AltWeeklies Wire
A 'Big Menu' for Blues Fansnew
Blues in the Delta is still alive, and now it's getting organized. Over the past 10 years, the promotion of blues in the region has grown, including new museums and festivals.
Jackson Free Press |
Larry Morrisey |
10-01-2012 |
Music
Raising and Spendingnew
The way Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker is raising campaign cash, you would think his opponent was former Vice President Al Gore, not retired preacher Albert N. Gore Jr.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave and Dylan Watson |
10-01-2012 |
Commentary
Accepting the Legacynew
On the 50th anniversary of James Meredith's enrollment at Ole Miss, Mississippi Public Broadcasting presents "Integrating Ole Miss: James Meredith and Beyond," a film about how the event shaped the future of the university.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Bolian |
10-01-2012 |
Movies
Four Season Growing: A Garden Cornucopianew
Now that you are either tending or contemplating a fall garden for freshly grown, organic crops, you might consider four-season farming for year-round food.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
10-01-2012 |
Gardening
Tags: Growing Vegetables
Come Out as an Allynew
Human beings, not just LGBT individuals, should never face such unfathomable discrimination.
Jackson Free Press |
Emory Williamson |
09-29-2012 |
LGBT
Who Are the 47 Percent?new
Regardless of where you stand politically on Romney's "inelegant" statement, as he called it later, a big question looms: Do 47 percent of Americans not pay federal income tax?
The short answer is yes.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-29-2012 |
Commentary
Literary Photographer: A Snapshot of Natasha Tretheweynew
At first glance, a reader may not recognize Natasha Trethewey in the African American tradition of being innately political, but that is only if one is oblivious to the power of subtlety and the politics of the body.
Jackson Free Press |
C. Liegh McInnis |
09-24-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Sweet Carolinenew
Victoria Sherwood interviews Caroline Herring.
Jackson Free Press |
Victoria Sherwood |
09-24-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Brief History of 'The City's Smart Alternative'new
The Jackson Free Press started with no money but a big dream.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
09-21-2012 |
Media
Tags: Altweeklies
No Rules for Moneynew
"Arbitrage" provides an excellent part for Richard Gere's low-key style.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
09-21-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Arbitrage, Nicholas Jarecki
Celebrating 10 Yearsnew
Not everything about the JFP's first 10 years has been easy.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
09-21-2012 |
Media
Developing Jackson: A Decade of Progressnew
In 2002, Jackson looked in many ways like a city doomed to decay.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
09-21-2012 |
Commentary
JFP's Biggest Storiesnew
Over the years, the Jackson Free Press has dug in deep on a number of big stories and topics that produced major results for the city and state. Here are our biggest.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
09-21-2012 |
Media
Tags: Jackson Free Press
The Redneck Jazz of Jimmy Herringnew
"Subject to Change Without Notice," the latest solo venture from Widespread Panic's lead guitarist, delivers a smattering of genres.
Jackson Free Press |
Tom Speed |
09-21-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Jimmy Herring
Open That Defensenew
I never understood why John Fox or John Elway didn't or wouldn't open up the offense and get more creative in play calling.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
09-21-2012 |
Sports
