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JACKSONIAN

June 26 - July 9, 2019 • Vol. 17 No. 22

ON THE COVER Akriti Kaur, photo by Acacia Clark

4 Editor’s Note 6 Talks 6 On Pothole Patrol

A Jackson neighborhood searches for solutions to one of the city’s biggest issues.

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nn Somers had retired as an architect with Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons in March 2018 and was looking for a change in her life and a way to do something different for the Jackson community. She decided to turn her lifelong love of animals and experience as an animal-rescue volunteer to open combination pet store and adoption center Chipper & Coco at The District at Eastover.

The store helps support Community Animal Rescue & Adoption, or CARA, a no-kill animal shelter in Jackson that Somers has been involved with since 2006.

“I’ve always loved animals and wanted to help contribute to CARA any way I could,” Somers says. “The plan was to run Chipper & Coco like a pet-adoption satellite location that could also sustain itself as a store and help fund CARA as well.”

She runs Chipper & Coco together with her husband, Bob Potesky. The store takes its name from two of Somers’ and Potesky’s former pets, a golden retriever named Chipper and a Persian-mix cat named Coco. Somers received Chipper as a puppy from friend Kendall Poole, who is a board member for CARA.

Somers says she decided to join the organization as a board member at Poole’s request because Poole felt Somers’ skills as an architect could potentially be useful to the shelter.

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Coco was also a gift from a friend whose cat had kittens. Coco died in 2004, while Chipper died in May 2018.

“Every so often there’s an animal that you just connect with right away, and that’s exactly how it was with Chipper and Coco,” Somers says. “I wanted to get involved with CARA because they hold so many events to help cats and dogs get adopted, and any time I went I could get along with every cat and dog there.”

Somers was born in Byram and graduated from Byram High School before enrolling at Mississippi State University School of Architecture, where she received a bachelor’s degree in architecture in 1981.

After graduating, she moved to Jackson and worked for one year at the Canizaro Trigiani architectural firm as an intern architect. In 1984, she moved to New York City and took a job with architecture and design firm Perkins+Will. She then moved to Savannah, Ga., and spent a year working for the Sprigs and Associates firm. Somers returned to Jackson in 1987 and worked for Ken Tate Architects until 1988, when she joined Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons. She became a partner with the firm around 2001.

For more information on Chipper and Coco, visit chipper andcoco.com.

—Dustin Cardon

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See what’s happening in the metro area this Fourth of July.

22 arts 26 sports 28 Music 30 music listings 32 Puzzles 33 astro 33 Classifieds 34 DIY

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Radical Jackson

“What is good for (the city) can be good for us.”

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by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

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he first time I ever laid eyes on Cedric Willis in the flesh, he was sitting at a PC in a Jackson attorney’s office in 2006. A party of lawyers and friends swirled around him, including those who had helped the Innocence Project get the Jackson man exonerated and released after he spent 12 cruel years in prison on false murder charges.

Cedric, however, was intent on figuring out how to use the computer, and to read comments piling on under a long story about him this newspaper had run, explaining how Jackson police took him from his home when he was 19 in 1994 with him promising his family he’d be “right back.”

But a broken Hinds County prosecution system and bad policing conspired against him, and he did not gain his freedom for 12 years, spending much of it in horrendous conditions in Parchman prison. Our story, by Brian Johnson, details the saga brilliantly, and Cedric would soon take to telling other media that he didn’t need to tell his story again because Brian had told it so thoroughly. “Go read it,” he told them.

But that party is when my personal connection to Cedric began. When he learned who I was, he bear-hugged me in that way that he has done every time I’ve

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seen him over the years up until the last time a few weeks ago. Our embraces remind me of my mama’s strong bear hugs.

That is because I loved him dearly, and I’m in deep mourning over his murder this week after he spent the first 12 years of his adult life behind bars, then free only 13.

I can’t imagine what his own dear mother is going through after believing, praying and willing him to be set free; after finally getting her boy back home; after her own illness that upset him desperately.

I got to know Cedric because soon after meeting him I started teaching writing classes and staff/intern workshops using Brian’s piece about him. The story was a study in how to write a human, investigative, explanatory narrative story that people can’t put down. I mean, no one. I’ve used that story now in hundreds of workshops, and everybody from a 60-year-old white woman to a 15-year-old boy from Cedric’s

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Goodbye, Bozo: My Friend Cedric Willis Gone Too Soon

Cedric Willis was in prison for 12 years for murders he didn’t commit and now is a victim of gun violence. He is pictured here months after his exoneration in 2006. His mother, Elayne, has her hand on his shoulder.

old neighborhood can’t stop reading it.

Seeing that response, I invited Cedric to come to classes, especially those of interns and later teenage Youth Media Project students. He would always surprise them. We would discuss his story and why it was so powerful, and then usually during the next class, he would walk into the room. I’m not sure anyone from President Obama to Beyoncé would have surprised people more than his visits. The students sat in awe.

His visits took on different tones at various points in his re-entry into society.

Early on, he showed a lot of deserved anger and would break down bawling over parts of his ordeal. At one point, his mother was very ill, and he cried about her much of the time, talking about how much she had been through while he was in prison. At one point, he was wrestling with a parent-

ing concern, he told me. But over the years, I watched him put himself back together, his humor and wit emerging, and his wisdom ripening. I took notes as he talked, giving advice to young writers based on the wonderful way Brian told his story.

“Take the time to get it right,” Cedric would tell him. “Tell the whole story. It’s not your story; it’s mine. Get your facts right.”

Then he’d talk about Brian showing up and staying for hours or insisting that they go visit the house were Cedric had lived when the cops came, although his mother had long since moved, or asking him on deadline the brand of sneakers he wore then.

I, of course, use Brian’s story to show why the hard work of journalism matters to real people’s lives; why this isn’t about journalists’ egos; how it can have social impact.

That can be in the form of having a Cedric

contributors

Amber Helsel

Nate Schumann

Aliyah Veal

Managing Editor Amber Helsel is a storyteller who moonlights as an art­ ist. She loves food, cats, anime and art supplies. You can often catch her running sound at CityHeart Church.

Email story ideas to amber@jackson­ freepress.com. She wrote the cover story.

Editorial Assistant Nate Schumann, a graduate from the University of South­ ern Mississippi, loves consuming sto­ ries, whether that story be in the form of a book, a comic, a television series, a game, a radio serial, etc. He wrote about The Hero and A Monster.

Aliyah Veal is Jackson native with a bachelor’s degree in English from Spelman College and a master’s in Journalism from CUNY in New York.

She’s a huge fan of Tupac, her favorite childhood cartoon is “Rugrats,” and she’s a huge fan of MCU movies. She wrote about potholes.

Willis fan club of writers spanning generations, or it can be in inspiring a reverend to raise money to buy an exonerated man a car—$1,000 for each year he was imprisoned. Good writing matters, I’d say. Why it matters is sitting right in front of you.

It was also an example of why hard work matters—on both ends of a story.

Brian was an editor then, and would cobble together hours wherever he could to spend time with Cedric and build trust. Cedric gave him the time because he believed Brian cared. That showed in the final story and the multiple drafts it took to get there.

But Cedric gave back to us so many ways. In recent summers, the Youth Media Project students—many of them from tough backgrounds themselves— would be totally enamored with first his story, then with Cedric the man. He would show up looking buff and content, and then he would hang out, and they would ask him everything they could come up with. I’ll never forget a young woman from the Wingfield High School FAME program who opened up about her own dad—and cooking ramen—in prison to Cedric and the rest of us.

“Details matter,” Cedric would say.

The Cedric I knew was pure love. He loved life, his overdue freedom, his family and, I’m told, his soon-to-be wife. Every time I’ve seen him in recent years, it felt like he was just drinking up his overdue life.

His murder devastates me—I can’t imagine no more visits or hugs—and angers me because it’s yet another example of how society let him down, as it does so many. Like with the black and Hispanic teenagers accused in the Central Park jogger rape, the media assumed he was guilty back in 1994.

Cedric had to claw his way to freedom while living in hell. Then he returned to a community that, until to the present, has never collectively decided to tackle and prevent violence rather than thinking that the police can do that. (Nope.) And he lived and died in a state that has long mistreated young men like him and with his skin tone, and pursues policies that will keep them in a school-to-prison cycle that feeds itself.

Jackson, we can and do much more than blame the family or the police, or even pray, which alone won’t stop violence. I deplore all of you to step up to do your part.

Do it for dear Cedric and every other victim of gun violence here, living or departed.

Visit our violence-solutions archive at jacksonfreepress.com/preventingviolence.

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On Pothole Patrol in South Jackson

by Aliyah Veal

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‘Promises Are Made’

Brookleigh Hills is littered with potholes. Some were just starting to develop during that visit on June 19, while at least one other had grass growing out of it. Some potholes were accented with orange cones as markers; others came with no warning.

A deep pothole, near Linglewood Drive, sat in the middle of the street, with the top of an orange cone peeking out of the hole’s entrance.

“That one developed here recently in the last three or four months. We made a visit (to City Hall) and it wasn’t solved then, and that’s been less than a month ago,” he said on the tour.

Martin has been living in Brookleigh Hills, a neighborhood with many large brick homes, for 10 years and recently noticed an increase in potholes within the neighborhood. He and Emon Thompson, resident and senior president of the Brookleigh Homeowners Association, have been going around the neighborhood and documenting their findings, he said.

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ake a left,” William Martin said, pointing to Amanda Lane, a small cul-de-sac in South Jackson’s Brookleigh Hills neighborhood, close to the old Brookwood Country Club.

“This little cul-de-sac to your right down here. You see that hole? Yeah, that’s in the street,” he told the Jackson Free Press team that had joined him.

It was one of the worst of multiple untended potholes he showed us that the day.

Two large indentations sat in the middle of the street, filled to the brim with muddy water, obscuring how deep they are.

“You wouldn’t believe that. That had to develop from a heavy vehicle turning around,” Martin said. “I say the (only) heavy vehicle that would be coming through here on a regular basis would be the garbage truck.”

The road hazard had no hazardous marker of any kind.

A large pothole sits in the middle of Amanda Lane in the Brookleigh Hills subdivision in South Jackson.

better roads for us than that. We’ve reported several times. Promises are made, and nothing happens. We have to follow up with them, and we still don’t get any action,” Martin said.

Thompson attended the June 11 Jackson City Council meeting, asking its members to create a better and more organized and responsive system of commu-

nication with the residents of Brookleigh about their hazardous streets.

“We’re asking that the City communicate with us better. It’s not nice for someone to tell us that they’re going to do something, and we never hear anything about it again,” Thompson told the council.

Martin said when he has approached the City of Jackson about pothole

complaints, the City routinely answers that they don’t have the money to fix them.

He also complains about the crews that get sent out to refill potholes.

“I try to report to them that the crews they send out are half doing the work. If you gone pay someone for work, give them good instruction and follow up with what they

Here’s to Local!

We at the Jackson Free Press love to tell you all the reasons you should shop and support local. Here are some things you can do that this summer.

• Sit with a friend at a local coffee shop (we have so many that we can’t name them all) and bond over some yummy pastries while complaining about the heat.

• Get your backyard to look like you’ve always dreamed with local lawn-care services.

• Bring your tall friend to a local bookstore like Lemuria Books to reach your favorite reads off the top shelf.

• Buy a cup of overly sweet lemonade from the neighborhood kid’s sidewalk stand. Now, that’s local!

• Browse some local farmers markets, such as the Mississippi Farmers Market on High Street, for farm-fresh produce and handmade crafts.

• Treat yourself at a local barber or hair stylist.

Want to know about more local businesses you can support? Visit bestofjackson.com.

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STEPHEN WILSON

JACKSON INITIATIVE FIGHTS LEAD HAZARDS Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba announced the Lead Safe Housing Program to test homes for lead-based paint, which can be particularly harmful to children.

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County Circuit Clerks across the state offer free photo IDs accepted for voting.

Residents without ID can vote by affidavit. Info is on the Secretary of State’s website at sos.ms.gov.

The general election is on Nov. 5. You must be registered by Oct. 7 to vote in the general election.

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BIDEN PRAISES SEGREGATIONIST’S ‘CIVILITY’ Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden drew criticism from fellow 2020 Democratic presidential candidates after praising former U.S. Sen. James Eastland, a segregationist from Mississippi with whom he once served.

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are doing. Get us someone who can do it right.”

‘The Criticism Is Fair’ Hazardous road conditions, many of them routinely unmarked, have caused a number of issues in Jackson, including a Jackson Public School bus getting its tire stuck in a pothole in May to death. In 2017, Marie Jones lost control of her car and struck a silver pole after hitting a pothole on Terry Road.

The lack of urgency about the dangers of street conditions has also led to tragedy. Last year, high school senior Frances Fortner died after her car flipped over an uncovered manhole on Ridgewood Road, after residents had filed multiple complaints about the

uncovered manhole. The potholes even have a Twitter page, @jacksonpotholes, which posts photos of potholes across the city.

Driving around the city shows that even the flagging of extremely potholes is inconsistent at best. Dangerous potholes on the streets around the Belhaven neighborhood, for instance, had white paint— now fading—placed around them in recent months.

However, in many parts of the city, no such paint is apparent.

The City of Jackson relies on citizen reporting through the 311 system, where residents can call and report their pothole problems. Potholes were the number-one reason residents called 311 last year. There were 1,835 complaints in 2017 and 2,028 complaints

last year, the Tableau Public reported.

City engineer Charles Williams said resident’s complaints are dispatched to maintenance crews, and the Department of Public Works tackles them accordingly. “The situation that we’re in is that new ones form every day. Even when we think we have a legitimate number, it rises,” he told the Jackson Free Press.

