK | state

Mississippi’s Mid-Term Exam:

Grading the Neshoba County Fair

by Arielle Dreher

Imani Khayyam

At the Neshoba County Fair, State Treasurer Lynn Fitch called on the Mississippi Legislature to pass a constitutional amendment to require the state to balance its budget. Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall said the state needs funding to repair the state’s roads and bridges.

Exam Topic: State Budget

Exam Topic: Roads and Bridges

Most political speakers, including House Speaker Philip Gunn and Gov. Phil Bryant, both Republicans, steered clear of discussing the budget altogether, but those who did, for the most part, had few good things to say. Three speakers, Democrats Attorney General Jim Hood and Central District Public Service Commissioner Cecil Brown (who spoke on his own behalf, not the commission’s), and Treasurer Lynn Fitch, a Republican, all cited a budget error of close to $130 million in fiscal-year 2017, which began July 1.

Brown, who used to be in the Mississippi House of Representatives and on the budget committee, said he reviewed the details of the budget and information proposed in the budget writing process and that, based on his experience, the state budget is a mess.

Fitch informed fairgoers that Mississippi is one of only a few states that has no constitutional amendment that requires the state to balance its budget. Fitch called on taxpayers and the Legislature to require accountability and change state law to make it a requirement for the state to balance its budget.

“I’m going to champion a ballot initiative to change Mississippi law by a constitutional amendment that says Mississippi will balance our budget,” she said last Wednesday.

“I want to challenge the Legislature to come forward with strong, specific laws on balancing our budget.”

Gov. Bryant told reporters Thursday that he would welcome any measure requiring the state to balance its budget but said the leadership is already doing that—with or without an amendment.

On Aug. 1, Speaker Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, both Republicans, rolled out a comprehensive tax reform panel composed of lawmakers tasked to study the state’s tax structure as well as examine individual agency budgets.

Reeves told reporters last week that he would continue to push back on agencies that were overspending. “I’m for focusing on growing the size of our economy, not on growing the size of our government,” he said.

two mistakes that led the state to its current condition. The Mississippi Economic Council and a PEER group estimate that the state needs to invest around $375 million to $400 million annually to make the necessary improvements and fix maintenance problems on the state’s roads and bridges around the state.

Hall said Mississippi had the eighth-ranked highway system back in 1987 when the Legislature enacted the AHEAD 4-lane highway program, but that program did not include two key elements: a provision to change the gas tax rate or maintain the system the state was about to build.

Almost 30 years later, and those mistakes cost Mississippians $2.25 billion annually, a National Transportation Research Group Study found.

“We set the gasoline tax at a flat rate with no provision for it to increase in the coming years—a flat rate,” Hall said.

“That 18 cents per gallon is now worth 8 cents, and you buy half as much gas because your vehicle gets twice as many miles per gallon as you did 30 years ago.”

Hall said the AHEAD program invested more than $3 billion in the state’s infrastructure in the 80s, but without those provisions to take care of it, now the state must go back and repair what it failed to provide for initially.

Other speakers at the fair did not address the state’s infrastructure investment problem, but Speaker Gunn told reporters after the announcement of the tax committee in July that the panel would look at how the state could find funding to invest in the roads and bridges. The Mississippi Economic Council proposed its funding plan in the last legislative session, but a last-minute bill was killed largely due to the amorphous tax codes that the legislation could bring to the forefront for tinkering. One of the legislative working groups will look specifically at MDOT’s budget expenditures in the coming months.

Grade: C

Transportation Commissioner Grade: D Dick Hall took on the state’s crumbling infrastructure problem last week, exposing the

Exam Topic: Religious Freedom

Religious freedom and House Grade: CBill 1523 were the hot topics at the Neshoba County Fair this year, even though a federal judge blocked the bill from becoming law and is still tied up in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Sen. Jenifer Branning, R-Philadelphia, mentioned the bill in her Neshoba County Fair speech.

“The purpose of this bill is not to discriminate against anyone but simply to provide protection to those in our state who have a moral or religious objection to providing marriage-related goods or services to same-sex couples; it’s just as simple as that,” Branning told fairgoers last week.

House Bill 1523 also includes discrimination protections for circuit clerks, religious organizations and adoption agencies in its language. The U.S. District Court said the bill “does not honor that tradition of religion freedom, nor does it respect the equal dignity of all of Mississippi’s citizens.”

Branning said despite the legal battle, she would continue to stand and protect the values of her district.

Gunn, who originally authored the bill, did not discuss it directly but reiterated his stance on political issues involving same-sex marriage.

“We don’t need a poll to tell to us to protect your right to bear arms or a poll to tell us that marriage is between one man and one woman, and we don’t need a poll to tell us that boys and girls shouldn’t go to the same restrooms together,” he said onstage last week.

Bryant pushed back on media attention to a recent court filing that revealed how the Alliance Defending Freedom helped draft the policy that HB 1523 was modeled after.

“[The media said] ‘they had contact with some religious organizations,’ yes, yes we did,” Bryant said. “We do that quite often; as a matter of fact I reach out to the American Family Association and the Alliance Defending Freedom, and I will continue to do so.”

Bryant told fairgoers about his Religious Freedom Award from the conservative group, the Family Research Council.

“Secular progressives are concerned about religious freedom, and I don’t understand why they’re so angry or why they’re so concerned about it,” Bryant said. “You can exercise your religious freedoms while the laws will continue to be carried out regarding same-sex marriage. That’s all we’re trying to do.”

The HB 1523 lawsuit alone has cost taxpayers money already, even though the attorney general declined to appeal the case to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Hood told reporters last Wednesday that the HB 1523 lawsuits so far will cost the state around $300,000 in the plaintiffs’ attorney fees alone; in both complaints filed against HB 1523, plaintiffs asked for relief, for a preliminary injunction and for the payment of their attorney fees. The Alliance Defending Freedom is defending Gov. Bryant in the 5th Circuit, which the group says will not cost the state any (more) money than the bill already has.

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he Neshoba County Fair is a lot like a mid-term exam: a time for students, or in our case politicians, to show how much they learned about the content of the course of the legislative session or fiscal-year 2016 and prove it in a kind of oral exam or test. Scheduled at the end of July, the fair is the perfect opportunity for policymakers to evaluate the decisions made in the legislative session as well as the previous budget year.

Mid-terms also seem to bring on an onslaught of feelings, outbursts of emotion or just plain lip service to justify a grade or nudge it higher. How Mississippi scored on its mid-term exam depends on whom you ask—not necessarily along partisan lines, either. Here are the state’s mid-term grades based on Neshoba County Fair remarks:

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Buchanon-Williams: ‘Plan, Prioritize and Execute’

by Arielle Dreher

A Imani Khayyam

woman of many trades, A. Shae Buchanon-Williams is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, mother and business owner. Buchanon-Williams works with communities in Jackson and around the state through her multiple business ventures including tax, reinvestment and construction businesses.

“I assist people with avoiding foreclosure, so I help them with financial literacy programs and teaching them about credit,” the 42-year-old Jackson native says.

Buchanon-Williams says “PPE” also helps explain where the state of Mississippi is. “I think if we could put those things together, we could see Mississippi make a huge turnaround in this state, and it’s the youths’ time to do something and get out there now and not later—now,” she said.

Buchanon-Williams moved back to Jackson in 2009 and continues to run her three businesses and raise her four children in north Jackson.

we need in the state Legislature.

That’s why I’m running, and I want to make sure that I serve my people well, and that’s not just District 72, that’s the entire state. There’s a lot of issues (like) women’s issues, financial issues that I think we’re forgetting about. We’re talking a lot about infrastructure, but we have people that are hurting in this state, and they don’t know where to turn. They have no idea where these resources are coming from, and a lot of times when they find out about the resources, it’s all gone, or it’s been reallocated.

What policy areas are you especially interested in?

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Veterans are very important to me. There’s a lot of money that comes to the state for veterans, and a lot of times by the time we find out about it, it’s gone, or it’s been reallocated, or we didn’t use it, so we lost it. I’m usually the person who does a lot of the research, and (I have) a lot of the close ties to HUD and these federal agencies where this money comes through. There’s a lot of organizations that I’m a A. Shae Buchanon-Williams is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, financial adviser and business owner running for the District 72 House of Representatives seat. member of that bring these resources to the state, and

Buchanon-Williams started working Why are you running to represent through me, I think I’m the avenue to bring on tax returns for members of her family District 72 in the House of those to the constituents. at the age of 16 as a punishment from her Representatives?

It comes to the state, but now what?

I can do exactly what I do in the com- And how do we know who needs it? And mother, but later she turned that skill into a business. Shortly after graduating from munity without being a politician, but I I know a group of people who need it, and Jim Hill High School, Buchanon-Williams prayed about it, and God says, “You know, that’s my district. And definitely, African joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was sta- you essentially are a politician, just not an Americans who are hurting, who don’t know where to turn, and are wondering, you know, tioned mainly in southern California during elected official.”

Everything I’ve been given, every- “what do I do about the school system? Do I her three-year tenure from 1992 until 1995.

She was injured during her service and used thing in my life, my experiences and try to get on the school board? What do you the GI Bill to go back to school. She bounced things: it wasn’t given for me, and I have actually do as a state representative? Can you around the country working on her degree, comfortably served the communities help me with the streets?”

I have never been a teacher before, proand eventually she graduated from Califor- all over the state without any pressure.

I think it is time for me to utilize those fessionally, but I call myself a teacher because nia State University at San Bernardino with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She later got skills to help further our state. I started in the every time I step into a room, I’m teaching her master’s degree online in health psychol- 10th grade helping to do things with teen either about life or about finances or home pregnancy, and I just think it’s my destiny, ownership or what’s important to families. ogy from Capella University.

Buchanon-Williams, who sometimes and that’s where I’m supposed to be and the Family strengthening (is important); a lot of teaches financial literacy seminars to college next area where God wants me to serve—and the families break apart because of finances, students, said that a strategy called “PPE” is that’s in our state Legislature. I think we’re and it’s time for that to stop.

It’s time for us to lend a hand as legislawhat’s missing in a lot of youth and adults missing a lot of things in the Legislature, and God is definitely one of them. Do we con- tors to keeping our family units together, it’s she works with in her businesses.

“You Plan, you Prioritize, then you Ex- sult him in all that we’re doing? Do we do going to make better schools and better kids ecute, and I think that’s what we’re missing this because it’s the right thing to do? So I when their families stay intact when they especially with our youth and adults that I just think that what my skills, my experience know they have a place to go to and lay their see. They know what they want to do; it’s and my tendency to build collaborations and heads down, they don’t have to worry about just someone (needs) to help them put the build co-operation—not corporations—co- moving all the time or mom and dad losing operations and partnerships, that that’s what their jobs.

10 plan in place,” she says.

How would you propose policy if elected or advocate for those issues in your seat?

The first thing I’d do is take a look at policy that’s already in place. With respect to medicine, sitting down with our governor and really having a talk about what’s needed in our areas. What may be needed in 39211 is a totally different thing than what’s needed in 39206 because the demographics (and) the incomes are a little different. So sitting down and making sure—before we propose all of these bills and just write a bunch of bills—I want to make sure that it has an impact on the lives of the people that are served.

What separates you from the other candidates running in this race?

Number one, I am a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and one thing we know about veterans, especially Marines, is that we never leave our post until the job is done. I would say (with) all of my community involvement, I’ve been in the trenches with the people we’re serving. I hear their cries, I see their credit, I see what’s happening to them on the home-front, and that makes me a lot more empathetic than most.

I would say also my experience all over the United States (sets me apart). I’ve seen other programs and how they’re working.

I build coalitions; that’s what I do. I don’t build models that appear to be a coalition but really it’s for the betterment of my little group for someone that’s already in power. I’m running my own race, you know.

This interview is edited for print; read the full interview at jfp.ms/2016elections. The District 72 House seat special election is set for Aug. 23; a runoff, if needed, will be Sept.

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Crossing Into Equality

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have always engaged with blacks. I have a black friend, and she’s a smart woman. My family even took in a black boy, and he went on to do very well. He even went on to college.”

I initially wanted to pounce on my instructor who uttered this series of gibberish to me at a recent training course. She mentioned her elation that the racial woes in the country had not made its way to Mississippi. I begged to differ, so she ran the aforementioned barrage of excuses by me without even taking a breath between sentences. It went from bad to worse to unfathomable with every word.

I tried to move past it. I knew her to be a nice woman from previous courses. She had talked about her family and her church. She was pleasant enough.

But those words coming from her mouth was yet another example of the complete ignorance some people have when it comes to racial sensitivity. It’s simply not a smart thing to do if you are leading a class of women, 75 percent of them African American, and intimate that there isn’t any racism in Mississippi because that “hasn’t been my experience.”

