We hope you'll pardon the pun – we're just excited that the tastes of India are now available right here in Bay St. Louis!
- by Lisa Monti 
The contemporary casual interior of Indian Paradise makes guests feel comfortable.
Local shelters are beyond capacity and working with few resources. Learn how you can help through volunteering, donating or adopting. How can you say “no” to this face?
- by Lisa Monti 
MISSY, a five-month-old Cur/Pittie mix, was dumped at our shelter after hours with absolutely no regard for her safety or well-being. If you are familiar with Texas Flat Road, you may know that we are located on a busy highway traveled daily by 18-wheelers. Missy definitely had a guardian angel watching over her. She is shy and gentle and seems way too serious for her tender age. But she is very playful, friendly, and loving with her kennel mate, another pup around her age. She seeks out affection and wants nothing more than to curl up in our volunteers' laps and soak up all the love she can.
Uncle Joe’s Pizza and Wings, the popular restaurant in Diamondhead, will open its second location soon in the Depot District.
- by Lisa Monti 
Take Leidenheimer bread, add succulent roast beef or juicy seafood, and you'll see why crowds of diners have already discovered this new Depot District gem.
- by Lisa Monti 
Sixteen local business owned by women or minorities each received a cash grant to help them take their businesses to the next level.
- by Maurice Singleton 
Grant winners pose at the awards ceremony.
An entrepreneurial banker-turned-caterer adds a new eatery to the burgeoning 200 block of Main Street.
- by Lisa Monti 
Fans of bartender Deb Davis, who's a veteran of the legendary Carousel Bar in New Orleans and a fixture at the Bay's Sycamore House, join forces to support her during challenging times. - by Kim Ranjbar 
Alan Lagarde brings decades of experience in the wine and food industries to bring his vision of a fine wine and spirits shop to life.
- by Lisa Monti, photos by Ellis Anderson 
Beginning in April, one of the Bay’s oldest families takes the reins of the popular digital publication. We've got the backstory, of course!
L to R: Ellis Anderson, founder of the Shoofly Magazine with new co-publishers Wendy McDonald and Jessica Rupp Bilotta.
Making a run to the Hancock County Farmers Market on Saturday morning is a ritual that was dashed by Hurricane Katrina and paused by the coronavirus, but now things are back on track on Longfellow Road.
- by Lisa Monti 
Innkeeper extraordinaire Nikki Moon is selling the iconic BSL business to Jim MacPhaille in what both call a win-win for the town.
- by Ellis Anderson 
Owner Nikki Moon at the Bay Town Inn. Photo courtesy Nikki Moon
An exuberant new tradition that rolled into the Bay just last year is back: house floats!
- story and photos by Wendy Sullivan 
One of the first house floats of 2022 begs for beads on Main Street.
After several years of sitting vacant, the second floor of the old City Hall building will see new life as the headquarters for the Hancock Chamber of Commerce.
- by Lisa Monti 
Purple, green and gold may be the colors of Mardi Gras, but you'll be thinking all green (as in cash) when you take advantage of free tax preparation help from volunteers from the AARP Foundation.
- by Wendy Sullivan 
Easy ways you can help a local effort to support front-line health care workers as the pandemic numbers skyrocket.
– by Ellis Anderson and Wendy Sullivan 
Grateful front-line healthcare workers look over a care package from the Care Packages to COVID Providers Project.
Two friends with decades of event and entertainment experience open an intimate wine bar and spacious event venue on Beach Boulevard.
-by Ellis Anderson 
A local cycling group’s annual effort has gifted more than 500 bikes to local children who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to own one. Find out how you can contribute to their efforts this year! Deadline for donations is December 8.
- by Ellis Anderson 
The Bay Rollers took time for a group shot during their 2018 bike giveaway | Lionel Haynes, Jr. photo
Deadline to donate for the 2021 Giveaway is December 8. Click here to donate funds on the group's event page, or for more details on how you can contribute a bike to the giveaway, email Labat or check out the BRCC Facebook page.
Some major additions and improvements are nearing completion at McLeod Park, Hancock County’s popular campground on Texas Flat Road.
- by Lisa Monti, photos by Ellis Anderson 
New amphitheater at McLeod Park.
The Depot District's revitalization now includes the second location of the popular re|form, a studio offering Pilates & Barre training.
- story by Lisa Monti 
Good company, great food, live music and MOPARs galore turn this annual picnic into a block party.
- by Lisa Monti 
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