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    Meet the Party Makers

    Some of the Coast’s best party planners and stylists share what it takes to put on a holiday event that’s memorable — from design to fashion to makeup and hair. Styled photoshoot credits: Adrian Holland (Bridal and Formal Boutique & House of Tux), Amber Bosarge Lord (Salon Rouge), Angie Marie Dearman (Centennial Plaza), David Delk […]

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    The Voice of Mardi Gras

    Carnival season on the Coast won’t be the same without Robert “Kipp” Greggory Knippers. The beloved radio host emceed eight Mardi Gras balls a year. As the host and manager of SuperTalk WOSM 103.1 FM, he was a consistent presence on the parade route each Fat Tuesday, followed by a remote broadcast on the Biloxi […]

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    Making the perfect margarita

    Story and photos by Kate Magandy Holzhauser Gulfport’s El Agave restaurant is famed for its award-winning blood orange margarita, so in honor of Cinco de Mayo this month, we asked owner Mercedes Carranza how to prepare the perfect margarita cocktail. Carranza recruited a member of his staff, Joana Alvarez, to demonstrate how it’s done The […]

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    Sister Act

    As she rides through the streets of Biloxi in the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, celebrating Irish culture and heritage, Kristina Winter will be following in her sister’s footsteps. Winter, who was chosen as colleen for this year’s parade, is the sibling of Kathryn Winter, who received the honor last year. This marks the first […]

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    La Belle Femme celebrates sisterhood

    Robert Cheyenne McCormick and his two pages, grandchildren Emily Zwick and Rosemary McCormick, along with his wife, Darnell McCormick, and grandchildren Peyton Luke Hebert and Katelynn Marie Hebert. The couple were the 2015 king and queen of Le Belle Femme. The theme that year was “The Greatest Game Ever Played.” Its members’ ages span five […]

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