Archive for the ‘Mississippi’ Category

Alice Moseley’s Art Draws Folks to the Coast

By Kathie Farnell Bay St. Louis, a charming little town on the storm-wracked Mississippi Gulf Coast, is becoming an arts destination for travelers seeking a respite from the casino-glitz ambiance of Biloxi. Four years after Hurricane Katrina, the town’s...

Farnell Beach

Mississippi Gulf Coast—Life Stirs Amid Ruins

By Kathie Farnell Photos by Jack Purser Jr. Five months after Hurricane Katrina drowned Biloxi, Mississippi beneath a 28-foot storm surge, the Gulf Coast boomtown is a long way from reviving. Along the beachfront, the destruction is so complete that it...

Beau Rivage Resort

Biloxi: The Beau is Back

By Kathie Farnell Photos by Jack Purser Biloxi’s elegant Beau Rivage Resort and Casino is back and better than ever. Though a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina sent water up to the second floor, the building’s solid construction held, and...