The Gabber: November 10, 2022

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Gibbs Grad Gets Head Start on College Ja’tanaisha Thompson is a freshman at the University of Florida, albeit not a typical freshman.

For starters, she just turned 17.

Thompson was still 16 when she graduated from Gibbs High School last May and arrived on the UF campus in Gainesville a month later. She made the move early thanks to her own smarts and a local program that identifies and helps exceptional students navigate high school and blaze a trail for college.

She started her accelerated academic path while a student at John Hopkins Middle School, which offered certain high school courses for students in seventh and eighth grade. She took advantage of those and started her actual high school years ahead of the game.

“I did start high school on time as a freshman,” she said. “But I had the amount of credits of a typical sophomore.”

After her ninth-grade year was completed and she was still a year ahead, Thompson decided to ramp it up even more. In addition to the eight classes she took at Gibbs last year, she signed up for five classes through Florida Virtual School and Grad continued on page 7

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Ja’tanaisha Thompson and her grandmother at last spring’s Gibbs High School graduation.

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Gulfport on the Edge Gulfportians and those who work and play here are invited to take part in the first of three community conversations on Nov. 14 at the Casino (6:30-9 p.m.). Ward 1 Councilmember April Thanos is sponsoring these Town Halls with a twist…opportunities for people to share their perspectives, expertise, and creative ideas in small group discussions guided by table hosts. An all-volunteer production team is being trained in the “art of hosting” to make this experience inclusive, productive, and meaningful for participants. Each of the Gulfport on the Edge events, scheduled for Nov. 14, Jan. 30, and April 10 will have a different theme and strategic “altitude” so people can enjoy participating in just one or all of the sessions. Information gathered will be documented, compiled, and made available for use as a foundation for planning and navigating the new realities of our times. Register for the free event at Gulfport_On_The_Edge. eventbrite.com. –Ingrid Bredenberg, Gulfport

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news Gulfport Council Moving to Giving Land to Homeowners Final Consideration of Ordinances Scheduled for Nov. 15 The Gulfport City Council appears to be on its way to vacating the right-of-way between three homes and Clam Bayou, essentially turning over city land to the homeowners.

All three ordinances regarding property along so-called Beach Drive on the east side of Gulfport passed their first readings at the council’s Nov. 1 regular meeting, and all by 3-2 vote, with Paul Ray (Ward III) and April Thanos (Ward I) voting in opposition. The second reading is scheduled for Nov. 15.

Thanos maintained that the property should not be given to the private homeowners, while Ray said he did not have a problem with the action if it were decided by a citizen referendum.

All five councilmembers agreed that there should never be an actual road at that location and the property should remain in its current state, which is essentially impossible to develop from a practical standpoint because it’s on a tidal mud flat and the area has multiple mangroves.

It took nearly three hours to cover these agenda items as each required a public hearing, and many members of the public took advantage of the opportunity to speak.

There were a few comments of a personal nature between people on both sides of the issue, but Mayor Sam Henderson encouraged speakers to stick to the issue itself. Several people acknowledged that the Planning and Zoning Board meeting a month ago, at which this issue was addressed, became quite nasty at times.

Gulfport’s city code has provisions for property owners to apply for vacation of right-of-way. Gulfport resident Paul Herman filed a lawsuit in opposition to the process, but the court denied his request for an injunction. When Councilman Michael Fridovich (Ward IV) asked if the council should wait until the outcome of the lawsuit to act, City

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By Monroe Roark

Some homeowners want the City of Gulfport to turn this waterfront land over to them for free, while others want it to remain open to the public. Council will vote a second time at its Nov. 15 meeting.

Attorney Andrew Salzman noted that the applicants could have a due process complaint if that happened.

“Sometimes we have to make hard decisions,” Fridovich said later before one of the votes. “That is why we are elected.”

The three properties in question are on the southern tip of 44th Street South and Quincy Street South. Beach Drive was created decades ago, but the city’s never used it as a road or for any other reason.

