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by JFP Staff  Alka Ahuja Photo courtesy Brandon Smith This year's Chicks We Love help our communities in many ways, from assisting burn victims and their families, to raising awareness about domestic violence, to using art as a medium to spark conversation on social issues, to helping people with speech therapy. We salute all women using their talents and their voices to make Jackson, and Mississippi, stronger.
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by Amber Helsel  Julie Skipper is a girl about town, so she knows where some of the best places are to visit in Jackson. Here are her top 11.
by Micah Smith  Clinton native J.B. Lawrence returned to the Jackson metro area in 2014 and began a career as a professional music photographer and videographer, working solely by customer referrals and word-of-mouth advertising. Photo courtesy Tammy Aden When Clinton native J.B. Lawrence moved back to Mississippi in 2014, he had two main goals: get out of journalism and get into music.
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.
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 Cam Bonelli  The Holy Smokers cooking ministry began at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson in 1936 and began entering cooking competitions in 2010. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam Awards from local cooking competitions adorn a wall in the dining hall of St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Jackson.
by Rachel Fradette  Fenian’s Pub General Manager and Head Chef Ryan Cassell prepares the pub’s black and bleu burger with a side of fries. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam When Madison native Ryan Cassell returned home to Mississippi after a number of years in Charlotte, N.C., he quickly brought a new perspective to Jackson staple Fenian's Pub.
by LaShanda Phillips  Sinikia Nelson started her treat-making business, Unique Kreations, in 2015. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam Sinikia Nelson spends hours mixing ingredients and perfecting designs to create candied or chocolate-covered fruits and snacks, and more. Nelson, whose passion to help people fuels her, runs her business, Unique Kreations by Sinikia, out of her kitchen.
by JFP Staff  Nicole Medrano knows what it takes to be a woman in a male-dominated field. She stepped into the role of executive chef at Saltine Oyster Bar in January, and recently, she became the executive sous chef at Seafood R'evolution at the Renaissance in Ridgeland. Let's see what this chef keeps inside her bag.
by Brinda Fuller Willis  Kimberly Bracey started the nonprofit, Aunt Joyce’s Kids, in 2016 as a way to help families with chronically and catastrophically ill children around the state of Mississippi. Photo courtesy Imani Khayyam Jackson native Kim Bracey's journey in starting the nonprofit organization, Aunt Joyce's Kids, began with her aunt, Joyce Baker, who died of leukemia in 2012.
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