time for a
baycation
Pearl Hotel pays homage to the Cure family legacy
photo courtesy: PEARL HOTEL
by Mimi Greenwood Knight
24 Inside Northside
IN CASE YOU’VE BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK for the past few years, let me be the one to tell you that Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, has got it going on. Since Hurricane Katrina put a whooping on it in 2005, the once-sleepy beachside village has reinvented itself. What has emerged is a fun, funky, artsy, highly walkable town that’s hopping every night and bustling every weekend. In fact, USA Today listed it in its “10 Best Small Coastal Towns in America” in 2020. The new, improved Bay St. Louis offers cafes and boutiques, art galleries, antique