Living
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Tips for Cleaning and Decluttering to Kick Off the New Year
As we are now firmly entrenched into 2023, resolutions have been made with the sentiment of “New Year, New You,” and sadly Christmas decorations have been put away. While you’re in the cleaning mode, the first of the year is always a great time to declutter and organize your home, office, or wherever might need […] More
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How’s the Weather at Your Placing Looking?
Old-timers know things. For starters, they know how to plan for a cold winter based on the signs of nature that abound. More
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The Best Bed & Breakfasts to Stay at in the Magnolia State
From ocean adventures with miles of relaxing white sandy beaches to gazing at the views of the famed Natchez Trace Parkway, the Magnolia State is a dream destination for any vacationist. And a bed and breakfast can allow adventurers the best of both worlds with an escape from everyday life without sacrificing amenities like a […] More
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How to Help Your Kids Make New Year’s Resolutions
The new year offers a blank slate to do something different such as changing an undesired trait or doing something good. New Year’s resolutions can range from losing weight to doing better with budgeting or taking better care of our mental health. While we think about and work on our new year’s resolutions, this is […] More
Entertainment
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Widespread Panic will celebrate Memorial Day weekend in Mississippi
Widespread Panic, one of the most popular jam bands in the world, is celebrating Memorial Day in Mississippi. The Athens, Georgia based group, a longtime staple on the touring circuit throughout the South and beyond, will play two nights Saturday, May 27th and Sunday, May 28th at the Brandon Amphitheater just outside of Jackson. Tickets […] More
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Mardi Gras Parades in Mississippi
Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday that is celebrated in many countries around the world! Mardi Gras is connected to Easter, so the date of the holiday changes each year just as it does for Easter. Thus, Mardi Gras will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. However, the Mardi Gras season always starts on […] More
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Brooks and Dunn headed for South Mississippi in mid-May
One of the best-selling music duos of all time, Brooks and Dunn, recently announced their return to the road with the REBOOT 2023 TOUR LIVE and they’re coming to South Mississippi. Brooks and Dunn with special guests Scotty McCreery and Megan Moroney will play the Mississippi Coast Coliseum on Friday, May 19th. Pre-sale tickets will […] More
Food / Dining
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New Cafe Opened at Biloxi’s Ohr-O’Keefe Museum
Chef Josh Mitchell is one of those chefs that came up through the ranks, but not in just any ordinary restaurant. Mitchell started in the kitchen of Kelly English’s Magnolia House at Harrah’s Casino Biloxi washing dishes, but under the tutelage of Chef English (2009 Food and Wine Magazine’s Best New Chef of the Year), […] More
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McElroy’s Harbor House, a Biloxi Staple
The restaurant scene in Biloxi sure has changed over the years. How I miss the old places like the Schooner, Baricev’s, and Rossetti’s. Do you remember the Van Cleve special that was invented at Rossetti’s, a po-boy made with a crab cake and cheese? What about the seafood platter at Baricev’s or the shrimp po-boy […] More
Arts / Culture
Environment
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Water-Filled Tree Holes – A Unique Microhabitat
Not all holes in trees harbor woodland creatures like birds, squirrels or racoons. Some of them hold rainwater that support a diverse group of aquatic insects and other invertebrate organisms. The drama in these microhabitats can be interesting. Tree holes that hold water are typically places where a branch has died, leaving a cavity with […] More
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What About Those Little Clay Pots?
Pottery is not unique to humans. Even the best human potters would have to admit that the small round pots of the aptly named Potter Wasp are examples of exceptional craftsmanship. And although this group of small, non-aggressive wasps make the most attractive pots, many other groups of wasps use clay to make nests for […] More
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A Ragged Leaf Holds a Story
My friend Shelia Thead saw beauty in a ragged ole leaf on a recent rainy day. As she noted, leaves and more leaves were falling along with the rain, but only this one stuck to her car that morning. She saw beauty in a dreary scene. I see a story worth sharing. Leaves are the […] More
