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    Mother’s Day ideas to make mom smile

    Of course, flowers are always appreciated, but are you considering switching up your Mother’s Day gift this year? Here are some out-of-the-box ideas to celebrate your one-of-a-kind mom:  • Why not set up a full week of “happies” to be delivered to mom? Get your siblings and others who love her involved and have a […]

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    It’s still Mardi Gras — despite 2021 changes

    By Tammy Smith Mardi Gras parades have been canceled across the Coast, but that doesn’t mean everything purple, green and gold is missing from 2021.  The city of Biloxi announced Dec. 30 that parades won’t roll through the city’s streets this year.  “With much consideration given to the status of the coronavirus today in our […]

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    ‘This year should be different’

    By Sheena Myles Five, four, three, two, one — Happy New Year! Very soon, we will count down to 2021 — and what a welcome it will receive. We’ve sent many bat signals awaiting its arrival, and it’s nearly here. Finally, we can live again and no longer be in a vegetative state of disgust, […]

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    Carnival in the Covid era

    Fun in defiance of disaster is one of the Coast’s defining traits.  So, it’s no surprise that with a pandemic throwing Mardi Gras plans into flux, groups like the Krewe of Gemini are taking the situation in stride — showing the stoicism of a community that has weathered its share of catastrophe and come back […]

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    Too busy to cook? No problem!

    Even if we look forward to the holidays, most of us dread the work required to feed a house full of guests. Those classic dishes everyone clamors for won’t make themselves — but that doesn’t mean you have to toil in the kitchen for hours. Fortunately, we live on the Coast — which has plenty […]

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