Williams said they do not physically go out and mark potholes: “What we’ll do is once they’re called, we’ll work on it. On the work orders, there are designated addresses that the crew will be dispatched to.”

He said he has heard criticism similar to Martin’s regarding the pothole crews, but emphasizes that the City has workers who do some good pothole work as well. more POTHOLES p. 9

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‘The Lady’ Who Hit Mississippi’s Glass Ceiling

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‘A Giant’ of State Politics

On June 11, Mississippi Bar Association President-elect Jennifer Ingram Johnson shared that story, which Gandy told her years ago, at a luncheon in Hattiesburg.

“Evelyn Gandy is a giant in the history of Mississippi politics and Mississippi women,” Johnson told the crowd, who were there to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the U.S. Senate’s passage of women’s voting rights.

In the years after Gandy’s father sat her on that dining room table, she did go to law school. Not only was she the only woman in her class at the University of Mississippi School of Law, but her classmates elected her as the first female student-body president in the school’s history. After law school, voters elected her to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1948 and then chose her as state treasurer in 1959. That made her not only the state’s first woman ever elected to statewide office, but the most powerful in the history of Mississippi politics.

Then, in a historic state election in 1975, Mississippi voters selected Gandy as lieutenant governor—a powerful position because lieutenant governors also serve as the president of the Senate, giving them the ability to control much of the legislative

Gandy, Turner continued, looks like someone whose day should be “arranged to sonnets and symphonies instead of an adding machine.”

Then, in 1976, during Gandy’s first year as lieutenant governor, a male reporter for the Tylertown Times called her a “gentle and soft spoken lady.” A 1978 editorial in the Jackson Daily News praised her spotless political image with a sexist simile, writing that she “kept her skirts as clean as Purex.”

When Gandy made her second run for governor in 1983, The Jackson ClarionLedger’s Jack Elliot described her as greeting voters with “Southern belle-ish daintiness.”

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ne day in fifth grade right at the dawn of the 1930s, Evelyn Gandy’s teacher at her Hattiesburg elementary school posed a question to the class: “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

The girl eagerly raised her hand, and her teacher called on her.

“I’m going to be a lawyer,” Gandy declared to the class.

Gandy’s teacher laughed, joined by the other girls and boys in the class.

“That’s silly,” the teacher said. “You’re a girl. You can’t be a lawyer.”

At their Hattiesburg home later that afternoon, her father, Kearney Gandy, noticed his daughter moping.

“Evelyn, what’s wrong with you?” her dad asked.

She told him. Then, he picked her up, sat her on the edge of the dining-room table, and knelt down so that, as she looked down upon him, he was looking up at her.

“Don’t you ever let anybody tell you that you can’t do anything you want to do,” he said. “You can be anything you want to be. And don’t you dare let anybody else steal that from you.”

Former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Gandy greets Amy Tuck shortly after her 1999 election as lieutenant governor at a reception in the Mississippi State Capitol on Jan. 6, 2000. Tuck is one of just three women to hold statewide office since Gandy first broke the barrier in 1959. The third is current state Treasurer Lynn Fitch.

agenda. Around the Capitol, the almost allmale press corps referred to her simply as “The Lady.”

For all of her success, though, Gandy could not break Mississippi’s highest glass ceiling; twice, she lost bids for governor against less-qualified men. Pete Smith, an associate professor of mass communication at Mississippi State University who has studied media coverage of Gandy’s political career, told the Jackson Free Press that a lot of it had to do with the way the press covered her.

For research for a study in 2017, Smith examined more than 2,000 press clippings from the Evelyn Gandy Collection housed in the McCain Library and Archives on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.

Time and again, Smith found that reporters framed her in sexist ways that treated her as an oddity or that seemed intended to diminish her accomplishments. Two years after voters first sent her to the House, her hometown newspaper, The Hattiesburg American, labeled her as “Forrest County’s blonde, slender lawmaker” in a story about her efforts to reform adoption laws.

The Greater Jackson Advertiser-TV News also wrote patronizingly about her in late 1959 after voters elected her as state treasurer. “Upon the head of this competent, well-trained and attractive young woman falls an enormous responsibility,” the report read.

“Women are consistently framed by their image, and men are framed by the issues,” Smith told the Jackson Free Press on June 13.

In February 1960, the Jackson State Times’ Cal Turner introduced her to readers this way: “Who’s that girl?

Man, that girl is Evelyn Gandy. … She looks right fetching. Tall, graceful, and quick to smile. Lots of brown hair that cascades from ear to ear. Hard to believe that she is immersed somewhere in the state’s money matters.”

‘I’m So Sweet, I’m So Pure’

Though nearly four decades have passed since that bid ended her political career, Smith said that the media still frame women in politics similarly.

“The problems Gandy faced are the same problems Hillary Clinton faced in 2016,” he said.

Like Clinton, Smith said, Gandy was one of the most experienced candidates ever to run for the office she sought. In fact, he said, Gandy’s qualifications likely surpass those of each of the men running for Mississippi governor in 2019.

Just as 2016 press coverage could be critical of Clinton for her perceived “inevitability,” a 1979 editorial poem in the South Mississippi Sun mocked Gandy’s style and her prospects in that year’s gubernatorial race.

“I’m so demure; I’m so sweet;

son Free Press at the luncheon in early June, Gandy never complained about the sexist double standards she faced.

“I have never heard her say anything disparaging about her opportunities or any of her experiences, because she saw everything as an opportunity to move women forward,” Johnson said. “So even in the times when she had to work a little bit harder than some of the men may have, I think she really enjoyed that and recognized that it was necessary to move women forward, and she just took on the challenge with great grace.”

After her death, former Gov. William Winter, who beat her in the Democratic primary for governor in 1979, extolled her decades of service.

“I had the advantage in the Mississippi politics of almost 30 years ago of being a man who ran against a woman,”

he said, delivering her eulogy. “I would hope that advantage would not exist today and if it does not, it is because Evelyn Gandy has blazed the trail.”

In 2002, Gandy shared her thoughts

with the Hattiesburg American about being a woman in politics.

“We’re not trying to be better than men; we’re just trying to join them,” she said.

November will mark 60 years since voters made Gandy the first woman to hold statewide office. Only three other women have done it since: former Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck; U.S. Sen. Cindy HydeSmith; and State Treasurer Lynn Fitch, who is a Republican candidate for attorney general this year.

Follow State Reporter Ashton Pittman on Twitter @ashtonpittman. Send tips to ashton@jacksonfreepress.com.

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The Press used these and other gendered terms and phrases to describe Evelyn Gandy throughout her political career.

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“The criticism is fair, but the reality of where we’re at is the City has infrastructure issues from poor pavement, brittle water lines, brittle sewer collection lines,” he said. “The bridges have met their life expectancy, we have drainage issues in the city.”

“All of our infrastructure systems are competing against each other, so it makes it very difficult for us to focus specifically on one particular issue.”

The Public Works department is also lacking in funds and workers with a crew of 20 people and a budget equaling half a million dollars. The funds are spent on asphalt, materials related to repair such as shovels, and maintenance required to keep the paving machine and two pothole trucks operational, Williams said.

He thinks the department needs a steadily funded budget to maintain street maintenance.

“If you have continual funding to do that, you can continually have resurfacing programs in place that will be strictly applied towards your street inventory to increase the life expectancy of pavement surface.”

He said Public Works’ main focus is repaving streets and trying to allocate funds toward resurfacing roads.

His department just finished its 2018 resurfacing project, and it has presented some streets for consideration to the One Percent Commission, he said. The commission is a panel of 10 people appointed by the mayor and governor who provide guidance over the spending of money that is collected from the 1% sales tax.

“We’re working with them to narrow down funding and a list of streets. Hopefully, we’ll have some of that figured out at the next meeting in July,” Williams said of the commission.

Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba and City Coun-

cil President Melvin Priester Jr. did not return calls about pothole repair and funding by press time.

Solution: ‘Pothole Patrol Crew’

While Jackson residents wait for their pothole problems to be solved, other cities across America are creating solutions to combat the problem. Chris Conway, city engineer of Montgomery, Ala., said there were 17,000 potholes in Montgomery in 2018. Ninetyfive percent of the potholes were filled due to the city’s pothole patrol crew, he said.

“We have very few calls in complaining and reporting potholes,” he told the Jackson Free Press. Montgomery is the capital city of Alabama with similar population size. Its median income is about $10,000 a year higher than Jackson’s.

The pothole patrol there divides the city into three or four districts, and they ride the streets once a week.

He has been working for the city for 15 years and said the pothole patrol was already established before he was the city engineer.

“We have over the years determined rather than wait for people to call and report them, we just send our guys out. If you find one, let’s take care of it. We have found that to be a very effective way to handle (them),” Conway said.

One of the tools Montgomery used to its advantage was RoadBotics, a road-survey product that uses artificial intelligence to evaluate road conditions for local governments and organizations responsible for maintaining roads. RoadBotics assessed the road every 10 feet, took photos, and showed engineers areas where the pavement was in bad condition, he said.

“It was a great tool for us. We had about $15 mil-

lion dollars of streets that were in disrepair, and we knew we didn’t have enough money to rank those streets.

RoadBotics provided that,” he said.

At RoadBotics, certified technicians collect images using smartphones mounted to the windshield of a car.

These photos are analyzed by the company’s artificial intelligence that rates the images on a scale of one to five, with one being in good condition and five being roads that need immediate repair.

“With objective data, decision-makers can prioritize road maintenance activities with data instead of personal opinions,” Nikhil Ranga, director of product and customer experience at RoadBotics, said.

“Moreover, having data allows public works directors to communicate this visually with council members and concerned citizens.”

William Martin of Brookleigh suggested that the City of Jackson needs a pothole crew like Montgomery that drives the streets themselves looking for hazards.

“Set up a crew that’s designed to do nothing but that and move from one area to the other until you can get major street resurfacing projects approved,” he said.

What bothers Martin the most about Jackson is that public officials here would allow their residential areas such as Brookleigh Hills to wither away, while waiting for citizens to alert them. Jackson is supposed to be the capital city, but it doesn’t look like it, he said.

“I’m frustrated and angry because nobody seems to care, and that’s the bad part about it. They give you this story and that story, but that doesn’t solve the problem,” Martin said. “I hope this will spur somebody to do something positive to get the job done.”

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I’m so pure; I can’t be beat; MISS EVELYN,” the poem read.

The very thing that made Gandy palatable to enough male voters to win office in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, Smith said, worked against her when she sought the highest office in the state.

“Gandy fell victim to her own socialization,” he said, referring to the fact that she did, indeed, exhibit the ladylike disposition society expected of women of her generation, eschewing aggressive and dirty political tactics.

“She presented herself as a southern lady, and that image sustained her for a long time because she wasn’t seen as a threat to the state patriarchal order, and she was having just enough success to be a state curiosity,” he said.

When it came to the top job, though, some media outlets perhaps read their own biases into her.

“The oldest and meanest problem for Miss Gandy, one which persisted in whisper campaigns, is that a woman cannot handle the job for governor,” read an editorial in the Wayne County News in 1983—the year of her second run for governor.

‘A Double Edged Sword’

She lost that race to then-Mississippi Attorney General Bill Allain by a 52-48 margin. Allain went on to win the general election despite a scandal involving claims he had paid three Jackson-area male prostitutes, described as “transvestites” in press reports at the time, for sex. After the election, the men recanted, claiming a Republican Party-affiliated group had paid them to make the claims. GOP leaders denied it.

The fact that Allain could withstand those accusations and win, though, while Gandy could not withstand the perception that she was too ladylike for the top job, illustrates the environment Gandy faced, Smith said.

“She took it on the chin for being that stereotypical southern lady,” he said, calling it a “double-edged sword.”

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What is good for Jackson can be good for us. and brightest leave.

We have operated under what, in retrospect, is a faulty assumption: that what would be good for us as individuals would be good for the city. Now we have to consider the opposite: What is good for the Jackson can be good for us.

This requires not only a change of behavior on our part but a change of mindset. We have to not only learn what is good for a city, but we have to then implement it, commit funds and energy to it, and then give it time to work.

We all want to live in safety, so we

nutritious and more expensive.

It is better for the city to have diverse, local farms and lots of places where people can buy their produce.

This would create jobs for our families as well as improving their health.

The idea of wanting for your neighbor to have the things they need

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hen I was a boy growing up in Marshall County, Miss., my dad worked long hours for very little money because he had a responsibility to take care of us.

Then he would rush home, grab a sandwich and run out the door to spend the little time he did have off serving as a volunteer firefighter because he believed we also have a responsibility to take care of our neighbors.

I still believe in those twin responsibilities: Our responsibility to family and our responsibility to neighbors.

So I was excited to move back to Mississippi after more than 25 years of living out of state—first in Tennessee and then in North Carolina. I was excited to be closer to my family, and also excited to bring the skills I have learned in those places home to the state I love and that taught me to love.

Jackson is not a city without struggles. Our roads are terrible, our health markers are horrible, and our public education system is in turmoil.

The whole second floor of our main library is unusable. We have third-world levels of infant mortality, and about 23% of us have household incomes of under $15,000 a year. I could go on, and so could you.

So given all of that, the natural reaction is to hold our resources tighter, to conserve what is ours, and try to ride things out if we can or leave if we can’t.

That isn’t working. Not for those who stay, and not for Jackson when the best

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“It is better for a city to have diverse, eclectic neighborhoods filled with a variety of people who know each other. Of course, in getting to know each other, both our comfort and our safety improves.”

build walls (sometimes physical ones and sometimes economic ones) around our neighborhood to make sure that only people who make us comfortable live there.

