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Royal Street or Bourbon? Considering Our Course

4/1/2021

 
Coast Lines - April 2021
Community consensus can help Bay St. Louis set our course for the future, so bring on a new Comprehensive Plan. 

- by Ellis Anderson 
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The Covid Connect

11/15/2020

 
Coast Lines - November 2020
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Free drive-thru COVID testing in Bay St. Louis - it's fast and only takes a few minutes! Read our story for details.
As the holidays draw near and infection rates break new records, the possibility of gifting the virus is a prospect we can avoid. 

- by Ellis Anderson 
The Mississippi Department of Health/University of MS Medical Center now offer free statewide drive-thru Covid testing. You do not need a doctor's referral. To qualify, you need to have some Covid symptoms or been exposed. 

It's extremely simple to make an appointment through their online system!  Click here.  

Want to see a snapshot of how your Mississippi county has fared with infection rates over time?  Click here.

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A Moment to Arise

7/11/2019

 
Coast Lines - July 2019 
After fifty years of adoration, a Paul McCartney fan shares an intimate moment with him - along with 18,000 other fans.  
- story by Ellis Anderson
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Paul McCartney leads the crowd of 18,000 fans in a sing-along in a New Orleans performance, May 23, 2019. Photo by Ellis Anderson

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Robot in the Room

4/25/2019

 
Coast Lines - April 2019
A roving robot named after an English butler becomes a beloved new pet, despite the skepticism of the family dogs.
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- story and photos by Ellis Anderson 
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Former Alpha dog Jace challenges the new Alpha in the pack.

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Cruisin' in the Bay

9/1/2018

 
Coast Line - Sept/Oct 2018
Shoofly Magazine publisher Ellis Anderson looks back to the first Cruisin' the Coast event in 1996 - and her introduction to the Pat Murphy Band. 
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson 
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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
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The Home That Had Never Been a House

12/1/2017

 
Coast Lines - Dec/Jan 2017
In the century since it'd been constructed, the building had served as a school, a community center and a place for healing broken lives.  But no one had ever called it "home." 
- by Ellis Anderson 
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Webb School around 2002, when it was serving as Rebos House, photo by Ellis Anderson

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Something Wonderful Is Always Happening...

10/1/2017

 
Coast Lines - Oct/Nov 2017
One man helped shaped the creative heart of Bay St. Louis in ways that will happily reverberate for generations to come:  meet Jerry Dixon. 
- story by Ellis Anderson 
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Artist Joey Rice and Jerry Dixon at the grand opening of Gallery Edge, August 2017

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Coast Lines - Aug/Sept 2017

8/1/2017

 

Free Willy Gone Wrong 

An impulse to save a crafty crab ends well for the creature, but its rescuer has reason to wish she'd eaten it instead. 
- story and photos by Ellis Anderson ​
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Bob of Bob's Crabs, 2007

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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 
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Coast Lines - June 2017

6/1/2017

 

Paying Your Respects

Could an outpouring of community condolences on the loss of an antisocial dog stem from the coast's hurricane culture? 
​- story and photo by Ellis Anderson 
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Coast Lines - May 2017

5/1/2017

 

God's Perfect Creatures

The Gulf Coast's on-going battle with Formosan termites will have us swatting the swarmers this May as the over-achieving insects scout out more trees, homes - and boats - to devour. 
- story by Ellis Anderson  
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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 
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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 
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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 
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Coast Lines - October 2016

10/1/2016

 

Open Windows

After a seemingly endless summer, the first cool evening of the fall has coast residents turning off the A/C and reveling in fresh air. 
- story and photo by Ellis Anderson
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We who call the Gulf Coast our home live for this:  The first night we can sleep with the windows open.
 
Of course it’s not the first night ever, or even the first time of the year we’ve been able to drift off to the pulsings of crickets.  We call it the “first” because it’s been months since the windows have shifted in their casings. 
 
Gradually, as the six-month summer has worn on, we’ve sealed ourselves in to our homes.  To save on energy bills, we have plugged every crack and crevice where the precious air conditioning might escape. 

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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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School children on the duck pond bridge, before the Pokémon infestation.
Gigi is my guide. 
 
She is nine and I am 59.  I have since learned that is an age spread not unusual with players of Pokémon GO.
 
While I am a Pokémon novice, I’m in capable hands.  Gigi Madden has captured and imprisoned dozens of the little cartoon creatures on her smart phone over the past several weeks, which is the object of this new game.  She has kindly volunteered to teach me how to play. 
 
She has brought me to the grounds of the historic depot in Bay St. Louis, a gathering spot for some of the rarest Pokémon creatures.   The depot grounds are also bristling with places where players can restock the balls that they use to capture the digital beasties.

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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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Ouida Sue: at an estimated 540 years old, she's the oldest live oak tree in Bay St. Louis,
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet the oldest tree in Bay St. Louis.   She’s registered under the name  Ouida Sue.  Who knows what she calls herself?  Ouida Sue is estimated to be 540 years old. 
 
It’s hard to imagine the coast when that tree was a sapling.  Columbus hadn’t stumbled onto this hemisphere yet.  Humans didn’t even know there were such things as hemispheres.  Buffalo still roamed right here in Hancock County.  We know that because the explorer Bienville’s men hunted them in 1699, when Ouida Sue was a mere 223 years old.  
 
This is a tree with some stories to tell.  And maybe someday, humans will be able to understand her language.  

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Coast Lines - July 2016

7/1/2016

 

A Shoofly Way of Life

A change of name kicks off an International Shoofly Awareness campaign, in hopes of reviving a fine and neighborly tradition, while creating a new Mississippi export.
- story by Ellis Anderson, artwork by Zita Waller
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This amazing painting of the BSL Shoofly is by beloved artist Zita Waller, who passed away earlier this year. It hangs in the headquarters of the Hancock County Historical Society on Cue Street.
One of the most satisfying creative moments in my life?  The instant I hit the button changing www.bslfourthward.com to www.bslshoofly.com.
 
The original Bay St. Louis 4th Ward Cleaver — a folksy neighborhood online newsletter, began in 2011.  We graduated to a higher level of communications in 2014, becoming a sponsor supported magazine.  For nearly two years, we've been showcasing writing and photography by more than a dozen dedicated contributors each month.
 
Now, with the support of loyal readers and sponsors, we feel it’s time for a name that reflects how far we’ve come, and who we are now. That’s why from here on out, we are the Shoofly Magazine.

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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 
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Shoofly drawing by architect/planner Bill Dennis. The Bay St. Louis Shoofly was originally designed by architect Kevin Fitzpatrick and constructed in 1991.

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