Perfect partners: Mark and Mary Cracchiolo Spain When he spotted Mary Cracchiolo at Jazzeppi’s Italian restaurant, Mark Spain requested a second champagne flute. Handing her the glass of bubbly, “I said, ‘Here’s to life,’ and from there, we started talking,” he recalls. “It was love at first sight pretty much.” At the time, Mark says […]
As a nurse, Tresse Sumrall’s most formative experience was working in a level-one trauma emergency department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. She started there less than a year out of nursing school and found herself dealing with the “sickest-of-the-sick” patients. “Gunshot wounds, stabbings, high-speed car and motorcycle accidents and burns were all […]
Suddenly, most of us found ourselves confined at home with lots of free time on our hands — and after a while, even a Netflix binge loses its appeal. So how do you entertain yourself indoors during a lockdown order? Families are re-discovering the joy of some friendly competition mixed with nostalgia. Board games are […]
Growing up in landlocked Kansas, Dr. Alexa Delaune was 8 when she encountered dolphins and sea lions for the first time – and she was never the same. “Seeing them in person inspired me so much that I’ve been in love with aquatic life for 32 years,” says Delaune, vice president of veterinary services at […]
As salons reopen along the Coast and throughout the state, anticipate some changes. “We know everyone is itching to get back in the salon, but the unfortunate side is that there will be limitations,” says Erin Glisson, owner of Brushes Salon in Gulfport. As the state gradually reopens and resumes business, professionals like Glisson expect […]
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Brandin Brosh’s business has reached a milestone. “It has forced us to be innovative and creative with our marketing …,” says the owner of Charisma “A Girl’s Best Outfit.” “It’s also driven us to move online, which has me very excited for the future!” The Ocean Springs boutique has launched a […]
COVID-19 may have prevented Salon Alexanders’ stylists from cutting and coloring hair or polishing nails — but it didn’t kept them from showing love to their clients. In a recent video posted to Facebook, several of the salon’s team members chimed in with messages of support and thanks — telling their clients how much they […]
Steven Farragut was the first person to hold his daughter’s hand after she was born — and he’s been her hero ever since. “My father hung the moon,” Lauren Bertucci says of her dad, a retired Army officer who is now the senior Army instructor teaching JROTC at Ocean Springs High School. “He has amazing […]
Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture Even in their playtime, when they pretend to be restaurant owners, Kerri Paul’s children clearly consider her a role model. “My 5-year-old daughter sees herself as someday having her own cupcake bakery, and it’s the most fulfilling thing to see your child articulate such big dreams at such a young […]
The proverbial glass remains half full for Crystal Acker-Nash — despite losing her right foot in July. Not one to succumb to self-pity, the Bay St. Louis native, who now lives in Baton Rouge, begins her mornings with prayer and meditation. Every day brings fresh challenges, she says — but also new ways to cope. […]