Why in the hell would that be her experience? A flood of emotions ran through me for the next couple of minutes. All the videos and pictures of Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Alton Sterling, and Philando Castile shot through my soul and out through my eyes. Noticing my discomfort, she began to walk toward me as if to pet a dog after being yelled at for stealing a treat. I didn’t want her to come closer to me. I wanted to gather myself and stay in the mindset of professionalism. But it was a task I couldn’t do at the time. I walked out and made my way to the bathroom, where I cried and cried, as I had for several days in the weeks leading up to that day. I had worked hard to become acclimated to this world again and not just be flat-out angry all the time. Well, at that moment, I regressed. I was angry all over again. Angry that this grown woman who stood in front of me in the position of attempting to teach me how to “adapt to change” on the job could not, in any fashion, relate to me as a human being. If she couldn’t determine that her words were in bad taste, how could I trust she could be an expert on change or adapting to anything at work or anywhere else?

I was angry that I had to be there. I was angry that I went there hoping to be better and to develop my professional skills. But even there, during work hours, the pain and the hurt of what is happening to my people, to black men, still prevailed over everything else. The most pressing thing in my day is convincing myself that this attack on the black race doesn’t show itself in nearly every aspect of my life. It’s there, and it doesn’t go away because I put on a business suit and head into an office for eight hours a day.

I guess she thought no one had been shot by law enforcement in Mississippi. She is wrong. Law enforcement shot and killed Antwun “Ronnie” Shumpert in Tupelo on June 18. So not only was she being insensitive to make a statement like that to us; she was also speaking about something she didn’t know.

The entire episode showed disregard and a lack of respect. Regardless of where it happens, when a cop kills an unarmed, unthreatening black man, the lives that action touches don’t stop with his mother, wife or children. It affects all of us, even those of us sitting in a training course trying to take instruction on how to better ourselves professionally.

The funny thing is, I believe that in her heart she thought she was making a statement of support. However, what she and many others fail to realize is that being silent, and not recognizing privilege, entitlement and insensitivity, contributes to the racial divide.

There has to be some acknowledgement and acceptance before any real racial-reconciliation progress is possible. A lack of knowledge and understanding continues to prevent well-intentioned people from being able to cross the line into equality. Change won’t happen without calling people out for such remarks and then making a conscious effort to see that change occur.

Funmi “Queen” Franklin is a word lover, poet and advocate for sisterhood. She 12 has a weakness for reality shows.

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I was angry all over again.

Mr. Trump, We Are All Immigrants

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he Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump, is unsurprisingly under fire for his recent comments in response to the speech of a Gold Star family last week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Army Capt. Humayun Khan was a Muslim American solider and the son of DNC guest speakers Khizr and Ghazala Khan. Humayun died at 27 years old in Baquba, Iraq, where he was stationed 12 years ago in a suicide attack.

It has been over a decade since the soldier’s death, but the pain of losing a son for the country that the Khan family made their home for the last 36 years is still a painful reality.

Humayun’s mother, Ghazala, stood next to her husband, Khizr, on the DNC stage as several million people watched, with a large portrait of her deceased son projected behind her. Ghazala did not speak but stood silently at her husband’s side as he addressed and pleaded with Republican leaders (and Trump’s family) over the GOP nominee’s dangerous rhetoric, too often based on the ethnicity of his targets.

Trump responded quickly in typical fashion, based solely on assumptions and with little substance to back his statement: “If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe, she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say. You tell me, but plenty of people have written that.”

Let’s just get something straight here. Islam and “radical Islamic terrorism” are not synony-

mous, just as the Westboro Baptist Church does not represent the majority of Christians.

The notion that people who are different than us—and whom we may not understand— should be perceived as a threat and received with caution is shameful for a nation widely regarded as a “melting pot.” Vicious attacks on a “Gold Star” family—one that gives up a family member fighting for the United States—is a stark reminder that people of many faiths and backgrounds can and do love America.

Mississippi is no stranger to anti-immigrant rhetoric, both against the documented and undocumented. Gov. Phil Bryant has long touted faulty data claiming that immigrants hurt the state’s economy, when the opposite is true. Then, in 2016, the Legislature almost passed an anti-“sanctuary cities” bill that would have compelled state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., told the Jackson Free Press at the Neshoba County Fair that federal legislation is an appropriate avenue to address illegal immigration. Wicker is now the co-author of a national bill urging for a ban on sanctuary cities throughout the country.

This is a nation built on immigration. Unless you are Native American, you are not indigenous to this country. The American experiment is testing whether or not we can all live together democratically, respecting each other’s rights to live, worship and express ourselves differently. So far, Trump has failed that test.

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longstanding French tradition up- has operations, we follow both the spirit and holds the rights of working peo- the letter of the law. Nissan not only respects ple—and it goes back as far as the labor laws, but we work to ensure that all 1789 revolution with the so-called employees are aware of these laws, under“sans-culottes” who were too poor to afford stand their rights and enjoy the freedom to the nobility’s fashionable silk knee-pants. express their opinions and elect their repre It’s that tradition that brought promi- sentation as desired.” nent French National Assembly member As for Hutin’s request for a meeting Christian Hutin to Jackson last week. with Marsh, the statement said, “Due to the

“For me, I believe there is something in demands of the business, we were not able to the genes of the French people; in the French accommodate the request.” republic there is something that is human Indeed, Nissan workers are represented rights,” the vice president of the Commis- by unions at the company’s other plants sion on Social Affairs and mayor of Saint Pol around the world. Ghosn told French NaSur Mer told me during an interview at the tional Assembly members in February that ornate Fairview Inn near downtown Jackson. “Nissan has absolutely no tradition of not “It is very difficult for the knowing how to coopFrench government not erate with labor unions, to react in this situation.” nor does it consider that

The situation Hutin it is a bad thing.” He referred to was Nissan also said that unions CEO Carlos Ghosn’s reare present in all Nissan sistance to unionization plants. efforts at the company’s

In other words, 5,000-plus-employee given the testimony of plant in Canton. In April the workers in Canton, of this year, Hutin asked Ghosn lied. Born in the French National AsBrazil of Lebanese desembly in Paris to use French National Assembly scent, a British knight its leverage with Nissan’s member Christian Hutin is as well as French citicalling for the Nissan plant in partner company, Re- Canton to unionize. zen, Ghosn has a long nault, to pressure the auhistory of antipathy to tomaker to step back and unions—at least unions allow Canton workers to decide, without at plants his company operates in the U.S. intimidation, whether they want to join the South. “It is unbelievable,” Hutin said about United Auto Workers.

Ghosn’s statements. “It is not acceptable. To

His trip to Mississippi was to fulfill a lie to a commission of Parliament ... is unacpromise to see first-hand what is happen- ceptable.” ing here. With nearly 20 percent of Renault Hutin said he wrote a letter to Ghosn stock and 32 percent of its votes, the French that was co-signed by 35 members of Parliagovernment can indeed wield a heavy hand ment asking the company to allow a fair vote in Nissan affairs. Renault owns 43.4 percent if workers choose to decide on whether to of Nissan shares. Ghosn is chairman and join a union. Ghosn never responded. “Not CEO of both Nissan and Renault. to react to a letter signed by 35 members of

In Jackson and Canton, Ghosn met Parliament is also something totally unacwith workers at the Nissan plant. They ceptable,” Hutin said. “This reflects an attold of management’s arbitrary control over titude of contempt, of political contempt, of health and safety issues and how injured human contempt when you consider what workers must go to the company’s medical is happening at the plant. I believe they can personnel, who tend to dismiss their claims only respond to pressure.” and order them back to their jobs. Other Nissan and Ghosn will soon be feeling complaints range from shifting work hours pressure on a number of fronts. Not only is without notification, unsafe speed-up pro- Hutin planning to return to France with a ductions on the assembly line, and threaten- renewed commitment to expose conditions ing and intimidating pro-union workers. at the Nissan plant in Canton—the issue has

Hutin said he asked for but was denied already gotten considerable media attention a meeting with the plant’s manager, Steve in France—but also protesters are expected Marsh, and he was denied permission to to stage major public demonstrations against visit the plant. “They hired security guards Nissan at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Jato prevent me from entering,” Hutin told neiro this week. The IndustriALL Global me. “This is a sign that there is no dialogue Union says the company’s sponsorship of at this plant and no transparency.” the Olympics is hypocrisy considering its

I contacted the office of Nissan Corpo- treatment of its workers in Mississippi. rate Communications Manager Parul Bajaj Joe Atkins is a veteran journalist, columin Franklin, Tenn., and this is the statement nist, and professor of journalism at the UniverI received: “In every country where Nissan sity of Mississippi.

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Making Jackson Home

by Morgan Carol Gallon

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me in figuring out what field to pursue. I took tests, prayed and asked questions, and found myself in the English department, where I fell in love with the faculty and my classmates. I was not prepared for the amount of reading and analyzing I would have to do, but it made me love what I was studying even more.

At the time, I was not sure about where I’d take everything career wise, but it was obvious that English was something I loved and not a waste of time for me.

It helped that I did not feel pressured to choose an area

I learned the art of loving and supporting local businesses and organizations, including restaurants such as Green Ghost Tacos, Rainbow Co-op and Steve’s Deli, and shops Fondren Muse and Repeat Street.

I learned that they matter and that Jackson has crazy talent in just about every area of the arts. There is always something to do here, and while exploring, we all get a taste of the talent and vision that the people here have.

Jackson taught me that while issues such as race, education and civil rights still are prevalent, people of different

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remember the day: Friday, Aug. 19, 2011. My grandmother’s Suburban was stuffed with college-room décor and my clothes. I felt electrified and nervous at the same time. I was officially moving from Pine Bluff, Ark., to Jackson, Miss., to begin my college career at Jackson State University. I had met so many of my classmates through Facebook, Twitter and video-calling that my level of comfort was pretty high.

I clearly recall when I arrived in Clinton with my mother, little sister and cousin. We grabbed food from a restaurant on Highway 80, and I admired the big and pretty campus down the street, Mississippi College.

The next day was freshman move-in day at Jackson State University. We took Interstate 55 north to Ellis Avenue, and my mother stopped to grab us breakfast from McDade’s in Westland Plaza. Then we headed to campus and waited in our truck, like most of the families that made it before we did. It was 7 a.m., and other people were ready to sign papers and grab keys, meet the upperclassmen who volunteered their time and set up rooms while making mental lists of what items they still needed.

Once I was settled, I did not want to leave my bedroom. I was shy, but that next week was dedicated to making the entire freshmen class feel welcome. There was no way that I could really hide, and for that, I am thankful.

That week, I united with the classmates that I had met online and immediately loved them all, although I was careful with how much time I spent with some of them. It was kind of sad because I was learning and observing good things about some people and not-so-good things about others. It was OK, though, because I learned that I didn’t have to befriend everybody and that there is a difference between being alone and being lonely. At times, being alone allowed me to learn more about myself and about campus, although at first it didn’t occur to me that there was life outside JSU.

I remember everything being so foreign to me, and how I actually thought Jackson would be boring. Some students who called Jackson home even looked at me crazy when they learned that I was an out-of-state student. All they could ask was, “Why would you come to Jackson out of all places?”

My only response was that JSU accepted me.

As I pushed through the next few weeks in the first semester of my freshman year, I learned more about the campus ministry, Reformed University Fellowship. I hadn’t decided my major, yet, so I was able to develop a consistent Christian community before really developing an academic one. That is where I would grow the most.

Being part of a body of believers is a big deal for me, and RUF taught me that it should be. I found people that I could easily call friends and who would share my struggles, and one of the challenges was deciding my major.

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Jackson has many cool neighorhoods such as downtown (pictured), Midtown, Fondren and Belhaven.

of study before the proper time.

While I did not know exactly where to go with my major, the option to take creative writing came up, and I took it. By the end of the spring semester, I had a “coming to my passion” moment. You know like a “Coming to Jesus” moment? It was not because first lady Michelle Obama was my commencement speaker—although she did fire me up with great words of encouragement—but because I saw the power of creative writing and how it cultivates so much vision and work from all people. Never had I been so grateful for waiting to decide my major and graduating in five years.

Eventually, I got my car during college and explored Jackson and surrounding cities such as Clinton, Madison, Ridgeland, Flowood and Pearl. I came to love many neighborhoods including Fondren, Midtown, Belhaven and downtown.

backgrounds in life are coming together and actually getting their hands dirty to find solutions to our problems.

The food is wonderful, the cultures are meshing, the people are working and learning, and the city is growing.

When I first saw Jackson, I wasn’t the most excited, but constantly seeing the great things that are happening here have created a passion for the city in me.

You can feel that excitement, too, if you give the city a chance. It’s got its dark spots, sure, but most places do.