The homeowners cited safety concerns from having the property open to the public, and they peti-

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tioned the council to let them continue being the stewards of the land so it will remain in its current state.

One homeowner called out Herman specifically, saying that his actions over the past year were ruining her life. Herman told the council he felt badly for everyone involved but was acting on “principle.” He added that the council’s actions are a violation of the city’s comprehensive plan and that could have a negative effect down the road from a legal standpoint. Thanos also expressed concerns about setting a precedent with this vote.

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Overheard at the Nov. 1 Gulfport City Council Meeting “As everyone knows, by Nov. 8 everyone will have voted (I hope).

In 2020, Gulfport turnout was 88%.

That’s the number to beat this year.

I hope we can do better. This is the midterms. People do not necessarily always turn out. After Nov. 8 we can put away our signs and continue to live our lives here in Gulfport.”

–Ingrid Bredenburg on behalf of the nonpartisan ad hoc group known as Gulfport Votes 100%

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About the midterm elections

About wifi at city facilities “I’m wondering what progress we’ve made on installing wifi in the Catherine Hickman Theater. I attended a council meeting a year ago and I know it was in the budget. It was a very grandiose plan to add wifi to a lot of city facilities, including the dog park and things like that.

I humbly ask you to please take one bite out of the elephant and put wifi in the Catherine Hickman Theater as soon as possible. It’s really, really needed.” –Eileen Navarro “With regard to the wifi, we still have equipment on back order. As soon as we get everything delivered we’ll start the process for all of the locations, including the theater.” – City Manager Jim O’Reilly About ongoing renovations at the tennis courts “The last time I asked I was told they would be finished in March of 2022. We’ve had no tennis courts now for five-six weeks. I don’t think anything has been done in two weeks. I’m wondering if our contractor has been fired – because some-

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one knocked over, or put at a great slant, our lighting system – or quit and gone on to greater jobs. I hope that can publicly be addressed.” – Karen Love “As for the tennis courts and pickleball court, it’s an ongoing process.

The contractor is still on the job. I’ll check with Tom [Nicholls] tomorrow and get a better timeline. That’s the best I can do tonight. We are still working on the project. Usually these take more than five-six weeks to be completed.” –O’Reilly About homeless encampments in the city “I’ve been to enough meetings to know that the city does not have a lot of rights that you can do with our

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homeless people. But I do feel like my life was threatened by the man who resides at Pavilion #3 and I did talk about it when it happened.

He is still there every day. He has a full encampment. He sleeps on the picnic bench. He has his chairs, his food, his furniture, and his goods in the area.

“In addition to that, there is another house that has been taken over by a homeless person now on the corner of 26th and Beach. There is a gentleman that goes there every night, sets up his camp on their side porch and side yard. He sleeps there all night – you can still see him because he sleeps until about 9 in the morning. He leaves his stuff there all day while he goes and does what he wants, and then he comes back. The hurricane shutters are on.

I don’t think these people know. Can the rest of us set up camp and start renting out our yards? It is a serious question.” –Love “The house that was identified at 26th Avenue and Beach Boulevard?

The police have investigated that situation and this person is a family member of the property owner.”

–O’Reilly

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completed all 13 at the same time.

That gave her 24 credits and made her eligible to graduate at 16.

This was not her plan when she started high school, she said, but once she saw how she was already down that path, she decided to see it through.

After applying to more than 30 colleges and being accepted by most of them, she chose the University of Florida because of what she called “a great community for first-generation students.” She said she identifies as that because neither of her parents have college degrees, so she will be the first in her family to achieve that.

Then there was one other small detail: UF recognized her academic excellence by awarding her a full scholarship.

A major influence in Thompson’s high school life was Elevating Excellence, a program sponsored by the Pinellas Education Foundation.

Her academic advisor at Gibbs suggested that she attend the organization’s four-day summer seminar to get some help in preparation for the SAT, which she would obviously be taking earlier than most of her fellow students.

