Mississippi Business Journal » culutural tourism http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Controversy over plans puts auditorium renovations on hold http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/30/controversy-over-plans-puts-auditorium-renovations-on-hold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=controversy-over-plans-puts-auditorium-renovations-on-hold http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/30/controversy-over-plans-puts-auditorium-renovations-on-hold/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 15:08:09 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57814 VICKSBURG — Interior renovations to the Southern Cultural Heritage Center auditorium are on hold while the architect and state historians seek common ground on the project’s plans. Center executive director Annette Kirklin said officials with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History object to some of architect David Clement’s plans for the $196,000 project. She [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/30/controversy-over-plans-puts-auditorium-renovations-on-hold/feed/ 0 New Blues Trail app for iPhones now available http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/12/new-blues-trail-app-for-iphones-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-blues-trail-app-for-iphones-now-available http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/12/new-blues-trail-app-for-iphones-now-available/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:02:17 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=44725 JACKSON — The Mississippi Blues Trail mobile app is now available for download from the iTunes store. The free app, currently available only for iPhones, has a variety of features to allow users to navigate the trail and create customized itineraries to explore Mississippi’s musical heritage. “Blues enthusiasts will be able to map their travels [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/12/new-blues-trail-app-for-iphones-now-available/feed/ 0 Tennessee looking to draw visitors with moonshine http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/06/25/tennessee-looking-to-draw-visitors-with-moonshine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tennessee-looking-to-draw-visitors-with-moonshine http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/06/25/tennessee-looking-to-draw-visitors-with-moonshine/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:57:23 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=26165 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tennessee tourism officials see gold in them there hills where moonshiners once hauled illegal whiskey in fast cars. A new self-guided tour includes a network of roadways that span hundreds of miles across nine counties in northeast Tennessee and has been given the name “White Lightning Trail.” Tourism officials launching the promotion [...]

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