Archive for January, 2006

On Gulf Coast, Dreams of New Kind of City

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) - Dreams of the future here are just sketches: Friendly streets lined with a welcoming mix of homes, stores and sidewalks. Neighborhood parks for play, picnics and a shady respite from the Southern sun. A bustling waterfront.
Reality lies on the ground, for mile upon mile of this hurricane-blasted stretch of Gulf […]

Pinnacle Optimistic About Biloxi

Friday, January 20th, 2006

JACKSON, Mississippi – As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: “Alain J. Uboldi, the chief operating officer of Pinnacle Entertainment, made comments to the Mississippi Gaming Commission on Thursday more positive about the likelihood of rebuilding in Biloxi than previous statements by company executives.
“However, he stopped short of making a commitment to rebuild, saying negotiations […]

Land bought for Nugget

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

Point Cadet lots sell for block price
By TOM WILEMON
tewilemon@sunherald.com
BILOXI - Some deeply rooted Biloxians, some who lost everything to Hurricane Katrina, easily made up for their financial losses Tuesday when they sold their vacant slabs on Point Cadet to a casino company.
Landry’s Restaurants began closing on 23 parcels of private land where […]

New Webhost for BiloxiBlog.com

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

We were having numerous server issues with BiloxiBlog.com on the previous webhost, so we decided to move. There might be a few errors, here and there, but hopefully we will take care of everything in the next few days.
Please report all errors to editor@biloxiblog.com Thanks!

Golden Nugget closing on casino property

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

By TOM WILEMON
BILOXI - Landry’s Restaurants Inc. began closings Tuesday on 23 parcels of private land on Point Cadet where the company wants to put a Golden Nugget Casino and Biloxi Boardwalk tourist attraction.
The company moved forward with its contract before reaching an agreement with the city of Biloxi to lease […]