Mississippi Business Journal » festival http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Despite sinking stage, Coast festival draws 25,000 fans http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/14/despite-sinking-stage-coast-festival-draws-25000-fans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=despite-sinking-stage-coast-festival-draws-25000-fans http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/14/despite-sinking-stage-coast-festival-draws-25000-fans/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 12:12:07 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74729 GULFPORT — Organizers of a weekend music festival in Gulfport say it drew 25,000 fans, despite high wind and rain. The Sun Herald reports the Gulfport Music Festival’s first day on Friday came within an hour of being cancelled due to bad weather. And it was almost shut down Saturday when workers discovered the main [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/14/despite-sinking-stage-coast-festival-draws-25000-fans/feed/ 0 Council approves new beer/light wine ordinance http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/council-approves-new-beerlight-wine-ordinance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=council-approves-new-beerlight-wine-ordinance http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/council-approves-new-beerlight-wine-ordinance/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:41:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72722 HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg City Council has adopted an ordinance to open downtown streets to the sale and consumption of beer and light wine during special events. The ordinance allows retailers with a current permit to sell beer and light wine on downtown streets closed for special events such as HUBFEST and the fall and spring [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/council-approves-new-beerlight-wine-ordinance/feed/ 0 Council’s new food rules for festival draw howls from vendors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/01/councils-new-food-rules-for-festival-draws-howls-from-vendors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=councils-new-food-rules-for-festival-draws-howls-from-vendors http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/01/councils-new-food-rules-for-festival-draws-howls-from-vendors/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:13:58 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72507 OXFORD — The Oxford Tourism Council’s revamped selection process for food vendors at the Double Decker Arts Festival is drawing protests from some would-be participants. Recently, several businesses that applied for one of the 25 food booths at the festival received a letter asking them to resubmit their application with menus including something unique to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/01/councils-new-food-rules-for-festival-draws-howls-from-vendors/feed/ 0 Craft beer festival set for March http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/14/craft-beer-festival-set-for-march/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=craft-beer-festival-set-for-march http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/14/craft-beer-festival-set-for-march/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:20:53 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68144 TUPELO — This city will host a craft beer festival with samples of at least 60 different beers. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the March 2 festival in comes about a year after the state enacted a law increasing the legal limit of alcohol by weight in beer. The law opened the state for [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/14/craft-beer-festival-set-for-march/feed/ 0 Profit off Elvis festival about equal to last year http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/09/profit-off-elvis-festival-about-equal-to-last-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=profit-off-elvis-festival-about-equal-to-last-year http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/09/profit-off-elvis-festival-about-equal-to-last-year/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:24:50 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=60906 TUPELO — The King can still turn a profit. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports organizers of the Tupelo Elvis Presley Festival say the 2012 event made about $68,200. The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association puts on the June festival, which includes Elvis events at the Lyric Theatre and concerts in Fairpark. At the monthly [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/09/profit-off-elvis-festival-about-equal-to-last-year/feed/ 0 Port City to become ‘Hot Tamale Capital of the World’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/17/port-city-to-become-hot-tamale-capital-of-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=port-city-to-become-hot-tamale-capital-of-the-world http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/17/port-city-to-become-hot-tamale-capital-of-the-world/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:54:41 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=59828 GREENVILLE — The city of Greenville has unofficially been the known as the best place to grab some hot tamales for years. Tomorrow, the city will make it official. Mayor Chuck Jordan is scheduled to declare Greenville the “Hot Tamale Capital of the World” tomorrow at 10 a.m. on the front steps of City Hall. [...]

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