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by Amber Helsel  Photo courtesy Amber Helsel Drive an hour down Interstate 20 and into downtown Vicksburg, and it's like stepping into a different world. Gone are many of the skyscrapers and retro buildings that populate Jackson, replaced with architecture out of the 1800s. And of course, the Mississippi River and Yazoo River Diversion Canal encircle the city. Here are a few cool places worth checking out in Vicksburg.
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by Amber Helsel  Austin May mans the printer in the graphics-production area at A Plus Signs and Creative. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam When you walk into A Plus Signs and Creative, which is in a warehouse off Northview Drive, chances are shop mascot Willie Nelson will rush up to great you. He's a fluffy double doodle-breed dog that has his own decal on the fabrication workshop's door.
by Amber Helsel  Patty Patterson’s business, RePurposed Projects, takes up 5,000 square feet of space in the back of a flea market. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam Patty Patterson says the place where her studio is located is a business incubator; the other vendors and tenants just don't know it.
by Amber Helsel  Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam High up in One Eastover Center, the elevator opens up into a reception floor accented with red walls, steel architecture and winding staircases.
by Micah Smith  Mississippi-born baritone Ezekiel Andrew won third place in the Mississippi Opera’s “Voices of Mississippi” singing competition last year. Photo courtesy Mississippi Opera Like its home state, the Mississippi Opera has a rich history. Founded in 1945, it is the ninth-oldest continuously operating opera company in the United States. Over the years, it has featured world-renowned singers such as Brooklyn, N.Y.-native soprano Beverly Sills and Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe.
by Amber Helsel  Students and organizers from the Mississippi Youth Media Project’s summer 2016 semester gather for a group photo in YMP’s newroom, which used to house the Associated Press. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam On Friday afternoons this spring, students from Wingfield High School's FAME program are gathering up on the 13th floor of Capital Towers to learn more about media and how to tell overlooked stories about their communities. They are part of the Mississippi Youth Media Project, which BOOM Editor-in-chief Donna Ladd started and, last year, moved into its own newsroom with the help of other W.K. Kellogg Foundation leadership fellows and their project funds.
by Mike McDonald  Kinyah Braddock (pictured) and her parents own B Chill Lemonade. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam At the Mississippi Farmers Market on a Saturday in February, Kinyah Braddock, along with her mom Valerie Braddock, father Demetrius Braddock Sr., brother Demetrius Braddock Jr., and other family members, all make various types of lemonades, as customers all stop to try the 8-year-old's increasingly famous drink.
by Amber Helsel  Michael Estes is the chief human resources officer for the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which Best of Jackson voters selected as the Best Place to Work for a second year in a row. Photo courtesy UMMC Public Affairs For the second consecutive year, the University of Mississippi Medical Center won Best Place to Work in the annual Best of Jackson contest.
by Abigail Walker  In her company, Bk2Natur, Janis Jordan makes organic, vegan soaps. Photo courtesy Bk2natur Janis Jordan says she loves all things natural. "My dream is to have a tiny home with an herb garden out back," she says.
by Lashanda Phillips  Jina (left) and Jason Daniels (right) started Jax-Zen Float Studios in midtown Jackson in October 2016. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam Imagine that you're in small room filled with water. You're floating on top of the water. It's dark, and you can't hear anything. Flotation therapy uses sensory depravation to give practitioners a sense of being in a zero-gravity environment so they can hopefully achieve total relaxation. For those who stay constantly plugged into the world, the therapy could provide a proverbial oasis.
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