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Running Shoes: Support and Cushionsnew
The only things a good runner needs for a race—or any run—are a good pair of shoes and some light, breathable, moisture-repelling garments.
Jackson Free Press |
Sara Sacks |
08-13-2012 |
Sports
Techy Tools and Apps for Studentsnew
Headed to college—or back to college —and want to take some tech with you? Not a bad idea, as there are some great tools for taking notes, studying and managing your time that can help a busy college student make the most of the experience.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
08-13-2012 |
Tech
The Challenge of Growing Tomatoesnew
A favorite of home gardeners—urban, suburban or rural—are tomatoes.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
08-06-2012 |
Gardening
Tags: Growing Tomatoes
Divine and Decadentnew
Pretty ribbon and a glass pedestal dress up a favorite cake—or any dessert—for a party.
Jackson Free Press |
Jane Flood |
08-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
The Right Fuelnew
For serious runners and athletes, working out is a way of life rather than a means to an end.
Jackson Free Press |
Sara Sacks |
08-05-2012 |
Sports
Arts on the Gulfnew
Silvery, coppery structures twist among old live oak trees near the shore of the Mississippi Sound, close to where the Biloxi Schooner docks. This is the site of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, a complex of buildings that includes four metallic pods that torque like ancient, hurricane-battered trees.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
05-24-2012 |
Art
Apron Strings to Executive Chefnew
Executive Chef Nick Wallace's mother, Susie Marshall, instilled a love of food and cooking into her son.
Jackson Free Press |
Tom Ramsey |
05-03-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Nick Wallace chef
Amazing Teens: Students Making a Differencenew
If there is anything that is too often overlooked, it's just how many amazing young people there are in our communities.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
04-26-2012 |
Culture
Redefining Comfort Foodnew
Taking the first bite of fried chicken or sticky-sweet barbecued ribs can transport us to a dimension where times past still exist in a kind of suspended animation.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Purvis |
04-06-2012 |
Food+Drink
Following Your Moneynew
For many, tracking finances is more chore than enjoyment, whether you are dealing with a business or your personal funds. And given how technology has made it easier to buy things, money can get tighter quicker.
Jackson Free Press |
Sam Hall |
04-06-2012 |
Tech
Two Steps Forwardnew
Unwittingly, I became part of one of Mississippi's core challenges: our brain drain. You know the drill: Either you go along with the program here (or lack of one), or you get the hell out.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-31-2012 |
Commentary
Finding the Mayanew
Dr. George Bey does not subscribe to the belief based on the Mayan calendar that the world will end Dec. 21, 2012. However, he has a request of believers: "Please give me your money a few days before," he says. "I would like to use it toward research."
Jackson Free Press |
Trip Burns |
03-22-2012 |
History
Irish Heroesnew
The Irish have given hope to the modern world. Somehow, some way, wiser heads were able to prevail in Northern Ireland—the bloody violence has halted, and peace reigns. Will the same hold for Iraq and Afghanistan? Only time will tell.
Jackson Free Press |
Richard Coupe |
03-16-2012 |
History
St. Patrick's in the Southnew
The Mal's St. Paddy's Parade is one of the most popular and successful public events in Mississippi, and one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parades in the United States.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
03-15-2012 |
Travel
Tags: St. Patrick's Day
Pushing the Beer Limitnew
Beer lovers in Mississippi are working to change laws that keep craft beer from thriving in the state.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
03-02-2012 |
Food+Drink
