Press Release

June 4, 2013
For immediate release
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339

June’s Finally First Friday Downtown Biloxi

Biloxi Main Street is continuing a great event in Downtown Biloxi---“Finally First Friday” from 5PM to 8PM. Friday June 7th, Live Entertainment Spectacular Spectacular featuring Chuck Loton & Johnnie Hosey  at  Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park, and Social Mosic in front of the Magnolia Hotel.   Biloxi Main Street Outdoor Movie Series featuring  “The Lorax” will also be shown at the Magnolia Hotel at dark.   Downtown businesses will be open late & have great specials on  Friday June 7th. This month we are celebrating Dads and the Great Outdoors.  Come by the Side Porch Gallery to register to win a one-of-akind fishing rod for Dad.

Everyone will also have an opportunity to win a $100.00 gift card for a great downtown Biloxi business. Pick up your entry card at each participating business.   

Biloxi Main Street will be located at Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park.  Call 228-435-6339 for more information or visit the  Biloxi Main Street facebook page.                        

Press Release

For Immediate Release
March 19, 2013

Great American Clean up &
 "Go Green on the Green Festival"
                                                            April 20th, 2013
Contact Person: Kay Miller/ Downtown Services Manager

Calling all volunteers! The City of Biloxi, has selected Saturday April 20th as Great American Clean up day along with "Go Green on the Green".  Harrison County and the City of Biloxi invite all who are interested in making a difference in the cleanup efforts of our community.

Please participate on Saturday April 20th from 8:00am to noon in a City wide clean up event to make Biloxi more CLEAN & GREEN.    We are asking for individuals, businesses, organizations, church groups, school groups and civic clubs to be involved.  If you would like to select a specific cleanup area for your group or neighbor-hood, please call to register. Groups can also participate April 15th through April 20th during the week if preferred.   Trash bags and gloves will be provided.  Supplies can be picked up from the Bond Grant House 932 Howard Ave. anytime during the week before, or on Saturday morning April 20th at the Biloxi Town Green. 

Join us to "Go Green on the Green Festival".
Celebrate this Green Festival on Saturday April 20th from 8:00 to 2:00 on the Biloxi Town Green.  We will have a cookout, entertainment, free earth day activities for children, paint the can contest, environmental exhibits and regional recycled art work, and this year we are including a RESALE element, we will host a Yard Sale on the Biloxi Town Green, and many more activities.

If you are interested in participating in this event please call 228-435-6339, or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us

Press Release

November 1, 2012
For immediate release
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339

Finally Friday’s Downtown Biloxi!
Biloxi Main Street is continuing a great new event in Downtown Biloxi---“Finally Friday” from 4PM & 8 PM.     Friday November 2nd, come out and entertained by “Casual Karate” at Margaret Tremmell Peresich Park across from Biloxi Regional Hospital Emergency Room corner of Jackson Street & Rue Magnolia.   Downtown businesses will be open late & have great specials on  first Friday events.  Event goers will have an opportunity to win a $100.00 gift card for a great downtown Biloxi business.  Pick up your entry card at each participating business.   

Also, on Friday November 2nd, come to the Ribbon Cuttion & Grand Openings;  Prima Donna 134 Rue Magnolia Suite C,  corner of Rue Magnolia & Jackson Street.

Biloxi Main Street will be selling the new 2012 Christmas Ornament for the first time this year, at the Redding House 770 Jackson Street, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on November 2nd only.  Hot Chocolate and refreshments will be offered. On this Finally Friday all previous year ornaments will be available at a discounted rate of $20 each, they  usually sell for $25 each.  This is the only time this year that the previous year ornaments will be offered at this price.  The  2012 ornament is the Redding House this year. Call 228-435-6339 for more information or visit the  Biloxi Main Street facebook page.                                                         

Press Release

August 2, 2012
For immediate release
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339

Biloxi Main Street is continuing a great new event in Downtown Biloxi---“Finally Friday” will be held the first Friday of each month between the hours of 5PM & 8 PM.  Each first Friday of the month live music will be featured in changing downtown venues.   Friday August 3rd, come out and enjoy “Rhythm & Rain” at Margaret Tremmell Peresich Park across from Biloxi Regional Hospital Emergency Room corner of Jackson Ave. & Rue Magnolia and “Davis and Sax” in front of French Kiss Pastries on corner of Howard Ave., & Reynoir. Downtown businesses will expand their hours for these First Friday events. Event goers will have an opportunity to win a $100.00 gift card for a great downtown Biloxi business or restaurant.  Pick up your entry card at each music venue or any participating location. Also, Friday Aug. 3rd is Downtown Biloxi Cash Mob Day come and pledge to spend $20 at any Biloxi downtown business on Friday!       Call 228-435-6339 for more information or visit Biloxi Main Street on facebook.

