Page 84 - South Mississippi Living - August, 2019

DOWNTOWNS great place to work, play and live
story courtesy of Bill Raymond, Past President, Main Street Biloxi photos courtesy of Main Street Biloxi
BILOXI
Excitement is in the Air
T oday, Biloxi Main Street and Downtown Biloxi are on the move with exciting changes
Restaurant. If you want it, you will find it in downtown Biloxi.
Want to shop? Check out what
Biloxi has to offer. Locally owned shops and boutiques offer clothing,
art and gift options for everyone.
With fabulous clothing options like Grant’s Menswear and Grant’s for Her, The Threaded Cork and Cologne and Cotton in the Rue Magnolia District or Ladidaa and The Fashion Carriage on West Howard, we have just the right piece for your personal style. Looking for something a little more relaxing? Stroll through Southern Bound Book Shop, one of the Coast’s only locally owned book shops, then step next door for a special coffee concoction or signature cocktail at Jacked Up Coffee Bar.
Come enjoy a Shuckers minor league baseball game, have dinner, do some shopping and feel the excitement
in the air in downtown Biloxi. Join Biloxi Main Street and be part of that excitement.
DOWNTOWN
happening daily. More
hotel rooms, an eclectic mix of restaurants and new retail shops
are just the beginning of a renaissance of public and private development downtown. Biloxi’s investment in the reconstruction of Howard Avenue
has already paid dividends with the approval of the $54 million dollar development. The District on Howard and the rehabilitation of two historic downtown buildings for relocation and expansion of the Mardi Gras Museum, as well as office space and new housing.
Take a stroll or drive around downtown and you are guaranteed to find the perfect meal with over 30 restaurants and more on the way in an area of less than one-square mile. Enjoy everything from a quick poboy at Rene’s Deli to a gourmet meal at Mary Mahoney’s Old French House
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