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After 25 years operating a successful gallery in New Orleans, Becky and Ed Edwards (B.E.E.) open a location in the Bay.
- story by Lisa Monti, photos by Ellis Anderson
Developer Jim MacPhaille announces three new restaurants coming to the Depot District. The first? All-American barbecue.
- story by Lisa Monti
A mother-daughter team serves up sugary goodness in Waveland with custom cakes and an array of daily delights - all baked up in-house.
- story by Lisa Monti - photos by Ellis Anderson
A new national awareness of racism engenders another serious consideration of the Mississippi flag, on both statewide and local levels.
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Bay St. Louis and eight Bay businesses swept up a lion's share of the Best of Mississippi awards this year, thanks to lots of local support.
- story by Lisa Monti - photos by Ellis Anderson
One of the coast's favorite healthy eateries branches out into meal planning and take-out. The main take-away? What's healthy can also be delicious!
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Two local retailers - and longtime Shoofly Magazine sponsors - hit the "reset" button in time for holiday shopping: California Drawstrings and Pass Books.
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One of the hottest entrepreneurs in the South has chosen Bay St. Louis as the next location for a new Fleurty Girl shop, slated to open in early 2020.
- by Lisa Monti from Lisa Monti's Notebook photos by Ellis Anderson
Several new businesses have opened in Old Town in the first six months of this year, the lion's share of them on the first block of Main. Meet some of the business people behind this flurry of entrepreneurship.
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Resumption of passenger rail service from New Orleans to Mobile received a major boost today when the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $33 million to the Southern Rail Commission. The money will go toward funding a $65.9 million railroad and infrastructure improvement project along the route needed to upgrade it for passenger trains. |
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A new store has opened in the 126 Main Street building, a location that’s been an Old Town anchor for the past thirty years.
“Salty Souls” is the brainchild of seasoned entrepreneur Jane Alford. It’s right across the street from her popular store Bay-Tique boutique (125 Main Street), which Alford opened seven years ago. The new store focuses on sportswear for men and women, yoga-wear and nautical-themed gifts – many designed by Alford herself. Salty Souls also stocks, sunglasses, sunscreen and beach supplies. |
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Chef Tara Davis likes to say the dishes she prepares in her newly opened Savage Skillet restaurant isn’t health food, it’s fresh food. A professional chef, caterer and sommelier, Davis keeps everything fresh by changing the breakfast and lunch menus daily and ingredients local.
“The theme is home grown, and we’ll focus on sourcing locally,” she said. “We’re going to keep it small and simple to focus on quality. We’ll never have a set menu.” |
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Marina Cottage Soap Company of Ocean Springs is expanding to Bay St. Louis. Its second store will open at 111 Main St., in the former Bay Life spot, on March 23 just in time for the Arts Alive weekend.
Owner Vanessa Mueller, a registered nurse, started creating skin care products to help her young daughter’s eczema. She opened the business in December 2012 and sales have increased ever since. Marina Cottage products have even been included in swag bags at the Oscars, Golden Globes and MTV Movie Award shows. |
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Two of Old Town’s retail anchors, bijoubel Boutique (126 Main Street), and its sister store, Joan Vass Off-Broadway (124 Main Street), will be moving later this month – although not very far. The popular apparel and accessory shops are relocating just a few doors down.
Melissa Hamilton, the owner of both boutiques has purchased the historic bungalow style cottage at 136 Main Street. Built in the 1890s, the building has been home to many families through the years, including the Angelone family, Sicilian immigrants. |
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“New” is the big buzz word at the Mockingbird Café (110 South Second Street, Bay St. Louis) these days. On February 25th, the coffee shop/restaurant launched three new menus offering breakfast, lunch and “pub” fare, along with original recipe cocktails.
Die-hard fans of the café can breathe easy, though: the award-winning Mockingburger and other favorites like the “Scout” sandwich aren’t going anywhere. And the rich array of fresh-baked goods emerging from the kitchen will continue to tempt even the most stalwart dieter. The new menus offer additional dishes and beverages – while growing the café’s focus on “from-scratch” recipes. |
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Many regular diners who actively lobbied to get Chicken and Waffles served later in the day will cheer – the scrumptious dish is now found on the lunch menu as well. Chicken tenders also appear as a solo with sides of house-made sauces - or coated with Sriracha Honey and sandwiched in a toasted brioche.
In the meal-sized Kale Salad, fresh kale and spinach mix it up with heirloom tomatoes, avocado, bacon and a hard-boiled egg, tossed with a bright garlic-lemon dressing. |
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The Nicaud family’s restaurant group is about to add a new one.
Chef Field Nicaud is coming back to the Coast to open a steak and oyster restaurant at 111 Main St. in Bay St. Louis. It’s the space that housed the Old Cuevas Bistro and until last month C&C Farm to Fork. |
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Holly Lemoine-Raymond, the local real estate broker who’s acted as behind-the-scenes liaison and on-camera participant for several HGTV features about Bay St. Louis and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, is launching her own television series. Named Inside Out with HL Raymond Properties, the first show premieres Sunday, January 13 (see the complete airing schedule and information about the premiere party on January 12 below).
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Harry Fisher, a St. Bernard Parish real estate developer and Kiln resident, is putting his mark on two prominent Main Street properties.
In the first block of Main, close to Beach Boulevard, Fisher and builder Rodney Corr are planning to develop the vacant space next to the Shops at 126 Main Street (an Old Town anchor that's home to Lulu's on Main and bijoubel Boutique). |
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The Bay Town Inn is one of Bay St. Louis's celebrity businesses - the 12-room bed-and-breakfast has been a favorite of travel writers and featured several times in national publications.
Now the national broadcasting world has discovered the inn and its owner, Nikki Moon. The business was featured in the fifth season of the popular PBS show Start Up. Moon says that the show's host, Gary Bredow and his production crew filmed the interview in the spring of 2017. The episode premiered in March 2018. As of this week, the episode is available online for streaming (we've embedded the segment below). According to the show's website, Start Up interviews small business owners around the country "to hear their personal stories and find out what it really takes to start a successful business from the ground up... Start Up is a fast-paced series that captures the heart and imagination of anyone who has ever dreamed of starting their own business." |
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