Shawn tries the Bastille Day menu at Anjou. Kelly heads to the Coast to remember the 90s.
Mississippi
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Looking for a great family beach destination? U.S. News & World Report ranked Biloxi No. 5 in the country, right up there with top-tier destinations like Honolulu and Hilton Head.
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Gulfport will borrow more than it first expected to help pay for the $93 million Mississippi Aquarium under construction downtown.
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Wine Spectator recognized several Jackson-area restaurants in its 2017 Restaurant Awards.
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The Mississippi Department of Archives and History recently held a sneak preview of two upcoming Mississippi Museums — the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Construction of the museums is on schedule and they are planned to open Saturday, Dec. 9, in time to mark the state’s bicentennial. For more about the museums, visit http://give2mississippimuseums.com.
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The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (also known as MAX) in Meridian announced its Grand Opening Date of April 27, 2018.
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As Millennials — those born between 1981 and 2000 — became the largest generation of Americans, the demographic’s total U.S. population increased by approximately 2.6 million from 2010 and 2016, according to Census estimates. But counter to the national trend, Mississippi’s Millennial population has dropped to 801,799, a 3.9 percent decrease during those six years.
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For a state that typically tends to be at the bottom of many lists, Mississippi is among the top in a report by MagnifyMoney. Of 381 major metro areas across the United States, two Mississippi cities are ranked in the top 10 best places to live on a six-figure salary.
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Mississippi Public Broadcasting has won a regional Emmy award for its statewide broadcast of the Mississippi College Singers performing at the Festival of Lights in December in the campus’ Provine Chapel.
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So I knew Wyatt Waters and Robert St. John traveled to Italy together - due to their co-authored books - but did you know they are taking tour groups on art and food journeys to Italy when they go now?
The South
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Jay-Z is headed to the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Nov. 9.
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New Orleans and Charleston were the two Southern cities named to Conde Nest Travel's 10 Best U.S. Cities for Seafood.
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The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, in New Orleans recently opened two photography exhibitions: The Colourful South, featuring works by William Christenberry, Birney Imes, William Greiner, William Ferris and Alec Soth, and Troubled Waters, an abbreviated retrospective of works by William Eggleston depicting the Mississippi Delta.
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Memphis is offering an add-on to your scary movie experience with Cemetery Cinema.
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Tickets for the James Beard Foundation’s fifth annual Taste America national culinary tour are officially on sale with a portion of each ticket being donated to the Taste America Scholarship Fund, which helps aspiring cooks attend culinary schools around the country.
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We now know what Barry Jenkins' first feature film adaption after Moonlight will be.
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Did you know that Ro-Tel is Southern food?
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Last October, the Alabama Coastal Foundation (ACF), a nonprofit dedicating to protecting the state’s coastal environment, teamed up with the waste-management company Republic Services to launch an oyster-shell recycling program.
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Last week KFC launched an online shop filled with “chicken couture” merchandise.
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Prince played with many backing bands during his lifetime, but none as beloved as the Revolution. And the band is now touring in support of the Deluxe Edition reissues of “Purple Rain.”
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Someday soon, more U.S. households will be subscribers of Amazon Prime than cable or satellite TV.
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What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Well, it seems most of us are pretty boring - with vanilla and chocolate still move the most volume.
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Music supervisors - the ones who select the soundtracks for scenes in TV shows - will be competing for the first time ever in the Emmys this year after being granted an award category of their own.
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Last year, Barbie got a makeover as part of Mattel’s #TheDollEvolves campaign. This year, it's Ken's turn.
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A new partnership between the Girl Scouts and cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks has led to 18 new cybersecurity badges offered starting in September 2018.
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A new analysis of Pew Research Center survey data from fall 2016 finds that 53% of Millennials (those ages 18 to 35 at the time) say they used a library or bookmobile in the previous 12 months.
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Rose' deodarant. It's now a thing.
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Life may not have been simpler 50 years ago, but it was definitely a whole lot cheaper.
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