Biloxi Main Street kicks off August with First Friday Block Party
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) -- South Mississippians flocked to Howard Avenue in Biloxi on Friday evening to kick off the month of August with the First Friday Block…
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Saenger Theatre Nears Grand Reopening in Downtown Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) – One of the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s most iconic landmarks is preparing for its long-awaited encore. After years of meticulous restoration, the historic Saenger Theatre…
Biloxi City Council tackles the city's biggest projects in meeting
The Biloxi City Council is making big moves in the city's development. The council will take up two proposed amendments regarding the special events ordinance ahead…
Barq's building in downtown Biloxi still undergoing renovations
Progress continues to be made on the Barq's building in downtown Biloxi. The building is being renovated into apartments, with public shops on the bottom floor.…
Old Wells Fargo Bank in Biloxi turning into a luxury boutique hotel
A local developer and his wife are turning an old Wells Fargo Bank into a 14-room luxury boutique hotel in Downtown Biloxi. Ivan and…
Morgan Freeman opening second ‘Ground Zero Blues Club’ in Biloxi
Twenty years after the first Ground Zero Blues Club opened in Clarksdale, Mississippi a second is coming to Downtown Biloxi. The second club will be located…
First Friday block party in Downtown Biloxi
This evening in Downtown Biloxi at the District Green, their First Friday Block Party kicked off Easter weekend. To honor the holiday weekend, Biloxi Main Street added an adult Easter Egg Hunt to this month’s block party.…
First Friday Block Party in Downtown Biloxi
In Downtown Biloxi, Friday night fun has just begun with a now-regular Biloxi event. News 25’s Sabria Reid is at Biloxi on the District Green for their First Friday, Good Friday block party.
First Friday is back in Downtown Biloxi
Downtown Biloxi’s First Friday is back starting tomorrow! Events kick off on the District Green on Howard Avenue at 4 p.m. Friday. First Friday fun consists of live music, food, local vendors, a grown-up Easter Egg hunt,…
First Friday and the District Green Block Party took over Downtown Biloxi Friday
Downtown Biloxi was very lively this evening as Biloxi Main Street’s First Friday coincided with the District Green’s Block Party. The block party kicked off at noon on Howard Avenue at the new District Green and featured…
Fly Llama Brewing held its grand opening in Biloxi
Biloxi residents now have a new place to sit back and unwind in the downtown entertainment area. Fly Llama Brewing opened its doors for the first time today in the old Biloxi Brewing Building on Bohn Street.…
Update on Saenger Theatre in Biloxi
Great news coming out of the City of Biloxi regarding the historic Saenger Theatre. The City of Biloxi is one step closer to restoring and renovating the theatre as construction continues with the fly tower, roof, and…
In-person ‘First Fridays’ are back in Downtown Biloxi
For the first time in six months, in-person ‘First Fridays’ are returning to Downtown Biloxi starting tomorrow night. Due to COVID, the last ‘First Friday’ held in the streets of Biloxi was in March. Downtown stores and restaurants throughout Rue…
Locals get out and visit the Biloxi Community Market Festival
After being cooped inside for months, people are flocking to the Biloxi Community Market Festival for fun and fresh air. Lots of local farmers have been living on faith after a tough couple of months riddled with COVID concerns and…
New sculpture brings music to Downtown Biloxi
Biloxi’s award winning downtown continues to make the Coast a cultural destination for all. This weekend, Biloxi Main Street celebrated one of the city’s newest art projects. Biloxi welcomed its newest piece of art to the community Saturday at a…
Saenger Theatre construction update
Construction progress is ramping up at one of Downtown Biloxi’s historic buildings and a major arts hub. If you pass by the Saenger Theatre now, you’ll notice tarps have been removed and you can see construction workers performing repairs on…
Update on Biloxi Public Art Project
Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, new artwork continues to pop up in Downtown Biloxi. The Biloxi Public Art Project has been underway for the past year and a half as a way to brighten up certain buildings…
Community Market Festival series begins Thursday in Downtown Biloxi
The City of Biloxi is welcoming back its Community Farmers Market Festival series tomorrow after a short hiatus because of COVID. In another step toward normalcy during the COVID-19 pandemic, a summer staple in Downtown Biloxi returns Thursday: the Community…
Business is brewing again in Downtown Biloxi
Business hasn’t yet reached a fever pitch in Downtown Biloxi, but business is brewing and picking up tempo in the area. Something’s brewing once again in Downtown Biloxi: business! Just ask these local coffee shop owners. Greenhouse Biloxi Co-owner Jessie…
Downtown Biloxi to host a virtual ‘First Friday’
Tomorrow you can show your support for local businesses all from the comfort of your own home with Downtown Biloxi’s ‘Virtual First Friday.’ Starting at noon tomorrow, you can search ‘First Friday’s Downtown Biloxi’ on Facebook to join in on…
Adding art to Downtown Biloxi
Biloxi just got a little bit more ‘Instagram-able’ with the addition of ten new art murals. Biloxi Main Street is adding art to its historic downtown with picture perfect art murals on the sides of buildings. Not only is the…
Development Forum Being Held at Biloxi Civic Center Tuesday
The city of Biloxi is calling all builders, business owners, developers, and others who have hopes of opening a business or residential units in the downtown area to head out to a development forum later Tuesday. The free forum gets…
‘Reunion at the Union’ in Biloxi
Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich’s vision of returning Howard Avenue to all its former glory has been complete for a few months, but now it’s time to celebrate. Tomorrow, the city and Merit Health Biloxi will formerly mark the reopening of…
Downtown Biloxi restoration update
In just a few weeks, the restoration project of downtown Biloxi is expected to be complete and there are signs showing daily progress. Today, sidewalks were paved on Howard Avenue next to the People’s Bank. This side of Howard Avenue…