Among the many places on the Coast to hold a special event, Venue41 in Biloxi offers something unique, according to owner Myrna Rainey: a blank slate. Unlike other spaces, where clients’ creativity may be stifled by the décor or aesthetics, Rainey says hers leaves room for imagination. The venue’s simplicity makes it suitable for all […]
Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture | Makeup & hair by Bria Fowler of Elle Louise, LLC. What began as a retirement dream has become the business Delorise Nettles always imagined: a welcoming place where there are no strangers. Nineteen years after Nettles founded Delo’s Heavenly House of Coffee LLC in Gautier, her venture is thriving […]
Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture ‘Girls can be surgeons, too!’ Dr. Yekaterina Karpitskaya breaks barriers while fixing broken bones After watching her first knee-replacement surgery, Dr. Yekaterina Karpitskaya was hooked. A self-described “operating room junkie” in medical school, Karpitskaya lingered after lectures in hopes that surgeons would let her watch their procedures — or even […]
From left to right: Lawrence Roberts II, Lawrence Roberts III, Dorothy Roberts, Robin Roberts and Sally-Ann Roberts On Sept. 15, 2015, Dorothy Roberts’s love for all things artistic led her to open Robin’s Nest in the Pass — a shop featuring handmade jewelry, local art and other assorted treasures. “Our motto is, ‘celebrating the creative […]
The dwell small trend is taking foundation in South Mississippi, with several companies building everything from container homes to tiny homes across the Coast and surrounding area. Today’s homebuyers are thinking beyond the white picket fence, driven by factors like affordability, sustainability and less maintenance. WHAT IS THE DWELL SMALL TREND? You’re not imagining it; […]
Photography by Tilley Photography | Hair & makeup by Bria Fowler, Elle Louise, LLC Not everyone has enough imagination to turn four shipping containers into a dream house, but Jason and Paige Kennedy aren’t your average homeowners. The couple’s Bay St. Louis property, which was nearly seven years in the making, is an apt reflection of […]
Dream big, start small: That’s the motto guiding the Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence and its partners as they create the Gulf Coast Family Justice Center. A site at 47 Maples Drive in Gulfport is set to be the new home of the Family Justice Center — a multi-agency facility serving victims of interpersonal violence, […]
Ms Black Gulf Coast 2024 is much more than a title to Nastassia Ayodele. “Representation is so important when it comes to being in a pageant,” says Ayodele, who won the crown in March. “(The title) is a badge of honor because it was started to include women like me, who share the same cultural […]
Like many middle-school romances, Bailey Mae Anderson and William Lee Garriga’s relationship started with a simple text message: “Will you be my girlfriend?” Given their youth — Will was 13, and Baily was 12 when they met at East Central Middle School in Hurley, Mississippi — not many would expect the pairing to last beyond […]
She’s considered one of the most important, influential artists of the 20th century, and each year, fans fill the streets of Bay St. Louis to pay her homage. The legacy of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo lives on with Frida Fest, which returns to the Bay for the ninth year on July 13. “Frida Fest was […]