August 30, 2011
For immediate release
RE:  Halloween Movie and trick-or-treating on the Biloxi Town Green
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us

            Main Street Biloxi is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to the revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic preservation. For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or visit the Biloxi Main Street web site at www.mainstreetbiloxi.com.

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9-6-2011
RE:  BILOXI MAIN STREET CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY
FROM:  KAY MILLER
               228-435-6339

BILOXI MAIN STREET NOW ACCEPTING VENDORS FOR 7th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY.

Biloxi Main Street is hosting the 7th Annual “Christmas in the City” Saturday December 3rd, 2011.  We are looking ahead for another great outdoor Christmas Festival in downtown Biloxi, featuring vendors from all over.  There will be great entertainment, this year we are hosting a Christmas Choir competition, with a $500 cash prize.  Biloxi Main Street will also have their Collectable Christmas ornaments, and much more.  The event will take place on Saturday December 3rd from 10:00am to 4:00pm in downtown Biloxi.  Early Bird registration for vendors is through October.  Vendor prices will increase after this date.  We welcome any new vendors to participate in this outdoor Christmas in the City Festival.  
We are very excited to move forward and continue a great Christmas tradition on the Coast.
For any information on Biloxi Main Street and this Christmas event, please contact us at  
228-435-6339 or go to www.mainstreetbiloxi.com.

Press Release

AUGUST 10, 2011
For immediate release
RE: Bike Biloxi Dinner Ride Downtown
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us

BIKE BILOXI DINNER RIDE IN DOWNTOWN BILOXI TUESDAY AUGUST 16TH JOIN BILOXI MAIN STREET, GULF COAST BICYCLE CLUB, GULF COAST HERITAGE TRAILS, & CITY OF BILOXI PARKS & RECREATION TO SUPPORT BIKE BILOXI DINNER RIDE DOWNTOWN BILOXI.

There is no charge for this event, bring your own bike and helmets are recommended. The ride will take place on Tuesday August 16, 2011 Bike Biloxi Dinner Ride in Downtown Biloxi starts at 6:00pm @ the Bond-Grant House 932 Howard Ave. 6.75 mile ride. Drinks & Dinner will be at GT's Restaurant at Sheraton Four Points. Everyone is invited. This event will take place every third Tuesday of each month. Ride is Free, dinner is your cost.

For more information call 435-6339, or email kmiller@biloxi.ms.us or programs@biloxi.ms.us or visit the Biloxi Main Street web site at www.mainstreetbiloxi.com.

Press Release

May 6, 2011
For immediate release
RE:  May is Bicycle Month
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us

May is Bicycle month

             Join Biloxi Main Street, Gulf Coast Bicycle Club, Gulf Coast Heritage Trails, & City of Biloxi Parks & Recreation to support Bicycle Month in May.

There is no charge for each event, bring your own bike and helmets are recommended.  Learn about the JP Frerer Bicycle Safety Act at each event.

• May 9th to 13th Bike to Work Week
• (if you can only ride one Day Friday 13th)

Extend your range with Bike & Bus CTA

• May 14th Bike Rodeo at Beck Park 9:00am to 11:00am

K thru 6th grade (bike helmets to give away..bicycle safety & technique drills)

• May 17th Bike Biloxi Dinner Ride in Downtown Biloxi

Starts at 5:00pm @ the Bond-Grant House 932 Howard Ave. 6.75 mile ride

• May 26th Hiller Park Bike Race 5:00pm Children/6:00pm Adults.

Awards given (helmets required)

• May 30th Bike the Bridge to Gulf Islands National Seashore Park Memorial Day ride  8:00am (meet on Biloxi side)

For more information call 435-6339, or email kmiller@biloxi.ms.us or programs@biloxi.ms.us  or visit the Biloxi Main Street web site at www.mainstreetbiloxi.com.

PRESS RELEASE

August 5, 2010
For immediate release
RE:  Halloween Movie and trick-or-treating on the Biloxi Town Green
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us

            Main Street Biloxi is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to the revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic preservation. For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or visit the Biloxi Main Street web site at www.mainstreetbiloxi.com.

