THE MISSISSIPPI ARTIST PARADISE YOU HAD NO IDEA EXISTED

By Matt Meltzer
Thrillist.com

The black sign on the front door of Government Street Grocery in Ocean Springs reads "Everyone."
 
A year ago, you would have thought it was some kind of droll meta-humor, like a sign reading "door" or "piece of glass." But in mid-2016, the simple black sticker with white lettering sends a serious message: we're not the Mississippi you think we are. And everyone is welcome here........