Remember that Jackson also has many bright spots. You won’t find a city with more soul than Jackson (after all, it is called the City With Soul), and you won’t find a city in Mississippi that celebrates diversity like we do here.

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Best Happy Hour; Best Place for Cocktails; Best Margarita; Best Mexican/ Latin; Best Outdoor Dining; Best Place for a First Date: Babalu Tacos & Tapas 622 Duling Ave., 601-3665757, babalutacos.com

Best Happy Hour Finalists: Capitol Grill (5050 Interstate 55 N., Suite F, 601-899-8845, capitolgrillofjackson.com) / CAET Wine Bar (3100 N. State St., Suite 102, 601-321-9169, caetwinebar. com) / Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201, 601-982-2899 / The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 N. State St., Suite 100, 601398-4562) Best Place for Cocktails Finalists: BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601-982-8111, bravobuzz.com) / CAET Wine Bar (3100 N. State St., Suite 102, 601-321-9169, caetwinebar.com) / Library Lounge (Fairview Inn, 734 Fairview St., 601948-3429, fairviewinn.com) / The Apothecary at Brent’s Drugs (655 Duling Ave., 769-2573517, apothecaryjackson.com) / The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 N. State St., Suite 100, 601-398-4562) Best Margarita Finalists: Jaco’s Tacos (318 S. State St., 601-961-7001, jacostacos.net) / La Cazuela (1401 E. Fortification St., 601-3533014) / Las Margaritas (1625 E. County Line Road, Suite 120, 601-957-7672) / Papitos Mexican Restaurant and Grill (173 Promenade Blvd., Flowood, 601-919-0448; 6376 Ridgewood Court Drive, 601-665-4632) / Sombra Mexican Kitchen (140 Township Ave., Suite 100, Ridgeland, 601-707-7950, sombramexicankitchen.com)

Best Outdoor Dining Finalists: Burgers & Blues (1060 E. County Line Road, Suite 22, Ridgeland, 601-899-0038, burgersblues.com) / Keifer’s (120 N. Congress St., 601-35349756; 710 Poplar Blvd., 601-355-6825, keifers.net) / The Pig & Pint (3139 N. State St., 601-326-6070, pigandpint.com) / Walker’s Drive-In (3016 N. State St., 601-982-2633, walkersdrivein.com) Best Place for a First Date Finalists: BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601-982-8111, bravobuzz. com) / CAET Wine Bar (3100 N. State St., Suite 102, 601-321-9169, caetwinebar.com) / Walker’s Drive-In (3016 N. State St., 601-9822633, walkersdrivein.com) / Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201, 601-982-2899) / Table 100 (100 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-4204202, tableonehundred.com)

4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101, 601362-2900, broadstbakery.com

Best Bakery Finalists: Campbell’s Bakery (3013 N. State St., 601-362-4628, campbellsbakery.ms) / La Brioche (2906 N. State St., 601-988-2299, labriochems.com) / Meme’s Brick Street Bakery (104 W. Leake St., Clinton, 601-278-0635) / Primos Cafe (515 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, 601-898-3600; 2323 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-936-3398; primoscafe.com) / Sugar Magnolia Takery (5417 Highway 25, Flowood, 601992-8110) Best Sandwich Place Finalists: Basil’s (2906 N. State St., Suite 104, 601-982-2100; 120 N. Congress St., Suite L1, 601-944-9888) / Beagle Bagel (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 145, 769-251-1892; 100 Mannsdale Park Drive, Madison, 601-8564377) / Room Service (4659 McWillie Drive, 601-362-4617; 1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 104, 601-707-3600) / Signa’s Grille (680 Highway 51, Suite E., Ridgeland, 601-853-0266)

Best Breakfast; Best Place for Dessert: Primos Cafe

Best Soul Food; Best Lunch Buffet: Mama Hamil’s Southern Cookin’ & BBQ

515 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, 601-898-3600; 2323 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-936-3398; primoscafe.com

Best Breakfast Finalists: Beagle Bagel (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 145, 769-251-1892; 100 Mannsdale Park Drive, Madison, 601-856-4377; thebeaglebagelcafe.com) / Brent’s Drugs (655 Duling Ave., 601-366-3427) / Broad Street Baking Company (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101, 601-362-2900, broadstbakery.com) / The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 N. State St., Suite 100, 601-398-4562) Best Place for Dessert Finalists: Amerigo Italian Restaurant (6592 Old Canton Road, 601-977-0563; 155 Market St., Flowood, 601992-1550; amerigo.net) / BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601-982-8111, bravobuzz.com) / Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St., 601-398-2174, deepsouthpops.com) / La Brioche (2906 N. State St., 601-988-2299, labriochems.com) / Lou’s FullServ (904B E. Fortification St., 601-487-6359, lousfullserv.com)

751 Highway 51, Madison, 601856-4407, hamils.com

Best Soul Food Finalists: Bully’s Restaurant (3118 Livingston Road, 601-362-0484) / Gloria’s Carryout (972 Mayes St., 601-362-0009) / Georgia Blue (111 Colony Way, Suite 130, Madison, 601-898-3330; 223 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-919-1900; georgiablue.net) / Two Sisters’ Kitchen (707 N. Congress St., 601-353-1180) Best Lunch Buffet Finalists: Ichiban Hibachi & Sushi (153 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-919-8879; 433 Riverwind Drive, Pearl, 601-706-2833; 359 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601919-8879) / Spice Avenue (4711 Interstate 55 N., 601-982-0890) / Thai House (1405 Old Square Road, 601-982-9991) / Two Sisters’ Kitchen (707 N. Congress St., 601-353-1180)

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Hiking and Walking Trails

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f you eat right and exercise, the Freshman 15 won’t be a problem. Luckily, the Jackson metro area has a few places to walk and hike, so you can get your exercise in.

Clinton Community Nature Center (617 Dunton Road, Clinton, 601-926-1104) The Clinton Community Nature Center is one of the best-kept secrets in the metro. It is secluded and usually sparsely populated.

It features 2.1 miles of shaded walking trails, a splashing frog water feature, amphitheater, native plants, wildlife and more. The trails are open seven days from 7 a.m. until sunset.

Cypress Swamp (Natchez Trace Parkway, Milepost 122, Canton)

Cypress Swamp is a scenic trail on the Natchez Trace in Mississippi that leads to an

abandoned river channel. As the channel fills with silt and vegetation, black willow, sycamore, red maple and other trees will gradually re-

est with markers for native trees and plant species, where anyone can learn about trees, plants and wildlife in the area.

Drive, Flowood)

This walking trail is approximately 0.58 miles, starting at Mirror Lake in Flowood.

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Best Mexican/Latin Finalists: Cafe Ole (2752 N. State St., 769- 524-3627) / El Sombrero (multiple locations) / Jaco’s Tacos (318 S. State St., 601-961-7001) / Papitos Mexican Restaurant and Grill (173 Promenade Blvd., Flowood, 601-919-0448; 6376 Ridgewood Court Drive, 601-665-4632) / Sombra Mexican Kitchen (140 Township Ave., Suite 100, Ridgeland, 601707-7950, sombramexicankitchen.com)

Best Bakery; Best Sandwich Place: Broad Street Baking Company

Mirror Lake in Flowood features one of the many walking trails in the Jackson metro area.

place the bald cypress and tupelo.

Flowood Nature Park (4077 Flowood Drive, Flowood, 601-9924440)

Close to Flowood Elementary School, this natural site is a one-mile, paved, distance-marked walking trail. From the beginning of the trail, it runs beside the lake and into a wooded area on the rear of the park. The trail weaves through a mature hardwood for-

Parham Bridges Walking Trail (5055 Old Canton Road)

Parham Bridges Park has a paved walking trail located at the intersection of Ridgewood and Old Canton roads. It’s about five miles from Belhaven University, Millsaps College and Tougaloo College, and about eight miles from Jackson State University.

Mirror Lake Walking Trail (2829 Lakeland

crumbs here to feed the geese and ducks that frequent this area.

The walking trail is a loop, mostly flat, with a paved path.

Ridgeland Multi-Use Path

The City of Ridgeland has built a multiuse path for cyclists, walkers, joggers, rollerbladers and more that parallels the parkway from Highland Colony Parkway near milepost 101 to Harbor Drive

near milepost 103. It connects to a Reservoir Overlook area at milepost 105.

TC Squared Walking Trail (Tougaloo College)

If you go to Tougaloo, you don’t necessarily have to travel to find a trail. The college has the TC Squared trail on campus, which it created with the help of Blue Cross & Blue Shield. It’s located at the front of the campus and is about 1/3 of a mile long.

Campus Gold Trail and Academic Green Trail

Belhaven has two campus trails, which it also created with the help of BCBS. The trails are built around the campus and overlap one another.

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Best Place to Watch the Game; Best Local Burger; Best Local French Fries: Burgers & Blues 1060 E. County Line Road, Suite 22, Ridgeland, 601-8990038, burgersblues.com

Best Place to Watch the Game Finalists: 4th & Goal Sports Cafe (5100 Interstate 55 N., 769-208-8283) / Capitol Grill (5050 Interstate 55 N., Suite F, 601-899-8845, capitolgrillofjackson.com) / Fondren Public (2765 Old Canton Road, 769-216-2589) / The Alumni House (110 Bass Pro Drive, Pearl, 601-939-5238, alumnihouse pearl.com) / The Bulldog (6111 Ridgewood Road, 601978-3502, bulldog-jackson.draftfreak.com) Best Local Burger Finalists: Babalu Tacos & Tapas (622 Duling Ave., 601-366-5757, babalutacos.com) / Cool Al’s (4654 McWillie Drive, 601-713-3020) / Mugshots Grill & Bar (4245 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601932-4031; 879 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, 601-978-1972; mugshotsgrill andbar. com) / Rooster’s (2906 N. State St., 601982-2001, glennfoods.com) / Stamps Super Burgers (1801 Dalton St., 601-352-4555) Best Local French Fries Finalists: CAET Wine Bar (3100 N. State St., Suite 102, 601-321-9169) / Cool Al’s (4654 McWillie Drive, 601-713-3020) / The Feathered Cow (4760 Interstate 55 N., 769233-8366) / Rooster’s (2906 N. State St., 601-982-2001) / Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201, 601-982-2899)

Cool Thing: Solve Mysteries at JXN Escape Room

If you are looking for a fun way to exercise your mind, the JXN Escape Room is a good place to do it. These live-action games are the first of their kind in Jackson, and they give players the task of escaping a locked room using only the clues hidden inside, but here’s the tricky part … you only have 60 minutes to escape, or game over. Don’t worry, though, you won’t be stuck in the room forever; if you are unable to escape in the given time, the staff will let you out.

Currently, there are two different themed rooms available: The Investigation, which can hold two to five people, and The Spaceship, which can two to eight people. Single bookings are available, but groups are highly recommended.

For more information and booking details, please visit jxnescaperoom.com or call 601-376-9705.

Best Local Fried Chicken: Two Sisters’ Kitchen 707 N. Congress St., 601-353-1180

Best Local Fried Chicken Finalists: Primos Cafe (515 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, 601898-3600; 2323 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601936-3398; primoscafe.com) / Rooster’s (2906 N. State St., 601-982-2001, glennfoods.com) / Mama Hamil’s Southern Cookin’ & BBQ (751 Highway 51, Madison, 601-856-4407; hamils. com) / McDade’s Markets (Multiple locations, mcdadesmarkets.com)

Best Barbecue: The Pig & Pint 3139 N. State St., 601-3266070, pigandpint.com

Best Barbecue Finalists: Chimneyville Smokehouse (970 High St., 601-354-4665, chimneyville.com) / E&L Barbeque (1111 Bailey Ave., 601-355-5035) / Hickory Pit (1491 Canton Mart Road, 601-956-7079) / Sylvester’s MS Style BBQ (9143 Highway 18, Raymond, 601346-8000) / Tay’s Barbecue (119 Colony Crossing Way, Suite 860, Madison, 601-853-0706)

Best Thai Restaurant: Thai House

Best Take-out: OEC Japanese Express

Best Thai Restaurant Finalists: Fusion Japanese & Thai Cuisine (1002 Treetops Boulevard, Flowood, 601-664-7588) / Surin of Thailand (3000 Old Canton Road, Suite 105, 601-981-3205) / Thai Tasty (5050 Parkway Drive, Suite 7, 601-540-2534)

Best Take-out Finalists: Aladdin Mediterranean Grill (730 Lakeland Drive, 601-3666033, aladdininjackson.com) / Best Wok Chinese Restaurant (225 Meadowbrook Road, 601-368-9555) / Mr. Chen’s Restaurant (5465 Interstate 55 N., 601-978-1865) / Wok 2 Go (1030 E. Peace St., Canton)

1405 Old Square Road, 601-982-9991

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Best Sushi/Japanese: Ichiban Hibachi & Sushi

153 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-9198879; 433 Riverwind Drive, Pearl, 601706-2833; 359 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-919-8879; ichibangrillms.com

Best Sushi/Japanese Finalists: Crazy Ninja Rock-N-Roll Sushi & Hibachi (2560 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-420-4058) / Edo Japanese Cuisine (5834 Ridgewood Road, Suite C, 601-899-8518) / Little Tokyo (876 Avery Blvd., Ridgeland, 601-991-3800) / Nagoya (6351 Interstate 55 N., Suite 131, 601-977-8881; 111 Colony Crossing, Suite 380, Madison, 601-856-5678) / Sakura Bana (4800 Interstate 55 N., Suite 11, 601982-3035, sakurabanajackson.com)

Best Italian: Amerigo Italian Restaurant

6592 Old Canton Road, 601-977-0563; 155 Market St., 601-992-1550; amerigo.net

Best Italian Finalists: BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601-982-8111, bravobuzz.com) / Cerami’s Italian Restaurant (5417 Lakeland Drive, Suite I, Flowood, 601-919-2829, ceramis.net) / Fratesi’s Italian Cuisine (910 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, 601-956-2929) / Rossini (207 W. Jackson St., Suite A, Ridgeland, 601-856-9696, rossiniridgeland.com)

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Freshman 15, Meet Healthy Food

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Rainbow Co-Op, High Noon Cafe 2807 Old Canton Road, 601366-1602, rainbowcoop.org

Rainbow may be a small store compared to its big-box competitors, but it packs a mighty punch. The aisles are filled with healthy treats, from crackers to soda to vegan and vegetarianfriendly “meats” and organic meat to flours and beans you can buy in bulk. Just in the entrance of Rainbow Plaza is one of Jackson’s only vegetarian and vegan restaurants: High Noon Café. While there, try the seaside cakes and lemonade.

