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by Devna Bose  Melanie John (pictured) and her sister, Janella John, own StudioAMN & Designs, which is on Ridgewood Road on Jackson. They wouldn’t be anywhere but the capital city, she says. Photo courtesy Devna Bose Ridgewood Road is the site of one of Jackson's hidden gems, Studio AMN & Designs, a fine-arts gallery and "paint and sip" studio where clients can drink wine while creating art.
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by Amber Helsel  Trip Burns/File Photo Whether you're in town for a football game, or you just want to get out and do something, Jackson has a lot of must-dos. Here are a few.
by Malcolm Morrow  1693 Redzone Grill has dishes such as shrimp creole. Photo courtesy Devna Bose For the past two years, 30-year-old New Orleans native Mike Mosley has been serving up Cajun-inspired cuisine to Jacksonians and getting widespread acclaim for his culinary creations at 1693 Redzone Grill, where he is the chef and co-owner.
by Brinda Fuller Willis  Husband-and-wife duo Alyssa and Jon Bryant created their cottage-food business, Bryant Foods, LLC, in spring 2017 with the goal of providing food options that taste good while still being good for you. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam On a Saturday morning in July, Alyssa and Jon Bryant are setting up at the Mississippi Farmers Market in downtown Jackson to sell a variety of sweet treats, such as chocolate-chip cookies and waffles.
by Arielle Dreher  Antipasto Photo courtesy Mangia Bene It's a Thursday night in July around 8:30 p.m., and the lounge section of BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar is packed and full of life as people partake in the restaurant's new daily event, Social Hour.
by Dustin Cardon  Chef Derek Emerson bought Parlor Market and added an Italian flair to the menu. Photo courtesy Devna Bose The restaurant scene in metro Jackson is constantly changing, growing and becoming more competitive. In the last 15 years, we've watched the region become a food mecca, especially with more locally owned restaurants. Here is some of what happened in the metro area's restaurant scene in the last year.
by Dustin Cardon  The interior of the newly opened Westin Hotel in downtown Jackson features decor such as replicas of famous guitars. It also has a wine bar and a spa. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam The Fondren Set to Begin Construction
The Fondren, a 100-room boutique hotel on the corner of Hartfield and State Streets that developers Duvall Decker Architects, CDA Hospitality and Eldon Development first unveiled in 2014, is on track to officially begin construction in fall 2017. by Cam Bonelli  Photo courtesy Cam Bonelli With event planning, Tasha Rowe says that it's all in the details for her and fellow Embellished Events and Interiors owner Nicole Hardy.
by Malcolm Morrow  Jackson wife-and-husband duo Funmi “Queen” Franklin and Brad “Kamikaze” Franklin launched the Kundi Compound, which serves as a small-business incubator and community and creative-arts space in midtown Jackson, in May 2017. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam The Kundi Compound is the latest co-working space to appear on the Jackson landscape.
by Devna Bose  Photo courtesy Devna Bose In the Cohen Brothers building in downtown Jackson, everything from sour gummy worms to jelly beans to chocolate-covered treats line wooden shelves at Sugar Ray's Sweet Shop (224 W. Capitol St.).
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