“At that seminar I had access to how to improve certain things within the SAT that would be helpful for me,” she said. “The program taught me how to write meaningful essays

JA’TANAISHA THOMPSON

Grad continued from cover

Ja’tanaisha Thompson is barely 17 and already off and running as a University of Florida student.

that can be concise and help me get my point across without having to explain too much.”

She used that newfound knowledge when filling out all of those college applications and continues to draw from it as a college student, along with some guidance regarding test-taking skills.

“I learned to eliminate certain questions when under time pressure,” she said. “It helped during the SAT and still helps.”

Elevating Excellence was launched in June 2018. The program focuses on providing high-achieving, low-income, underserved students and

their families with a personalized path to college success.

Elevating Excellence has college planning centers at 17 high schools with academic counseling and targeted support for low-income and minority students. The program recently got a huge boost in the form of a $1.3 million grant from the Helios Education Foundation.

According to recent data from the Pinellas Education Foundation, there are currently just shy of 4,900 students identified in the Elevating Excellence program across 17 high schools in the area.

Thompson is majoring in criminology, with an eye toward a career in the legal profession.

“I’ve always wanted to be a lawyer ever since I was a lot younger but never knew what path I would take,” she said. “In my ninth-grade year, one of my classes was a criminal justice class. I started realizing that I really wanted to advocate for criminal defendants, and I thought it would be best if I went down the lane of being a criminal defense attorney.”

She plans to go straight into law school after her undergraduate work is done, maybe at UF or even out of state. But she has no desire to speed up her advancement like she did in high school.

“I’ll just keep a pretty nice pace here for four years and enjoy my college years.”

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Gulfport Neighbor Feud Comes to Council Meeting Arrest, Injunction Resulted from Confrontations

By Monroe Roark

Gulfport police arrested one man for battery, and an injunction has been issued against a neighbor.

After a citizen aired various grievances at the recent Gulfport City Council meeting regarding alleged threats to his safety and that of his wife, information from city officials as well as court documents confirm the presence of an old-fashioned feud between neighbors.

Jonathan Robert, the first speaker during public comment time at the

Nov. 1 council meeting, praised Gulfport for its “progressive, inclusive, and welcoming nature” and then wasted no time expressing his displeasure with the conduct of Daniel Donelini, whose house on 58th Street South backs up to Robert’s residence on Freemont Street.

“From everything I’ve gathered, he is a known quantity and regard-

ed by everyone in the community as a menace,” said Robert. “Literally everyone I’ve spoken to from code enforcement to the police records office has rolled their eyes when I mention this gentleman’s name.”

After referencing a meeting organized by Councilmember Paul Ray (Ward III) that he had with City Manager Jim O’Reilly and Police Chief

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Robert Vincent, he went on to cite numerous incidents in which he or a fellow neighbor has called the police regarding Donelini and his “abusive and violent behavior.”

“The Gulfport Police Department has been no help to us whatsoever,” Robert stated. “I had a meeting where I had to debate what a credible threat really was, after mine and my wife’s life had been threatened by this gentleman.”

Robert waved a document before the council and said that a judge had ruled earlier that day that their concerns were credible, issuing an injunction against Donelini regarding four different neighbors.

“Now I only hope that when I call the police department, they will actually effectively deal with this menace and deal with him appropriately,” he said. “This pattern of appeasement seems like it has been going on for years.”

Robert charged that the city has used its own resources to install landscaping in the easement in front of Donelini’s house because it is so unsightly. He alleged that Donelini has committed numerous code violations, keeping a rat-infested and unusable recreational vehicle in his yard, and shines lights directly into a neighbor’s house for purposes of harassment.

“I feel like we’ve done everything we can as neighbors to protect ourselves,” said Robert. “Now it’s in the hands of bigger authorities than us, and I would hope that they take these issues seriously and respond in kind.”

When Mayor Sam Henderson asked if he would like to share a

copy of the court action with the council, Robert said he would email it to city officials. No one at City Hall had received such a document as of the morning of Nov. 3.

