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by Amber Helsel  Artist Rob Cooper sits at a light table painting a piece of blue glass. The wall behind him is covered in glass art pieces and other art, along with a stereo and CDs, cubes filled with glass sheets and supplies for glass painting.
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by Anais Eliseeva  La Brioche Patisserie introduces Jacksonians to European pastries such as entremet, a French mousse-based cake. Photo by by Anais Eliseeva When people walk into La Brioche Patisserie, the scent of coffee and fresh pastries envelops them. Jazz melodies such as "La Javanaise" by Madeleine Peyroux and "Le Temps D'un Jazz" by Daniel Roure play in the background, giving the place a touch of romanticism reminiscent of a classic European pastry shop.
by Dustin Cardon  On Dec. 21, 2017, Mantle. founder Christopher Lomax met with Susan Farris, marketing manager for the Mangia Bene Restaurant Management Group at Sal & Mookie's New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint. They were discussing a partnership to grow Mantle's Sandbox program, in which members can use a card to receive discounts at local stores, gyms and restaurants, including Sal & Mookie's. During the meeting, Lomax and Farris came up with the idea to launch a series of events and networking opportunities for local business people called Entrepreneur Quarterly.
by Amber Helsel  Laurie McCarthy always knew she wanted to own her own business. Photo by Stephen Wilson Entrepreneurship runs in Laurie McCarthy's blood. The New Jersey native moved to Jackson when she was in ninth grade. Her father, William L. West Jr., started a communications business in Jackson called Nation Wide Paging.
by Abigail Walker  Photo by Stephen Wilson Ever since Clint Sistrunk and wife Paulina Krakowska opened JXN Escape Room in February 2016, Jacksonians have been searching for lost treasure, escaping black holes and even solving murders.
by Lashanda Phillips  Whitney Wells launched her apparel company, Read It T Ministry, in 2016 as a way to inspire and make art feel more accessible to others. Photo courtesy Whitney Wells Whitney Wells aspires to make art more accessible and collaborative through her Christian-based, Afro-centric apparel shop, Read It T Ministry.
by Amber Helsel  Many of the trees in the Mississippi Petrified Forest in Flora are thousands of years old. Photo courtesy Natalie Maynor About 30 minutes north of Jackson is a natural landmark that is thousands of years old: the Mississippi Petrified Forest. The trees are tall—so tall that they make it hard to see the sky. In the fall, leaves in shades of brown cover the walkways and bridges. In the spring and summer, green dominates the scene, covering nearly every inch of the forest. Large chunks of petrified wood sit at different places on the trail, most serving as markers on the trail.
by Dustin Cardon  Capitol Art Lofts completed construction in January, though tenants have been moving in since November 2017. The new apartment complex features 31 units in two historic downtown buildings. Photo courtesy Capitol Art Lofts Capitol Art Lofts Now Complete
The Capitol Art Lofts, an apartment complex in downtown Jackson, finished the last phase of its construction in January. The first phase of the construction, which centered on the complex's Lott Building, finished in November 2017, after which the Art Lofts began moving in its first tenants. The second building is called the Kerc Building. by ShaCamree Gowdy  Duvalier Malone, a Mississippi native now based in Washington, D.C., uses his voice and position as a political columnist to inspire and initiate change in his home state and the nation in general. Photo courtesy Duvalier Malone Duvalier Malone may no longer live in his home state of Mississippi, but the impact it has had on his life and his work is with him forever.
by Amber Helsel  The Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened on Dec. 9 to much fanfare. The museums give a full picture of the state's history, from Native American culture to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Here is some of what you might see while at the museums.
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