As part of this month’s celebration of Recreation and Parks Month, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting an evening of fun and games at the Biloxi Town Green and an afternoon family pool party at the Biloxi Natatorium.
Festivities on the Town Green will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday and will include a giant water slide, games and contests, followed by the Biloxi Main Street’s movie “Surf’s Up.”
The family pool party will be on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Natatorium and will include games, hot dogs, chips, soft drinks and music. Children under the age of 10 who cannot swim must be accompanied by an adult in the pool.
Both events are free, and participants at each event will need to wear proper swim suit attire.
Since 1985, the National Recreation and Parks Association has designated the month of July to celebrate each city’s summer programming as well as a time to bring communities together through volunteering and involvement in outdoor physical activities.
For more information, call the Parks and Recreation office at 228-435-6205, email aquatics@biloxi.ms.us or visit biloxi.ms.us/pr.
News and notes
Gaming, Part I: The proposed South Beach casino resort on west beach in Biloxi will be among the issues before the Mississippi Gaming Commission when it meets this morning at 9 at the Biloxi Community Center. The meeting is open to the public.
Gaming, Part II: Mayor A.J. Holloway says that he is encouraged by the Biloxi casino industry’s gross gaming revenue figures for June, which were $11 million above June 2007 and $12 million above May 2008. To see the monthly report for the Biloxi casino market, click here.
Bay Village: July 22 is the date that the Biloxi City Council is scheduled to hear a request for a zoning change that would allow the proposed Bay Village mixed-use development on Pass Road in west Biloxi. Developers had originally requested a delay until July 29.
Registration: Dr. Paul A. Tisdale, superintendent of Biloxi Public Schools, will discuss school registration this morning at 11 on WLOX’s “Midday” program. To learn more about next week’s registration, click here.
