Page 6 - South Mississippi Living - February, 2019

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COAST NOTES
18 Gulfport/Biloxi Listed in 100 Best Places to Retire
22 Snell Named Golf Coach of the Year
Boney Named Niolon Teacher of the Year
24 Birdies For Charity
In Memorium: Bishop Joseph Lawson Howze
PEOPLE
31 Recycling
Coast woman uses trash to help homeless
32 Cultivating Artist
Creative Elements owner brings pizazz to productions
DINING
35 It’s Mardi Gras Time, Y’all 38 Restaurant Review
Blow Fly Inn
42 Restaurant Review
Joe’s Italian Ristorante
44 Half Shell Oyster House Makes Top 10 Small Chains List
Biloxi Café Helping Revitalize Downtown
CALENDAR
50 Calendar of Events
116
SHOPPING
62 Best Buys From Local Retailers
HEALTHY LIVING
72 Eat Your Veggies
74 Memorial Cancer Center
Cutting-Edge Cancer Care in the Heart of the Coast
76 All in the Family
South Miss. Surgical Weight Loss Center
80 Who’s Fit? Who’s Not?
HEART MONTH
84 Circle of Red
The Fight Against Heart Disease
86 Six Years Later...
Emma Hartley now age 10
HOME
90 The Gryder House
Purple reigns at Ocean Springs home
ROMANCE & WEDDING
96 Special Section
Guide to Planning the Perfect Wedding
FINAL SAY
162 Shay Smith
2019 Chair, Coast Young Professionals
25 WXXV: Meet the Fresh Faces
26 Money Magazine: Gulfport Best City to Live
28 2019 Promising Year for Tourism
ON THE COVER
Mark your calendars for these exciting things to do in February
SPORTS & OUTDOORS
54 Tee-Off with Tommy
High School Golf
56 Duck Hunting
58 Set Sail
Subjects Ruby Strayham and Emma Hartley Location Beau Rivage Resort & Casino Photo by James Edward Bates
6 SOUTH MISSISSIPPI Living • February 2019
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