Where’s the sushi?

Simply Wonderful Sushi, inside Winn-Dixie at 11312 Highway 49 in Gulfport, has been given approval to open. Here’s a small sampling of the large menu: Appetizers Spring Roll (X3): Rice paper, Lettuce, Cucumber, Cilantro, Rice Noodle, Shrimp, Imitation Crab, Carrots $5.95 Summer Roll (X3): Rice Paper, Lettuce, Cucumber, Cilantro, Avocado, Carrots $5.95 Dumplings (X10): Chicken…

Order up: 2 new restaurants

Here’s the scoop on two new restaurants in the area: Doña Blanca’s at 14451 Dedeaux Road in Gulfport serves Tacos Hondureños, heuvos rebueltos (scrambled eggs), camarones al Aijo ( garlic shrimp, rice, French fries), Chuleta frita (pork chop, rice, cabbage, french fries) and more, according to the state Health Department’s notes. Blanca Auceda is the…

Bay Council recap: Machine shop tabled; dumpster funk deepens

Downtown merchants prevailed at last night’s Bay Council meeting, saving the public parking lot they consider a tourism asset. After hearing several pro-parking lot speakers, the council voted unanimously to reverse the decision to surplus the parking lot on Main Street behind the former City Hall Annex/Chamber office. That surplus building, you’ll recall, was recently…