June 2018
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Welcome to the Shoofly Magazine home page!
You'll find News & Events up top. Scroll down for our Lifestyle section. And make sure to check out our amazing NEW Local Living Services Directory! |
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News With A Twist Visits BSL
Each year, WGNO's News With a Twists visit Bay St. Louis, doing a series of stories and broadcasting one evening from the historic depot. This year, Tamica Lee and Lebron "LBJ" Joseph headed up team WGNO. You'll find the complete gallery of event photos in the Shoofly Magazine's photo gallery section, 15 Minutes!
-images by Shoofly Magazine photographers Brenda Comer and Lionel Haynes, Jr.
15 Minutes Photo Galleries are sponsored by Smith & Lens Gallery
-images by Shoofly Magazine photographers Brenda Comer and Lionel Haynes, Jr.
15 Minutes Photo Galleries are sponsored by Smith & Lens Gallery
If you're in a photo, you're welcome to save these Internet-sized photos from our 15 Minutes galleries onto your own computer or device. We do ask that if you share on social media, please credit the photographer and the Shoofly Magazine!
Community Calendar
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We list events in Bay St. Louis and Waveland for free! Simply use the button to send us your event info.
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Upcoming Events
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Two free concerts at the Alice Moseley Pavilion in June! You'll find all the details on our Upcoming Events page!
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Don't-Miss Happenings
How can a small town have so much going on? See the Shoofly Magazine'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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Bay St. Louis was featured again on HGTV's Great American Country channel in late May
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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! |
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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New Gulfwide Plastic-free Project Kicks Off in BSL
Bay St. Louis is the hub of a five-state Gulf Coast plastic use reduction campaign. Find out who started the movement, who pioneered plastic-free in BSL and what local café is part of a pilot program. - story by Ellis Anderson sponsored by Marshall Moving Services |
Living Large
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Bay Town Inn and owner Nikki Moon feted by national travel bloggers
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Recognitions Well Deserved
Living Large features locals in the limelight — both businesses and individuals. We update this page frequently, so stop in often! Newest stories will be at the top. Know a candidate for Living Large? Email us! sponsored by Four Elements Coaching |
Local Living!
The 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 weekly. Want to know more? Read our mission statement and history.
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Featured Sponsor
Featured Sponsor
Bay Life Gifts
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 Magazine the perfect place for elevated community conversation. Click here to read more!
That makes the Shoofly Magazine the perfect place for elevated community conversation. Click here to read more!
May Hot Spot businesses:
Be sure to check out "Hot Spots" Bodega Sales and Rentals (111 Court Street) and California Drawstrings (216 Main Street).
Shoofly Lifestyle
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Across the Bridge
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Big Badass Boars For Dinner
Award-winning author Rheta Grimsley Johnson checks out a new and unusual cookbook for Southern swamp to table meals. sponsored by the Coast Stompers |
Coast Cuisine
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The Parrot Head Bar & Grill
Chef Rickey Peters settles into his new Court Street kitchen in Bodega's, taking bar food to new heights with delectable sandwiches, tapas, and of course, his signature gumbo. - story by Lisa Monti sponsored by Buck Ramond Heating & Air |
Shared History
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Cake Crazy in the Bay
The sugary Southern tradition of baking artful - and delectable - cakes for special occasions is celebrated in this story looking back at some of the town's best bakers. - story by Denise Jacobs sponsored by Magnolia Antiques |
Beach to Bayou
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Camping Made Simple With Rentals
A savvy entrepreneur and nature lover finds that making camping easy for others isn't just fun - it's a growing business. Meet Kristine Lyons of Gulf Coast Camper Rentals. - story by Lisa Monti, photos courtesy GCCR sponsored by Gulf Coast Camper Rentals |
On the Shoofly
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New Group Supports BSL Historic District
A new grassroots group seeks to support both the Bay St. Louis Historic District and the volunteer commission that oversees it. - by Grace Wilson Sponsored by Joan Vass: Off Broadway |
Day Tripping
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Audubon Park Adventure
One of the loveliest city parks in the country is within a stone's throw of the Mississippi coast, boasting groves of live oaks, live animals and live music. - story by Lisa Monti sponsored by a Friend of the Shoofly |
At Home in the Bay
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Called to the Coast
A stately 1920s house in the Bay St. Louis historic district fulfills a lifelong dream for a Hattiesburg couple. - story and photos by Ellis Anderson sponsored by Bay Life Gifts & Gallery |
Arts Alive
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The Mississippi Coast Stompers
A band of seasoned jazz performers continues to make their merry mark on the coast with music from bygone days that somehow never grows old. - story by Lisa Monti sponsored by Bay Creative Arts Center |
Beautiful Things
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The Desiree Tent
The digital age hasn't changed some things: hanging in a pup-tent on a rainy day is always magic. Design diva Holly Lemoine Raymond and pal, Desiree, build one together in this cool DIY project. - by Holly Lemoine Raymond sponsored by H.L.Raymond Properties |
Mind+Body+Spirit
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Knowing is Half the Battle
Ever wonder what's in the make-up you're wearing on your face each day? Or your shaving cream or toothpaste? A watchdog consumer site maintains an enormous online database so you find out exactly how safe your brand of skin/hair/nail care products are. - story by LB Kovac sponsored by Four Elements Coaching |
Bay Reads
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Timeless Tales
Shoofly Magazine book columnist Carole McKellar checks out spellbinding new works by contemporary authors based on myths spun thousands of years ago. sponsored by Pass Books |
Coast Lines
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Days in the Bay
These three fun itineraries for idyllic days in "The Bay" are tailored for fitness buffs, families with children and BFFs who want to explore Old Town's shops. You won't go hungry either, with our local eatery suggestions. - story and photos by Ellis Anderson sponsored by Bay-tique Boutique |
Vintage Vignette
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The Paper Chase
In a world where going "paperless" is the new trend, artist and ephemera collector Vicki Niolet takes at look at a few of the things we'll be missing. - story and photos by Vicki Niolet sponsored by The French Potager |
Mother of Pearl
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Presley and Pearl
What happens when a very spoiled Chihuahua must cede the number one position in the family to a new baby? Writer, new mom, and old soul, Grace Wilson, tells the story of Presley meeting Pearl. - story and photos by Grace Birch sponsored by Palm House Cottage |
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The June Shoofly Crew
Ellis Anderson
Grace Birch
Jeremy Burke
Willard Deal
Lionel Haynes, Jr.
Denise Jacobs
Larry Jaubert
Laurie Johnson
Rheta Grimsley Johnson
LB Kovac
Carole McKellar
Lisa Monti
Vicki Niolet
Sarah Nolan
Grace Birch
Jeremy Burke
Willard Deal
Lionel Haynes, Jr.
Denise Jacobs
Larry Jaubert
Laurie Johnson
Rheta Grimsley Johnson
LB Kovac
Carole McKellar
Lisa Monti
Vicki Niolet
Sarah Nolan
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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