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release
November 18, 2009
Contact: Kay Miller, Executive Director 228-435-6339

BILOXI Main Street DISTRICT unveils 2009 Christmas Ornament

Once again BILOXI MAIN STREET DISTRICT acknowledges a significant Biloxi landmark with a collector’s edition Christmas ornament. This year’s design features Barq’s Birthplace.

 In 1898 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Edward Barq, Sr. married Elodie Graugnard and moved to Biloxi and purchased the Biloxi Artesian Bottling Works on Keller Avenue.  They began bottling soft drinks, washing bottles and making formulas at night and delivering drinks by day.   In 1936 the plant was moved to a large production plant on Lameuse Street.  Edward Barq Sr. passed away in 1943.  His son, Edward Barq, Jr. assumed the business and the bottlers grew to over 200 nation wide.  Edward Jr. passed away in 1970.  The Descendants of the Edward Barq, Jr. sold the business to two New Orleans businessmen, John Koerner and John Oudt.  In 1995 the Coca-Cola Company acquired the Barq's companies.  Barq's root beer is now distributed world wide.  The Original building is still located on Keller Avenue.

This is the thirteenth in a series of collector’s edition Christmas ornaments. Previous ornaments in the series include the witch weathervane on the old Peoples Bank, the Biloxi Lighthouse, the Church of the Redeemer, the Saenger Theatre, the Breilmaier House, and the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Biloxi City Hall, West End Fire Company Museum, Dantzler House, the Bond Grant House, Mary Mahoney’s, and The Old Biloxi Hospital.  All ornaments are now available for sale at the Bond-Grant House 932 Howard Ave.  
 
Proceeds from the sale of the BILOXI MAIN STREET Christmas ornaments assist in the work of promoting, preserving and revitalizing downtown Biloxi. The 2009 ornament is $20.00 each, tax included. The remaining ornaments from previous years are $25.00 each, including tax and supplies are very limited.  You can purchase the complete set of 13 of $260. 

PRESS RELEASE

Quality Seafood wins Biloxi Main Street the “Fall Around Downtown”Decorating Contest

(Biloxi) – Quality Poultry & Seafood, located at corner of Caillavet & Division has been selected as  the winner of this year’s fall decorating contest in the Business division, Seal Ave. won the residential 1st place award.

Local businesses and residents downtown were encouraged to pull out their scarecrows, skeletons and pumpkins and decorate the exterior of their businesses and homes in festive fall décor.  Judging for the contest took place yesterday afternoon in which Quality Poultry & Seafood (corner of Caillavet & Division) won 1st place in the business division, Lavish Salon (corner of Water Street & Rue Magnolia) won 2nd place and Walter Bolton & Associates Corner of Jackson &  Fayard) won 3rd Place.
Residential winners were also selected The residents of Seal Ave. won 1st place, Sherman & Arlene Canaan of Benachi won 2nd place and Candi Wasilenko  of Benachi won 3rd.  We will continue with voting for  “Peoples Choice Award” through October 30th.  Votes for this award are accepted at the Bond-Grant House 932 Howard Ave.
 
“We have started a fun decorating contest; everyone is enjoying viewing all the great decorations”.   All of the prizes will be awarded at Biloxi Main Streets Annual meeting on October 28th. 

For more information on this event, please call the Biloxi Main Street at 228-435-6339.

PRESS RELEASE

September 8, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Kay Miller 228-435-6339

Biloxi Main Street’s Dine Around Downtown (formally called Brown Bag Lunch) kicks off  the 2009 Fall season Wednesday September 16th

Biloxi Main Street begins the 2009 Fall series Dine Around Downtown (formally known as the Brown Bag Lunch) Friday September 16th, 2009 from 11:00 to 1:00 at Burger Burger Restaurant.  Live entertainment provided by Brooks Hubbert. Entertainment will be sponsored by The Peoples Bank.

Please come out and enjoy yourself.  Admission is FREE, and Main Street will provide the fun  and great door prizes!  We have decided to offer outdoor dining with entertainment at a different restaurant downtown Biloxi on the third Wednesday of each month for September, October, & November and then this will offered again in March, April, and May.  You will have an opportunity to pre-order your lunch. Burger Burger 1039 Howard Ave., will be the location for September 16th, lunch specials will be Chicken Salad Croissants or a Triple Crown Salad(chicken salad-tuna-shrimp) call to pre-order 228-432-5183.  We will have a fun lunch and enjoy a great music.

