The Snow Day is a Southern Institution. Annually it affects our lives spent together in dramatic fashion. Schools close, milk is scant, and manufacturers of bread become wealthy overnight. As a life long Southerner the Snow Day is a cultural attribute of Southern life that I have come to adamantly defend.
Read MoreHappy Fat Tuesday! On Saturday, February 14, the Jackson Downtown Development Corporation hosted one of Jackson's most entertaining annual events: the 2015 Kids Mardi Gras Parade! It was blast for all ages and our filmmaker Trevor Masterson was on the scene.
Read MoreIt has been nearly seven years since I landed in Jackson, and in that time I have lived at all three corners of this town’s Kroger Triangle. First I lived on Union’s campus and then in Midtown for a couple years, until eventually moving back north. Then, last summer when the lease was up and I had already given notice at work without knowing the next step, I crashed with my friends Angie and David’s family while I took time to “figure things out” (very millennial of me, no?). For about two months I was unsure of whether or not I would stay in Jackson, but by the end of the summer I was settling in the Lambuth area into a little apartment of my very own.
Read MoreI have a confession. I’m a stereotypical twenty-something creative person with a soft spot for independent coffee shops. It’s hard to find a coffee shop these days without someone like me sitting at a table with his or her laptop slowly sipping on expertly crafted iced coffee. Where can you find such a place in Jackson? As of this past summer: Alba. Alba is a traditional coffee shop focused on hand-making quality drinks.
Read MoreOn Friday we got to visit with the great folks at theCO. They are doing some amazing work, so here's a peek into the space they provide for members and visitors. Become a member! OJH will be bringing a podcast and article telling more about theCO in the next couple of days.
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