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    Corey ChristyBy Corey ChristyMay 28, 20242 Mins Read46 Views
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    Biloxi Main Street has been the driving force behind the revitalization of Biloxi in 2024,

    creating the perfect environment for residents and small businesses downtown. Main

    Street’s mission is to be the catalyst in promoting, preserving, revitalizing, and

    enhancing the economic growth of the downtown Biloxi area.

     

    Main Street has added several amenities to the area, with plans for more following the

    receipt of several grants.

     

    The amenities include an 18-hole disc golf course and a DIY skate park in the How Hop

    Creative District under the I-110, as well as new fish-shaped bike racks along Howard

    Avenue. In addition to these completed projects, work will soon begin on several new

    murals, and the alleyway along GE OHR Street will undergo a makeover.

    Funding has been flowing in and will lead to even bigger projects later in 2024. Main

    Street received grants from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, the Mississippi Main

    Street Revitalization Grant, and ARPA, totaling just under $700,000. These funds will be

    used to bring more art and much-needed lighting to the How Hop Creative District.

    Kay Miller – Main Street Biloxi Executive Director stated, “You can feel the energy and

    excitement in Downtown Biloxi! There is activity everywhere, and people want to be

    here! That is what Main Street’s mission is, to create a PLACE where people will keep

    coming back!”

    If you would like to become a Biloxi Main Street partner and help the organization

    continue its efforts to build downtown, please visit mainsteetbiloxi.com and click the

    Biloxi Main Street Partners link.

     

     

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    Corey Christy, a native of Biloxi, Corey returned in 2013 after college to begin following his passion for his hometown through his grassroots activities with various volunteer positions, boards, and local organizations. Corey is past President of the Biloxi Main Street, where he has been a board member for the last 8 years. In that short amount of time Corey has made a lasting impact on the organization and the city, founding the Biloxi Public Art project that has brought 30 pieces of public art to life around downtown that tell different stories of the local history, he is the recipient of two Fire Soul awards, the Design Award, the Visionary Award, as well as The City of Biloxi’s Volunteer of the Year for Arts and Culture, a Mississippi Main Street Award for the Biloxi Public Art Project, a Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence in 2021, and a Mississippi Main Street Trailblazer award in 2022. Corey has been a Board Member of the Biloxi Bay Area Chamber of Commerce for the previous 3 years, the Gallery 782 co-op, as well as serving one year on the board for the Mississippi Coastal Plain Land Trust. Corey helps to organize Bike Biloxi and occasionally leads the weekly community bike rides throughout the city.

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