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Stay awhile and look around. You can find all the great things Tupelo’s downtown district has to offer. Wanting a relaxing day of shopping, find all the downtown boutiques and salons under shop. Needing a place to rest after a long day of strolling sidewalks, look under stay to find the Hilton Garden Inn. Hungry? Downtown has so much to choose from. Whether you are looking for Southern barbeque or candle-light dining for two, it’s all here. Check us out, get downtown.
Free Concert Series Down on Main Announces Concert Lineup
Tupelo, MS—Returning for its fourth year, the “Down on Main” concert series kicks off the first of three events on July 12 at Fairpark Amphitheater in Downtown Tupelo. Each event will be held on the second Thursday of the month in July, August, and September. All concerts are free and open to the public. Festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. “The Down on Main concerts continue to be a fantastic addition to the activities in downtown and add to the overall quality of life for the community,” said Debbie Brangenberg, executive director of the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association. ...
Tickets on sale for Wine Downtown
Tickets are on sale for this month’s Wine Downtown event. They are $25 in advance and $30 on April 26, when the event kicks off at 5 p.m. The last two years, the event has sold out in advance so organizers said tickets might not be available at the door. The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association is selling 300 tickets for the event, which is 50 more than last year. Sixteen businesses are hosting stops this year for the fourth-annual event. Each stop will have a different food and wine pairing. Plus, chairwoman Blair Hughes said this year’s event will feature three bands...
Downtown Tupelo to Host a Restaurant Week
TUPELO - Downtown Tupelo restaurateurs are discussing creating a restaurant week in September. Blair Hughes, owner of Park Heights in Fairpark, hopes to have a week in September full of food specials and good times. She met last week with the restaurant subcommittee of the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association to flesh out the idea. Romie’s Barbeque and Papa V’s Deli also were represented at the meeting. The owners discussed how other cities conduct their restaurant weeks. Some have a set price that all participating restaurants adhere to, while others have participating restaurants offer a special for the...
Mugshots will be new Fairpark eatery
TUPELO - Mugshots Bar & Grill is coming to Fairpark. Mayor Jack Reed Jr. on Tuesday said he was excited about the new restaurant during his presentation to the Tupelo Redevelopment Agency, which governs the development of Fairpark. Johnny Robbins after the meeting confirmed the identity of his restaurant. “That’s what’s coming,” he said. “We do have the franchise.” Robbins and his brother, Ben, formed Slow’s Eateries LLC and in September 2011 bought the piece of land on Main Street where an Oby’s restaurant originally was planned. It’s next to the Renasant Center for IDEAs and...
THE AVETT BROTHERS WILL PLAY BANCORPSOUTH ARENA IN TUPELO ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH
THE AVETT BROTHERS ANNOUNCE SPRING 2012 TOUR WILL PLAY BANCORPSOUTH ARENA IN TUPELO ON SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH TICKETS WILL GO ON-SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD AT 10AM There is no harmony like brotherly harmony. Something indelible in the weave of voices and play of sensibilities is stamped into the fraternal DNA and also stems from a lifetime of shared experiences. You can hear it in classic brother acts across the musical spectrum, from the Louvin Brothers to the Everly Brothers and on down the decades through the Wilson brothers (Beach Boys), the Davies brothers (Kinks), the Allman Brothers and even the Brothers...