Main Street Biloxi is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to the revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic preservation.  For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or
kmiller@biloxi.ms.us.

 PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release
December 19, 2008
Contact: Kay Miller, Executive Director 228-435-6339, kmiller@biloxi.ms.us

BILOXI Main Street DISTRICT 2008 Christmas Ornament

Once again BILOXI MAIN STREET DISTRICT acknowledges a significant Biloxi landmark with a collector’s edition Christmas ornament. This year’s design features the “Old Biloxi Hospital”.

The Old Hospital was located on 401 Beach Blvd..  The land was donated by Harry T. Howard to a Methodist missionary who had started a hospital in her home. In 1928, construction began on a new 3 story brick and concrete facility on the Howard property.  It was build with private funds totaling $125,000.  The dedication was held on July 3, 1929.  In 1936 the hospital was incorporated and chartered as the New Biloxi Hospital.  In 1947, the Biloxi Hospital reverted back to a private, non-sectarian corporation.  The Howard Memorial Hospital moved to Back Bay in 1963.  The old facility on Beach Blvd. became the Gulf Coast Convalescent Center which operated until Oct.31, 1979.  It was renovated in October 1984 and opened as the Biloxi Regional Outreach, a treatment center.  It remained a Specialty Hospital until Hurricane Katrina destroyed it in August 2005.

This is the twelfth in a series of collector’s edition Christmas ornaments. Previous ornaments in the series include the witch weathervane on the old Peoples Bank, the Biloxi Lighthouse, the Church of the Redeemer, the Saenger Theatre, the Breilmaier House, and the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Biloxi City Hall, West End Fire Company Museum, Dantzler House, the Bond Grant House, and Mary Mahoney’s.  All of the pervious years’ ornaments are now available at the Bond-Grant House.  
 
Proceeds from the sale of the BILOXI MAIN STREET Christmas ornaments assist in the work of promoting, preserving and revitalizing downtown Biloxi. The 2008 ornament is $20.00 each, tax included. The remaining ornaments from previous years are $25.00 each, including tax and supplies are very limited.  You can purchase the complete set of 12 of $240. 

The BILOXI MAIN STREET 2008 Christmas ornament is available in downtown Biloxi, at the Bond Grant house 932 Howard Ave. 

PRESS RELEASE

June 12, 2008
For immediate release

Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us

Biloxi Main Street continues it’s highly successful “Drive-in Movie” Series on the Town Green on Friday, July 18, 2008 with “Surf’s Up”.   The festivities begin at 6:30 pm with the door prizes, contest and lots of FAMILY fun.   City of Biloxi Parks and Recreation Department Co-Sponsors of the event in conjunction with Parks and Recreation Month will provide fun  water inflatable’s.  The movie will be shown at dark. The movie will be shown on the Biloxi Town Green, located on HWY 90 between Lameuse and Main Streets across from the Hard Rock Casino. The movie is co-sponsored by the City of Biloxi, & Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. Admission is one can of food for the Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen Food Pantry, so grab the blankets and lawn chairs and bring the whole family.  In addition to the movie presentation there will also be refreshments sold.

Biloxi Main Street is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to the revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic preservation. For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or visit the Biloxi Main Street web site at www.mainstreetbiloxi.com.

Press Release

February 12, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Kay Miller 228-435-6339

Biloxi Main Street kicks off Spring Brown Bag Lunch March 28th, 2008!

Biloxi Main Street will hold its first Brown Bag Lunch
of the spring season Friday March 28th, 2008 from 11:30 to 1:00 at Margaret Tremmell-Peresich Park across from Biloxi Regional Medical Center Emergency Room.  Entertainment will be Rain Jaudon.   Great relaxing Friday afternoon music!

Please come out and enjoy yourself at one of our beautiful downtown Biloxi Parks. Admission is FREE, bring your lunch, and Main Street will provide the fun, soft drinks, and great door prizes! 

Biloxi Main Street is a volunteer driven organization dedicated
to the revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic
preservation.  For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us.

Press Release

November 5, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Kay Miller 228-435-6339

Biloxi Main Street’s continues Brown Bag Lunch series November 16th

Biloxi Main Street continues the 2007 Fall series Brown Bag Lunch
Friday November 16th, 2007 from 11:30 to 1:00 under the beautiful oak tree at Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park (across from Biloxi Regional Medical Center Emergency Room).  Live entertainment featuring Donn Hupp will be provided.