But it is better for a city to have diverse, eclectic neighborhoods filled with a variety of people who know each other. Of course, in getting to know each other, both our comfort and our safety improves.

It seems better for us to have a car in our driveway for every adult and a sea of parking lots wherever we go, but that requires more than 1,000 miles of surface roads we cannot afford to maintain.

It is better for the city to have fewer heavily trafficked roads, more modes of transit and greater density. Doing this would make our roads safer, reduce our personal expenses and make it better for our families to live here.

It seems better for the individual farmer to grow one crop with a ready market and sell it to some huge corporate entity out of state, but that results in us having to import 90% of our food from places far away, making it less

to thrive, even if it costs you something in the short run, is an idea as old as Jesus and as fresh as today.

Our mayor wants Jackson to be the most radical city on the planet. What could be more radical than, instead of asking what is good for ourselves, asking what is good for our city and then doing that thing?

Because if we can do that, we will all thrive in the process, and that would be radical indeed.

Hugh Hollowell Jr. is the community pastor of Open Door Mennonite Church in Jackson and the director of Jackson City Farm, where they are working to grow healthy, chemical-free food for people who need it most.

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T’Keyah Williams and Michael McElroy own Mama Nature’s Juice Bar, which will have a second location at Fondren Fitness once it opens.

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n North Street in Belhaven Heights, a woman gets out of her car and walks toward a navy blue building with a wide front porch.

The building’s sign out front has a fox with a pie slice cut of its head, the words “Urban Foxes” and “Small Batch Baking, Coffee & Courtyard” around it.

Just inside and to the left, Urban Foxes owner Cody Cox is taking orders, shouting coffee drinks to a barista behind him. A line quickly forms, stretching from the café area to an adjacent sitting area.

After months of work and prepara-

tion, Urban Foxes opened May 20, adding another entity to Jackson’s growing smallbusiness community.

Cox’s goal was to create a local hangout for Jacksonians, and so far, his endeavor seems successful, he says. The business has hosted a few events already, including a community “fun run” with Fondren Fitness, in which participants walked or ran 3.14 miles around Belhaven. Afterward, they ate pie from Urban Foxes.

“We’re estimating based on the number (of people) we think got wristbands and all that stuff, we’re thinking about 100 people,” he says. “That includes also moms with strollers and dads

with strollers and people walking and walking their dogs, and all that kind of stuff, too, but there were a lot of people.

We’ve had a lot of support in general.”

Cox worked at Cups Espresso Cafe in Fondren from 2009 to 2018. He became the general manager of the business about six years ago.

The whole time he worked there, he had the idea to eventually open a place that would contribute to the diverse culture in Jackson and create a community of sorts.

“In my head, it went through manifestations of, ‘Well, it’s going to be a concert hall, and … at the front

where you get your tickets, you can get cocktails and pie, or maybe I’ll make cobbler. I’ll do something interesting with baking or cooking, and that will be the weird thing that sets us apart from every other concert venue,’” he says.

He describes a place like Duling Hall, but there’s popcorn or some other kind of food at the front.

He thought about doing high-end slowbar coffee, but that also did not feel right.

Ultimately, he settled on Urban Foxes’ current form, a business that is neither a coffee shop or a bakery or a restaurant, he says. At its core, Urban Foxes is a community hangout

that they’ve done (in the past were) very handshake, maybe not the right way on paper to do things, so there’s a lot of stuff they’re having to go back and fix and do correctly.”

But once they completed the zoning process, the real-estate agents were ready to finish the paperwork and hand Cox and Molly the keys.

Zoning almost derailed another local business in Ridgeland that now has plans to open a second location in Jackson: Mama Nature’s Juice Bar.

T’Keyah Williams started the business in 2016 with her mom, Nora Weston. Williams would sell her juices at local farmers markets and other events, as well as deliver them.

“I definitely saw the need for it in our area,” Williams says.

In April 2016, Weston adopted a vegan diet in an effort to prevent the onset of health issues such as hypertension, or high blood pressure.

Cody Cox and wife Molly West opened Urban Foxes on May 20.

She began sharing the information with Williams, whose daughter, Londyn Stalling, suffered from chronic asthma.

Williams started making juices and smoothies to help with the illness, and then started making them for friends when they got sick. She also began taking a look at her own health.

“I was healthy, but I wasn’t the healthiest,” she says. “ I didn’t realize that some of the products I was taking myself weren’t as healthy as I thought.”

In November 2016, she launched Mama Nature’s.

The next June, she and partner Michael McElroy began preparing a space off State Street for a small juice bar as a retail location to sell the products that Williams had developed. They had everything ready for opening, but in fall 2017, they encountered a zoning issue.

The space was zoned as a convenience store and restaurant, Williams says, but that kind of business had not been in the space for more than a year, so she had to go back through the zoning process.

“That was just a major delay that I honestly didn’t want to face,” she says.

They were more than a month into the process when real-estate agents showed her a space in Ridgeland. That spot was ready, she says, and since she already lived in Ridgeland, they decided to go with it.

Building a Healthier Community

Now, though, Mama Nature’s is heading back to Jackson.

When Fondren Fitness opens later this summer in Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative’s old space, Mama Nature’s will have a location inside the gym, and will offer juices, smoothies, wraps, salads and more.

Williams says the process with Fondren Fitness has been more seamless because the developers have dealt with much of the red tape.

The two saw bringing their business to Fondren Fitness as a way to build a healthier community in Jackson.

“Mississippi ranks pretty (high) in the majority of negative categories,” McElroy says. “We’re one of the worst in education (and) obesity.”

“We’re ranked one of the highest in obesity-related cancers and things like that,” Williams says. “… [I]t’s honestly due to lack of education of food because down south we kind of eat for comfort versus for health.”

They’re making it their mission to bring that education into the city and community.

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Doing Zoning Right

But their building choice did present a hurdle to overcome: zoning.

The City of Jackson had originally zoned the building for part residential and part commercial.

“(That) would have been great, except for cafe, restaurant, kind of stuff, you have to have a certain size parking lot for your customers,” he says.

“If you have 20 people inside your building, you have to have at least that many (parking spots). … Obviously, there’s no parking lot at this building.”

Cox and West debated what they would do if they left the zoning how it was, but then City Zoning Administrator Esther Ainsworth and Office of City Planning Deputy Director Jordan Hillman told them they should get it rezoned correctly.

“Just because somebody didn’t do it right years ago doesn’t mean that we don’t want to do it right now,” Ainsworth said.

The rezoning process for Urban Foxes took about two months.

It was nerve-wracking, Cox says, but the process went fairly smoothly.

“I feel like a lot of people at the City want ... development to happen, so they’re not hindering your development,” he says. “They’re just trying to do it correctly. Because a lot of things

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with coffee, baked goods, beer, local events and more.

“Our business isn’t like anything else, and that’s not like a humble brag,” he says. “That’s just there isn’t really (anything like it).”

This became clear when he and Molly West were trying to file the business with the secretary of state’s office.

“They were like, ‘I don’t understand. So you’re a coffee shop,’ ‘Well, we have coffee,’ ‘Wait, you’re a bakery?’

‘Well, we do, but not like (a normal bakery), ‘So you’re a restaurant.’ ‘Well, it’s just counter service, but we’re not doing full plates.’ ‘But you do have beer.’

‘Right.’ ‘So you need a liquor license.’

‘Well, we’re not doing liquor.’ People just couldn’t figure out what category to put us in,” he says.

Cox gets his love for baking and cooking from his family. His grandmother, Frances Wynne, owned Fran’s Drive-In in Lexington, Miss.

“The whole family basically worked in it,” he says.

All through middle school and high school, his mom, Fran Cox, made the pie crusts for the restaurant. Everything her son ate while growing up was sourced from their land or from a friend of the family, he says. Some of the fruit and vegetables they grew would become the dishes at Fran’s.

“I grew basically cooking and baking, the family doing that, preserving and pickling and all that stuff,” he says After Wynne passed, Cox’s family wrote down all the recipes so they would not forget them, and many of the items at Urban Foxes come from that.

While Cox and West could have chosen a building that was mostly ready, they chose instead to renovate a property in Belhaven Heights. The character of an older building appealed to him.

“If you’re willing to put the work in, Jackson’s there for you, and the community supports that kind of stuff and that kind of work ethic,” Cox says. “I feel like the best way to show that off his to find something that’s very Jackson, like an old building or something like that, and basically just try to … bring life back into it a little bit.”

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A business like the fitness center is important, he says, because it can help maintain a healthy community.

With the neighborhood’s mix of working-class families, young professionals and community from the nearby University of Mississippi Medical Center, a lot of local people are health conscious, Sullivan says.

“By having a neighborhood fitness center right here, easy access, it would help to build a healthier community and just have a good addition to Fondren that we currently don’t have.”

Sullivan was a personal trainer in Fondren from 2010 to 2015 and has been heavily involved in community events focused on fitness. He started the Fondren Hill Runners group in 2011, and would also do tabatas (eight rounds of ultra-high-intensity exercises in a 20seconds on, 10-seconds off intervals) and other types of exercise around the neighborhood with his clients and interested participants.

“I was really involved in trying to make Fondren a more active community,” he says.

He took a break from the fitness world from 2015 to April 2019, working for Up in Farms food hub and Sunrise Fresh Produce as an operations manager.

When the ownership group of Fondren Fitness, which includes architect and coowner of Fondren-based Wier Boerner Allin Architecture Michael Boerner, contacted Sullivan about helping open the business, he seized the opportunity.

“Fondren and Fondren’s health is very important to me, and when this opportunity came up, I jumped on it because it means a lot to me,” he says.

Boerner and other members of the ownership group purchased the building that once housed Rainbow around October 2018.

A national chain also was looking at potentially moving into the space.

“It wasn’t a chain that would’ve really fit in with Fondren or the Fondren shopping center,” Boerner says.

The developers for Fondren Fitness also wanted something they thought would push Fondren’s growth in the right direction.

“Our concern was that a national chain would not necessarily have Fondren’s best interest in mind,” he says. “That was just a concern. They could’ve been a great neighbor, but a group of us thought that it was a better idea to put in a fitness center, which the

neighborhood was lacking. It’s been very well received from the local business owners and neighbors.”

Fondren Fitness, which the ownership group projects to open later this summer, will be open 24 hours a day and seven days a week. It will be a fullservice fitness center with cardio equipment, resistance, free weights, classes such as yoga, barre and high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, and showers and lockers. The rates will be affordable, Boerner says.

Developers had to face the flooding that ultimately helped lead to Rainbow’s demise in that location. The

and signage, bicycle racks, sidewalk accents and a new transit shelter. The grant also included changes to Fondren’s drainage system.

City Chief Administrative Officer Robert Blaine said some Fondren businesses have faced problems due to the growth of the area, specifically development that has happened outside city code.

Growth “outside of city code” refers to developments such as state facilities that do not have to abide by the City’s building codes.

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Taking a Slice of the Pie, from page 13

T’Keyah Williams and Michael McElroy opened the first Mama Nature’s Juice Bar storefront in early 2018.

City worked on drainage in the back of the building, Boerner says, and the developers also replaced the roof and installed new downspouts to drain water.

“We haven’t had any issues so far, knock on wood,” Boerner says. “We’ve seen some pretty good storms.”

Spurring Growth

Rainbow had been facing the flooding issues for 18 years, but the City had not done much to help, General Manager Patrick Jerome says.

“Of course, right after we moved out, the street was redone, and the problem fixed,” he says. “Those new businesses aren’t flooding anymore, but it was too late for us.”

Fondren received a $2.5-million federal transportation grant in 2011 to fix the sidewalks, add new traffic signals, and also get new landscaping

center and other spaces that have added to the stormwater system means that the capacity on that side of town has moved faster than what the infrastructure could support,” Blaine says.

“That leads to some of the overburden of the infrastructure, if that’s not taken into account as that growth happens,” he says.

Businesses Jackson have collected an extra 1-percent sales tax since 2014 that is earmarked for infrastructure improvements. Some of that money has gone to alleviate some of the flooding problems the City has experienced, and part of that is cleaning up issues with the infrastructure, Blaine says.

Officials are also putting emphasis on keeping restaurants and others from putting fats, oils and grease, or FOG, in the sewer system.

“It restricts the throughput of

the sewer systems, and on top of that, the off-gases that are caused by FOG deteriorate concrete,” he says.

“The concrete pipes that all of our sewer system is composed of is actually compromised by the fats, oils and grease that are collecting inside of those pipes.”

The City started the Fats, Oils and Grease Control Program in 2018 and has worked with local restaurateurs to help with the issue, Blaine says.

Rainbow’s New Place

In March 2018, Rainbow’s board of directors voted to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the loss of sales from issues such as flooding and parking.

Then, the physical business closed its doors on July 8.

Since then, the board had been searching for a new location. This past May, the business finalized its move into Northpark Mall in Ridgeland.

The board had looked at locations in Jackson, Jerome says, but they could not find a suitable spot.

On why they chose Northpark, he says: “The rent was good, and we didn’t have to spend a ton of money to renovate the space to do what we needed to do.”

Another reason the business left Jackson is because their new business plan relies on a different clientele than it had at the old location.

While the flooding and parking presented the biggest issues, he says, the customers were not like the people in Fondren.

“Our customers were not young and wealthy,” he says. “A lot of them are middle class. They’re driving all over the place to get to Rainbow, and they couldn’t find a place to park that wasn’t filled up. A lot of them left.”

