October 2017
Music at the Historic Depot!
As always, if you're in the photo, you're welcome to drag these internet sized photos from our 15 Minute galleries onto your own computer desktop. We do ask that if you share on social media, please credit the photographer and the Shoofly Magazine!
News & EventsThe Shoofly Magazine focuses on lifestyle in Bay St. Louis and its sister city of Waveland on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. New issues are published the first week of every month, with updates and breaking news published twice weekly.
On this homepage you'll find News & Events up top. Our Lifestyle section is below. Want to know more? Read our mission statement and history! Community Calendar
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Our Community Calendar
Use our new “This Week” events list, or access our full calendar. You'll find everything from civic meetings to school sporting events! Sponsored by Serious Bread Bakery, The Starfish Cafe & Coast Time Realty  |
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Upcoming Events
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Cruisin' the Coast, Oct. 1–7
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Don't-Miss Happenings
How can a small town have so much going on? See the Shoofly's pick of top events for the coming weeks and mark your calendars. We update it every week, so there's always something new! Sponsored by Carroll House B&B |
The Big Buzz
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Smoothie King comes to the Bay
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Breaking News
The Big Buzz is updated all through the month with breaking news. We've got the good gossip that you won't mind sharing! Subscribe for email notifications when new Buzz stories are posted! Sponsored by the Alice Moseley Museum |
15 Minutes
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Who's Getting Their 15 Minutes of Fame?
Check out our photo galleries of local events! You're welcome to copy the photos to your own computer. We simply ask that you credit the Shoofly Magazine! sponsored by Smith & Lens Gallery |
Talk of the Town
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Light Fest comes to the Kiln!
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Lighting Up the Sky!
This December, a new kind of festival promises to light up the night at the Hancock County Fairgrounds. - story by Lisa Monti Sponsored by Ole Blue Eyes Taxi & Limo |
Local Life!
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Shoofly Lifestyle
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Across the Bridge
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Cat Island pastel detail by John McKellar
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A Sybil of Artists
Award-winning author Rheta Grimsley Johnson on how art has the power to transport and transform us — especially the work of Mississippi Coast artist John McKellar. sponsored by the Coast Stompers |
Coast Cuisine
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200 North Beach
One of Bay St. Louis's most popular restaurants has changed hands, and while the menu and décor have been subtly updated, the goal of pleasing people has not changed. - story by Lisa Monti, photos by Ellis Anderson sponsored by Buck Ramond Heating & Air |
Arts Alive
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Ruth Miller
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A Life of Commitment: Artist Ruth Miller
Embroidered portraits can take up to a year to complete a single piece, but Ruth Miller is redefining tapestry one thread at a time. - story by LB Kovac sponsored by Cappy's Point |
Beach to Bayou
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The Halloween Hustle
A lighthearted series of races along the Bay St. Louis coastline has built a monster following over the past three years. - story by Ellis Anderson sponsored by Gulf Coast Camper Rentals |
Coast Lines
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Something Wonderful Is Always Happening...
One man helped shaped the creative heart of Bay St. Louis in ways that will happily reverberate for generations to come: Meet Jerry Dixon. - story by Ellis Anderson sponsored by Bay-tique Boutique |
Day Tripping
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Picayune in the Pines
Our country cousin just north of the coast offers an wonderful arboretum, a classic homestyle restaurant and yes, a Teddy bear museum. Day trip to Picayune along with the Shoofly Magazine! - story and photos by Ellis Anderson sponsored by a Friend of the Shoofly |
Mind, Body, Spirit
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Life Coaching - Bringing Balance
The term "coaching" has expanded outside the realm of athletics into an applied science that can help people gain balance and lose stress. - by Tina Richardson sponsored by Four Elements Coaching |
Vintage Vignette
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Countryside Antiques
What many believe is the finest antique store on the coast is also a place where customers feel like they're right at home. - story and photos by Karen Fineran sponsored by The French Potager |
At Home in the Bay
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Three Palms
A new Bay St. Louis beach house embodies the love of family and the strength of friendships that have lasted through several generations. sponsored by Bay Life Gifts & Gallery |
Shared History
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Legacy of Lovely: Carol Vegas
The park surrounding the historic Bay St. Louis City Hall and the Shoofly Oak is named after a woman who left a lasting legacy of loveliness. sponsored by Magnolia Antiques |
Bay Reads
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A Case for Reading Fiction
Want to fight the onset of dementia? Pick up a good novel. Science also shows that reading literary fiction increases empathy and enhances the ability to see another perspective. sponsored by Pass Books |
Puppy Dog Tales
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Road Trip
Robbie MacDougal, Shetland Sheepdog and canine journalist, lists eight rules of the road for traveling with your pet. sponsored by Friends of the Animal Shelter |
Beautiful Things
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Pallet Wall Hanging
Create a rustic wood wall hanging in the shape of your state — or anything else you can imagine — with Holly Lemoine Raymond’s technique for recycling throwaway pallets. sponsored by H.L.Raymond Properties |
On the Shoofly
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A Take on Two Coast Museums
Seasoned reporter and new coast resident John Branston weighs in with a fresh perspective on two popular visitor attractions. Sponsored by Webb Schoolhouse Vacation Rental |
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October
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The OctoberShoofly Crew
Ellis Anderson
Jeremy Burke
Willard Deal
Larry Jaubert
Laurie Johnson
Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Carole McKellar
Lisa Monti
Sarah Nolan
Christina Richardson
Denise Jacobs
Jeremy Burke
Willard Deal
Larry Jaubert
Laurie Johnson
Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Carole McKellar
Lisa Monti
Sarah Nolan
Christina Richardson
Denise Jacobs
The Shoofly Name
A shoofly is a raised wood deck circling a large tree and historically, almost every hotel on the Mississippi coast had one. Now the shoofly by the old Bay St. Louis City Hall is one of few remaining, and it's become our iconic town landmark.
That makes the Shoofly the perfect place for elevated community conversation.
That makes the Shoofly the perfect place for elevated community conversation.
NEW! "On the Shoofly" Podcast
Listen to the "On the Shoofly" hour the first Wednesday of each month, 11am, on WQRZ 103.5 FM. Shoofly editors Ellis Anderson and Lisa Monti talk about news and upcoming events and interview guests! Miss it? Click here to listen to the latest edition.
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