My Ocean Springs: 2007 in Pictures

Post-Katrina, downtown Ocean Springs witnessed a proliferation of bars, much to the consternation of several business owners who took pride in the quiet charm of the area. The push by the drinking establishments to close Government Street for a festival in May led to opposition, with several business owners protesting to city government. In the middle of the controversy, after tiring of picking up beer bottles every morning, Betty Francis of Mississippi Mud Works took the litter and transformed it into what she named “Urban Art” in front of her family’s Government Street business to showcase the trend.