With the new location, Rainbow has decided to cut many of the grocery items it carried before and focus on things like bulk goods, including teas, spices, flours and herbs.

“A lot of that stuff that you can’t get anywhere else,” he says.

They also plan to highlight local and Mississippi-made products, though he cannot say which products just yet.

“I’m drowning in catalogues and stuff I’ve got to order, and local people who want to talk to me and everything,” he says.

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atricia Hammons, owner of Custom Optical, is proud to have over 40 years of optical experience.

“I’m an independent optician, totally dependent on outside prescriptions,” she says. “I have my own lab in the back, and I do my own cutting of my lenses and drilling, so I can keep my hands on.”

“Most people get their glasses where they get their eyes checked,” Hammons explains. “They don’t realize they can take that prescription anywhere they want to.”

Hammons’ career as a certified optician began in 1976 at Royal Optical

661 Duling Ave. Jackson www.customoptical.net 601.362.6675

in downtown Jackson. After working in labs for 25 years and later doing final inspections of glasses, she bought Custom Optical from an optician who was retiring, and has been in business for 13 years. She’s the third optician to own the store.

“Most of my business is word of mouth. We get customers from all over the state. If people see somebody’s glasses and they like them, they’ll travel to see me. I just try to do something different. My granddaughters always say, ‘Don’t buy your glasses where you buy your toilet paper.’”

In addition to providing high-end eyewear, Hammons works with Wells Church and Deliver Me Senior Support Services to provide fittings and glasses to those who otherwise might not be able to afford it “as a way of giving back.”

Fortunately for Hammons, she doesn’t have to do it all alone. When she purchased the store, she asked the previous owner if she had to retain his employee, Susan Johnson. His response was that he wished she would. “She’s been with me the whole time, and I don’t know what I’d do without her,” Hammons admits.

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ictoria Walker, owner of Cuticle’s Nail Studio in Fondren, is passionate about healthy nails.

“Your hands are one of the first things that people see and touch. It’s important that women and men take care of their hands, feet and nails,” Walker said.

Walker has been a nail technician for nearly 20 years. She fulfilled her lifelong dream of opening her own salon in 2013.

“If my clients have acrylic nails, I limit the use of a drill. Drills are designed for very special circumstances.

Nails can’t take that from week to week. I apply and remove shellac (a two-week manicure process) gently to keep the nails strong and healthy. I use the the best products for manicures and pedicures.”

She’s particularly proud of her pedicures: “I think I’m one of the best in town. My pedicures last, and I take time to explain how clients should take care of their feet between visits. ” Walker nurtures nails that have been damaged. “No nail problem it too big or small,” she said with her trademark smile, “I love a tough case.”

Cuticle’s is located at 2947 Old Canton Road, in Fondren Village between Quiznos and Cosmopolitan Catering. Walker offers manicures and pedicures, including gel acrylic nails and shellac. She likes walk-ins but encourages appointments.

“I want my clients to know that that their time is their time, and they don’t have to wait,” Walker said.

Call 601-366-6999 today for an appointment—your nails deserve it!

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Indian Tradition comes to Madison

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lthough Jeetender Anand has a culinary degree and more than 20 years experience as a chef, his food preparation style does not fit the mold of a traditional restaurant.

“I don’t do commercial style of cooking,” explains the owner of Kebab & Curry in Madison. “I cook from my heart, the same way I do when somebody comes to my house, so that I can let every customer know what homestyle Indian cuisine is. My knowledge as a professional chef and in food presentation is great. But I try to look for the things that my mother would have brought to our family traditions.”

Anand was born in India, where his grandfather moved from Pakistan. Shortly after earning his culinary/business degree from the Shri Shakti College of Hotel Management in 1998 and working as a chef in India, he took a position aboard Carnival Cruise Lines, which introduced him to a world beyond his native land. He soon moved to California, where he opened a few successful restaurants in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.

But California never felt like home.

In 2004, he moved to Mississippi to marry his wife Laura. He’d finally found the place that felt like home. His first chef’s job here was at Ruchi, where he worked for two years.

“I brought it back to life,” he says. “Made it successful again.”

Last year, Anand decided to take a leap and opened his own restaurant. Kebab &

Curry serves authentic Indian and Pakistini cuisine featuring a vast array of fresh, aromatic specialities complete with flavorful sauces, sautes, and herbal seasonings. A daily lunch and dinner buffet has something for every dietary restriction, including vegans and vegetarians. There’s also a banquet hall that seats 200 and catering, all featuring the chef’s made-from-the-heart creations.

“We definitely have the best kebabs in town, and our curry is very authentic,” Anand says of his specialties. “I’ve been consistent with my curry my entire culinary career.”

Kebab & Curry is located at 160 Weisenberger Road in Madison. For hours of operation and menu items, visit mykebabandcurry.com or the restaurant’s Facebook page.

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While they want to reopen the mostly vegan High Noon Cafe that used to sit adjacent to Rainbow, Jerome says they don’t have a way to do it right now.

Rainbow is aiming to open at the end of July. The business will have a community meeting on June 30 at 1:30 p.m. at Northpark Mall.

“We’re going to talk in depth about our business plan and why we moved and the future and what we’re going to do and all that,” he says.

The Importance of Local

Local business is the way that Jackson will grow, Blaine says.

“... Investing in local businesses and investing in growth at home is the way that we as a city grow out of our own challenges,” he says. “It’s the way that we recirculate dollars in our own community, and we use that as the

infrastructure to build the Jackson of tomorrow.”

If we export our dollars, we are taking our resources and giving them to someone else, Blaine says.

“What we want to be able to do is to essentially invest in ourselves,” he says. “And that happens when you support businesses that are actually within the city limits.”

In an effort to bring more entrepreneurs and local businesses into Jackson, the City has started the BEAT, or Business Entrepreneurs Assistance Team, which takes entrepreneurs through the process of opening their businesses.

“It’s almost like a concierge service,” he says. “We walk them through the steps, and then once they have their license, we stay in contact with them to try and provide assistance to them as they’re growing.”

In 2004, Civic Economics published a retail economics study of the

Andersonville neighborhood in Chicago.

It found that for every $100 someone spent locally, $68 would go directly back into the community. In comparison, $100 spent at chains only generated $43 for the community.

The American Independent Business Alliance says on its website that shopping local helps build community, shapes a neighborhood’s character, gives people access to expertise on a product; and creates a healthier environment because smaller businesses take up less land, carry locally made products, and are often closer to residents; generates more tax revenue; and creates more wealth in the community.

For Jerome, it’s important to keep that money local. Even with their new location in Ridgeland, just outside the city limits of Jackson, he sees their local business benefiting people throughout the metro area. “Our money stays here,” Jerome says. “(Rainbow’s) profits at the end

of the year are going to our shareholders.

They’re not going out to somebody who makes billions of dollars a year. … We’re not going to take your money and invest in drilling for oil or some weird political campaign or something like that. We’re taking our money, and we’re giving it directly to the people that own the co-op, which are regular people.”

McElroy, who will now have Mama Nature’s locations in both Ridgeland and Jackson, says, “If you want Jackson to be a better city, if you want to see Jackson improve, you should support Jackson intentionally.”

“Especially if there are local businesses here (who) are trying to improve the area, trying to uplift it in any way,” Williams adds. “The support from customers and anyone that supports the businesses really helps the community because it uplifts the community and it get the people in the communities more involved.”

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Hot Tamales: Best at the Doughnut Shop

by Russell Godfrey

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he best hot tamales are at the donut shop,” my uncle once said to me. I won’t argue as to the veracity of this quote or attempt to pit one purveyor versus another. Fortunately, in the realm of the Delta-style hot tamale, I have never found myself eating one of a less than desirable quality. Whenever I am back home in Mississippi, I make a point of grabbing hot tamales at Solly’s in Vicksburg. Publications have written about Solly’s numerous times, and it is certainly one of the more lauded hot tamale shops outside the confines of the Delta, albeit ever so slightly to the southern edge.

However, always on the periphery, are the hot tamales that doughnut shops serve.

In Vicksburg, Divine Donuts serves hot tamales that are delicious in their own right. The Donut Shop in Natchez, which my uncle was referring to in his quote, was even on the Southern Foodways Hot Tamale Trail Map. But it’s still easy to disregard the tamales one finds at a donut shop, which are rarely advertised by anything more than a teenytiny sign in the corner of a window, because they seem like more of an afterthought.

Some may say: “If I want tamales, I’ll go to a hot tamale shop. If I want donuts, I’ll go to a donut shop.”

These sentiments are perfectly rational, but in the context of Mississippi, one must check rationale at the door.

For a state that steeps in contradictions and mythology, seeking the expected simply won’t do.

To this day, my favorite place to get doughnuts is still the Donut Shop in Natchez. As a kid, we would grab a

“(Hot tamales) are a unique manifestation exemplifying the sort of diversity that makes Mississippi what it is.”

dozen glazed before going out to Lake St. John. While the treat’s origins are not southern, deep fried-dough is at least southern in spirit. The South’s proclivity for sweets is no secret. It’s easiest to blame the region’s sweet tooth on the French decadence, but the addition of a spicy, greasy mixture of meat inside cornmeal to a menu of sugary breakfast items was a confluence of the Mississippian palate.

The tamale comes in many different forms and has roots in the Maya and the Aztec cultures. For all intents and purposes, it is a dish native to the Americas. Numerous variations exist in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua and many other countries in Central and South America. Most tamales are corn-based and steamed with a variety of fillings wrapped in husks or leaves. They vary wildly in size and flavor. The majority are savory and contain meat, while others are sweet and contain fruits like strawberries or pineapple.

Then there is the spicy, skinny Mississippi Delta hot tamale. The hot tamale displays a combination of cultures including Native American, Mexican and African American. It is a unique manifestation exemplifying the sort of diversity that makes Mississippi what it is. Certainly a cuisine of which every Mississippian should be proud.

Whether a local is in the mood for something spicy and something sweet or a tourist is in search of what makes Mississippi special, I implore all to answer the beckoning call of the little sign in the corner of the window and experience this unique combination.

Doughnut shops that serve hot tamales in Mississippi also include Honest Abe’s Donuts in Greenwood, Scarlet’s Donuts in Tupelo and others. I know the hot tamales at the donut shops back home in Mississippi are good, and it’s the reason why, when craving a tamale in Los Angeles, I’ll pull up Yelp and instinctively type in “donuts.”

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A Surge in New Businesses in Jackson

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ver the last few weeks, Jackson has had a surge in new local businesses opening or changing—just in time for summer. Here are a few of our favorites. See and add more at jacksonfreepress.com/ newbiz2019.

Urban Foxes (826 North St.) Hours: Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Owners Cody Cox and Molly West teased the opening of this business for months before it finally opened its doors on May 29. If you like pies and other baked goods, coffee, beer and more, this is a good place to go. Read more on pages 12-16.

Coffee Prose (1619 N. West St., Shiro Cafe opened in downtown Jackson near the end of April.

769-208-0230) Hours: Monday through Saturday 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Midtown finally has its first coffee shop in the form of Coffee Prose, but the business doesn’t just have coffee. It’s also a bookstore, and it putting it to use with has baked goods from Heavenly Sweetz a couple of blocks her new business Eritaj over, and tea and other products. If you want more than Cookery inside the just that, Coffee Prose also has a weekly trivia night on Kundi Compound. The business has vegan and vegMondays and a board game night on Tuesdays. For more etarian food and is open for breakfast and lunch on information, find the business on Facebook.

Monday, Thursday and Friday. The breakfast menu includes dishes such as avocado toast and vegan doEritaj Cookery (Kundi Compound, 3220 N. State St.) nuts, and for lunch, Bell serves “one-pot wonders,” or Hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Crockpot meals. For more information, find the café

Felicia Bell, owner of RD&S Farm in Bran- on Facebook. don, learned farming from her family, and now she’s

Chipper and Coco (The District at Eastover, 1250 Eastover Drive) Hours: Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Looking for food, treats and more for your pet? Ann Somers and Bob Potesky recently opened Chipper and Coco, named for two of their former pets, at the District at Eastover. The store sells food, treats, leashes, collars, toys, pet beds and more. Chipper and Coco also adoptable cats and dogs, a self-service pet washing station, and it supports local animal shelter Community Animal Rescue and Adoption. For more information, visit chipperand coco.com.

Shiro Café & Restaurant (125 S. Congress St., Suite 106, 769-572-4555) Hours: Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ethiopian cuisine is back in Jackson, and it’s bringing more business back downtown.

For lunch, Shiro has a makeyour-own-plate special for $10. Customers first choose a base such as rice, or teff bread, and then a protein and two sides. Proteins include tofu, grilled chicken, lamb or beef. Sides include beetroot or cabbage potatoes, spicy lentils, kale or collard greens, turmeric chickpeas and turmeric peas. Breakfast lovers can enjoy savory and sweet crepes, and ful medames, a Middle Eastern and African dish made with yogurt, eggs, fava beans and more.

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Nandy’s Candy (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 380, 601-362-9553)

Nandy’s Candy will have candy apples, and red, white and blue Captain America snowballs for the Fourth of July.

Covered strawberries will be half off for the holiday. The business is closed on July 4 but will be open on July 3.

mer cakes in flavors like strawberry, banana pudding, and lemon blueberry.

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Heavenly Sweetz Bakery (601-291-1179)

For the Fourth of July holiday, Heavenly Sweetz will have a “stars and stripes” cake with butter cream icing decorated red white and blue. The sizes are 6, 8 or 10 inches. For more information, visit heavenlysweetz.com.

