Tayla McKinney is an ambitious, up-and-coming 25-year-old who was born and raised in Gulfport. She has achieved many accolades in her young life, including being crowned the 2017 homecoming queen at the University of Southern Mississippi, earning a master’s of art degree in communication sciences and disorders from Louisiana State University and most recently garnering […]
By Karen Bryant ‘When Meghan Butterfield opened her gift and apparel shop, The Radish Loft, in Gulfport’s Bayou View community in 2012, she was following a long-held dream. “To have my own specialty boutique had always been my master plan,” she says. “I had the name and a business plan in my back pocket and […]
She recently was among the decorators who beautified the White House for Christmas. And back home on the Coast, Theresa Cuevas brings happiness daily to customers of her business, Forget Me Not Florist and Gifts. “I still try to make a few deliveries every now and then just so I can see that smile,” Cuevas […]
Guys can be notoriously hard to shop for. After all, if something’s on his wish list, he probably already has one … or several. Not to worry — Grant’s Menswear and S.F. Alman Ltd. have you covered with fresh ideas that strike the perfect balance between style and practicality. GRANT’S MENSWEAR SquareGuard and silk pocket […]
By Tammy Smith When Cliff and Melissa Horne bought the building that would house their new jewelry store, they had no idea they were buying into a family legacy. “We bought it back in May and totally remodeled it, inside and out,” Cliff Horne says. “We opened on July 20, 2020, and we found out, […]
By Jasmine Ball Thanks largely to the pandemic, activewear and its comfy, casual offshoot, athleisure, have become a staple in closets around the world. While we may love dressing up, we’ve gravitated toward tights, sports bras and tennis shoes lately. Why is that? It’s because we are in a new norm of comfortability. Our homes […]
ANDREA BROKAMP is the co-founder of Coastal City Goods (@ coastalcitygoods) and a mother-to-be (due late January). She and her husband live in Ocean Springs and came to the Coast in 2018 for her husband’s training at Keesler Air Force Base. Originally from the Carolinas, Andrea fell in love with the coastal lifestyle and was […]
