by Lisa Monti Published: December 24,2012
When two well-known white-coat chefs told friends they were thinking about opening a fried chicken restaurant, the response generally was something like, “You (expletives) are crazy.” Said co-owner Victor Pickich, “We heard it so much, we started playing around with the name.” With some help from a web designer, that is how the Mother Cluckers [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: November 9,2012
Tags: Gulf Coast, Ken Austin, Mississippi Association of Realtors, Mississippi Coast Realty, Pass Christian, real estate
The leadership of the Mississippi Association of Realtors (MAR) changes next month when Ken Austin of Pass Christian becomes president. As the owner/broker of Mississippi Coast Realty, he has been actively involved in the local and state professional associations and has an ambitious year planned at the helm of the state’s largest trade organization. He [...] [...]
by Ross Reily Published: October 24,2012
Tags: Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Pass Christian, William Joel Blass
JACKSON — Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice William Joel Blass died Tuesday, four days after his 95th birthday, a spokeswoman for the court said. Funeral arrangements are pending for Blass, of Pass Christian, said Beverly Pettigrew Kraft in a statement late Tuesday. She did not provide further details. “He was a great legal scholar and [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: March 19,2012
Tags: Bay St. Louis, Billy Skellie, BILOXI, Chipper McDermott, Community Development Block Grants, FEMA, Fontainebleau Emergency Shelter and Community Center, Glenn Currie, Gulf of America, gulf of mexico, Hancock County, Hurricane Katrina, JBHM Architects, Jefferson Davis Avenue, Ken Flanagan, Long Beach, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Mississippi Development Authority, Pass Christian, Princy Harrison, Rotary Club, Starks Construction Co.
There are many vacant lots on the Coast’s post-Katrina landscape where homes, businesses and churches once stood. However, a number of public facilities have been constructed to replace those lost in the 2005 hurricane. A combination of funds through the Mississippi Development Authority, federal Community Development Block Grants, FEMA and insurance proceeds were used to [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 18,2012
Tags: Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Pass Christian, Sue Matheson
Pass Christian schools superintendent Sue Matheson is retiring at the end of the school year. The 65-year-old Matheson told WLOX-TV that it was time to retire. Matheson became Pass Christian’s superintendent 10 years ago. She says she decided at Christmas she was ready to retire. But, she says school board members asked her to wait [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: March 12,2010
Tags: Dancing Rabbit, Dancing Rabbit (Oaks), Fallen Oak, Golf, Golfweek, Grand Bear, Pass Christian, Shell Landing, The Bridges Golf Club at Hollywood Casino, The Oaks, The Preserve Golf Club, Timberton Golf Club, Windance Golf Club
Ten Mississippi golf courses have been rated on par with the best in the nation. The courses were selected to Golfweek magazines’s “America’s Best Courses You Can Play” list for 2010, doubling the number of Mississippi courses listed by the publication last year. “Mississippi’s increased number of courses listed reflects the depth of its high-quality [...] [...]
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