Kimmiesweett (1149 Old Fannin Road, Brandon, 601-720-9774, kimmiesweett.com)

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Campbell’s Bakery (3013 N. State St., 601-362-4628; 123 Jones St., Madison, 769-300-2790, campbellsbakery.ms)

For Fourth of July, Campbell’s will have red, white and blue star and Mississippi-shaped cookies, and themed cupcakes and other treats.

The Prickly Hippie (500 Highway 51, Suite F, Ridgeland, 601-910-6730)

For Independence Day, The Prickly Hippie will have free succulents and cacti planted in patriotic pots for those who are serving or have served in the military. The business will also have themed cupcakes, doughnuts and more, and a special one-day-only fireworks latte and Pop-Tart.

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COMMUNITY Events at Northpark (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland) • Back 2 School $1,000 Shopping Spree Giveaway June 26-28, July 1-5, July 8-10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The mall will hold a back-toschool $1,000 giveaway raffle. To enter the raffle, participants must spend at least $100 with any of the following retailers within the mall: H&M, Journeys, Windsor, Hollister Co., LensCrafters, Yankee Candle, Buckle, Rack Room Shoes, Sunglass Hut, Victoria’s Secret, Journey Kidz and Hot Topic. Receipts showing

organizes a meetup to invite people who enjoy singing to come, sing and potentially join the group. Free admission; meetup.com.

Events at Highland Village (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 281) • The Village “Luau Edition” Social Trivia Night June 28, 7-9 p.m., at Highland Village.

Participants group together into teams for the luau-themed trivia night. Includes prizes for first- and second-place teams, best team name, best dressed and most spirited teams.

Ages 21 and up. Free admission; email lynsie. armstrong@wsdevelopment.com; find it on Facebook.

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the $100-or-greater purchase must be brought to the mall’s management office during opening hours. The winner will be announced Aug. 1. Individual store prices vary; call 601-8632300; email sreeks@visitnorthpark.com.

• Pets in the ‘Park June 28, 5-7 p.m. Attendees bring their pets and participate in a scavenger hunt for prizes. Vendors selling pet goods will be present. The Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelter has pets available to adopt. Free admission; call 601-863-2300; email sreeks@ visitnorthpark.com.

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Open Mic hosted by Reed Smith June 26, July 3, July 10, 9 p.m., at Martin’s Downtown (214 S. State St.). Participants sing, read poetry, tell jokes and more. Free admission.

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Under the Light: This Little Light of Mine June 27, 5:30-7 p.m., at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.). The fourth edition of the museum’s #UndertheLight series features civil-rights veterans Hezekiah Watkins, Hollis Watkins and Flonzie Brown Wright. The activists share stories of their involvement in the civil-rights movement and lead freedom songs. Free admission; call 601576-6800; email info@mscivilrightsmuseum. com; find it on Facebook.

Capitol City Rockstar Networking June 27, 6-9 p.m., at 4th Avenue Lounge (209 South Lamar St.). Professionals from a number of fields gather for the networking event hosted by Jim Griffith. Free admission; call 601-259-5825; email iam4thavenue@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

Karaoke All-Stars Meetup June 27, 7-9 p.m., at McB’s Bar and Grill (815 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland). The karaoke group Karaoke All-Stars

Fun Friday: Dino Time Travel is from 10 a.m. to noon at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive).

Attendees learn about dinosaurs from museum professionals and explore the “Dinosaurs Around the World” exhibit. Includes hands-on activities. $6 adult, $4 child, kids ages 3 and below free; find it on Facebook.

• The Village Social Trivia Night July 5, 7-9 p.m. The trivia night offers beer for attendees with prizes awarded to first- and second-place winners, as well as to those with the best team name, most spirited and best dressed. Must be age 21 and up. Free admission; call 601-9825861; email lynsie.armstrong@ wsdevelopment.com.

Open Mic July 2, July 9, 9 p.m., at Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St.). Free admission.

Christmas in July at The Mustard Seed July 3, July 5, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at The Mustard Seed (1085 Luckney Road, Brandon). Participants paint three Christmas ornaments apiece in a reserved one-hour time slot. Multiple sessions available each day; see website for details.

Attendees may pick up their ornaments in September after they have been glazed. Limited spots available. Reservations required. A charitable contribution receipt of $70 given for each $100 payment. $100 per person (includes three ornaments); r20.rs6.net.

Mudageddon July 4-7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Off Road (1200 Elton Road E.). The mudding event includes multiple mud pits made for four-wheelers as well as trucks and other vehicles.

Includes a race. Prizes run up to $5,000 in payouts. $60 camper hookups available. $40 flat rate admission; find it on Facebook.

2019 Balloon Glow July 4, 6-9 p.m., at Ridgeland Recreation & Parks (304 Highway 51, Ridgeland). The annual event features a number of hot air balloons that glow at sunset.

Followed by a firework show. Includes food vendors and children’s activities. Free admission, vendor prices vary; find it on Facebook.

Fourth of July Fireworks July 4, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at Liberty Park (810 Madison Ave.). The City of Madison hosts the Fourth of July event. Includes food trucks from businesses including 30 Below Rolled Ice Cream, Burgers & Blues, Small Time Street Eats, Southern Sweets & Treats and Tacqueria La Reata. The event closes with a fireworks show at 9 p.m. Free admission, food and drink prices vary; madisonthecity.com.

Snacks and Puppy Snuggles June 29, noon-3 p.m., at Hollywood Feed (1250 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland). The event has puppies from the Jackson Friends of the Animal Shelter for attendees to play with and potentially adopt.

Pet food and supply donations welcomed. Also includes a Fromm-themed “Yappy Hour” with giveaways, refreshments and a raffle. Free admission; email will@hollywoodfeed.com; find it on Facebook.

Jackson Zoo Safari Sunset June 29, 4-7:30 p.m., at The Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). The zoo’s fundraising event includes presentations, animal encounters, inflatables, face-painting, games, activities, a Splash Pad, rides on the Livingston Train and Carousel, and live music from Alanna Mosley. For an additional $7, adults ages 21 and up can sample Mississippi craft beers from LD’s BeerRun, served by JXN Barley’s Angels. $10.25 adult admission, $7.25 child admission, $7 craft beer; jacksonzoo.org.

The Hangar Hangover Airshow June 29, 4:30-8 p.m., at The Hangar Hangover (7450 Old Canton Road, Madison). At Bruce Campbell Field. The car and airshow benefits the Mississippi Wing of the Commemorative Air Force.

Registration required to attend. Limited space. $19.98; email merrittproductions@gmail.com;

“The Office” Party Bus Bar Crawl July 5, 6-10 p.m., at The Flamingo (3011 N. State St.). Flamingo hosts a bar crawl themed after the television series “The Office.” Includes a “The Office” trivia contest, a conference room party, office olympics and a “Dundie’s Award” presentation.

Afterward meeting at The Flamingo, the group will travel to three other TBA locations each with drink specials. $20 general admission, drink prices vary; find it on Facebook.

Jubilee Picnic July 8, 11:30 a.m., at Jackson State University (1400 J. R. Lynch St.). At the Margaret Walker Center in Ayer Hall. The picnic event includes the unveiling of the Margaret Walker Mississippi Writers Trail Marker. Free admission; call 601-979-3935.

Simple Steps to Start and Grow Your Well-Run Business July 9, 6-7:30 p.m., at Dependable Source Corp. of Mississippi (840 E. River Place, Suite 605). The interactive business-education and training program focuses on actions and outcomes with practical applications. Participants review, discuss and apply key information from the lessons while creating or updating their customized business action plan and model. The class contains six lessons, taking place on the second and fourth Tuesday of May, June and July.

The first and last lessons are live, whereas the middle four are done through conference calls.

Prices: $59 early registration, $79 on-site registration, $29 Women for Progress member, $29 SCORE Metro Jackson member, $29 Greater Jackson Partnership member; call 601-359-3420; email scoremstraining@gmail.com; events.r20. constantcontact.com.

Cool the City July 7, 1-4 p.m., at Poindexter Park (825 W. Capitol St.). The event features music, food and water-related activities. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

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SATURDAY 6/29 2019 Tomato Fest is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Railroad Park (E. Railroad Ave., Crystal Springs). The festival features a farmer’s market, art competitions and contests for the biggest, ugliest and tastiest tomatoes. The event follows the Tomato Fest 5K. Vendor prices vary; email crystalspringschamber@ gmail.com.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive) • Curiosity Day: Mississippi Bug Blues June 26, 1:30-3 p.m. Members of the Mississippi Bugs Blues present on and answer questions about insects native to the state. $6 adult, $4 children, kids ages 3 and under free; find it on Facebook.

• Fun Friday: Dino-Mite July 5, 10 a.m.-noon.

Attendees observe prehistoric tracks and learn about how dinosaurs moved. Children also dance and make dinosaur-themed crafts. $6 adult, $4 child, kids ages 3 and below free; mdwfp.com.

• Curiosity Day: Weather-Wise and the National Weather Service July 10, 1:30-3 p.m. Professionals from the National Weather Service in Jackson instruct attendees on how lightning forms, what to do during a tornado and how bad weather affects pilots. $6 adult, $4 child, kids ages 3 and below free; find it on Facebook.

Play Forest Play Date June 27, 10-11 a.m., at Clinton Community Nature Center (617 Dunton Road, Clinton). Children attend

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29, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Lakeshore Park in Brandon. The event will include a “Fenders and Fireworks” classic car show, live music from DJ JDHollywood, food and drink vendors, a beer garden at Old Trace Park, a vintage military warplane flyover and a fireworks show. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit ridgelandms.org or find the event on Facebook.

2019 Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum (1152 Lakeland Dr.) will host the annual Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic from 7:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, July 4. The event includes a 5K walk and run and a one-mile fun run that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi hosts.

Admission is $25 for the 5K events run and walk, which begin consecutively at 7:30 a.m., and $15 for the fun run, which begins at 8:45 a.m.

There will be two water stations on the course, and all participants will receive watermelon and beverages after the race. Pets are not allowed, but participants can bring strollers as long as they start at the back of the pack. The event will also feature prizes for the participant with the best costume in each race.

For more information or to register for the event, call 601-982-8264 or visit msfame. com/2019watermelon/ or runsignup.com.

Independence Celebration on the Rez The ninth annual Independence Celebration on the Rez will take place on Saturday, June

aTo Do Listd the community play date event. Includes waterrelated activities, bubbles, snacks and more.

Swimwear recommended. Free admission, donations accepted; find it on Facebook.

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VIP tables for six with a complementary bottle of wine are available for $175. Customers can also purchase advance tickets for $15 to get in without waiting in line. To order VIP tables or advance tickets, call 769-300-5303.

For more information, call 601-949-2535 or find the event on Facebook.

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The City of Ridgeland will host its annual Celebrate America Balloon Glow from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Northpark (1200 E. County Line Road). The Balloon Glow serves as the opening event of the Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Race and Festival in Canton. The event will include live musicfrom Phil Vassar and Burnham Road, food vendors and a children’s carnival at Northpark, and a fireworks show at the end of the evening. The Balloon Glow is free and open to the public. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

Celebrate the Fourth of July with some local events.

The Outlets of Mississippi (200 Bass Pro Drive, Pearl) will host a Fourth of July celebration at the mall on Thursday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will include face painting, live music from Pearl Jamz, a baby alligator expo from the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, a bounce house and more. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

After the celebration, the Mississippi Braves will play against the Biloxi Shuckers at Trustmark Park (One Braves Way, Pearl) starting at 6:35 p.m. For more information, visit mississippibraves.com or find the team on Facebook.

4th of July Cookout The Club at The Township (340 Township Ave., Ridgeland) will host an Independence Day cookout on Thursday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will have hamburgers, hotdogs, live music and free beer. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

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Freelons Da Groove (440 N. Mill St.) will host its “Red, White and U 4th of July Reunion After Party” from 10:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.

The event will have no cover charge before 11:30 p.m. After 11:30 p.m., the cover charge will be between $10-$20, depending on crowd size.

Freelons will also sell $2 beers until 11:30 p.m.

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On Thursday, July 4, the City of Clinton will host the Family Fireworks Extravaganza at Traceway Park (328 Cynthia Road) in Clinton.

Hannah Belle and Bishop Gunn will perform during the event. Admission is free, but parking is $10. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

On Thursday, July 4, the City of Madison will host an Independence Day celebration from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event will have food trucks such as 30 Below Rolled Ice Cream, Burgers & Blues and Tacqueria La Reata, and the fireworks begin at 9 p.m. For more information, find the event on Facebook.

Pre-Fourth of July Celebration ISH (5105 Interstate 55 N.) will have a preIndependence Day celebration on Wednesday, July 3, at 5 p.m. The event will have performances from Monica Shepherd, Malcolm Shepherd and Tamara Tate. There is no cover charge, and ISH will also have $5 martinis all day.

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Events at Willie Morris Library (4912 Old Canton Road) • Save Our Water June 27, 10-11 a.m. Wyvette Robinson from Hinds County Extension Services teaches children about protecting and preserving limited water resources.

SUNDAY 6/30 Mississippi Comic Con 2019 is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). The event features vendors, artists, panels, fan groups and a number of guests from comics, movies and television. Additional date: June 29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

PIXABAY Children ages 10 and under admitted free (limited two kids per paid adult). Military weekend passes available for $20 pre-sale and $25 day-of (must present proof of service).

Pre-sale: $25/day, $40 weekend, Day-of: $30/day, $50 weekend; mississippicomiccon.com.

Free admission; call 601-987-8181; jhlibrary.com.

