Just steps from the beach, housed in a historic, fully restored Spanish mission-revival-style building that was once a nurse’s dormitory, The Blue Marlin is an upscale seafood restaurant that has become one of the Coast’s premier fine-dining spots. With marble countertops, linen-draped tables and large windows showcasing gorgeous views of the Gulf of Mexico and […]
The most important reason to have life insurance is to avoid leaving your loved ones with significant debt and expenses. We are not promised tomorrow, and when you leave your family behind, there is a serious financial impact. Life insurance will help with covering burial costs, paying off the mortgage, paying for your children’s continued […]
In June 2020, I started my boutique estate planning and business law practice with the mission of bringing innovative, creative and proactive legal counsel to coastal Mississippi. After extensively researching firms on the Gulf Coast, I realized that most lawyers offered services based on antiquated models and high overhead costs. This usually meant poor client […]
2020 was Stephanie Anne Box’s breakthrough year. In early June, the kindergarten teacher at Pecan Park Elementary in Ocean Springs sent a writing sample to an editor at Rourke Educational Media. Within a week, she had a contract to write her first book for the publishing house. “I had waited over two decades to hear […]
Fess up — at some point, you’ve gotten so frustrated with a computer that you’ve imagined hurling it out a window. Maybe you actually did … and we aren’t here to judge. After months or years of constant use, your once lightning-fast machine may be struggling to keep up. Is it time to throw in […]
January has been called the divorce month, with divorce filings typically spiking from Jan. 12-16. It is estimated that 41 percent of all first marriages will end in divorce and, unfortunately, the divorce rate for second marriages increases to 60 percent, and to 73 percent for third marriages. So, it becomes obvious that before you […]
COMFORT, RUSTIC, GRANDMA CHIC If you’ve been redecorating, refreshing and renovating for months now, you are definitely not alone. And after a brief pause during the holidays, this interior redesign trend is carrying right on over into this year. “Spring cleaning” will take on a much bigger meaning this year! So, haven’t taken the leap […]
If your New Year’s resolutions include a tidier home in 2021, getting it organized is the first step. Once you’ve chosen what to keep and have let go of the rest, you can maintain peace and order with the following practices: 1. GIVE EVERY ITEM A HOME Above all else, you must decide where and […]
