Archive for September, 2006

More Biloxi Hotel Rooms are Open

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Autumn is for golfers, car buffs, artists

By TOM WILEMON
tewilemon@sunherald.com
BILOXI - Autumn isn’t the busiest tourism season on the Coast, but it may the smartest time to visit - especially for golfers, art lovers and car enthusiasts.
New and renovated golf courses are opening as the weather cools. Cruisin’ the Coast and the Peter Anderson Festival are [...]

Hitting the mark

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Holiday was good for casinos
BILOXI - Beau Rivage packed people in, while the IP more than held its own.
The skyscraper casino resorts on each end of Caillavet Street stayed busy until the early morning hours of Sunday and Monday over the holiday weekend.
The parking lot at Boomtown was full. But on Casino Row, late crowds [...]

Fountain plans return to Mississippi casino

Friday, September 1st, 2006

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - Pete Fountain will return to performing at a casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast this fall.
The casino, known as Casino Magic before it was battered by Hurricane Katrina, is reopening as the Hollywood Casino. Fountain had packed the casino’s Oak Royale room every Tuesday and Thursday before the storm.
John Jagunich, [...]