• Reading Stars Story-time July 3, 10:3011:30 a.m. The space-themed program invites children up to 4 years old to listen to stories, sing songs and play together. Free admission; call 601-987-8181; jhlibrary.com.

• Freedom Ranch July 10, 10-11 a.m. The presentation lets participants meet some highflying animals with Freedom Ranch. Free admission; call 601-987-8181.

Read, Engage and Discover: Maggie Wade June 28, 11 a.m.-noon, at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.). News anchor and children’s advocate Maggie Wade reads “She Stood for Freedom: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Here, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland” by Loki Mulholland to children of all ages. Free admission; call 601-576-6800; email info@ mscivilrightsmuseum.com; find it on Facebook.

Teen Paint Party June 29, 1-3 p.m., at New Vibe Event/Reception Hall (741 Harris St., Suite B). The event invites teenagers ages 13-17 to

participate in the pop-up paint party. Features music from trap to hip-hop and line dancing.

Live DJ. Refreshments included. $15; find it on Facebook.

Magic Mondays at MCM July 1, July 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd. ). The museum extends its hours and hosts a Food Lab program at 3:30 p.m. $10 general admission, free for MCM members; call 601-709-5469; email sbranson@mcm.ms.

K-8 Intensive Summer Intervention Program July 1-4, July 8-11, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., at Jackson Education Support (2637 Ridgewood Road).

The program provides academic tutoring to students grades K-8 in various school subjects to prepare them for the upcoming school year.

Students must have finished the previous year with grades of Cs to enroll. Students are taught according to their grade level. $500 per session, students can take both; call 601-724-2152; email learn@je411.com; je411.com.

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est Point, Miss., native landscape artist Critz Campbell likes to use cloud imagery in his art.

“For me, thinking of clouds is a representation of both time and location,” Campbell told the Jackson Free Press on June 4. “However, it’s not about a specific moment in time, but more how cloud imagery is the sort of thing every person has seen over time.”

Two of Campbell’s pieces, which incorporate oil painting and a technique called marquetry where he pieces together small pieces of differently colored wood veneer to create an image, will be on display in this year’s Mississippi Invitational.

The biannual event began in 1997 under the leadership of former Mississippi Museum of Art Chief Curator Rene Paul Barilleaux.

“It is our hope that those who visit the exhibition,

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nity,” says Stacy Clark, director of communications and marketing at MMA. “For Mississippians who view the art, we hope that spending time with the collection will instill a sense of pride in the quality and meaningfulness of the work being created within our state and encourage their support of these artists, as well as artists in their own communities.”

This year’s exhibition will have the artwork of 23 contemporary visual artists from Natchez, Jackson, Tupelo, West Point, Seminary, Cleveland, Poplarville, Oxford, Hattiesburg, Starkville and more.

Each year, museum Director Betsy Bradley and her curatorial staff invite a guest curator to select the pieces that will go the exhibition. Roger Ward, the deputy director and chief curator, says the person is usually a professional at another academic or museum institution outside of Mississippi who is a curator of contemporary art. Kimberli Gant, who is the McKinnon curator of modern contemporary art at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va., is this year’s guest curator.

In the process of choosing pieces, Gant ensured that those on display would have a mixture of mediums, types of artists and the content of the artwork.

“It could have been the composition; it could have been the angles,” she says.

“It was more an overall feel and connection, and just seeing the work ... that at the end of the day I had a very strong reaction to, and, therefore, hoped The Mississippi Invitational will include pieces such as “Saturday Evening at the that other viewers will Barbershop” by Joseph Johnson. The exhibit will be at the Mississippi Museum of be in similar situations Art in downtown Jackson from June 29-Aug. 11. where they will look at the work and go ‘Wow, both Mississippians and out-of-state visitors alike, will that’s a powerful piece.’” see it as an opportunity to connect with art created The process of choosing which pieces the Missisby living artists who call Mississippi home, art that sippi Museum of Art displays began on June 13, 2018, responds to issues that are important to our commu- when artists submitted sample images of their work.

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aTo Do Listd Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) • Little Spikes Volleyball Camp July 8-10, 9 a.m.-noon. Millsaps coaches instruct children entering grades 2-6 in the basics of volleyball in the camp. $110 per child; msvolleyball.com.

• Leadership Volleyball Camp July 8-10, 5-7 p.m. Millsaps coaches instruct youths entering grades 7-12 in more advanced volleyball techniques. $110 per person; msvolleyball.com.

After receiving more than 100 submissions, Gant analyzed about 25 of the pieces, met with the artists and Claudia Cartee

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Critz Campbell, who won this year’s Jane Crater Hiatt Artists Fellowship, will have pieces in the 2019 Mississippi Invitational at the Mississippi Museum of Art June 29-Aug. 11.

conducted studio visits with other MMA curators.

Afterward, Gant created the final list of the 23 featured artists.

Each artist in the exhibit was also eligible to apply for the Jane Crater Hiatt Artist Fellowship, which Jane Crater Hiatt and her late husband, Wood Hiatt, developed in 2005.

Only one receives the fellowship, which includes a $20,000 reward to help fund and further their artwork, their study of art and their travel in order to expand their artwork. At the end of the two-year fellowship period, the artist must then donate one of at least five of their pieces created during the two years to the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Campbell, who is currently an associate art professor at Mississippi State University, is this year’s winner. He will use funds from the fellowship to travel to France and Spain and to Massachusetts, and maybe California, he says.

The 2019 Mississippi Invitational is June 29-Aug. 11. The Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St, 601960-1515) is open from Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit msmuseumart.org.

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Ballet Mississippi: Summer Workshop (Jackson) July 8-11, 9 a.m.-noon, at Mississippi Arts Center (201 E. Pascagoula St.). The beginner-friendly workshop teaches students ages 3-8 the basics of ballet. Classes focus on developing strength, flexibility, musicality and joy of dance.

Limited space. A non-refundable deposit of $50, which goes toward tuition, is required to reserve a space. $175 per child; balletms.com.

Craftsmen’s Guild: Sampler Camp July 8-12, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Mississippi Crafts Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). Children ages 5-8 learn a variety of craft mediums and skills. The week-long camp has two sessions, from June 24-28 and July 8-12. Each additional child from the same immediate family costs only $165 for the week instead of $185. $180 for the week, $160 each additional child; craftsmensguildofms.org.

Zooperatives: Summer Zoo Camp July 8-12, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at The Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). Children ages 5-12 learn more about animals and how to care for them in the zoo’s summer camp. The camp features a number of activities that encourage teamwork and personal growth, including animal encounters, hikes, behind-the-scenes mini-tours, games, crafts, zoo-related lessons, train and carousel rides, and time in the Splash Pad, weather

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“Roar” VBS at St. Richard July 8-11, at St. Richard Catholic Church (1242 Lynwood Drive).

St. Richard hosts an animal-themed vacation Bible school camp for kids. Free admission; call 601-366-2335.

FOOD & DRINKS TGIC Bake Sale June 29, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at True Gospel International Church (3607 Highway 80, Pearl). The bake sale includes cakes, cookies, pies and more. Item prices vary; call 601-919-5672.

True Local Farmer’s Market June 29, July 6, 2-6 p.m., at Cultivation Food Hall (1250 Eastover Drive). The weekly farmers market brings together local vendors selling produce, crafts and other goods. Vendor prices vary; call 601-487-5196; email events@cultivationfoodhall.com; find it on Facebook.

No Love Lost Brunch July 6, noon-2 p.m., at Kundi Compound (3220 N. State St.). The second-annual brunch event aims to encourage and empower women who are recently divorced or separated. Carrie Hammond-Walker serves as guest-speaker. Free admission; email kundicompound@gmail.com; find it on Facebook.

Mommy & Me Pizza Night July 9, 6-9 p.m., at Aplos (4500 Interstate 55, Suite 174). A chef

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Summer Movie Matinee Series is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Northpark (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland). The mall hosts a film screening of a different movie each week for kids. Includes activities, games and popcorn. Free admission; call 601-863-2300; email sreeks@northparkmall.com.

Choreorobics Dance Off @ Steps the Studio June 26, July 3, July 7, July 10, 6:15 p.m., at Steps the Studio (6800 Old Canton Road, Suite 113). Dance professional duo Roger and Tena Long instruct participants in the hip hop dance class that aims to provide a way for people to both enjoy dancing while exercising. Individual rates are $10 per class for drop-ins and $50 for unlimited classes for the month (total of eight).

The family rate is $70 per month for two adults and any children ages 21 and under within the same home. $10 drop-in rate, $50 for month (eight classes); choreorobics.com.

National HIV Testing Day with MBK June 27, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., at Walgreens (310 Meadowbrook Road ). My Brother’s Keeper, Inc., provides free and confidential HIV testings. Free admission; call 769-216-2455; email dabdulhaqq@mbk-inc.org.

2019 Tomato Fest 5K June 29, 7 a.m., at Lee Avenue Community Center (212 Lee Ave., Crystal Springs). Participants run/walk in the 5K or 1-mile fun run and receive trophies and cool refreshments afterward. Race day packet pickup begins 6 a.m. Part of the 2019 Tomato Fest event. $25 5K, $15 1-mile (ages 13 & less), $70 family 5K (4 total); racesonline.com.

MONDAY 7/1 Boxers Rebellion Superhero Academy is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Boxers Rebellion Fighting Arts & Fitness (856 S. State St., Suite E). Boxers Rebellion hosts its inaugural summer camp, “Superhero Academy.” Participants ages 5-12 train in boxing, kickboxing and martial arts. Parents may pay weekly or for the full six-week session. Committing to all six weeks costs $100 per week (paid as a weekly draft). Paying per week without the draft costs $125. Paying for all six weeks at once costs $500. Additional dates: July 2-5, July 8-12. $100 weekly (Draft), $125 weekly (No RAWPIXEL Draft), $500 (One Time); call 262-994-3174; email cyoungblood.br@gmail.com; boxersrebellion.org.

will guide children ages 5-10 in making their own pizzas while the mothers watch over them and drink rosé wine with Tiffany Bobbs. One Mommy and Me ticket covers a mother and one child. Tickets for additional children cost $35 per child. All mothers must be at least 21 years old. $75 mother and child; $35 per additional child; find it on Facebook.

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WWE Live SummerSlam Heatwave Tour June 29, 7:30 p.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The professional wrestlers perform in the competition in the summer tour. $15-$80; ticketmaster.com.

The Salt Cave Breath Class July 1, 7-8 p.m., at Soul Synergy Center (5490 Castlewoods Court D, Flowood). The class focuses on the healing

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benefits of mindful breathing and salt therapy as the instructor guides participants through breath work, body awareness, visualization and music. Must bring and wear white socks to class.

Attendees are recommended to arrive 15 minutes early as the class begins sharply at 7 p.m. Limited space. Admission TBA. Yoga for Everyone July 2, 6:15-7:30 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). Sally Holly is the instructor. Participants learn yoga techniques and postures to strengthen muscles and increase flexibility. Must bring sticky mat and a firm blanket. $150; call 601-974-1130; millsaps.edu.

Creative Healing Studio July 3, 12:30-2 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.).

Art therapist Susan Anand leads the bimonthly art activity for adults being treated for cancer or those who have previously been diagnosed with cancer. All skill levels welcome. Registration required. Free admission; call 601-960-1515; email smainlay@aol.com; msmuseumart.org.

2019 Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic July 4, 7:30 a.m.-noon, at Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum (1152 Lakeland Drive). Participants run and walk in the annual Fourth of July event. The 5K run/walk begins at 7:30 a.m. The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi onemile fun run begins at 8:45 a.m. Attendees may eat watermelon afterward. A prize is awarded to winner of the optional costume contest. $25 5K run/walk, $15 1-mile fun run; runsignup.com.

Events at Highland Village (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 281) • Bend & Brew | Pure Barre Style July 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Heidi Hogfrefe and her team lead the hour-long fitness session in The Courtyard. All fitness levels welcome. Those who stay until the end can attend the post-workout Happy Hour drink. Those who wish to use mats should bring their own. Free admission; call 601982-5861; email lynsie.armstrong@ wsdevelopment.com.

• Bend & Brew | High Intensity Fitness July 10, 6-7 p.m. Sean Cupit from Crossfit 601 instructs attendees in a high-intensity workout. All fitness levels welcome. Participants given a cold craft

beer afterward. The event occurs every second Wednesday of the month. Free admission; call 601-982-5861; email lynsie.armstrong@wsdevelopment.com.

STAGE & SCREEN Interactive Family Showtime June 29, 1-3:30 p.m., at Willie Morris Library (4912 Old Canton Road). The library presents a screening of a space-themed film in the interactive family showtime. Free admission; call 601-987-8181; jhlibrary.com.

“Whisper of the Heart” Screening July 1-2, 7 p.m., at Cinemark Pearl (411 Riverwind Drive, Pearl). The theater offers a screening for the Studio Ghibli animated film. The fantasy, coming-of-age tale follows the story of a young schoolgirl as she embarks on an adventure.

English audio available July 1; Japanese audio and English subtitles available July 2. An additional English screening offered at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Drive, Madison).

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CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Events at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.) • The Legend John Conlee June 27, 7-9 p.m.

Accomplished country music artist John Wayne Conlee performs. $35 general admission, $55 VIP (includes up-front seating); call 601-948-0888; email brandinwhite@yahoo. com; find it on Facebook.

• CMBS Blue Monday July 1, 7 p.m. The Central Mississippi Blues Society presents the weekly blues show, which features a “Front Porch Acoustic Hour” and a jam with the Blue Monday Band. Cash bar available. $5 admission, $3 for CMBS members; call 601-9480888; halandmals.com.

