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Barefield Workplace Solutions (251 W. South St., 601.354.4960)

Big Apple Inn (509 N. Farish St., 601.354.4549)

Elite Restaurant (141 E. Capitol St., 601.352.5606)

George Bell Rug Cleaning (207 Commerce St., 601.944.0630)

Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St., 601.948.0888)

Historic King Edward (235 W. Capitol St., 601.353.5464)

Lamar Restaurant (209 S. Lamar St., 601.354.9300)

Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St., 601.354.9712)

Mayflower Café (123 W. Capitol St., 601.355.4122)

Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St., 601.960.1515)

Office Environments (100 E. Capitol St., 601.355.0313)

Old Capitol Inn (226 N. State St., 601.359.9000)

Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St., 601.576.6920)

Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St., 601.960.2700)

Peaches Café (327 Farish St., 601.354.9267)

Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center (528 Bloom St., 601.960.0716)

Stanley’s Liquor & Wine (1049 S. State St., 601.353.0331)

Steve’s Downtown Deli (125 S. Congress St., 601.969.1119)

Two Sisters’ Kitchen (707 N. Congress St., 601.353.1180)

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The Alamo Theater (333 N. Farish St., 601.352.3365 or 601.291.6587) thehistoricalamotheater@gmai.com

#5914 | Author: KeishawnaSmith | Date: Apr 6 2014

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.