Rickshaws rolling in Old Town?

BAY ST. LOUIS Brenda Cuevas has approval from the city to get her Old Town Pedicabs business going. Now she needs $7,800 to buy two bicycle rickshaws so she can start moving people around the downtown business district. This week the city council unanimously approved a special exception to the zoning ordinance so Cuevas, a…

New restaurant, big menu

Here’s the latest from the state Health Department: The Hilton Garden Inn at 2703 Denny Ave. in Pascagoula, owned by LaFont Inn LLC, has the official OK to open its restaurant. The extensive menu includes breakfast (grits, oatmeal, link sausage, applewood smoked bacon, omelets, scrambled eggs, hash browns, biscuit and gravy, French toast, seasonal fruit,…

Get ready for ArtsAlive!

BAY ST. LOUIS We know festivals around here, having created and supported some of the best anywhere, and now things are getting geared up for a new kind of festival to add to our community’s portfolio. ArtsAlive! promises to be an amazing celebration of music, art, food and literature March 22 from 10 a.m. to…

It’s official!

A sure sign of Spring: Also, enjoy Second Saturday along with this great weather and drop by Bay Books where Al Flattmann and John Kemp will be today from 5-7 p.m. to sign their new book, An Artist’s Vision of New Orleans. For more info or to reserve your copy, call Bay Books at 463.2688.

Second Saturday & Jumpin’ Jukes

Plenty happening this weekend in the Bay. It’s Second Saturday with all the usual fun AND The Jumpin’ Jukes are live at 100 Men Hall. Show starts at 8 p.m. AND time springs forward with Daylight Saving Time starting Sunday morning. The “Soup”er Mudfest returns to Old Town at Second Saturday. More than a dozen…

MBJ: Allison Anderson chosen for AIA honor

Mississippi Business Journal staff reports: The 2014 Jury of Fellows from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elevated Allison Hoadley Anderson, FAIA, to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions to the profession. She is the only architect recognized from Mississippi this year, and one of…

Rickey’s is closing March 22

Just confirmed that Rickey’s Bar & Grill is closing March 22. They posted this item a short time ago on the restaurant’s Facebook page: Ok Rickey’s lovers we are sorry to say your favorite restaurant will be closing on the 22nd of March. If you have a gift certificate you can bring it in and…