A search of the Pinellas County circuit court clerk’s website confirmed that four separate injunctions related to domestic stalking had been filed on behalf of four neighbors – Robert, his wife Andrea Desky, Nancy Sparks, and Cindy Stovall – with final judgments in each case entered Nov. 1 as Robert had said.

A number of other details regarding the activities of everyone involved were not mentioned in the Council meeting. After hearing Robert’s allegations about the lack of response from the police, Vincent outlined those details in a Nov. 2 memo to O’Reilly that he shared with The Gabber.

Four calls to police prior to the Sept. 8 meeting organized by Ray were documented by Vincent, starting with an anonymous call in December of 2021 about loud music coming from Donelini’s house.

More recently, Donelini called police Aug. 9 to report Sparks coming onto his property in violation of a trespass warning. There was no evidence to support that, and Sparks said she stood on a crate to look over the fence because she suspected Donelini of abusing his dogs.

Sparks reported Aug. 18 that Donelini was cutting bamboo trees on her side of the fence, and police confirmed this while adding that the trees are on an easement that can be maintained by either neighbor.

Sparks also said that when she confronted Donelini, he said he would shoot her. No gun was seen and there was nothing about the alleged threat to sustain an assault charge.

A Sept. 2 confrontation did result in an arrest. After Donelini contacted police, an investigation revealed that someone had thrown yard debris into Donelini’s yard, so he picked it up and tossed it over the fence onto the easement. Robert attempted to stop him, and when Donelini walked onto the easement, Robert attacked him by hitting him several times with a bamboo stick, causing visible injuries. Gulfport police arrested Robert and charged him with battery.

Robert gave details to O’Reilly and Vincent at their meeting about what he said were threatening comments Donelini had made. Vincent told him none of these would by themselves rise to the level of a crime, but continued activity could provoke a stalking charge. Vincent said he gave Robert instructions on how to obtain a protective injunction, but when Robert asked him to contact the prosecutor to have his criminal charges dropped the chief refused to do so.

Vincent cited in his memo to O’Reilly several other incidents since the meeting in which Donelini and various neighbors alleged wrongdoing, such as throwing rocks across the fence toward each other’s houses and the cord to Donelini’s saw being cut. The most recent call by press time was Sept. 23 about Donelini playing loud music and shining flood lights into a neighbor’s home.

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GIVE AWAY OUR PUBLIC WATERFRONT LAND At the last Council meeting, the Gulfport City Council voted 3 to 2 to give away to private people almost 600 feet of public waterfront land along the north shore of Clam Bayou. Over the objection of the other Council members, three members voted to GIVE away public lands that have been public for over 100 years. This land grab violates the City’s Comprehensive Plan and the City Charter, which requires a public referendum. If this passes on final vote, we will

FOREVER LOSE PART OF OUR PUBLIC SHORELINE It is not too late to stop this On 11/15/22 the Council will hold a final vote.

Contact the Council members who voted NO CONFIDENCE in their ability to be good stewards of the land and respectfully ask them to change their vote and keep this public shoreline public.

Ask them to keep Gulfport Gulfport.

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Friday Night Lights: Gladiators Hold Off Green Devils 20-18 The Gibbs Gladiators closed out their regular season at home and had a seesaw game, with a scoreless first half followed by 20 unanswered points in about seven minutes before withstanding a two-touchdown rally by the St. Petersburg Green Devils and hanging on for a 20-18 victory.

The only first-half points came on a Jordan Browy field goal for St. Petersburg. But the Gladiators came alive on offense in the third quarter, starting after their defense recovered a fumble at the Green Devils’ 33. Sammy Miller took the handoff and burst free to get inside the 10, and then he scored on a 7-yard run to put Gibbs ahead to stay.

On the next possession, Miller broke loose and tore down the sideline for a 67-yard score. The Gibbs defense held and a short punt gave the home team the ball at the St. Petersburg 35.

Caleb Morris connected with George Butler on a pass to the 1, and after a negative-yardage play pushed the ball back to the 5, Miller crossed the goal line for the third time in the game on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Morris and Butler connected again for the two-point conversion and a 20-3 Gibbs lead.