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f you’re worried about the Freshman 15, don’t be. Some of this year’s Best of Jackson winners can help you out with eating healthy.

Rainbow Co-op

Aladdin Mediterranean Grill (730 Lakeland Drive, 601-3666033, aladdininjackson.com)

In Aladdin’s many years in Jackson, it has either won or placed in Best of Jackson for much of its time here. The restaurant has many options such as its hummus topped with jalapeño

pesto, olive oil and sumac, which is a type of spice; the Greek salad with feta cheese, black olives and Italian dressing; and vegetarian entrees such as the vegetable dolmas plate, which is served with tzeki sauce, a green salad, basmati rice and hummus.

Beagle Bagel (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 145, 769-251-1892; 100 Mannsdale Park Drive, Suite 11, Madison, 601-856-4377; thebeaglebagelcafe.com)

While Beagle Bagel has many delicious ways to eat unhealthy, the café also serves healthier bagel flavors such as seven grain and sourdough. The restaurant has sandwiches such as a super veggie sandwich with lite veggie cream cheese, red onion, lettuce, tomato, sprouts, cucumbers, carrots, roasted red peppers and provolone cheese and salads such as

the Beagle Club salad with mixed greens, turkey, ham, bacon, cheese and ranch dressing, and more.

Thai Tasty (5050 Parkway Drive, Suite 7, 601-540-2534)

Jackson is fortunate enough to have a few Thai restaurants, one of which is Thai Tasty. It’s fairly easy to eat healthy there, with dishes such as edamame or the restaurant’s lemon grass stir fry, which has vegetables, cabbage and Thai basil with lemon-grass sauce.

Customers can get some entrees such as the noodle or Thai curry with their choice of chicken, beef, pork, tofu or shrimp.

Best Place for Healthy Food; Best Vegetarian Options: Rainbow Co-Op, High Noon Cafe 2807 Old Canton Road, 601366-1602, rainbowcoop.org

Best Place for Healthy Food Finalists: Aladdin Mediterranean Grill (730 Lakeland Drive, 601-366-6033) / High Noon Cafe (2807 Old Canton Road, 601-366-1602) / Beagle Bagel (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 145, 769-251-1892; 100 Mannsdale Park Drive, Madison, 601-856-4377) / Mediterranean Fish and Grill (6550 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland, 601-956-0082) Best Vegetarian Options Finalists: Aladdin Mediterranean Grill (730 Lakeland Drive, 601366-6033) / BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601982-8111) / High Noon Cafe (2807 Old Canton Road, 601366-1602, rainbowcoop.org) / Thai Tasty (5050 Parkway Drive, Suite 7, 601-540-2534)

Best Plate Lunch: Georgia Blue 111 Colony Way, Suite 130, Madison, 601-898-3330; 223 Ridge Way, Flowood, 601-919-1900; georgiablue.net

Best Plate Lunch Finalists: McDade’s Markets (multiple locations, mcdadesmarkets.com) / Primos Cafe (515 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, 601-898-3600; 2323 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, 601-936-3398; primoscafe.com) / The Trace Grill (574 Highway 51, Suite F, Ridgeland, 601853-1014, thetracegrill.com) / Walker’s DriveIn (3016 N. State St., 601-982-2633, walkersdrivein.com)

Best Meal Under $10: Aladdin Mediterranean Grill 730 Lakeland Drive, 601-3666033, aladdininjackson.com

Best Meal Under $10 Finalists: Basil’s (2906 N. State St., Suite 104, 601-982-2100; 120 N. Congress St., Suite L1, 601-944-9888) / Cafe Ole (now closed) / Picante’s Mexican Grill (960 N. State St., 601-398-1344) / Surin of Thailand (3000 Old Canton Road, Suite 105, 601-9813205) / Zeek’z House of Gyros (132 Lakeland Heights, Suite P, Flowood, 601-992-9498)

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Ways to Save for College Students

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elcome to the college life here in Jackson. The city is home to several colleges and universities in and surrounding the capital city. When it comes to your college life anywhere, the most important thing is being able to start it off right. Ryan Lytle of U.S. News Education says that one of the 10 most important tips for entering college students is learning how to maintain a college budget. Keeping a record of your finances and knowing the best places to save money when buying supplies for schools in Jackson will help you to start your college life on the right foot towards becoming a responsible adult.

Most college students here would agree that stocking up on the standard school supplies such as notebooks and pencils or those late-night snacks for your new dorm is a necessity. While it’s easy to go to a big-box retailer, it’s better for the economy (and sometimes cheaper) to shop local. Luckily, Jackson has a few local places where you can get school and dorm supplies and snacks, including McDade’s Markets and Rainbow Co-Op for food (don’t forget to check out Fair Trade Green for fun, eco-friendly knick-knacks), N.U.T.S. in Midtown, which has Textbooks can be pretty much everything used you can imagine, and expensive, but options Ajax/Academic Solutions for supplies. such as e-books can

As an entering college student, textbooks are a lower the cost. must. Most professors require students to purchase their textbooks within the first week of class, and not having your textbook is no longer an excuse in college like it was in high school.

NBC News says the College Board recommends that college students budget about $1,200 a year for textbooks. That’s a hefty amount when students consider other expenses for college such as room and board, fees and personal items. When purchasing textbooks, most students opt for the cheapest routes to save money. One of the rising trends among college students is purchasing textbooks online. Find affordable textbooks online by searching the web and going to websites such as Amazon, Craigslist and eBay. Textbooks are also available for purchase at campus bookstores and libraries, making it more convenient for students who are in need of last-minute books.

Keep in mind that e-books are usually cheaper than buying the regular print books, and they are more on-the-go and convenient. It is also often cheaper to purchase used versions of your textbooks than buying the newest editions. Students are always looking to sell and buy back used textbooks.

Here are some budgeting tips from the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office:

Record everything you spend.

Organize and track your financial information;

Review your spending for little items;

Make any financial aid refunds last the entire semester.

See more at jfp.ms/financialaid.

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Keeping Spirituality Alive

Best Local Pizza: The Pizza Shack

by Christopher Peace

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f one thing you’re worried about is where to worship, don’t be.

Jackson is a diverse city and has many different places to be part of a vibrant faith community. Here are a few.

The Word Center (105 E. Pascagoula St., 601-665-5555)

This church, led by Pastor Rich, seeks to impact “the World through the Word,” the website says. The church has ministries such as a health ministry, which gives emergency medical attention during services and raises awareness about health issues in the community, a nursery ministry and a children’s church, and The Word also does outreach in the community such as feeding and clothing people in need.

For more information, visit thewordcity.com.

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Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi (173 Vernon Jones Ave., Brandon, 601-992-3331)

The Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi’s website says it is a congregation of cultural and religious experience. The architecture of the building itself, like all Hindu temples, represents an attempt to bind the physical world with the “eternal self.” The temple celebrates major Hindu festivals such as Holi Mela, or the Festival of Colors, in April, and has regular and individualized services that priests perform for the religion’s various dieties.

For more information, visit htsm.org or find the organization on Facebook.

Mississippi Muslim Association (1465 Highway 51, Madison; 2533 W. McDowell Road; 6100 Floral Drive; 601-856-5755)

The Mississippi Muslim Association is a place where “peace (Islam) and people meet,” the website says. The organization has three sites of worship: the Mississippi Islamic Center in Madison and Masjid Omar and Masjid Muhammad in Jackson. For more information, visit mmaic.org.

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New Jerusalem Church (5708 Old Canton Road; 1285 Raymond Road; 183 Noel St.; 601-371-6772) New Enjoy Shabbat at Beth Israel Congregation on Old Canton Road.

Jerusalem Church is Fondren Church a Christian ministry (3327 Old Canton “walking in kingdom Road, 601-208-0800) authority,” its website Fondren Church focussays. This church has a ministry for children, women and men, es on the gospel of Christianity, community-building and mission. along with a monthly weekend men’s retreat where the senior pas- The church has a college ministry composed of college students tor, Dwayne Pickett Sr., teaches a Bible study designed to develop from campuses across the Jackson metro area that meet weekly and encourage African American male evangelical leaders in Missis- to engage in the community. It also has opportunities to give and sippi. For more information, visit njc-ms.org. serve, such as tutoring, afterschool programs and serving opportunities during services at the church. For more information, visit Beth Israel Congregation (5315 Old Canton Road, 601-956- fondrenchurch.com 6215) Beth Israel, which has been around since the late 1800s, serves the area’s Jewish community. Along with Shabbat services on St. Alexis Episcopal Church (650 E. South St., 601-944-0415) Friday and Saturday and a Torah study on Sunday, it also has groups St. Alexis Episcopal Church’s website says it seeks to serve as such as Sisterhood, which sponsors many temple dinners through- a place of refuge for those who may have felt alienated from the out the year, and events such as the Jewish Cinema Mississippi film church in the past, or as a place where those who struggle to believe festival in January. For more information, visit bethisraelms.org. in anything at all. It serves in an urban setting, and the community is diverse in age, race and circumstance. It has services at 10 a.m.

Galloway United Methodist Church (305 North Congress St., and 6 p.m. on Sundays.

601-353-9691)

The Galloway United Methodist Church website says the Jackson Zen Dojo (4308 Old Canton Road, 601-291-9309) church is rapidly becoming the youngest (demographically) of the The Jackson Zen Dojo is a formal Zen practice group in Jacklarge United Methodist Churches in Jackson. As the congregation son. It offers zazen (seated meditation), periodic sesshins, or retreats, continues to grow each year, young families and young single adults and some Introduction to Zen Buddhism workshops. This dojo make up a larger and larger percentage of it. The church has wor- requires that you first attend an orientation, which is conducted ship services, Sunday School and a student ministry, which includes the third Sunday of every month at 9:30 a.m. Zazen practices are college students in its age ranges. For more information, visit gal- Sundays at 10:30 a.m. lowayumc.org.

Anderson United Methodist Church (6205 Hanging Moss Road, Unitarian Universalist (4866 N State St., 601-982-5919 601-982-3997)

Unitarian Universalism is a religious tradition that embraces Anderson UMC has many ministries that focus on a person’s many different beliefs. The Unitarian Universalist Church of Jack- interests and talents such as a visual arts ministry and a dance minson strives to give its members an open and caring community istry. It also has outreach ministries such as a prison ministry, which where they can explore their theological, philosophical and spiritual works with people who are or were incarcerated and their families; ideas. It has an 11 a.m. service for adults. The church also supports and a status and role of women ministry, which ensures that women issues such as racial justice, justice for LGBT communities and vot- fully participate with equal responsibility in the church. For more ing rights. For more information, visit uujackson.org. information, visit andersonumc.org.

