Category: Expat

Bartender Turned World Traveler

8/30/2017

by Abigail Walker

Over the past year, Jackson resident and former Saltine Oyster Bar bartender Eli Juren has been traveling to various parts of the world, including the village of Huacachina in Peru, where he sandboarded. Photo courtesy of Eli Juren

Eli Juren, 23, spent more than two years serving up drinks as a bartender at Saltine Oyster Bar in Fondren. But over the last few months, the Austin, Texas, native has turned world explorer, doing everything from sandboarding in Huacachina, Peru, to visiting the Taj Mahal.

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Silver Screen at 15

6/1/2017

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by Micah Smith

Actor Kylen Davis, who grew up in Jackson, has a a recurring role on the event-series crime drama “Shots Fired” on FOX. Photo courtesy Jackson Beals

At 15 years old, Kylen Davis already has a more impressive resume than many movie-industry professionals. The Hattiesburg-born actor has scored small roles in several major motion pictures, locally filmed projects and big-budget blockbusters alike, over the past four years.

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Silver's Mississippi Spin

3/8/2017

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by Micah Smith

Mississippi-born singer Deborah Silver released her latest album, “The Gold Standards,” in September 2016. Photo courtesy Fadil Berisha

Fans of singer Deborah Silver's 2016 album, "The Gold Standards," a chart-topping tribute to the Great American Songbook, might be surprised to learn that the soulful vocalist wasn't raised in the Hollywood hills, as some would guess from the album's classic style. Instead, she spent her youth in Mississippi, first in the Delta, then Jackson.

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Los Angeles Dreamin’

12/14/2016

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by Micah Smith

After Maurice Smith lost his job in 2008, he decided to pursue music full-time. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam

Jackson native Maurice Smith says developing a love of music was unavoidable after growing up in a big family with musicians on both sides. With drummers and pianists on his mother's side and singers on his father's side, Smith and his siblings had a none-too-subtle push toward music from a young age.

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Bartender Turned World Traveler

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