LGBT Pride Fest 2019 June 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The festival celebrates pride in being part of the LGBT community. Admission TBA; ; find it on Facebook.

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(1359 N. West St.). The weekly event features live music from DBL Take and other music artists. Doors open 7 p.m. $5 cover charge.

Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • Dear Silas: The Village Tour June 28, 8 p.m.

The music artist known for combining vocals, rap and the sounds of his trumpet performs. $15 advanced, $20 at the door; find it on Facebook.

• The Molly Ringwalds June 29, 9 p.m. The ‘80s-themed band performs. Doors open 7 p.m. $5 upcharge for persons under 21. $25 advanced, $30 day of; dulinghall.ticketfly.com.

Preda-Kon and Flood. Doors open at 8 p.m. $10.

Music at the Outlets of Mississippi with Ralph Miller June 29, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Outlets of

Shane & Shane with Davy Flowers July 10, 7-9 p.m., at Pinelake Church | Reservoir Campus (6071 Highway 25, Brandon). Musical duo Shane & Shane perform. Singer-songwriter Davy Flowers leads the worship event. $10 general admission; email info@pinelake.org; find it on Facebook.

LITERARY SIGNINGS Events at Lemuria Books (4465 I-55 N.) • “Dual Citizens” Book Signing June 26, 5 p.m. Author Alix Ohlin signs copies. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 signed book, free reading;

Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 signed book, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “The Gone Dead” Book Signing June 27, 5 p.m. Author Chanelle Benz signs copies.

Reading at 5:30 p.m. The event also features Kiese Laymon. $26.99 signed book, free reading; lemuriabooks.com.

• “Hidden History of the Mississippi Sound” Book Signing June 29, 2 p.m. Authors Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett sign copies of their book. Reading begins at 2:30 p.m. $21.99 signed book; lemuriabooks.com.

Events at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.) • History Is Lunch: Christopher Span July 3, noon-1 p.m. In the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. Christopher Span discusses his book “From Cotton Field to Schoolhouse: African American Education in Mississippi, 18621875.” Sales and signing to follow. Free admission; call 601-576-6800; email info@ mdah.ms.gov; mdah.ms.gov.

• History Is Lunch: Kathryn B. McKee July 10, noon-1 p.m. In the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium. Kathryn B. McKee presents “Mississippi in the Work of Sherwood Bonner.”

Signing to follow. Free admission; call 601-5766998; email info@mdah.ms.gov; mdah.ms.gov.

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Family Fireworks Extravaganza is from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Traceway Park (Clinton). The annual Fourth of July event concludes with a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. Hannah Belle opens, and Bishop Gunn headlines the music portion of the event. Also includes food vendors. Free admission, $10 parking; clintonms.org.

Mississippi (200 Bass Pro Drive, Pearl). The local music artist performs at the shopping district.

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Beats & Brushes Paint Party June 29, 5 p.m., at New Vibe Event/Reception Hall (741 Harris St., Suite B). Three60 Events hosts the pop-up paint party. Includes live DJ. BYOB. Attendees receive one free margarita. $25 admission; Eventbrite.

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The 9th Annual Independence Showdown June 29, 5-9:30 p.m., at Hughes Field (545 Ellis Ave.). Bands from Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi compete in the summertime music event. $5 early bird, $10 general, $25 VIP, $30 media pass; Eventbrite.

Jason Crabb with Mickey Bell and Brothers 4 June 29, 6 p.m., at Lakeshore Church (6880 S. Siwell Road, Byram). Jason Crabb performs.

Mickey Bell and Brothers 4 also perform. Doors open 5 p.m. VIP tickets include a meet-andgreet and a Q&A with Jason Crabb. $15 general, $25 early entry general, $30 VIP; itickets.com.

Emcee Showcase at The Murals June 29, 8:30 p.m., at The Murals (750 N. Jefferson St.). Reagan Baby Music, The Works and I Am Music Group present a showcase of some of Jackson emcees like Marcel P. Black, Mr. Fluid, 7/27,

Visiting Artist: Elaine Maisel June 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.). Visiting artist Elaine Maisel hosts hour-long workshops at 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. where she instructs participants in an art project. $10 general admission, free for MCM members; call 601-981-5469; email sbranson@mcm.ms.

The Bara Project: Formal Drawing Classes July 1, 6-8 p.m., at World Overcomers Ministries Church (444 Pebble Creek Drive, Madison).

Karlos Taylor, assistant professor in the Department of Art at Mississippi College, helps students rising grades 5-8 develop their drawing skills. Each session is for two weeks. The first and third sessions are for the Drawing 1 class.

The second and fourth sessions are for the Drawing 2 class. $200 per session; call 601-2126610; email ktaylormedia@gmail.com.

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TUESDAY 7/9 Meet a Firefighter is from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Willie Morris Library (4912 Old Canton Road).

The program allows children to meet firefighters from the Jackson Fire Department. Kids can explore the firehouse and learn how to stay safe in the event of a fire. Free admission; call 601-987-8181; jhlibrary.com. lemuriabooks.com.

• “Haunting Paris” Book Signing June 26, 5 p.m. Author Mamta Chaudhry signs copies.

Spirits of the Passage June 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Two Mississippi Museums (222 North St.).

The traveling exhibit showcases rare artifacts uncovered from the wreckage of a sunken slave ship. $10 adult, $8 senior, $6 child; email info@ mscivilrightsmuseum.com; twomississippi museums.com.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Art in Mind June 26, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 1-2:30 p.m. In the BancorpSouth classroom.

Art therapist Susan Anand and McKenzie Drake lead the hands-on art activity designed to stimulate observation, cognition and recall. Registration required. The event takes place on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Free admission; call 601-496-6463; email mindclinic@ umc.edu; msmuseumart.org.

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Interim Deputy Director of Cultural Services with the City of Jackson

June 26, 2019 Jackson-native David Lewis is the Interim Deputy Director of Cultural Services with the City of Jackson, where he oversees assets such as Thalia Mara Hall, the Mississippi Art Center and the Municipal Art Gallery. A graduate of Mississippi State University and Jackson State University, David is a huge booster for the City of Jackson and the ways in which public art can lead to quality of life and economic development.

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After Mannon assisted Holden as a studio drummer, the artistic chemistry between the two led to Mannon becoming an official member of the band in 2018. Now a two-man unit, THAM continued recording original songs until they completed and released “Always,” all while performing at venues local to the Jackson metro area.

In addition to alternate rock, the six-track EP features slower ballads as well as some songs that use components of soft metal. These elements are particularly prominent the band’s most listened to song “Abort,” which is not only the favorite song of both Holden and Mannon, but is also the most listened to song on the album, Spotify and Apple Music analytics show.

“I have so much experience with being a fan (of music) and working in the studio with other artists that I can see things about the songs that can really connect with people,” Mannon says. “And I just had a feeling that (‘Abort’) was going to be a good one, and I’m glad to see that it was. But even if it wasn’t, it still would’ve been a great one for me, but this all the more gave us a feeling that we’re going in the right place when we made that call (to include ‘Abort’ on the EP).”

Mannon’s other favorite song from the EP is “Show Me the Way.” Holden’s is “Come Alive,” which he calls the “last solution of the album,” as it is the final track and focuses on the idea of putting to death the sins and struggles in one’s life and embracing “a better way.”

While THAM’s songs contain Christian messages, the two men believe their music can reach a wider audience.

“We want to minister to people, but we don’t want to do that with just worship music,” Holden says. “We want to do that with music that speaks to people personally, that people can relate to. So that they can see, ‘Oh, these people go through the same things I do, but they find a solution.’”

“As a band, we have our roots in Christianity, but to say our music is Christian, we would say yes and no,” Mannon says. “We don’t want to alienate anybody from any religion or anything like that. We believe our music is for everybody, from all walks of life.

Anywhere you come from, we believe that our music has something for you to relate to.”

The band is steadily working on creating new music and already has a few new projects in the works in preparation for future releases.

For more information, find the band on Facebook.

Alden Kirkland Photography

ne night after a The Hero and A Monster performance, an audience member asked band founder Tyler Holden, “Who’s the hero and a monster?”

Holden told him that the hero is Jesus, and the monster is the struggles and personal demons people deal with every day.

The band is comprised of Holden, who serves as guitarist and lead vocalist, and Ethan Mannon, the group’s drummer and supporting vocalist. The two use their music as a form of ministry.

“We want to show the love of Christ to everybody,” Mannon says. “No matter who you are, we just want to be honest and open with people. We’re not here to judge; we’re just here to extend that hand and extend the love. I think that a lot of times that this world has enough hate in it and enough issues that me and Tyler as Christians just want to care Ethan Mannon (top) is the drummer and a about people.” vocalist for The Hero and A Monster. Tyler

The up-andHolden (right) is the guitarist and lead vocalist. coming Christian rock and metal band released its first album “Always” on March 31, 2019.

THAM’s origins begin with Holden, who adopted “The Hero and A Monster” as his stage name when he began performing and writing his own music in 2017. The 24-year-old Madison, Miss., native graduated from Madison Central High School in 2013 and enrolled at Holmes Community College for a year and a half before transferring to William Carey University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in contemporary worship in 2019.

Holden used studio musicians to assist him while recording his music, including his first single “Saved?”, which he released in 2017 as a solo artist.

Mannon, 24, was born in Southaven, Miss., and moved to Brookhaven, Miss., when he was 10 years old. He graduated from Brookhaven High School in 2013 and received his associate’s degree in music education from Southwest Mississippi Community College in 2016. He attended William Carey University for a year, where he met Holden, and then transferred to the University of Southern Mississippi, where he is set to receive his bachelor’s degree in entertainment industry audio production in December 2019.

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June 29, 10 a.m. The museum hosts a biannual survey of recent works created by contemporary visual artists living and working across the state.

Artists are invited to submit their work for consideration by guest-curator Kimberli Gant from Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Va. Free admission; msmuseumart.org.

third places. A 1-mile fun run begins at 10 a.m. A “Splash Zone” after-party follows the race, where families can engage in water-related activities, including water slides, water balloons and watermelons. Additional T-shirts available for $15 apiece. $25 5K run/walk, $15 1-mile fun run; raceroster.com.

BE THE CHANGE Dash ‘n’ Splash June 29, 9 a.m., at Old Trace Park (Ridgeland). The annual 5K run and walk supports those affected by brain injuries.

Prizes given to winners for first, second and

“Yappy Hour” Patio Party June 29, 1-5 p.m., at Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., Ridgeland). The restaurant hosts the fundraising event that benefits the Rescue Revolution of Mississippi. Includes specialty cocktails and a puppy rising booth. Drink prices vary; call 601-707-0587; email allison.williams@

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Balloon Chase Bike Ride & Run/Walk July 6, 7 a.m., at Good Samaritan Center (114 Millsaps Ave.). The Good Samaritan Center, the Mid-Mississippi Balloon Association and Canton Tourism host the biking and run and walk event where competitors race while hot air balloons fly overhead. The bike race begins at 7:30 a.m. and has both 10-mile and 30-mile options. On-site registration begins 6 a.m.

Riders receive VIP bracelets after the race for related Balloon Glow dinner event. The run/ walk begins at 6:30 p.m. and has both 2-mile and 4-mile options. Also features a 1-mile fun run for kids ages 12 and under. Includes post-

race refreshments. Online pre-registration available. Participants who wish to do both the bike race and the run and walk can contact Good Samaritan Center for a discount. $30 bike race or run/walk, $10 kids fun run; call 601-3556276; email info@goodsamaritancenter.org; find it on Facebook.

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6/26 - 7/8 Wednesday 6/26 1908 Provisions - Bill Ellison 6:30 p.m.

Alumni House - Larry Brewer 8 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m.

Martin’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - 2 for the Road 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sonny & Co. 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Thursday 6/27 1908 Provisions - Scott Albert Johnson and Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Shayne Weems 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Chris Minter & the KJ Funkmasters 11 p.m. $5 Georgia Blue, Flowood - Zach Bridges Georgia Blue, Madison - Brian Smith Hal & Mal’s - D’Lo Trio (Dining Room); John Conlee (Big Room) 7 p.m. $30 Iron Horse Grill - Seth Powers 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Keys vs Strings 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Road Hogs 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - DoubleShotz 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

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F. Jones Corner - The Blues Man 10 p.m. $5; Sorrento Ussery midnight $10 Fenian’s – Waterworks Curve 9 p.m.

Genna Benna, Brandon - Stevie Cain 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Andy Tanis Georgia Blue, Madison - Shaun Patterson Hal & Mal’s – Burt Byler & Barry Leach Hops & Habanas – Betsy Beryhill 7 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Johnie B. Sanders Blues Band featuring Ms. Iretta 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Acoustic Crossroads 7 p.m.

Martin’s - Live Music 10 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Stace and Cassie and Phil 7 p.m.

Shucker’s - Hunter Gibson 3:30 p.m.; Mississippi Moonlight 8 p.m. $5; Jason Turner 10 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Saturday 6/29 Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Eddie Cotton Jr. 8 p.m.

Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

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Friday 6/28 1908 Provisions - The McGees w/ Vince Barranco and Robin Blakeney 7 p.m.

Alumni House - Pearl Jamz 7 p.m.

Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - The Chill 8 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

CS’s - Spirituals, DBL Take 8 p.m.

Duling Hall - Dear Silas 8 p.m.

Drago’s - Johnny Crocker 6 p.m.

CS’s – Waxjaw & Evil Engines 8 p.m.

Duling Hall - The Molly Ringwalds 9 p.m.

