It’s raining etc.

It’s Monday, and gloomy at that. Time to think about the weekend. Local favorite Irma Thomas (yes, the Soul Queen of New Or-leans) is performing Saturday at Hollywood Casino starting at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $14.95. Get them at the Gift Shop or call 1-800-229-2683.

Craving BBQ?

Got a hankering for barbecue? There’s a new restaurant that the state Health Department has given the go-ahead to open. 2nd To None BBQ at 8220 Arkansas Ave. in Gulfport features pulled pork, beef brisket, smoked chicken, ribs and shrimp, shrimp Alfredo, catfish, tilapia, baked beans, potato salad, Caribbean jerk chicken and more menu items.…

The Bridges joins GolfWeek’s best casino courses

BAY ST. LOUIS The Bridges has broken into GolfWeek’s Top 50 Best Casino Courses of 2013 for the first time, coming in at 50th place. Hollywood Casino’s Arnold Palmer signature course, which opened in 1997, is named for the 21 wooden bridges over 17 lakes and 14 acres of marsh, wetlands and fairways. It was…

Cable disconnect Part II: A happy coincidence

Just got this email about Tuesday’s Bay Council meeting from Doug Seal: Please get the word out that a Media Com representative is schedule to be at the City Council meeting tomorrow night, please bring all questions and concerns..thanks OK, Mediacom customers, let’s go to the meeting at 5:30 p.m. and tell them about our…

Cable disconnect: Can I get a credit?

During this weekend’s most unfortunate cable outage, I had a little chat with Hannah at Mediacom. Here’s the part about getting a credit. Has ANYONE ever gotten a credit after a service outage? Hannah: I have checked and it is showing an on-going outage in your area affecting all services. We have our team working…