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925 E. Fortification St., 601-352-2001; 114 Byram Business Center Drive, 769233-8875; 219 Garden Park Drive, 601856-8600; thepizzashackjackson.com

Best Local Pizza Finalists: Lost Pizza Co. (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 230, 769-2437478; 500 Highway 51, Ridgeland, 769-3003116; 1392 W. Government St., Brandon, 601824-5515; lostpizza.com) / Miller’s Uptown (810 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland, 601-9571377) / Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint (565 Taylor St., 601-368-1919, salandmookies.com) / Soulshine Pizza Factory (1111 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1, Ridgeland, 601-856-8646, 5352 Highway 25, Suite 1100, Flowood, 601-919-2000) / The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 N. State St., Suite 100, 601-398-4562)

Best Restaurant: Walker’s Drive-In

3016 N. State St., 601-9822633, walkersdrivein.com

Best Restaurant Finalists: Babalu Tacos & Tapas (622 Duling Ave., 601-366-5757, babalutacos.com) / BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 244, 601-9828111, bravobuzz.com) / Lou’s Full-Serv (904B E. Fortification St., 601-487-6359, lousfull serv. com) / The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 N. State St., Suite 100, 601-398-4562) / Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201, 601-982-2899)

Best Veggie Burger: Majestic Burger

1067 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite B, Ridgeland, 601-707-0093

Best Veggie Burger Finalists: Babalu Tacos & Tapas (622 Duling Ave., 601-366-5757, babalutacos.com) / Burgers & Blues (1060 E. County Line Road, Suite 22, Ridgeland, 601899-0038, burgersblues.com) / Cool Al’s (4654 McWillie Drive, 601-713-3020) / High Noon Cafe (2807 Old Canton Road, 601-366-1602, rainbowcoop.org) / Local 463 Urban Kitchen (121 Colony Crossing Way, Suite A, Madison, 601-707-7684, local463.com)

NIGHTLIFE Best Pub Quiz/Trivia Night: Hal & Mal’s 200 Commerce St., 601-9480888, halandmals.com

Finalists: Capitol Grill (5050 Interstate 55 N., Suite F, 601-899-8845, capitolgrillofjackson. com) / Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St., 601-948-0055, fenianspub.com) / Library Lounge (Fairview Inn, 734 Fairview St., 601948-3429, fairviewinn.com) / Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St., 601-960-2700) / The Pig & Pint (3139 N. State St., 601-3266070, pigandpint.com)

Best Place to Buy Comics Finalists: Comic Commander (579 Highway 51, Suite D, Ridgeland, 601-856-1789) / Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave., offbeatjxn.com)

bler Lane, Suite 300, Byram, 601-321-9040) / Ritual Customs (1016 Hampstead Blvd., Clinton, 601-925-0205, ritualcustomtattoos. com) / Squench’s Tattoos, Ltd. (3780 Interstate 55 S., 601-372-2800, squenchstattoos. com) / True Addiction Tattoo Studio (317 S. Main St., Yazoo City, 601-454-0469) / Twiztid Images (557 Highway 49 S., Richland, 601-664-0000, twiztidimagestattoo.com)

601-992-7980) / Ritz Salon (574 Highway 51 N., Suite H, Ridgeland, 601-856-4330) / Smoak Salon (622 Duling Ave., Suite 206, 601-9825313) / Studio J Salon (Sola Salon Studios, 151 East Metro Pkwy., Flowood, 601-212-9130) / William Wallace Salon (2939 Old Canton Road, 601-982-8300)

Best Place to Work: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Best Place to Buy Books: Lemuria Books

Multiple locations

Best Place to Buy Comics: Van’s Comics & Cards

Finalists: CS’s (1359 West St., 601-969-9482) / JC’s Construction (425 N. Mart Plaza, 601-3623108) / One Block East (642 Tombigbee St., 601-944-0203) / Sam’s Lounge (5035 Interstate 55 N., 601-983-2526)

416 George St., 601-960-2700

Best LGBT Hangout: WonderLust

3911 Northview Drive, 337-378-9003

Finalists: Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St., 601-948-0055, fenianspub.com) / JC’s Construction (425 N. Mart Plaza, 601-362-3108) / The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 N. State St., Suite 100, 601-398-4562)

Best Live Music Venue; Best Place to Book a Party or Shower: Duling Hall 622 Duling Ave., 601-2927121, dulinghall.com

398 Highway 51, Suite 202, Ridgeland, 601-898-9950

2500 N. State St., 601-984-1000, umc.edu

Best Place to Work Finalists: Mangia Bene (3317 N. State St., 601-982-4443) / Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd., 601981-5469, mississippichildrensmuseum.com) / Soulshine Pizza Factory (1111 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1, Ridgeland, 601-856-8646, 5352 Highway 25, Suite 1100, Flowood, 601919-2000) / St. Dominic Hospital (969 Lakeland Drive, 601-200-2000, stdom.com)

Best Annual Event: Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade March, malstpaddysparade.com

Best Live Music Venue Finalists: Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St., 601-948-0888, halandmals. com) / Martin’s Restaurant & Lounge (214 S. State St., 601-354-9712, martinslounge.net) / South Street Live (110 E. South St.) / The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N., 769-2088283) / Underground 119 (now closed, underground119.com) Best Place to Book a Party or Shower Finalists: Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St., 601-948-3429, fairviewinn.com) / Pump It Up (1576 Old Fannin Road, Suite P, Brandon, 601-992-5866, pumpitupparty.com) / The Bulldog (6111 Ridgewood Road, 601-978-3502, bulldog-jackson. draftfreak.com) / The Cedars (4145 Old Canton Road, 601-366-5552) / The South Warehouse (627 E. Silas Brown St., 601-939-4518)

Best Place to Dance: Shucker’s Oyster Bar

Best Annual Event Finalists: Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights (August, greaterbelhaven.com) / Jacktoberfest (October, jacktoberfest.com) / Mistletoe Marketplace/Mistletoe Marketplace Preview Gala (November, mistletoemarketplace. com) / Wellsfest (September, wellschurch.org) / Zoo Brew (April, jacksonzoo.org)

Best Local Bank or Credit Union: BankPlus various locations, BankPlus.net

Best Local Bank or Credit Union Finalists: Bancorp South (various locations, bancorpsouth. com) / Community Bank (multiple locations, communitybank.net) / Hope Credit Union (multiple locations, hopecu.org) / Trustmark (multiple locations, trustmark.com) / Magnolia Federal Credit Union (multiple locations, magfedcu.org)

116 Conestoga Road, Ridgeland, 601853-0105, shuckersontherez.com

Finalists: F. Jones Corner (303 N. Farish St., 601-983-1148, fjonescorner.com) / Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St., 601-9602700) / The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N., 769-208-8283) / WonderLust (3911 Northview Drive, 337-378-9003)

URBAN Best Reason to Live in Jackson: Fondren fondren.org

Best Reason to Live in Jackson Finalists: Community / Culture / Food / The People

Best Boutique: Material Girls

734 McKenzie Lane, 601-992-4533, Flowood; 1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 7005, 601-605-1605; shopmaterialgirls.com

Best Boutique Finalists: Blithe & Vine (2943 Old Canton Road, Suite E, 601-426-3322, blitheandvine.com) / Libby Story (1000 Highland Colony Pkwy., Suite 5003, Ridgeland, 601-7173300, libbystory.com) / MiGi’s Boutique (144 Market St., Flowood, 601-919-8203) / Treehouse Boutique (3000 N. State St., 601-982-3433)

Best Tattoo/Piercing Parlor: Electric Dagger Tattoo

2906 N. State St., Suite B-6, 601-982-9437

Best Tattoo/Piercing Parlor Finalists: House of Pain Custom Tattoos (22 Holiday Ram-

4465 Interstate 55 N. Suite 202; 601366-7619; lemuriabooks.com

Best Place to Buy Books Finalists: The Book Rack (1491 Canton Mart Square, Suite 6, 601-956-5086; 584 Springridge Road, Suite C, Clinton, 601-924-9020; bookrackjackson.com) / N.U.T.S. (114 Millsaps Ave., 601-355-7458) / The Book Shelf (637 Highway 51, Suite AA, Ridgeland, 601-853-9225)

Best Thrift/Consignment Shop: Repeat Street

242 Highway 51 N., Ridgeland, 601605-9393, repeatstreet.net

Best Thrift/Consignment Shop Finalists: Leap Frog Children’s Consignment & More (104 Village Blvd., Madison, 601-898-0727, leapfrogmadison.com) / N.U.T.S. (114 Millsaps Ave., 601-355-7458) / Private Collection (101 Village Blvd., Suite B, Madison, 601-607-6004) / The Orange Peel (422 Mitchell Ave., 601-364-9977)

Best Barber Shop: Fondren Barber Shop

2939 Old Canton Road, 601-826-0707

Best Barber Shop Finalists: ACEY Custom Hair Design (3015 N. State St., 601-362-0326) / Custom Cuts and Styles (2445 Terry Road, 601-321-9292) / Maurice’s Barber Shop (1220 E. Northside Drive, 601-362-2343) / Rock’s Barber & Style (710 Magnolia St., 601-790-9216)

Best Art Gallery: Fondren Art Gallery 3030 N. State St., 601-9819222, fondrenartgallery.com

Best Art Gallery Finalists: Brown’s Fine Art (630 Fondren Place, 601-982-4844, brownsfineart.com) / Fischer Galleries (736 S. President St., 4th floor, 601-291-9115, fischergalleries. com) / Southern Breeze Gallery (500 Highway 51, Ridgeland, 601-607-4147, southern breeze. net) / View Gallery (1491 Canton Mart Road, Suite 7, 601-487-6477)

Best Beauty Shop or Salon: Barnette’s Salon

4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 201-601362-9550; 1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 8001, Ridgeland, 601898-4646; barnettessalon.com

Best Beauty Shop or Salon Finalists: Lacru Salon (5352 Lakeland Drive, Suite 2000, Flowood,

Best Place to Get Your Car Fixed: Capitol Body Shop Best Place to Get Your Car Fixed Finalists: Car Care Clinic (multiple locations, carcareclinicjetlube.com) / Freeman’s Auto Repair (847 S. State St., 601-948-3358) / Graves and Stoddard Inc. (722 Highway 80 E., Flowood, 601-939-3662) / Tony’s Tire & Automotive (5138 N. State St., 601-981-2414)

Best Fitness Center/Gym: Baptist Healthplex

717 Manship St., 601-968-1766, mbhs. org; Baptist Healthplex at Mississippi College, 102 Clinton Parkway, Clinton, 601-9257900, healthplexclinton.com; Madison Healthplex Performance Center, 501 Baptist Drive, Suite 100, Madison, 601-856-7757, healthplexperformance.com; mbhs.org

Best Fitness Center/Gym Finalists: Courthouse Racquet & Fitness (Multiple Locations, mscourthouse.com) / The Club at St. Dominic’s (970 Lakeland Drive, 601-200-4925, theclubms. com) / Metro Jackson YMCA (multiple locations, metroymcams.org) / Focus Fit (5709 Highway 80 E., 601-591-7487)

Best Dance Studio: Ballet Mississippi

201 E. Pascagoula St., Suite 106, 601-960-1560, balletms.com

Best Dance Studio Finalists: Lindsey Claire Dance Company (4149 S. Siwell Road, 601398-3786, lcdanceco.com) / Salsa Mississippi (605 Duling Ave., 601-213-6355, salsamississippi.com) / The Dollhouse Dance Factory (1410 Ellis Ave., 601-969-4000, dollhousedancefactory. com) / Xpress Dance Company (2160 Main St., Suite D, Madison, 601-853-0826; 155 W. Government St., 601-954-6268; xdance.net

Best Local Dealer for a New or Used Car: HerrinGear Automotive Group multiple locations, herringear.com

Best Local Dealer for a New or Used Car Finalists: Bob Boyte Honda (2188 Highway 18, Brandon, 877-722-6983, bobboytehonda.com) / Mazda of Ridgeland (1860 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland, 601-896-9800, rmazda.com) / Patty Peck Honda (555 Sunnybrook Road, Ridgeland, 601-957-3400, pattypeckhonda.com) / Paul Moak Honda/ Subaru/Volvo (Honda, 802 Harding St.; Subaru/Volvo, 740 Larson St.; paulmoak.com)

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Best Jukebox: Ole Tavern on George Street

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Coffee Shops for Studying

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tudying in the library can get boring and tedious, so throughout the year you might need to change your study scene. Coffee shops are the perfect place to review your notes and research for upcoming projects. Here are a select few of coffee shops around Jackson.

Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St., 601-487-6349)

Sneaky Beans has a wide variety of coffee specialties, teas and baked goods.

The shop is study-friendly because it has separate quiet rooms to study in peace.

One good drink to get is the marble mocha, which is a latte with white and dark chocolate. It’s a good pick-me-up after you have had a long day of class.

Fusion Coffeehouse (1111 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite A, Ridgeland, 601-856-6001)

Fusion has a small menu of coffee selections, smoothies, Italian ice cream and breakfast sandwiches.

This café not only has free Wi-Fi, but it also has public computers available for those who purchase something. The shops’ Highlander drink, which has white chocolate, toasted marshmallow and cinammon, is sweet and energizing.

