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Biloxi group trying to force vote on proposed baseball stadium

Frank Brown — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:01:28 +0000

The STEPS Coalition is in the process of attempting to gather signatures of 1,500 registered voters to possibly force a public vote on the proposed minor league stadium in Biloxi. “So many of us here are baseball fans,” Roberta Avila, executive director of the STEPS Coalition, told the Sun-Herald at a news conference last Tuesday. [...]

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It’s official: Gov. Bryant announces minor league ball park to be built in Biloxi

Frank Brown — Thu, 30 May 2013 20:04:02 +0000

BILOXI — Minor League Baseball is a step closer to being in Biloxi. Gov. Phil Bryant, Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway and local officials on Thursday announced plans to build a $36 million Minor League Baseball stadium in downtown Biloxi. The plans call for the stadium to be ready for the start of the 2014 Southern [...]

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State casino revenue drops $6 million in September

Associated Press — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:06:46 +0000

September was a down month at Coast casinos. The year started with slow but steady growth. Revenue increased in five of the first seven months, and despite slipping in August and September, remains $5.8 million ahead of last year’s pace. August’s $10 million drop in gross casino revenue was followed by a $6 million decrease [...]

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Caratozzolo promoted at Beau Rivage

MBJ Staff — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:00:58 +0000

Beau Rivage is pleased to announce the promotion of Anthony Caratozzolo to assistant director of food and beverage. Caratozzolo was a member of the 1999 opening team for Beau Rivage’s La Cucina Restaurant where he was commis de cuisine for chef Vincent Signorelli Jr. While there, he assisted chef Kim Canteenwalla on Discovery Channel’s “Great [...]

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Beau Rivage announces new positions

MBJ Staff — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:00:10 +0000

The Beau Rivage has made public recent changes in the Food and Beverage Department. Sarah Cormier has been named buffet chef. She attended Johnson and Wales University where she obtained a bachelor of science degree in culinary arts. In addition to her skills as a kitchen manager, she has experience as a commis chef from [...]

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Warren passes sommelier’s exam

MBJ Staff — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:00:45 +0000

After an intense five-day exam, 10 sommeliers from around the nation, including Beau Rivage’s Mark Warren, successfully passed the Court of Master Sommeliers’ Advanced Exam. Held at The Little Nell in Aspen, the Advanced Exam is the third in a series of four increasingly challenging tests of knowledge and skill offered by the Court, and [...]

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Numbers don’t lie: Beau had a lot to lose with Brown incident

Clay Chandler — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 06:01:08 +0000

The executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation will return to the Beau Rivage in late October. Butch Brown is probably hoping for a calmer stay than his last one. Brown, 67, was arrested in the early morning of July 23 at the Biloxi resort and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct. The [...]

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‘Misunderstanding’

Clay Chandler — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 06:01:54 +0000

MDOT executive director Butch Brown and the Beau Rivage call his arrest a ‘misunderstanding;’ the Biloxi Police Department says Brown was ‘drunk,’ ‘belligerent’ and so much a threat to officers he was placed in a facility ‘better equipped to handle unruly prisoners’ Click here to see the complete PDF reproductions of the police report [...]

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MDOT chief arrested for public intoxication

Clay Chandler — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:20:14 +0000

The Biloxi Police Department confirmed to the Mississippi Business Journal that a Larry L. Brown, Sr., 67, was arrested at the Beau Rivage Resort at 6 a.m. Friday and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct. That’s the same name and age as Mississippi Department of Transportation Executive Director “Butch” Brown. Reached on his cell [...]

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Ross elevated by MGM MIRAGE

MBJ Staff — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:29:59 +0000

Ryan Ross has been promoted to vice president of marketing of the MGM MIRAGE Mississippi Operations team with responsibilities for Beau Rivage and Gold Strike. Most recently, Ross was named as vice president of national marketing for MGM MIRAGE Mississippi Operations. Ross has 11 years of experience in the casino industry, having held positions including [...]

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