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by Amber Helsel  Photo by Wynand van Poortvliet on Unsplash.com One of the best ways to show progress in running is to do some kind of race, whether that's a 5K or a full marathon, and everything in between. Those events are also a great way to give back to the community. Here are some races this summer that benefit the community in some way.
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by Dustin Cardon  The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host the Mississippi Pickle Fest on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Photo by Monika Grabkowska on Unsplash.com Mississippi Pickle Fest
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive) will hold the Mississippi Pickle Fest on Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature live music, games, contests, and vendors selling pickles and other fermented foods such as kimchi, sauerkraut and more. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children ages 3-18. For more information, call 601-432-4500 or visit msagmuseum.org. by Amber Helsel  The next Downtown Food Friday Festival is June 7, tentatively at One Jackson Place at the corner of Amite and Lamar streets. Photo by Alivia Ashburn-Townsend On the first and fourth Friday of each month, the area around Smith Park is abuzz with activity. Downtown workers gather from the different offices, and some people outside of the downtown area gather at the park for one thing: Downtown Foodie Friday Festival.
by James Bell  The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s School of Nursing has partnered with the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery V.A. Medical Center in a program that will give some nursing students more clinical experiences, a UMMC release says. Photo courtesy University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson's health-care industry is one of the area's largest employers. So many new things happen in it each year that it's hard to keep up with. Hospitals get awards. They rename buildings, and everything in between. Here is a round-up of some of the latest information.
by Amber Helsel  Murrah High School seniors Maggie Jefferis (left) and Kilando Chambers (right) do work as part of Base Pair, which pairs Murrah students on research projects with UMMC doctors. Photo by Jay Ferchaud/UMMC Photography At least a dozen large corkboards on wheels, each containing diagrams, data, charts and more, fill a room in the University of Mississippi Medical Center. It's hard to hear over the noise of students presenting research projects on everything from potential cancer treatments to things that can restrict the growth of fetuses.
by James Bell  Vintage-clothing business Good Problems opened in Offbeat during Vibe Fest on April 20. Photo by Delrico Harris When Phillip "DJ Young Venom" Rollins, owner of midtown-based business Offbeat, started seeing more people wear the vintage clothing he grew up with, he had an inspiration: He wanted to sell vintage clothes.
by Dustin Cardon  Once completed, the 15,000-square-foot Midtown Depot will feature a grilled-cheese restaurant, craft-beer bar, a stage, art galleries and more. Photo courtesy ELSEWorks Something is always happening in Jackson, so each issue of BOOM updates you on some of the new developments in the Jackson metro area. Here are some of the recent ones.
by Amber Helsel  Okolo Rashid says the International Museum of Muslim Culture’s newest exhibit explores Muhammad, not just as a prophet but also as a head-of-state. Photo courtesy IMMC It's quiet inside the International Museum of Muslim Cultures on a day in May, but a couple of blocks away, its noisier as IMMC renovates a space that will house a new exhibit.
by Richard Coupe  Sarah Stripp of Springboard to Opportunities in Jackson, is in the second WKKF Community Leadership Network. Photo by Alexander Woldeab For M. Cade Smith, the assistant vice chancellor for community engagement at the University of Mississippi, his time in the WKKF Community Leadership Network program were three of the most productive years of personal and professional development, he says.
by Richard Coupe  Photo by Acacia Clark Mississippi Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics President Lydia West's strong memories of her family spending time in the kitchen and eating together with friends started a life-long interest in food, nutrition, dietetics and serving others, she says.
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