I feel sorry for kids now who have such a puny summer vacation. The natural rhythm of a coastal summer rolling from Memorial Day to Labor Day was just the right amount of time for going to beach parties and picnics, bike riding, sleeping late and just hanging out. By the time Labor Day loomed,…
How hot is it? It could reach as high as 108 degrees this afternoon and into the evening, according to the National Weather Service in New Orleans. The heat advisory for Hancock County, updated at 2 p.m., remains in effect until 7 p.m. Best obvious advice: stay out of the sun, stay inside in air…
A magazine assignment and a minor injury are colliding this week. I’m writing about natural remedies while hobbling around as the result of tendinitis (self-diagnosed) in my right foot. I’m not a doctor but I play one on my laptop. A source for the story suggested using turmeric to help with inflammation. Separately, a friend…
BAY ST. LOUIS The new issue of the always clever Fourth Ward Cleaver is out! The community online newsletter, which just hit the 2-year milestone, is prepared by volunteer contributors who live in Bay St. Louis. Enjoy their words and photos and more at http://www.bslfourthward.com/.
NEW ORLEANS Congratulations to Mississippi Chef David Crews for winning the “King of American Seafood” honors over the weekend in New Orleans. Chef Crews represented Mississippi after winning the 4th Annual Great Mississippi Seafood Cook Off in Biloxi May 31. The dish that won over us judges at the Slavonian Lodge was his Deconstructed Gumbo…
You really don’t need a (broadcaster type) weatherman…
BAY ST. LOUIS Entrepreneurship tends to spring up all over the place. You can buy shrimp from the back of a van, watermelons out of the back of a truck and boiled peanuts from a tiny trailer on wheels. This morning I spotted some Cypress furniture for sale on an unattended trailer parked on a…