The coffee shop also has lunch items such as paninis.

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Cups Espresso Café (multiple locations)

Cups is one of the best places to study in the Jackson area. It has free Wi-Fi and comfortable seating. Coffee wise, the shops offer a variety of espresso specialties such as the Blondie. The Fondren location even has nitrogen-infused cold-brew coffee.

milk and sweetened condensed milk, with chocolate-chip cookies. This is not only a great place to get some work done but also to just hang out.

Best College Student Hangout; Best Place to Get Coffee: Cups Espresso Cafe Multiple locations; cupsespresso cafe.com

Cups is a local student hang-out.

Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St., 601-398-2174)

The shop serves fresh coffees, espresso drinks, ice pops and gelatos.

The café has Wi-Fi and is a great place for large groups to come and study.

M7 Coffee House (111 N. Wheatley St., Ridgeland, 601-7907971)

M7 has coffee, lattes, baked treats, small snacks and more.

If you go there, try the Spanish latte, which is espresso, steamed

Place to Get Coffee Finalists: Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St., 601-398-2174) / Fusion Coffeehouse (1111 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, 601-856-6001) / Mocha Mugs (multiple locations, mochamugs.com) / Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St., 601-487-6349)

Best Music Festival: Jackson Rhythm and Blues Festival

Best Yoga Studio: Butterfly Yoga

Best Music Festival Finalists: 3rd Eye Music Festival (November) / International Gumbo Festival (September, jacksongumbo.com) / Jacktoberfest (October, jacktoberfest.com) / State Street Concert Series / Wellsfest (September, wellschurch.org

Best Yoga Studio Finalists: Joyflow Yoga (7048 Old Canton Road, Suite 2F, Ridgeland, 601-6134317, joyflowyoga.com) / M Theory Yoga (118 W. Jackson St., Suite C, Ridgeland, 601-7907402, mtheoryyoga.com) / StudiOm Yoga (665 Duling Ave., 601-209-6325, studiomyogaofms. com) / Tara Yoga (200 Park Circle, Suite 4, Flowood, 601-720-2337, tara-yoga.net)

August, jacksonrhythmandbluesfestival.com

Best Day Spa: AQUA The Day Spa

Best College Student Hangout Finalists: Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St., 601-398-2174, deepsouthpops.com) / Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St., 601-948-0055, fenianspub.com) / Fondren Public (2765 Old Canton Road, 769-216-2589) / Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St., 601-487-6349)

3025 N. State St., 601-5942313, butterflyyoga.net

1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 8001, Ridgeland, 601-8989123, aquathedayspa.com

Best Caterer: Fresh Cut Catering & Floral/Wendy Putt

Best Day Spa Finalists: Drench Day Spa (118 W. Jackson St., Suite 2-B, Ridgeland, 601-7075656, drenchdayspa.com) / Sanctuary Body Spa of St. Dominic’s (340 Township Ave., Suite 200, Ridgeland, 601-790-2222) / The Skin District (2629 Courthouse Circle, Suite B, Flowood, 601-981-7546, theskindistrict.com)

Best Caterer Finalists: Babalu Tacos & Tapas (622 Duling Ave., 601-366-5757, babalutacos. com) / Cosmopolitan Catering by Macy (2947 Old Canton Road, 601-720-3989) / Mangia Bene Catering/Aven Whittington (Broad Street Baking Company, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101, 769-230-8219, mangiabenems.com)

108 Cypress Cove, Flowood, 601-9394518, freshcutcateringandfloral.com

COMMUNITY Best Public Forum or Speaker Series: Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series Millsaps.edu

Finalists: A Conversation about Community (Operation Shoestring, 1711 Bailey Ave., 601-353-6336) / Friday Forum (Koinonia Coffee House, 136 S. Adams St, 601-9603008, koinoniacoffeehousejackson.com) / History is Lunch (Mississippi Department of Archives and History, mdah.state.ms.us) / TEDxJackson (November, tedxjackson.com)

Shopping local is always best. Did you know that for every $100 you spend locally, roughly $68 of it goes back into the community? If you shop at big-box retailers, a little more than $40 goes back into the community.

Jackson has a major film festival each year in the form of the Crossroads Film Festival in April, but did you know that it has a Jewish film festival? The Jewish Cinema Mississippi film festival, which Beth Israel Congregation and the Jewish Culture Organization at Millsaps college sponsor, happens in January each year.

It features films that explore Jewish culture. As of the 2017 festival, it will have been around for 15 years.

For more information, visit jewishcinemams.com.

Best Arts Organization: Mississippi Museum of Art 380 S. Lamar St., 601-9601515, msmuseumart.org

Finalists: Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi (950 Rice Road, 601-856-7546) / Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (201 E. Pascagoula St., 601-960-1565) / Montage Theatre of Dance (Hinds Community College) / New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St., 601-948-3533)

Best Community Garden/ Nature Attraction: Mississippi Museum of Natural Science 2148 Riverside Drive, 601-5766000, museum.mdwfp.com

Finalists: The Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St., 601-960-1515, msmuseumart.org) / Clinton Community Nature Center (617 Dunton Road, Clinton, 601926-1104, clintonnaturecenter.org) / Mynelle Gardens (4736 Clinton Blvd., 601-960-1894) / The Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St., 601-3522580)

Best Nonprofit Organization: Stewpot Community Services 1100 W. Capitol St., 601-3532759, stewpot.org

Finalists: Cheshire Abbey (cheshireabbey@ gmail.com) / Community Animal Rescue & Adoption (960 N. Flag Chapel Road, 601-9227575) / Junior League of Jackson (805 Riverside Drive, 601-948-2357) / Operation Shoestring (1711 Bailey Ave., 601-353-6336) / The Good Samaritan Center (114 Millsaps Ave., 601-3556276, goodsamaritancenter.org)

Best Local Live Theater/ Theatrical Group: New Stage Theatre 1100 Carlisle St., 601-9483533, newstagetheatre.com

Finalists: Black Rose Theatre (103 Black St., Brandon, 601-825-1293) / Fondren Theatre Workshop (fondrentheatreworkshop.com) / MADDRAMA (Jackson State University, 1400 John R. Lynch St., jsums.edu) / The Center Players Community Theatre (madisoncenterplayers.org)

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THURSDAY 8/4

SATURDAY 8/6

WEDNESDAY 8/10

The Buckin’ Country Benefit is at The Hideaway.

The City of Jackson Back-to-School Celebration is at the Jackson Convention Complex.

The Social Suite is at ISH Grill & Bar.

BEST BETS August 3 - 10, 2016

courtesy Chad Wesley Band

WEDNESDAY 8/3

History Is Lunch: Eric Darnell Pritchard is at noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). The assistant professor of English at the University of Illinois, Urbana–Champaign speaks on the topic, “Vicksburg Fashion Designer Patrick Kelly.” Free; call 601-576-6998. … Odie Lindsey signs copies of “We Come to Our Senses” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks. com; lemuriabooks.com.

(Left to right) Adam Moore, Chad Wesley and Mike Bernard of the Chad Wesley Band perform for the “Liberation LP” album release party Friday, Aug. 5, at The Hideaway.

THURSDAY 8/4

Courtesy Jerry Douglas Band

Fondren’s First Thursday is at 5 p.m. in Fondren.

Studio Chane hosts the mostly monthly neighborhood event, and the main focus will be the arts for 2016. Includes shopping, food vendors, live music, open houses, a pet adoption drive and more. Free; call 601-720-2426;

FRIDAY 8/5

Legends of the City II is at 9 p.m. at Soop’s The Ultimate (1205 Country Club Drive). Benz and Bra of Queen Boyz are the hosts. The hip-hop concert features performances from Reese & Bigalow, Kamikaze, Smoke D, Kage, 1st Up Fam, Traxtar Records, Poetic Preachers, Aziatikk Blakk, Renegades and MS Mafia. $10 in advance; call 601-9182115 or 601-946-2646. … The Chad Wesley Band Album Release Party is at 9 p.m. at The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N.). The band performs to promote its debut full-length album, “Liberation LP.” The AM/FM also performs. Admission TBA; call 601-291-4759; thehideawayms.com.

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SATURDAY 8/6

Grammy Award-winning country and bluegrass musician Jerry Douglas Band performs Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Duling Hall.

fft.city. … The Di(Vision) Exhibit is from 5 to 8 p.m. at Pearl River Glass Studio (142 Millsaps Ave.). See the latest work from artist Kateri Tolo, who creates pieces using found materials, drawing, carving and mark-making techniques inspired by Jackson and New Orleans. Call 28 601-353-2497; pearlriverglass.com.

The Mr. Fluid Record Release Party is at 9 p.m. at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). The hip-hop artist’s latest album is entitled “The Sowing.” Snuff of No Particulars, MC Inveigh, 360 Degrees and DJ Repercussion also perform. Merchandise for sale. $10 cover; call 376-9404; find the event on Facebook.

SUNDAY 8/7

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Live to the Beat Jackson Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-noon, at Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church (1505 Robinson St.). The purpose of the event is to empower African Americans to take control of their heart health and help prevent heart failure. Includes a panel discussion, food samples and group discussions. Free; call 354-2599; livetothebeat.com. …

The 30th Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). The Mississippi Wildlife Federation’s annual event to kick off the hunting season includes more than 200 vendors, demonstrations and more. Additional dates: Aug. 5, 2-8 p.m., Aug. 6, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free admission for ages 12 and under on Kids’ Day, Aug. 5. $10, $5 ages 6-12, children 5 and under free, $20 weekend pass; call 601-605-1790; email mstarnes@mswf.org; mswildlife.org.

MONDAY 8/8

The Bell’s Brewery Beer Dinner is at 6 p.m. at Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint (565 Taylor St.). Enjoy a five-course meal with optional beer pairing from Bell’s Brewery. Reservations required. $60 with beer, $40 food only; call 601-368-1919; email spencert@salandmookies.com; salandmookies.com.

TUESDAY 8/9

The PFLAG Jackson Monthly Meeting is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Fondren Presbyterian Church (3220 Old Canton Road). Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) offers support and education to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, and their families and friends.

Free; call 601-842-2274; pflagjacksonms.wordpress.com.

WEDNESDAY 8/10

The Jerry Douglas Band performs at 7:30 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Jerry Douglas is a 13-time Grammy winner who is known for his dobro (resonator guitar) skills. $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.

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JFP-SPONSORED Fondren’s First Thursday Aug. 4, 5 p.m., in Fondren. Studio Chane hosts the mostly monthly neighborhood event, and the main focus will be the arts for 2016. Includes shopping, food vendors, live music, open houses, a pet adoption drive and more. Free; call 601-720-2426; fft.city.

TeamJXN August Luncheon Aug. 9, 11:30 a.m.1 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). At Center Stage. Speakers include Primus Wheeler, executive director of the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation, and John Hargraves of PM Environmental. $20 members, $30 non-members; teamjxn.com.

COMMUNITY History Is Lunch: Eric Darnell Pritchard Aug. 3, noon, at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). The assistant professor of English at the University of Illinois, Urbana– Champaign speaks on Vicksburg fashion designer Patrick Kelly. Free; call 601-576-6998.

Advanced Fundraising for Nonprofits Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Mississippi Center for Nonprofits (201 W. Capitol St., Suite 700). Topics include planned giving, major gifts and capital campaigns.

Registration required. $139, $99 members; call 601-968-0061; msnonprofits.org.

Back-to-School Open House Aug. 4, 11 a.m.2 p.m., at Mississippi Telco Federal Credit Union (409 Riverwind Drive, Pearl). Includes food, a photo booth, games and prizes. Free; call 601-6642085; mstelco.org.

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W Lunch Bunch Aug. 4, 11:45 a.m., at Interiors Market (659 Duling Ave.). At the Market Bites Restaurant. The Jackson Metro Chapter of the Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association meet to discuss upcoming events locally and at the Mississippi University for Women. Free admission, food for sale; call 601-981-6020; email suefreeman5254@gmail.com.

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Project Management Professional Development Day Aug. 6, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at Cabot Lodge Millsaps (2375 N. State St.). The event is open to project managers or anyone who leads a project. Speakers include Mississippi State Treasurer Lynn Fitch, Hinds County Sheriff Victor Mason, Microsoft Project co-creator Michael States and more. $129-$169; pmicms-events.org.

The Social Suite Aug. 10, 6 p.m., at ISH Grill and Bar (5105 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road).

On second and fourth Wednesdays. Event II Eleven is the host. Enjoy drinks, an appetizer menu, cigars and networking at the biweekly event. Business groups and entrepreneurs are encouraged to participate. Attire is “deal closer.”

No cover until 9 p.m., then $5; call 769-2572723; email event11eleven@gmail.com.