Please come out and enjoy yourself.  Admission is FREE, bring your lunch, and Main Street will provide the fun, soft drinks, and great door prizes!  This will be the final Brown Bag of the fall season, they will resume in March and continue to be on the 3rd Friday of each Spring Month.

Main Street Biloxi is a volunteer driven organization dedicated
to the revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic
preservation.  For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us.

Press Release

For Immediate Release

October 20, 2007

Contact: Kay Miller Executive Director 228-435-6339

Biloxi Main Street District to hold Annual Meeting, and unveil 2007 Christmas Ornament and new Biloxi Afghan Monday, October 29th.

Biloxi Main Street will be holding its annual meeting at 5:30 PM on Monday October 29th at the Dukate Room at Bancorp South Biloxi Main Office 2nd floor 760 Howard Avenue. Everyone is invited to attend.

At this meeting, Sara Rider 2007-2008 Main Street Board President will give a preview of what to expect for Biloxi Main Street’s up coming year. Also at this time Biloxi Main Street will unveil its 2007 Christmas Ornament featuring “Mary Mahoney’s”, this will be the 11th in the collectable series. New this year also available, will be a new Afghan featuring buildings of all 11 ornaments. Immediately following the meeting refreshments will be served.

Main Street Biloxi was founded to revitalize historic downtown Biloxi through enhancing the physical appearance of the area, strengthening area’s economic base and promoting the area to customers, businesses, local citizens and visitors through marketing and special events. The Main Street District covers all of downtown from Porter Avenue to Bellman Street and from Beach Boulevard to the railroad tracks.

For more information or to learn how to become involved in making Downtown Biloxi a source of community pride, call 228-435-6339 today. Membership in Main Street Biloxi is extremely affordable. Individual/family memberships are $25.00 per year and business memberships are only $100.00 per year.

Press Release

August 22, 2007
For immediate release
RE:  Halloween Movie and trick-or-treating on the Biloxi Town Green
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us

Biloxi Main Street continues it’s highly successful “Drive-in Movie” Series on the Town Green on Saturday October 27th, 2007 featuring Nanny McPhee.  The trick-or-treat festivities around the Biloxi Town Green begin at 5:30 pm, and the costume contest begins at 5:00 pm with door prizes and lots of
FAMILY fun. The movie will be shown at dark. The movie is co-sponsored by the City of Biloxi, & Beau Rivage Casino Resort.  Admission is one can of food for the Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen, so grab the blankets and lawn chairs and bring the whole family.  In addition to the movie presentation there will also be refreshments sold.

Main Street Biloxi is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to the
revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic preservation. For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or visit the Biloxi Main Street web site at www.mainstreetbiloxi.com.

Press Release

October 5, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Kay Miller 228-435-6339

Biloxi Main Street’s continues Brown Bag Lunch of the 2007 Fall season October 19th

Biloxi Main Street continues the 2007 Fall series Brown Bag Lunch
Friday October 19th, 2007 from 11:30 to 1:00 under the beautiful oak tree at Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park (across from Biloxi Regional Medical Center Emergency Room).  Live entertainment featuring Mississippi Coast Jazz Society will be provided.

Please come out and enjoy yourself.  Admission is FREE, bring your lunch, and Main Street will provide the fun, soft drinks, and great door prizes!  We will have a fun lunch and enjoy a great music.

Main Street Biloxi is a volunteer driven organization dedicated
to the revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic
preservation.  For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us.

Press Release

August 15, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Kay Miller 228-435-6339

Biloxi Main Street’s first Brown Bag Lunch of the 2007 Fall season September 21st

Biloxi Main Street begins the 2007 Fall series Brown Bag Lunch
Friday September 21st, 2007 from 11:30 to 1:00 under the beautiful oak tree at Margaret Tremmel Peresich Park (across from Biloxi Regional Medical Center Emergency Room).  Live entertainment from AME’ will be provided.

Please come out and enjoy yourself.  Admission is FREE, bring your lunch, and Main Street will provide the fun, soft drinks, and great door prizes!  We will have a fun lunch and enjoy a great music.

Main Street Biloxi is a volunteer driven organization dedicated
to the revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic
preservation.  For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us.

