Point Cadet is one of the saddest sections to visit in Biloxi. At one point, we drove past three city blocks in which not a single building was left standing. This neighborhood with a deep, rich cultural heritage was once filled with many homes and businesses that survived Hurricane Camille. In the satellite photos after… Read More: Point Cadet »
I’ve finally processed all the photos from my trip to Biloxi earlier this month, so I’ll be uploading them with some background details over the next few days. The full set is already in my photo gallery. I don’t want to make it too easy for web spiders to grab all my photos, so you’ll… Read More: Biloxi – Ocean Springs Bridge »
I spent the last couple of days in Biloxi, Mississippi, visiting my mother and checking out the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Mary Mahoney’s Old French House restaurant is one of the few restaurants that has reopened in the downtown section of town close to the waterfront. Last Saturday night my mother and I ate an… Read More: Mary Mahoney’s »
If you’re looking for good ideas for Xmas gifts, please consider buying from people and businesses located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Here are a few links I managed to dig up. Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art store Walter Anderson Museum store Morans Art Gallery Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum Beauvoir, Last Home of Jefferson… Read More: Shop with Hurricane-Affected Local Businesses »
Mary Mahoney’s is one of the most famous restaurants in Biloxi. The Mary Mahoney’s restaurant, bars, and cafe suffered a lot of damage, but the upstairs restaurant is already open. They plan to expand the cafe downstairs, but it needs a lot more work. Having Mary Mahoney’s reopen is a good sign for the return… Read More: Biloxi on the Mend »
I just spoke with my mother about how things are going in Biloxi. She went out on a schooner this weekend along the Biloxi coastline and said that the devastation is still hard to believe. The only large landmark that looks normal is the Biloxi Lighthouse. The big hotels are still standing, but many windows… Read More: The Return of the Casinos »
A friend of mine recently emailed some photos her husband took while driving down Highway 90 in Biloxi. He said the eastbound lanes are in relatively good shape, but the westbound lanes are still pretty bad. That’s surprising, as the eastbound lanes are closer to the water. In one of my first posts after Hurricane… Read More: Slow Recovery in Biloxi »
In a move that probably should have happened from the beginning, it looks like Mississippi is finally going to allow casinos to be built up to 800 feet onshore. The legal change has been approved by the Legislature, and is now just waiting on the Governor’s approval. The owner of the Treasure Bay Casino is… Read More: Onshore Casinos Coming to Mississippi »
Although it took a month after Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast, my mother has finally gotten someone to come out and put a tarp on her roof. The hurricane had ripped enough shingles from her roof to cause leaks in several places. She had signed a Right of Entry form several weeks ago… Read More: Blue Roof Group »
I’m starting to get the feeling that I should have just created a category called “Hurricane” and then set up “Katrina” and “Rita” as sub-categories, because it looks like we are in for a future of a lot (bevy, gaggle, horde?) of major hurricanes hitting areas where I have a lot of friends and family.… Read More: Hurricane Rita »