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30th Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza Aug. 5, 2-8 p.m., Aug. 6, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). The Mississippi Wildlife Federation event includes more than 200 vendors, demonstrations and more. Free for ages 12 and under on Kids’ Day, Aug. 5. $10, $5 ages 6-12, ages 5 and under free, $20 weekend; call 605-1790; mswildlife.org.

Buckin’ Country Benefit Aug. 4, 7 p.m., at The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N.). The concert is a fundraiser to cover Bucky Owen’s medical expenses for cancer treatment. Performers include Jason Miller Band, South of 20, Burnham Road and Miles Flatt. For ages 18 and up. $15 admission; call 601-291-4759; thehideawayms.com.

Live to the Beat Jackson Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-noon, at Greater Bethlehem Temple Apostolic Faith Church (1505 Robinson St.). The purpose of the event is to empower African-Americans to take control of their heart health and help prevent heart failure. Includes a panel discussion, food samples and group discussions. Free; livetothebeat.com.

by Bryan Flynn

This past weekend was the last football-free weekend until Feb. 11, 2017. The games may not count for much later in the year, but preseason football is better than no football.

Thursday, Aug. 4 Olympics (6-7 p.m., NBC): Bob Costas gets viewers ready for the Olympic games with an hour-long Rio Olympics Preview featuring several highprofile athletes.

Friday, Aug. 5 Olympics (5:30-10 p.m., NBC): Watch one of the favorite moments of the Olympic games, the Opening Ceremony, as on athlete gets to light the torch; my money is on Pelé to be the one to receive that honor.

Saturday, Aug. 6 NFL (6-10 p.m., NFLN/ESPN): The 2016 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony will feature former USM star and Green Bay Packer quarterback Brett Favre.

Louisiana State University Send-off Party Aug. 4, 6-9 p.m., at Lost Pizza Company, Ridgeland (Trace Station, 500 Highway 51, Ridgeland). The celebration for incoming LSU freshman includes pizza, gifts and talking to alumni. Free; call 225202-5232; email lsujacksonalum@gmail.com.

Sunday, Aug 7 NFL (7-10 p.m., ESPN): The Hall of Fame Game will feature the Colts against the Packers and feature several players from Mississippi universities.

St. James Episcopal Church Rummage Sale Aug. 6, 7 a.m., at St. James Episcopal Church (3921 Oakridge Drive). Shop for clothing, furniture, electronics, holiday decorations and more. Proceeds benefit the church’s outreach programs.

Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. Free admission; call 601-982-4880.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS

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Metro Jackson Alcorn State University Alumni Meeting Aug. 4, 5:30 p.m., at Jackson City Hall (219 S. President St.). The organization’s goals include to serve the communities within the metropolitan area, recruit students and provide financial support to Alcorn. Free; call 960-1084; email metrojacksonalcornalumni@gmail.com.

Events at Mediterranean Fish and Grill (The Med) (Northpark Mall, 1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland) • Fri-nally Happy Hour Aug. 5, 5 p.m. Energizer Entertainment is the host. Includes food and drink specials, free shots for the first 30 customers and music from DJ Energizer. For ages 21 and up. No cover; call 601-956-0082; email energizerent@gmail.com.

• Energizer Saturdays Aug. 6, 9 p.m. Includes drink specials, giveaways, and music from Bridget Shield and The Soundcheck Band featuring Orlicia. Doors open at 8 p.m. For ages 21 and up. $10 cover; call 769-486-2175 (texts preferred); email energizerent@gmail.com.

SPORTS & WELLNESS

Monday, Aug 8 Olympics (5-7 p.m., NBCSN): The U.S. Men’s Basketball Team looks to defend its gold medal in pool play against Venezuela.

Tuesday, Aug. 9 Olympics (5-7 p.m., NBCSN): The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team looks to defend its gold medal as the players compete in pool play against Colombia.

Wednesday, Aug. 10 Olympics (6-10 p.m., NBC): Olympics primetime coverage will feature the Men’s Gymnastics All-Around Final along with beach volleyball and swimming.

The Rio Olympics begin with women’s soccer on Aug. 3 and wrap with the closing ceremony on Aug. 21. There is plenty of action to watch on TV on NBC or online at NBCOlympics.com.

Follow Bryan Flynn at jfpsports.com, @jfpsports and at facebook.com/jfpsports.

KIDS

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City of Jackson Back-to-School Celebration Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-noon, at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). Includes entertainment, family-friendly activities, a school supply giveaway and health screenings. Free; call 601-960-6434; email byoungtownsend@jacksonms.gov.

Events at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.) • “Perfect Little Planet” Mondays-Saturdays, 1 p.m., Saturdays, 4 p.m. Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes - a family from another star system seeking the perfect vacation spot. $8, $7 seniors, $6 children (cash or check); thedavisplanetarium.com.

• “Back to the Moon for Good” Mondays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Tim Allen narrates the film about teams competing for a chance to land a robotic spacecraft on the moon. $8, $7 seniors, $6 children (cash or check); thedavisplanetarium.com.

• “Black Holes” Mondays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Take a journey through one of the most mystifying, awe-inspiring phenomena in the universe. $8, $7 seniors, $6 children (cash or check); thedavisplanetarium.com.

FOOD & DRINK Bell’s Brewery Beer Dinner Aug. 8, 6 p.m., at Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint (565 Taylor St.). Enjoy a five-course meal with optional beer pairing from Bell’s Brewery of Kalamazoo, Mich., including Two-Hearted Ale and Oberon Ale. Reservations required. $60 with beer, $40 food only; call 601-368-1919; email spencert@salandmookies.com; salandmookies.com.

Legends of the City II Aug. 5, 9 p.m., at Soop’s The Ultimate (1205 Country Club Drive). Benz and Bra of Queen Boyz are the hosts. The hiphop concert features performances from Reese & Bigalow, Kamikaze, Smoke D, Kage, 1st Up Fam, Traxtar Records, Poetic Preachers, Aziatikk Blakk, Renegades and MS Mafia. $10 in advance; call 601-918-2115 or 601-946-2646.

Chad Wesley Band Album Release Party Aug. 5, 9 p.m., at The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N.). The band performs to promote its debut full-length album, “Liberation LP.” The AM/ FM also performs. $10 cover; call 601-291-4759; thehideawayms.com.

Mr. Fluid Record Release Party Aug. 6, 9 p.m., at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). The hip-hop artist’s latest album is entitled “The Sowing.” Snuff of No Particulars, MC Inveigh, 360 Degrees and DJ Repercussion also perform. $10 cover; call 3769404; find the event on Facebook.

Jerry Douglas Band Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Jerry Douglas is a 13-time Grammy winner who is known for his dobro (resonator guitar) skills. $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 877987-6487; ardenland.net.

LITERARY & SIGNINGS “We Come to Our Senses” Aug. 3, 5 p.m., at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Odie Lindsey signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

Mississippi Writers Guild Conference Aug. 5, 9 a.m., Aug. 6, 8 a.m., at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Natchez Campus (11 Co-Lin Circle, Natchez). Aug. 5, Richard Wright Day is from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and the conference kicks off at 5 p.m.

The keynote speaker is author Greg Iles. Activities continue Aug 6 with workshops and an awards luncheon. Fees vary per event; call 601-442-0980; mississippiwritersguild.com.

EXHIBIT OPENINGS Di(Vision) Exhibit Aug. 4, 5-8 p.m., at Pearl River Glass Studio (142 Millsaps Ave.). See the latest work from artist Kateri Tolo, who creates pieces using found materials, drawing, carving and markmaking techniques inspired by Jackson and New Orleans. Call 601-353-2497; pearlriverglass.com.

LGBT PFLAG Jackson Monthly Meeting Aug. 9, 6:30-8 p.m., at Fondren Presbyterian Church (3220 Old Canton Road). Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) offers support and education to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, and their families and friends. Free; call 601-842-2274; pflagjacksonms.wordpress.com.

Check jfpevents.com for updates and more listings, or to add your own events online. You can also email event details to events@jacksonfreepress.com to be added to the calendar. The deadline is noon the Wednesday prior to the week of publication.

by Malcolm Morrow

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ip-hop artist Michael Norris, better known by his stage name, Mr. Fluid, has been honing his creative mind since he was a child growing up in Braxton, Miss. His father, Anthony Norris, was a musician and would often tinker with guitars in their home, which influenced Michael to pick up the sixstring himself at 13 years old.

Norris spent his early teenage years playing with metal bands and began writ-

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solo career as Mr. Fluid, while also starting his own label, Reagan Baby Records, and releasing his first solo record in 2012.

“I was still experimenting and starting to work on combining genres in an attempt find my style,” Norris says of his debut. “I named it ‘Magnolia Magnificent’ because I wanted to celebrate coming back home and also show how I had progressed as an artist since leaving for Colorado.”

In May 2016, Norris released his sophomore album, “The Sowing,” which he conceptualized as a blending of genres such as boom bap and drum-and-bass that people would be able to vibe to regardless of tastes.

“I just want to make good music and put out real hiphop,” he says. “This may be my most complete and realized project because I was able to craft the sound myself without the input of a group.”

The official record-release party takes place Saturday, Aug. 6, at Offbeat. Norris chose to delay the event to invest more time in getting higher-quality merchandise, including physical copies of the album, which are currently available for purchase at Offbeat and feature artwork from Jackson visual artist Kira Cummings.

In addition to showcasing Norris’ skill set, “The Sowing” Jackson hip-hop artist Mr. Fluid performs for the features several other Jackson release party for his latest album, “The Sowing,” on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Offbeat. acts including 360 Degrees, who serves as Mr. Fluid’s liveshow deejay, and James Crow. ing poetry. Then, at age 18, he came to con- On the track “Race in America,” Norris sider Jackson his second home and became and Crow tackle the complexities of socia mainstay at the now-closed Seven Studios, ety’s obsession with skin color. then based in midtown, which has a legacy “I’ve always felt that I needed to of being a nexus for the creative minds of speak my mind and tell the truth in my Jackson. There he found a new form for his music,” Norris says. “I strive to make muartistic expression in freestyle rap. sic that has a message but doesn’t come

“Freestyling helped me to express my- across as preachy.” self in a way that was more natural than While plenty of fans will get their writing poems,” Norris says. “It allowed hands on “The Sowing” at the release greater freedom, similar to the (stream) of party, Norris says his next project as Mr. consciousness writing form.”

Fluid is well underway, although he hasn’t

He went on to form a group called decided when he will release it. the Just Us League with other freestyle rap- “I like to wait for inspiration to come pers, including Spitlogic and Roc, and the to me naturally, rather than try to force it,” drum-and-bass genre became a major influ- he says. “I might make 30 different instruence on his sound. Then, in 2004, Norris mentals before I actually choose one to write moved to Fort Collins, Colo., and joined the to. I’m all about creating good music, and I rap group Company of Strangaz under DJ don’t rush the process.”

Chaotic, releasing two albums with them.

Mr. Fluid’s “The Sowing” album-release He says his time with the group helped him party is at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Offrealize where he wanted to take his style in beat (151 Wesley Ave.). For more informathe future. He returned to Jackson in 2011 tion, find Mr. Fluid on Facebook, Instagram and started to put the bricks in place for his and Twitter.

Music listings are due noon Monday to be included in print and online listings: music@jacksonfreepress.com.

Aug. 3 - Wednesday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fitzgerald’s - Johnny Crocker 7:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Open Mic Night 9 p.m.

601-665-2073 Pelican Cove - Acoustic Crossroads Duo 6:30 p.m.

Shucker’s - Silverado 7:30 p.m. free Table 100 - Charles Scott 5-9 p.m.

Aug. 4 - Thursday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Emerald Accent Fitzgerald’s - Skip MacDonald 7:30 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Kevin “Ace” Robinson Georgia Blue, Madison - Aaron Coker The Hideaway - Buckin’ Country Benefit feat. Jason Miller Band, South of 20, Burnham Road & Miles Flatt 7 p.m. $15 Hops & Habanas, Fondren - Furrows 7 p.m. free Iron Horse Grill - Chuck Bryan 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Southern Komfort Brass Band 9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - The Neighbors 6:30 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sofa Kings 7:30 p.m. free Sylvia’s - Thursday Night Live feat.

The Blues Man & Sunshine McGhee 9 p.m. free

Pelican Cove - Lucky Hand Blues Band 7 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon - Southbound Shucker’s - Steele Heart 5:30 p.m. free; Chasin’ Dixie 8 p.m. $5; Chad Perry (deck) 10 p.m. free Soop’s The Ultimate - Legends of the City II feat. Rees & Bigalow, Kamikaze, Smoke D, Kage, 1st Up Fam, Traxtar Records, Poetic Preachers & more 9 p.m. $10 advance Table 100 - Charles Scott 5 p.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6-9:30 p.m.

