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Days in the Bay

4/1/2018

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. Feel free to mix and match at will - you really can't go wrong.
- itineraries and photos by Ellis Anderson

Coast Lines - July/August 2017

7/1/2017

A Newcomer's Reconciliation

Learning to see the invisible net of community - woven from both past and place - enriches the life of one suburban transplant.
- by Ellis Anderson

Coast Lines - February 2017

2/1/2017

Mardi Gras Miracles

The New Orleans celebration seen on TV around the country differs from the local experience, where miracles - both small and large - are commonplace.
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson

Coast Lines - January 2017

1/1/2017

Compare Answers, Not Ads

A new non-partisan website gives local candidates a place to introduce themselves and share detailed answers to important questions. Elections in Bay St. Louis may never be the same.
- by Ellis Anderson

Coast Lines - November 2016

11/1/2016

Kind to Insects

Of course, bugs can't think or communicate with humans - or can they?
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson

Coast Lines - September 2016

9/1/2016

Animated Vs. Animals

The Pokémon GO craze may have more people walking around outdoors, but they're oblivious to local flora and fauna, in pursuit of tiny cartoons.
- story by Ellis Anderson

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Coast Lines - August 2016

8/1/2016

The Company of Trees

It turns out the trees are social beings that have feelings and can communicate. Some folks aren't surprised.
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson

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Coast Lines - June 2016

6/1/2016

Bye Ward, Hello Shoofly!

Ward and June are going into retirement, as the Fourth Ward Cleaver web-zine changes its name to "The Shoofly" in July! Read on for why.
- story by Ellis Anderson

Coast Lines - May 2016

5/1/2016

Way Back When

Most people know Nan Parati as one of the creative forces of Jazz Fest and owner of Elmer's, an iconic New England restaurant. Here's the little-known backstory of her first creative enterprise.
- by Ellis Anderson

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Nan Parati at the Jazz Fest Sign Barn - photo by Ellis Anderson

In the 1980s, my friend Nan Parati worked for Jimmy Buffet as a set designer. Her pièce de résistance creation was a huge fake volcano. At concerts, when tens of thousands of people started singing along with Jimmy, “I don’t know where I’m a gonna go when the volcano blows,” actual fireworks would shoot out of the top of that landmass-sized prop. The volcano caught on fire once, but no one was seriously hurt and the crowd thought it was all part of the show. That’s another story.

The point is that’s the kind of mind Nan has. Need a great show finale? How about a volcanic eruption? Impossible? Hardly. Where there’s Nan’s will, there’s a way.

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Coast Lines - March 2016

3/1/2016

Senior Class

Going back to college as an older adult can be challenging and rewarding. Here are seven tips to help you make the grade.
- story by Ellis Anderson

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Coast Lines - February 2016

1/31/2016

The Last Straw

How a group of BSL residents are teaming up to just "say no" to drinking straws. Why does it matter? You might be surprised!
- story by Ellis Anderson

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Coast Lines - January 2016

1/1/2016

A Keeper Kind of Resolution

Letters of gratitude can work magic, even if they're never even mailed. It's a scientific fact.
- by Ellis Anderson

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Like most folks, I march into the beginning of each new-numbered year with a list of resolutions. Each year, it gets shorter — or at least modified.

For instance, I know I’m not going to lose enough weight to fit into that fabulous size six dress I’ve been hanging onto for the past decade.

Instead, most of my resolutions have been whittled down to ambiguous assignments “eat healthier,” “exercise more” and “sing often.” That way, there’s less guilt involved when I inevitably don’t live up to my self-imposed expectations.

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Coast Lines - November 2015

11/1/2015

A Very Special Anniversary

The "hyper-local webzine" with the goofy name is celebrating its first year as a full-scale publication - with some pretty surprising, and far-flung, fans. It's been a fantastic year, Thanks Y'all!
-story and photos by Ellis Anderson

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The Pumfords - Cleaver fans who live in England - who would have guessed?

Coast Lines - November 2014

11/1/2014

An encounter with St. Joseph inspires a renewed appreciation of our community

A Newcomer's Reconciliation

Mardi Gras Miracles

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Kind to Insects

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