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Everday, wi-fi is becoming more essential in our daily lives. Facebook, Twitter, eBay you name it. But not everyone has portable internet, let alone any internet, to do the things they need to do. Here is our list for the best free wi-fi in Jackson. Don’t forget to be kind and buy services and goods to help support the store.

Beagle Bagel
4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 145
769-251-1892

Bon Ami
1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 230
601-982-0405

Broad Street Baking Company
4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101
601-362-2900

Char
4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 142
601-956-9562

Cool Al’s
4654 McWillie Drive
601-713-3020

Cups Espresso Café
Multiple Locations
Fondren: 2757 Old Canton Road
601-362-7422
(See more locations at http://www.cupsespressocafe.com)

Hal & Mal’s
200 Commerce St.
601-948-0888

Jackson-Evers International Airport
100 International Drive, Suite 300
601-939-5631

Julep
4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 105
601-362-1411

Koinania Coffee House
136 Adams St.
601-960-3008

Last Call Sports Grill
1428 Old Square Road
601-713-2700

Ole Tavern on George Street
416 George St.
601-960-2700

Palette Café
380 South Lamar St.
(Mississippi Museum of Art lobby)
601-960-1515
http://www.msmuseumart.org

Pizza Shack
1220 N. State St.
601-352-2001

Primos Café
2323 Lakeland Drive, Flowood
601-936-3398
515 Lake Harbour Drive, Ridgeland
601-898-3600

Rainbow Co-op
2807 Old Canton Road
601-366-1602

Roosters
2906 N. State St.
601-982-2001

Sal & Mookie’s
565 Taylor St.
601-368-1919

Sneaky Beans
2914 N. State St.
601-487-6349

Taste of the Island Caribbean Takeout
436 E. Capitol St.
601-360-5900

Time Out Sports Café
6270 Old Canton Road
601-978-1839
(Wi-Fi turned on per request.)

Wired Espresso Café
115 N. State St.
601-500-7800

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The Mississippi Free Press produced this story through the MFP Solutions Lab, supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. This series digs into Mississippi’s systemic issues and sheds light on responses to them in other communities. Beyond just reporting on problems, these stories interrogate their causes and inspect potential solutions.

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.