El Centro Grill – Shawty 4’8”, Remidee aka Remi, MJ The God, Mookey Montana, BBYGYRL, Og Snap & Boss Jay 9 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; Deidra Huff midnight $10 Georgia Blue, Flowood - Chad Wesley 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Brandon Greer 7 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Vittles, Vinyl and Vino 6 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Barry Leach 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Jay and The Roundup Band 7 p.m.

Lakeshore Church, Byram - Jason Crabb with Mickey Bell and Brothers 4 6 p.m.

Martin’s - Live Music 10 p.m.

Offbeat – Modi, Locl, Gios4ma, Essence and Valencrime 7 p.m.

Outlets of Mississippi – Ralph Miller 11 a.m.

Pelican Cove – Silver and Lace 2 p.m.; Jason Turner Band 7 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon – Clay Cormier and The Highway Boys 9 p.m.

Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads 3:30 p.m.; Mississippi Moonlight 8 p.m. $5 Sneaky Beans – Blanket Swimming w/Idol Sines 6:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

The Murals – Marcel P. Black, Mr. Fluid, 7/27/, Preda-Kon & Flood 8 p.m.

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

Sunday 6/30 1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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

Iron Horse Grill - Tiger Rogers 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Faze 4 Dance Band 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Repeat Offender noon; Acoustic Crossroads 5 p.m.

Shucker’s - Keys vs Strings 3:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Raphael Semmes Trio 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dan Michael Colbert 6-9 p.m.

Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Monday 7/1 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s – Central Mississippi Blues Society 7 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - Stevie Cain 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Larry Brewer and Doug Hurd 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Tuesday 7/2 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Skip and Mike 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Jonathan Alexander 10 a.m.

Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

Wednesday 7/3 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

ISH – Monica Shepherd, Tamara Tate & Malcolm Shepherd 5 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer and Doug Hurd 6:30 p.m.

Martin’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Lovin Ledbetter 7 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sonny & Co. 5 p.m.; Lovin Ledbetter 8 p.m. $5; Chasin Dixie 9 p.m. $5 Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Thursday 7/4 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - The Corner Band 11 p.m. $5 Genna Benna, Brandon - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood - Live Music 7 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Madison - Live Music 7 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Live Music 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Proximity 1 p.m.; The Chill 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Hunter & Ginger 4:30 p.m.; Keys vs Strings 8 p.m. $5; Chad Perry 9 p.m. $5 Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Friday 7/5 Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Master 8 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

CS’s – Cooper Deniro & Super Sport 7 p.m.

Cowboy’s Saloon - The Barney Muggers Street Band 9 p.m. $10 F. Jones Corner - Live Music midnight $10 Iron Horse Grill - Live Music 9 p.m.

Martin’s - Fux 10 p.m.

Pelican Cove - DoubleShotz 2 p.m.; Chris Gill and The Sole Shakers 7 p.m.

Shucker’s - Andrew Pates 5:30 p.m.;

Mississippi Queen 8 p.m. $5; Brian Jones 10 p.m. $5 Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Saturday 7/6 Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Master 8 p.m.

Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

CS’s - Karaoke 8 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Live Music midnight $10 Iron Horse Grill - Live Music 9 p.m.

Martin’s - Live Music 10 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Phil Hunt & Co. 2 p.m.; 3rd Degree 7 p.m.

Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads 3:30 p.m.; Mississippi Queen 8 p.m. $5; Shayne Weems 10 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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

Sunday 7/7 1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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

Iron Horse Grill - Tiger Rogers 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Road Hogs noon; Acoustic Crossroads 5 p.m.

Shucker’s - Chris Gill and The Sole Shakers 3:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Raphael Semmes Trio 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dan Michael Colbert 6-9 p.m.

Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Monday 7/8 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s – Central Mississippi Blues Society 7 p.m. $5 Kathryn’s - Joseph LaSalla 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Richard Lee Davis and Robin Blakeney 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Tuesday 7/8 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Open Mic 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Keys vs Strings 6:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Keys vs Strings 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

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68 Part of 61-Down 69 Element tested for in home inspections 70 One-named Sao Paulo-born athlete 71 Japanese buckwheat noodle

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CANCER (June 21-July 22):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Acquire a new personal symbol that thrills your mind and mobilizes your soul. AUGUST: Reconfigure the way you deal with money. Get smarter about your finances. SEPTEMBER: It’s time to expedite your learning. But streetwise education is more useful than formal education. Study the Book of Life.

OCTOBER: Ask for more help than you normally do. Aggressively build your support. NOVEMBER: Creativity is your superpower. Reinvent any part of your life that needs a bolt of imaginative ingenuity. DECEMBER: Love and care for what you imagine to be your flaws and liabilities.

Here are your-fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Transform something that’s semi-ugly into something that’s useful and winsome. AUGUST: Go to the top of the world and seek a big vision of who you must become. SEPTEMBER: Your instinct for worthy and constructive adventures is impeccable. Trust it. OCTOBER: Be alert for a new teacher with a capacity to teach you precisely what you need to learn. NOVEMBER: Your mind might not guide you perfectly, but your body and soul will. DECEMBER: Fresh hungers and budding fascinations should alert you to the fact that deep in the genius part of your soul, your master plan is changing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: I’d love to see you phase out wishywashy wishes that keep you distracted from your burning, churning desires. AUGUST: A story that began years ago begins again. Be proactive about changing the themes you’d rather not repeat. SEPTEMBER: Get seriously and daringly creative about living in a more expansive world.

OCTOBER: Acquire a new tool or skill that will enable you to carry out your mission more effectively. NOVEMBER: Unanticipated plot twists can help heal old dilemmas about intimacy. DECEMBER: Come up with savvy plans to eliminate bad stress and welcome good stress.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Say this every morning: “The less I have to prove and the fewer people I have to impress, the smarter I’ll be.” AUGUST: Escape an unnecessary limitation. Break an obsolete rule. Override a faded tradition.

SEPTEMBER: What kind of “badness” might give your goodness more power? OCTOBER: You’re stronger and freer than you thought you were. Call on your untapped power. NOVEMBER: Narrowing your focus and paring down your options will serve you beautifully. DECEMBER: Replace what’s fake with the Real Thing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Stretch yourself. Freelance, moonlight, diversify and expand. AUGUST: Having power over other people is less important than having power over yourself.

Manage your passions like a wizard! SEPTEMBER: Ask the big question. And be ready to act expeditiously when you get the big answer. OCTOBER: I think you can arrange for the surge to arrive in manageable installments. Seriously.

NOVEMBER: Dare to break barren customs and habits that are obstructing small miracles and cathartic breakthroughs.

DECEMBER: Don’t wait around hoping to be given what you need. Instead, go after it. Create it yourself, if necessary.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Can you infuse dark places with your intense light without dimming your intense light? Yes! AUGUST: It’s time for an archetypal Sagittarian jaunt, quest or pilgrimage.

SEPTEMBER: The world around you needs your practical idealism. Be a role model who catalyzes good changes.

OCTOBER: Seek out new allies and connections that can help you with your future goals. NOVEMBER: Be open to new and unexpected ideas so as to get the emotional healing you long for. DECEMBER: Shed old, worn-out self-images.

Reinvent yourself. Get to know your depths better.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: You have an enhanced capacity to feel at peace with your body, to not wish it were different

from what it naturally is. AUGUST: You can finally solve a riddle you’ve been trying to solve for a long time.

SEPTEMBER: Make your imagination work and play twice as hard. Crack open seemingly closed possibilities.

OCTOBER: Move up at least one rung on the ladder of success. NOVEMBER: Make yourself more receptive to blessings and help that you have overlooked or ignored.

DECEMBER: You’ll learn most from what you leave behind—so leave behind as much as possible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: I’ll cry one tear for you, then I’ll cheer. AUGUST: Plant seeds in places that hadn’t previously been on your radar. SEPTEMBER: You may seem to take a wrong turn, but it’ll take you where you need to go. OCTOBER: Open your mind and heart as wide as you can. Be receptive to the unexpected. NOVEMBER: I bet you’ll gain a new power, higher rank or greater privilege. DECEMBER: Send out feelers to new arrivals who may be potential helpers.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Your creative powers are at a peak. Use them with flair. AUGUST: Wean yourself from pretend feelings and artificial motivations and inauthentic communications.

SEPTEMBER: If you want to have greater impact and more influence, you can. Make it happen! OCTOBER: Love is weird but good. Trust the odd journey it takes you on. NOVEMBER: If you cultivate an appreciation for paradox, your paradoxical goals will succeed. DECEMBER: Set firm deadlines. Have fun disciplining yourself.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: Discipline your inner flame. Use your radiance constructively. Your theme is controlled fire. AUGUST: Release yourself from dwelling on what’s amiss or off-kilter. Find the inspiration to focus on what’s right and good. SEPTEMBER: Pay your dues with joy and gratitude. Work hard in service to your beautiful dreams. OCTOBER: You can undo your attractions to “gratifications” that aren’t really very gratifying.

NOVEMBER: Your allies can become even better allies. Ask them for more. DECEMBER: Be alert for unrecognized value and hidden resources.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

Here are your fortune-cookie-style horoscopes for the months ahead. JULY: If you choose to play one of life’s trickier games, you must get trickier yourself. AUGUST: Shedding irrelevant theories and unlearning old approaches will pave the way for creative breakthroughs. SEPTEMBER: Begin working on a new product or project that will last a long time. OCTOBER: Maybe you don’t need that emotional crutch as much as you thought. NOVEMBER: Explore the intense, perplexing, interesting feelings until you’re cleansed and healed. DECEMBER: Join forces with a new ally and/or deepen an existing alliance.

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Light Often the thing that can really close a room in is the amount of light that gets in. When a room has less light, a lot of the space is thrown into shadow, creating the illusion that there is less of it. There are a couple of ways to combat this in both day and night.

During the daytime, you should ensure that you leave your windows uncovered. If you do need to keep your curtains closed or blinds down, ensure that they use light colors in keeping with your general color scheme. Using as much natural light as possible gives a space depth.

In the evenings, avoid using top-down lights. Ceiling lights can give the illusion of a lower ceiling, whereas sconces or floor lamps will give the illusion of a higher ceiling, drawing the eye upwards.

“Understanding how light can alter a space is a fine art, and can depend very much on the room,” writes Jacqui Perkins, interior design author at Academized and Paper Fellows. Spending some time experimenting with light can make your rooms look bigger.

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Space Of course, the most useful way of giving your room a larger image is to manipulate the space itself. Many people try to create a feeling of space by optimizing floor space, but this can be not only impractical but can actually accentuate the lack of space you have. It’s wise then to utilize the space you do have in subtle but effective ways.

Instead of pushing everything up against the walls, try to bring furniture and tables out a bit. You should even

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try angling them, as this too can make a room look bigger.

Likewise, use your display cabinets, bookshelves or desks sparingly. It always nice to have a filled bookcase, but if it’s overflowing, this too can give the impression of clutter.

age into something more harmonious.

It might be wise to consider the color of your flooring.

A wooden paneled floor can create a feeling of distance, and striped carpet can work to stretch out the floor space.

Colors Colors are an important way of setting the atmosphere of a room. Using dark or imposing colors can

Decoration A welcoming room should also have a great and impactful decorations scheme. It’s true that an unadorned wall can accentuate space; however, it can also leave a room feeling cold and unwelcoming. In fact, a bold artwork can draw the eye and divide a wall. Try to go for artwork that is eye-catching and evocative. The bigger the piece the better.

A well-placed rug or two can really tie a room together. Depending on what floor you have, try to find rugs that complement the colors you have, and consider using different shades to divide the room up.

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here are a few benefits to living in a smaller house.

Usually, they come with low rents or are cheaper to buy, and property taxes can reflect this. In cold weather, smaller properties are easier to keep warm so you are not spending a fortune on heating bills.

But smaller properties come with their own drawbacks. They can quickly start to feel quite cramped and claustrophobic, causing undue stress. We may feel embarrassed about receiving visitors and worry that our home appears squalid and inhospitable. There are, however, a few simple tricks we can employ to turn our small spaces into places we love to show off.

Overhead ceiling lights create an illusion of a lower ceiling, but floor lamps do the opposite.

make a room feel closed in and stuffy. Opt instead to have lighter colors, and if you need to, add bolder colors in vibrant splashes as statements.

Using different shades of the same colors can help you to manipulate how the shadow and light play in the room.

It’s worth experimenting with using the different shades in each part of the room. A darker skirting can accentuate a lighter wall, making it seem bigger. You should avoid loading each room with too many colors, as it can create a feeling of chaos and clutter. A general scheme of coordinated color can help you manipulate the rooms im-

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Furniture Sometimes the best way of creating a feeling of space in a room is to take a look at your furniture. Naturally, it stands to reason that the more furniture you have the more cluttered its going to feel, but what type of furniture have can have an effect as well.

A taller bookcase, for instance, will give the illusion of a higher ceiling, drawing the eye upwards. Even if you don’t have a bookcase, putting shelves up higher will also achieve this effect.

It might be tempting to use smaller furniture in proportion to the room size. But if you use one larger piece of furniture, whether it’s a desk, table or sofa will reduce the impression of clutter and create a statement about the room. Choosing glass or Lucite tables will give an impression of light, and opting for statement furniture will attract the eye. It’s also a good idea to choose furniture that allows for space underneath.

It’s also wise to consider practical aspects of furniture.

If you can lay your hands on a foldable dining table, for instance, you will benefit from being able to alter the space in the room at will. Using multifunctional furniture, such as ottomans or beds with drawers will help you to declutter.

Nora Mork is a lifestyle journalist at UK Writings and Boom Essays. She loves yoga, hiking, home decorating and sharing her ideas at Essay Roo blog.

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