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Bay Reads - April 2016

4/1/2016

A Case For Reading Short Fiction

Love to read, but short on time? Tasty tidbits of tales can prove just as satisfying as a long novel. Check out these short story collections.
- story by Carole McKellar

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Talk of the Town - April 2016

4/1/2016

Relay for Life

This series of events make it fun to give and to volunteer - but there's a very serious purpose behind the efforts: helping cancer patients.
- story by Ana Balka

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Puppy Dog Tales - April 2016

4/1/2016

Tea For Two - and More!

A formal English tea in a small Mississippi town raises money, awareness and community spirits for friends and lovers of animals.
- by Daisy Mae Delray, columnist and registered seizure alert dog

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The Shoofly - April 2016

4/1/2016

Fascinating!

This month our guest columnist is the director of exhibits at INFINITY Science Center, who discovers three elements of fascination - all of which make one of the new exhibits, "Wings Over INFINITY," a kid magnet.
- story by John Dumoulin

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Children try to find the paper airplanes they launched from the upstairs gallery.

Across the Bridge - April 2016

4/1/2016

Sweet Work If You Can Get It

Award-winning columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson takes readers along to Pie Day, an increasingly rare Louisiana Lenten custom, an event that seems tailor-made for adoption by the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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A few of the pies at the Guirard home on Pie Day. photo courtesy Richard Douglass

A friend visited with her granddaughter at my house near Iuka. She later made the child write me a thank you. While I appreciated the manners lesson and the letter, an accidental compliment in its contents absolutely thrilled me.

“I like your play house,” the girl wrote. “Where is your real house?”

It’s easy to see why a child might consider my small cottage in the woods at the tiptop of Mississippi a nice place to camp and romp and chase lightning bugs – but not a house where you’d actually live.

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Mind, Body, Spirit - April 2016

4/1/2016

Tai Chi on the Beach

Every Wednesday, starting in May, join others on the beach in the Bay who are practicing this ancient form of movement - novices welcome!
- story by Christina Richardson

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Coast Lines - April 2016

4/1/2016

The Socializing Drive

Driving in Bay St. Louis - like most things - is a little different than in most places. And better.
- story by Ellis Anderson

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Shared History - April 2016

4/1/2016

Soldinie's Grocery - The Center of the Neighborhood

S&B's Bar & Grill on Sears Avenue is located in the original home of Soldinie's Grocery. Grandson Rick reminisces about growing up in an establishment that was the neighborhood's beating heart.
- by Becky Orfila

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Beach to Bayou - April 2016

4/1/2016

New Boardwalks and Tram Tours at INFINITY Science Center

Mississippi's premier Science Center's newest "exhibits" make it easy to explore the exciting coastal environment in its own backyard!
- story by John Dumoulin

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Bouge Houma Bridge, photo by Ellis Anderson

Honor Roll - April 2016

4/1/2016

Educational Shout-outs this month: Bay High Cheer earns second place in national competition, Bay St. Louis Rotary Teacher of the Month Dan Munger, BH senior tapped as semifinalist for prestigious national scholarship, HMS Junior Beta rolls at state convention, new basketball coach at St. Stanislaus, Bay High students place second in regional academic competition and K-registration for Hancock and St. Stanislaus video goes viral!

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Good Neighbor - April 2016

4/1/2016

Jeanne Graeser

A feisty woman with the nickname of "granny" moves the world by helping veterans feel appreciated and loved.
- by Pat Saik

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l to r: Donna Anderson, Jeanne Graeser, Cece Collins, one of Jeanne's key volunteers

Arts Alive - April 2016

4/1/2016

Dancing Babies and Grumpy Cats:
The Copyright Fair Use Doctrine in the Social Media Age

Every artist needs to know the rules of the copyright road - to protect themselves against inadvertent infringements and their work from being used without their knowledge. Attorney and Cleaver Correspondent Karen Fineran manages to make the legalese good reading!

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Second Saturday - April 2016

4/1/2016

A Spring "Green" Second Saturday Artwalk

It's full-tilt boogie spring and Old Town celebrates Second Saturday by "going green!"
- stories by Grace Birch and Kerr Grabowski

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What's Up, Waveland? - April 2016

4/1/2016

Waveland Alderman Jeremy Burke keeps us up to date on the upcoming Crawfish Cook-off, Waveland sidewalk construction and Team Waveland Relay for Life activities.

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Tourism Talk - April 2016

4/1/2016

Festival Season Kick-off!

Warmer weather means outdoor festivals with music, food and family fun straight through to winter on the Mississippi Coast! April happenings are just the beginning!

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Mark your calendar for the "Cajun Party in a Box" on Sunday, April 3. This family-friendly event features the awesome fiddling of Waylon Thibodeaux!

Vintage Vignette - April 2016

4/1/2016

Let's All Go To The Movies!

Cleaver columnist and antiques expert, Martha Whitney Butler, rediscovered a love of the cinema at the new Waveland theatre - the Beacon! You'll want to check it out too, after reading this fun piece!

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Bay Bride - April/May 2016

4/1/2016

Bay Bride Retrospective

A look back at the 16 Bay weddings we've featured here and a look forward to a new tool that will help future couples plan their dream Bay St. Louis wedding!

Katherine Holland + Brandon Rios: October 17, 2015, photography by Brittney Bostick

Growing Up Downtown - April 2016

4/1/2016

The Hurricanes in My Life

In this chapter of Pat Murphy's book-in-progress, he looks back at the storms that have altered the lives - and the history - of the town.

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Postcard of aerial view of downtown Bay St. Louis after the 1947 hurricane. The thumbtack holes are still visible from this being mounted over my grandfather’s desk. (Pat Murphy Archives)

Sponsor Spotlight - April 2016

4/1/2016

S&L Office Supplies

In 2012, this Waveland business nearly gave up the ghost; then new owner Chris Cochran infused it with vision, experience and fresh vitality.
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson

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Chris Cochran, owner of S&L Office Supplies

At Home in the Bay - April 2016

4/1/2016

A Cottage For Creatives

A small historic cottage on Carroll Avenue provides both home and studio for an active young family of artists. Meet the Maddens!
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson, family portrait by Katy Tuttle

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The Madden family on the porch of their cottage. Photo by Katy Tuttle

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