


7 at 1920 Military Road in the old Spirit Shoppe liquor store. Moving on to The Friendly City, Cassie’s Closeouts and Couture, a discount women’s and children’s clothing store, opened on Sept. I’m glad to see he got it all nailed down just in time for MSU to kick some Razorbacks back to Arkansas this weekend. 1.Įlarba told me in mid September he was waiting for a health inspection before opening. Jose Elarba has reopened his Venezuelan cafe and bar Arepas at their brand new location at 102 Rue Du Grande Fromage on Oct. If those exciting updates don’t do it for you, maybe this will. “We thought this was the perfect thing to bring back post-pandemic.” “This is really just a rebrand of an old event, a citywide tailgate that we started and a couple of nonprofits carried throughout the years,” Watson said.

Paige Watson, Starkville Main Street director, said it was high time for the tailgate’s return. We’re encouraging them to get as creative as possible.” Many stores are also doing specials, discount tables and decorations, Mississippi State decorations. “We’re encouraging them (the businesses) to set up a tailgate,” said Hunter Harrington, GSDP’s director of development. As part of the event, shoppers will also receive various discounts and prizes at participating businesses. GSDP representatives told me 40 businesses across the city will participate by setting up tailgate tents with food, games and fanfare as Mississippi State welcomes back many of its alums during this weekend’s homecoming celebration. The tailgate was last held in 2019 but was canceled the following two years due to COVID-19.
