Mississippi Business Journal » nightlife http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 No injuries in Hub City bar fire; investigation underway http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/no-injuries-in-hub-city-bar-fire-investigation-underway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-injuries-in-hub-city-bar-fire-investigation-underway http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/no-injuries-in-hub-city-bar-fire-investigation-underway/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:58:35 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74374 HATTIESBURG — A fire gutted the Frat House bar early yesterday but authorities say there were no injuries. The Hattiesburg American reports no one was in the bar on South 37th Avenue when the fire was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Fire Investigator Geneva Morgan says the building was a total loss. No one was [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/no-injuries-in-hub-city-bar-fire-investigation-underway/feed/ 0 Stockholders approve sale of casino for $869M http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:38 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74135 VICKSBURG — The sale of Ameristar Casino will mark the second gambling house buyout in Vicksburg in less than a year. The stockholders of Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos Inc. last week approved the company’s planned acquisition by Pinnacle Entertainment. The all-cash transaction is estimated to be valued at $869 million. No change to Ameristar’s brand [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/stockholders-approve-sale-of-casino-for-869m/feed/ 0 Developers of proposed new casino miss deadline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:28:57 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73754 GULFPORT — A development company that had wanted to build a $112 million casino at the Gulfport Harbor but has been unable to obtain financing will have to return to the Mississippi Gaming Commission for new approval if it wants to go ahead with the project. The Sun Herald reports a time limit on permission [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/developers-of-proposed-new-casino-miss-deadline/feed/ 0 Entrepreneur hoping for ‘something big’ from reality show http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/10/entrepreneur-hoping-for-something-big-from-reality-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entrepreneur-hoping-for-something-big-from-reality-show http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/10/entrepreneur-hoping-for-something-big-from-reality-show/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:53:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73005 MCCOMB — Scott Johnson has a lot on his calendar. The 46-year-old owner of Chilly Willy’s — a sno-ball stand, restaurant, bar and concert hall — is busy preparing to defend his business in a chancery court lawsuit, a misdemeanor criminal trial in justice court and a noise ordinance violation charge in municipal court. The [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/10/entrepreneur-hoping-for-something-big-from-reality-show/feed/ 0 Officials want loop to connect casinos, beach with Back Bay http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:41:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72704 BILOXI — City officials want to complete the long-awaited loop around East Biloxi that would link the casinos and the beach with Back Bay. The Sun Herald reports the City Council voted to support an initiative to connect Back Bay Boulevard with U.S. Highway 90. David Nichols, the city’s chief administrative officer, says he’s looking [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/officials-want-loop-to-connect-casinos-beach-with-back-bay/feed/ 0 Council to debate new ordinances for nightclubs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/council-to-debate-new-ordinances-for-nightclubs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=council-to-debate-new-ordinances-for-nightclubs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/council-to-debate-new-ordinances-for-nightclubs/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:45:38 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70826 TUPELO — The Tupelo City Council is set to consider tighter controls on nightclubs in hopes of reducing repeated disturbances that have kept police busy. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the ordinance will be considered tomorrow. It would apply to all nightclubs — broadly defined as any establishment that serves alcoholic beverages and provides [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/council-to-debate-new-ordinances-for-nightclubs/feed/ 0 City, new casino get off to bumpy start over signage http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:40:49 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70822 NATCHEZ — The president of a casino in Natchez said he plans to meet with Mayor Butch Brown about banners advertising the casino. The Natchez Democrat reports the city took down banners directing customers to the Magnolia Bluffs Casino at the bottom of Roth Hill in Natchez last Friday. But the casino soon replaced them. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/04/city-new-casino-get-off-to-bumpy-start-over-signage/feed/ 0 County appeals decision to give casino tax money to city http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/county-appeals-decision-to-give-casino-tax-money-to-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-appeals-decision-to-give-casino-tax-money-to-city http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/county-appeals-decision-to-give-casino-tax-money-to-city/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:47:56 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70161 CLARKSDALE — Coahoma County has appealed a judge’s order that it return to the city of Clarksdale about $62,000 collected in casino taxes. The Clarksdale Press Register reports the county filed the appeal Feb. 15, asking Circuit Judge Johnnie Walls to reverse his decision. In court documents, county attorney Tom Ross argues that Walls ruled [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/22/county-appeals-decision-to-give-casino-tax-money-to-city/feed/ 0 Trial date set for casino’s tax-protest hearing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/18/trial-date-set-for-casinos-tax-protest-hearing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trial-date-set-for-casinos-tax-protest-hearing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/18/trial-date-set-for-casinos-tax-protest-hearing/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:26:19 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69851 VICKSBURG — Ameristar Casino’s protests over Warren County property tax levies for 2012 and 2013 will be heard Oct. 14 in Warren County Circuit Court. The Vicksburg Post reports the separate lawsuits filed by the casino have been combined by Circuit Judge M. James Chaney. The Ameristar claims in the most recent of the two [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/18/trial-date-set-for-casinos-tax-protest-hearing/feed/ 0 City officials targeting BYOB nightclubs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/18/city-officials-targeting-byob-nightclubs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-officials-targeting-byob-nightclubs http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/18/city-officials-targeting-byob-nightclubs/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:24:06 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69849 TUPELO — Officials say eliminating “bring your own bottle” nightclubs could help control littering, public intoxication, disorderly conduct and assaults in Tupelo. The proposal would require a city beer permit or a state alcohol permit for establishments that serve alcohol and provide entertainment, The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported. “For me, it’s safety,” said Tupelo [...]

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