WonderLust - DJ Taboo 8 p.m.2 a.m.

Aug. 6 - Saturday Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Jason Turner Band 8 p.m.

Burgers & Blues - Robin, Kern & Denise 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Stevie J Blues midnight $10 Fenian’s - Jessie Howell Georgia Blue, Flowood - Shaun Patterson Georgia Blue, Madison - Brian Jones Hal & Mal’s - Matt Hoggat free; Pokemon Go Party feat. DJ Rozz, DJ Trix & Rob Roy $10 before 10 p.m.

Aug. 8 - Monday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fitzgerald’s - Johnny Crocker 7:30 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society (rest) 7 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Barry Leach 6:30 p.m. free Martin’s - Open Mic 10 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Brian Jones 6:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6-9 p.m.

Aug. 9 - Tuesday

Aug. 5 - Friday Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Cody Cooke & the Bayou Outlaws 8 p.m.

Big Sleepy’s - Bass Vibes feat.

Klutch, Taboo, DJ Uri, DJ C3, EzB & DJ Tricky Jr. 8 p.m. $5 before 10 p.m. $10 after Burgers & Blues - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6-10 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Stevie J Blues midnight $10 Fenian’s - Scott Albert Johnson Fitzgerald’s - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 7:30 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Jason Turner Georgia Blue, Madison - Stevie Cain Hal & Mal’s - Swing de Paris 7-10 p.m. free The Hideaway - Chad Wesley Band Album Release Party 9 p.m. $10 Iron Horse Grill - Chris Gill & the Sole Shakers 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Temperance 7 p.m. free Kemistry - Skratchin’ Jackson 9 p.m.

M Bar - Flirt Fridays feat. DJ T. Lewis free Martin’s - Dead 27s 10 p.m.

Aug. 7 - Sunday Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Matt Nooe The Hideaway - Mike & Marty’s Jam Session Jackson Yacht Club - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 4-7 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Steel Country 6 p.m. free Pelican Cove - Chasin’ Dixie noon; Chris Gill & the Sole Shakers 5 p.m.

Shucker’s - Andrew Pates (deck) 3:30 p.m. free Sombra Mexican Kitchen - John Mora 11 a.m.

Table 100 - Dan Michael Colbert 6-9 p.m.

Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.

Steele Heart The Hideaway - Spank the Monkey 9 p.m. $10 Iron Horse Grill - Spectrum Jazz 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Lucky Hand Blues 7 p.m. free M Bar - Saturday Night Live feat. DJ Shanomak free Martin’s - The Wayward Kin 10 p.m.

Offbeat - The Wayward Kin Acoustic 5 p.m.; Mr. Fluid Album Release Party feat. Snuff, MC Inveigh, 360 Degrees & DJ Repercussion 9 p.m. $10 Pelican Cove - Third Degree 2 p.m.; Dirt Road Cadillac 7 p.m.

Shucker’s - The Axe-identals (deck) 3:30 p.m. free; Chasin’ Dixie 8 p.m. $5; Jonathan Alexander (deck) 10 p.m. free Table 100 - Carter Elliot 5-7 p.m.; Tommie Vaughn 7-9:30 p.m.

WonderLust - Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m. free before 10 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Open Mic Fitzgerald’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 7:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Scott Turner Trio 6:30 p.m. free Pelican Cove - Brandon Greer 6:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6-9 p.m.

Aug. 10 - Wednesday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Duling Hall - Jerry Douglas Band 7:30 p.m. $25 advance $30 door ardenland.net Fitzgerald’s - Hunter Gibson & Chris Link 7:30 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz free Kathryn’s - Jeff Maddox 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Open Mic Night 9 p.m.

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Shucker’s - Lovin Ledbetter 7:30 p.m. free Table 100 - Charles Scott 5-9 p.m.

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8/2 - 311 - Iron City, Birmingham 8/4 - Boston - Baton Rouge River Center 8/5 - Juvenile - Republic New Orleans 8/5 - Lynyrd Skynyrd & Peter Frampton - Champions Square, New Orleans 8/6 - Periphery - New Daisy Theatre, Memphis 8/6 - The Oak Ridge Boys - Legacy Arena, Birmingham 8/10 - David Bazan - The Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis

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Last Week’s Answers

BY MATT JONES

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1 Scratch (at) 5 First-rate 10 “EastEnders” network 13 Tony winner Neuwirth 14 “Mop” 16 Top-down ride from Sweden 18 It comes between nothing and the truth 19 Put away some dishes?

20 Crater, e.g.

21 “Batman” sound effect 24 Sits up on two legs, maybe 26 “No worries!”

27 Mode opener

28 “Am ___ longer a part of your plans ...” (Dylan lyric) 29 Second-busiest airport in CA 31 Gets way more than a tickle in the throat 38 2015 returnee to Yankee Stadium 39 The Teamsters, for one 40 Norse letter 41 Statement from the immovable?

44 Degree of distinction 45 551, in Roman numerals 46 The “G” of TV’s “AGT” 47 Bar buys 51 Eric B. & Rakim’s “___ in Full” 52 Biblical suffix after bring or

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1 Colbert’s current channel 2 Thompson of “Back to the Future” 3 Org. of attorneys 4 “Dragnet” creator Jack 5 Calligraphy tool 6 “Two thumbs way up” reviews 7 “Aha moment” cause 8 “Mad” cartoonist Drucker 9 Commonly, to poets 10 Cakes with a kick 11 Master sergeant of 1950s TV 12 Small stream 14 Taunt during a chili pepper dare, maybe 15 Sword handle 17 Like a 1980s puzzle fad 21 Religion with an apostrophe in its name 22 Smartphone clock function 23 Bricklayer 25 French composer Charles whose music was used as the theme for “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” 26 Tiny charged particle 29 “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Rhimes 30 They’re in the last round 32 “And now, without further ___ ...”

33 Two-handed card game 34 “Despicable Me” supervillain 35 Sweet panful

36 Bar from Fort Knox 37 Gear features 42 Pranks using rolls?

43 European bathroom fixture 47 Bug-smacking sound 48 Swiss miss of kiddie lit 49 When some fast food drive-thrus close 50 Hired goon 51 “Whip-Smart” singer Liz 54 Just say no?

55 “Falling Slowly” musical 57 Revolution

59 President pro ___ 60 “Duck Hunt” platform 61 Through, on airline itineraries 62 ___-Locka, Florida 63 “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” character ©2016 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@ jonesincrosswords.com)

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Solve this as you would a regular sudoku, except using the nine given letters instead of numbers. When you’re done, each row, column, and 3x3 box will contain each of the nine given letters exactly one time. In addition, one row or column will reveal, either backward or forward, the name of a TV show. psychosudoku@gmail.com

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

You’re not doing a baby chick a favor by helping it hatch. For the sake of its well-being, the bird needs to peck its way out of the egg. It’s got to exert all of its vigor and willpower in starting its new life. That’s a good metaphor for you to meditate on. As you escape from your comfortable womb jail and launch yourself toward inspiration, it’s best to rely as much as possible on your own instincts. Friendly people who would like to provide assistance may inadvertently cloud your access to your primal wisdom. Trust yourself deeply and wildly.

I hear you’re growing weary of wrestling with ghosts.

Is that true? I hope so. The moment you give up the fruitless struggle, you’ll become eligible for a unique kind of freedom that you have not previously imagined.

Here’s another rumor I’ve caught wind of: You’re getting bored with an old source of sadness that you’ve used to motivate yourself for a long time. I hope that’s true, too.

As soon as you shed your allegiance to the sadness, you will awaken to a sparkling font of comfort you’ve been blind to. Here’s one more story I’ve picked up through the grapevine: You’re close to realizing that your attention to a mediocre treasure has diverted you from a more pleasurable treasure. Hallelujah!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

Could it be true that the way out is the same as the way in? And that the so-called “wrong� answer is almost indistinguishable from the right answer? And that success, at least the kind of success that really matters, can only happen if you adopt an upside-down, insideout perspective? In my opinion, the righteous answer to all these questions is “YESSS???!!!�—at least for now. I suspect that the most helpful approach will never be as simple or as hard as you might be inclined to believe.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

Your strength seems to make some people uncomfortable. I don’t want that to become a problem for you.

Maybe you could get away with toning down your potency at other times, but not now. It would be sinful to act as if you’re not as competent and committed to excellence as you are. But having said that, I also urge you to monitor your behavior for excess pride. Some of the resistance you face when you express your true glory may be due to the shadows cast by your true glory. You could be tempted to believe that your honorable intentions excuse secretive manipulations.

So please work on wielding your clout with maximum compassion and responsibility.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Did you honestly imagine that there would eventually come a future when you’d have your loved ones fully “trained�? Did you fantasize that sooner or later you could get them under control, purged of their imperfections and telepathically responsive to your every mood?

If so, now is a good time to face the fact that those longings will never be fulfilled. You finally have the equanimity to accept your loved ones exactly as they are. Uncoincidentally, this adjustment will make you smarter about how to stir up soulful joy in your intimate relationships.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

You may experience a divine visitation as you clean a toilet in the coming weeks. You might get a glimpse of a solution to a nagging problem while you’re petting a donkey or paying your bills or waiting in a long line at the bank. Catch my drift, Capricorn? I may or may not be speaking metaphorically here. You could meditate up a perfect storm as you devour a doughnut. While flying high over the earth in a dream, you might spy a treasure hidden in a pile of trash down below. If I were going to give your immediate future a mythic title, it might be “Finding the Sacred in the Midst of the Profane.�

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

I’ve worked hard for many years to dismantle my prejudices. To my credit, I have even managed to cultivate compassion for people I previously demonized, like evangelical Christians, drunken jocks, arrogant gurus and career politicians. But I must confess that there’s still one group toward which I’m bigoted: super-rich bankers. I wish I could extend to them at least a modicum of amiable impartiality. How about you, Aquarius?

Do you harbor any hidebound biases that shrink your ability to see life as it truly is? Have you so thoroughly rationalized certain narrow-minded perspectives and judgmental preconceptions that your mind is permanently closed? If so, now is a favorable time to dissolve the barriers and stretch your imagination way beyond its previous limits.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

Are you lingering at the crux of the crossroads, restless to move on but unsure of which direction will lead you to your sweet destiny? Are there too many theories swimming around in your brain, clogging up your intuition? Have you absorbed the opinions of so many “experts� that you’ve lost contact with your own core values? It’s time to change all that. You’re ready to quietly explode in a calm burst of practical lucidity. First steps: Tune out all the noise. Shed all the rationalizations. Purge all the worries. Ask yourself, “What is the path with heart?�

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ARIES (March 21-April 19):

I apologize in advance for the seemingly excessive abundance of good news I’m about to report. If you find it hard to believe, I won’t hold your skepticism against you. But I do want you to know that every prediction is warranted by the astrological omens. Ready for the onslaught? 1. In the coming weeks, you could fall forever out of love with a wasteful obsession. 2. You might also start falling in love with a healthy obsession.

3. You can half-accidentally snag a blessing you have been half-afraid to want. 4. You could recall a catalytic truth whose absence has been causing you a problem ever since you forgot it. 5. You could reclaim the mojo that you squandered when you pushed yourself too hard a few months ago.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

August is Adopt-a-Taurus month. It’s for all of your tribe, not just the orphans and exiles and disowned rebels. Even if you have exemplary parents, the current astrological omens suggest that you require additional support and guidance from wise elders. So I urge you to be audacious in rounding up trustworthy guardians and benefactors. Go in search of mentors and fairy godmothers. Ask for advice from heroes who are further along the path that you’d like to follow. You are ready to receive teachings and direction you weren’t receptive to before.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

When a parasite or other irritant slips inside an oyster’s shell, the mollusk’s immune system besieges the intruder with successive layers of calcium carbonate.

Eventually, a pearl may form. I suspect that this is a useful metaphor for you to contemplate in the coming days as you deal with the salt in your wound or the splinter in your skin. Before you jump to any conclusions, though, let me clarify. This is not a case of the platitude, “Whatever doesn’t kill you will make you stronger.� Keep in mind that the pearl is a symbol of beauty and value, not strength.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

It’s your lucky day! Spiritual counsel comparable to what you’re reading here usually sells for $99.95. But because you’re showing signs that you’re primed to outwit bad habits, I’m offering it at no cost. I want to encourage you!

Below are my ideas for what you should focus on. (But keep in mind that I don’t expect you to achieve absolute perfection.) 1. Wean yourself from indulging in self-pity and romanticized pessimism. 2. Withdraw from connections with people who harbor negative images of you. 3. Transcend low expectations wherever you see them in play. 4.

Don’t give your precious life energy to demoralizing ideas and sour opinions.

Homework: What if you didn’t feel compelled to have an opinion about every hot-button issue? Try living opinion-free for a week. Testify at Truthrooster@gmail.com.

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