Press Release

March 15, 2007
For immediate release
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339

Main Street Biloxi Preserving A Piece of Biloxi History

Main Street Biloxi (MSB) is proud to take the first steps to restoring Biloxi History.
Main Street Biloxi is proud to have the opportunity to save one of the few historical homes remaining on the coast The Bond-Grant House.  The House was built in 1904 by William K. Dukate as a wedding present for his daughter Vera, who married B. A. Bond.

The Beau Rivage purchased the property where the house sat on, when they purchased the former First Baptist Church property.  The Beau Rivage donated the House to Main Street and MSB was able to lease land from the City across the street to be able to move the house to the corner of Howard and Bohn.

Main Street is excited to have this opportunity to bring a piece of history back to life. With so many historic buildings lost to Katrina, MSB felt it was important to preserve this piece of Biloxi’s history.  MSB also lost their office to Katrina, so this house is an opportunity to have an office and a meeting room.  With much interest from the community, we would love to be able to open the house for community functions, but this all depends on what type of funding we are able to secure.  MSB has set up an account at any Wachovia Bank to accept any donations for anyone interested in contributing.

The first phase of restoration has begun with it being moved to its new location on March 6, 2006.  Now we are about to put a new roof on it and put a foundation under it.   We will be looking for volunteers and or contributions to help us move to phase II, to start with the inside work on the house.

For those who are interested in learning more about Main Street Biloxi, please visit the Main Street office at 137 Lameuse Street Biloxi, MS, 39530, call 228-435-6339, or visit our web site: www.mainstreetbiloxi.com.

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01-17-2007
RE:          MAIN STREET BILOXI
                HOP TO THE VIEUX FESTIVAL
FROM:   KAY MILLER
                228-435-6339

HOP TO THE VIEUX A BILOXI MAIN STREET SPRING FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN BILOXI.

Biloxi Main Street will host the 2nd annual Spring arts and crafts festival in Down Town Biloxi.  This festival will feature vendors from all over, much like Christmas in the City.  There will be great entertainment, pictures with Easter Bunny, and special Biloxi treats.  Included with this years festival will be the first annual Grillin’ on the Green Barbeque cook-off on the Biloxi Town Green much like “Memphis in May”.  BMS will also have their Collectable Christmas ornaments available for sale, and much more.  The event will take place on Saturday March 31st from 9:30 to 4:30 in downtown Biloxi. 
We will continue to take registration for vendors through March 15, 2007.  We welcome any new vendors to participate in the Hop to the Vieux Festival. 
We look forward to a very exciting event with great barbeque, the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt along with a spring festival.
For any information on Hop to the Vieux event, please contact Kay Miller at 228-435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us.

Press Release

For Immediate Release
1-18-07
Grillin’ on the Green– Grill– Off
Put your best BBQ In
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Contact Person: Kay Miller- 435-6339

Biloxi Main Street District is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Grillin’ on the Green– Grill-Off, scheduled for Saturday, March 31, 2007 from 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on Biloxi’s Town Green.

Come join the fun, cool breeze and earn this year’s bragging rights for the best BBQ in town.  Teams get to barbeque their favorites with a choice 6 categories. Teams set the prices of their food at fair and reasonable prices, but no more than $5.00 per plate.
Have fun cooking and competing for the best BBQ in town.
Grillin’ on the Green will be in-conjunction with Biloxi Main Street’s Hop to the Vieux festival.

Applications can be picked up at the Main Street Biloxi Office, 137 Lameuse St., Biloxi or for more information please call 228-435-6339.

Press Release

February 21, 2007
For immediate release
Contact: Kay Miller 228-435-6339 or kmiller@biloxi.ms.us

Hook & Pirate look ALIKES FOUND on the Town Green

Biloxi Main Street continues it’s highly successful “Drive-in Movie” Series on the Town Green on Saturday April 27th with “Hook”.  The festivities begin at 5:30 pm with the door prizes, contest and lots of FAMILY fun. The movie will be shown at dark. The movie is co-sponsored by the City of Biloxi,  & Beau Rivage Casino Resort.  Admission is one can of food for the Salvation Food Bank, so grab the blankets and lawn chairs and bring the whole family.  In addition to the movie presentation there will also be refreshments sold.                      

 Biloxi Main Street is a volunteer driven organization dedicated to the revitalization of downtown through economic development balanced with historic preservation. For more information on how you can get involved call 435-6339 or visit the Biloxi Main Street web site at www.mainstreetbiloxi.com.