The Gladiators got the ball back after a diving interception by Saint Sykes, but they couldn’t move the ball and a short punt put the Green Devils

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Sammy Miller scores the first of his three touchdowns for Gibbs.

in great shape at the Gibbs 24. Quarterback Jefferey Jones scored from 2 yards out, and after a missed extra point kick was retried due to a penalty, Browy took the overhead toss from his holder on a perfectly-executed fake and scored two points.

After a disastrous Gibbs possession led to a fourth-and-44, a bad snap on the punt attempt was downed at the Gladiators’ 16. The Green Devils converted a fourth-and-1, after which Jones scored on a 3-yard run. Browy’s kick cut the lead to 2 with 2:44 left.

On second-and-10 at the Gibbs 30, St. Petersburg’s Vondarrial Jones made a clutch interception on a play that left every fan in the home stands stunned, as they thought the Gladiators would keep the ball on the ground with the Green Devils having only one timeout left. Now the visitors had new life and were in great field position.

They moved the ball to the 15 and lined up for what would have been the game-winning field goal to cap off an impressive comeback. The ball sailed wide right. Gibbs needed to run only one more play, in victory formation, as time expired.

Gibbs finished the regular season 2-8 with wins in its final two games.

St. Petersburg fell to 7-3.

All three other south Pinellas teams in action came out on the losing end of the scoreboard, and none of those games were close: Lakewood (6-4) lost to Lakeland 48-20.

Hollins (1-9) lost to Osceola 35-6.

Boca Ciega (3-7) lost to Clearwater 41-13.

Lakewood and St. Petersburg have advanced to the playoffs. Lakewood hosts Clearwater Friday night while St. Petersburg travels to Jesuit.

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Housekeeping Items at Gulfport City Council

Gulfport Museum Lease Renewed, Council Approves Pension Changes

By Monroe Roark

CATHY SALUSTRI

Gulfport History Museum.

After three hours of deliberations and public input on the Beach Drive land issue that dominated the agenda, the Gulfport City Council took just a few moments at the end of its Nov. 1 regular meeting to give final approval to four ordinances regarding ongoing city business. All had first readings approved Oct. 18.

Three of the ordinances in question contained amendments about three city-sponsored pension funds: the Firefighters Retirement Pension Fund; Municipal Police Officers’ Trust Fund; and General Employees’ Pension Plan.

City officials say the changes reflect changes to the Internal Revenue Code and associated U.S. Treasury regulations.

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microscopic, with an actuarial impact of 1/10 of 1% increase regarding the firefighters’ fund and no change on the other two, officials said.

The Board of Trustees for each fund recommended approving the changes and adopting of the new ordinances. Council voted unanimously to approve each one, with no public comment or council discussion at either the first or second readings.

Council also approved, on second reading, renewing the Gulfport Historical Society’s lease of two cityowned buildings – the Gulfport History Museum (5310 28th Ave. S.) and the Gulfport Arts Center at Bryer Hall (2726 54th St. S.) Both are within the perimeter of Chase Park.

The lease lasts for five years, with

rent set at one dollar per year. The former lease contained a provision for an additional five-year option, but council decided at its previous meeting to remove that provision.

The city budgeted $1,200 annually for the buildings, for utility and major maintenance.

As part of the lease, Gulfport Historical Society names the city as co-insured on its required liability insurance in the amount of $1 million.

The city is also indemnified per the agreement.

Councilmembers – Vice Mayor Christine Brown is a past GHS board chair – and other city officials agreed that the community effort which keeps GHS going precludes the city from incurring personnel costs for a curator for the items under the Society’s care.

“They do reciprocate for you allowing them use of both buildings,” said City Manager Jim O’Reilly, pointing out the recent Arts Center event that was enjoyed by several councilmembers and other people. “If we didn’t have the Historical Society, I would have to have someone work through the library as a curator of the city’s memorabilia.”

By the terms of its lease, the Gulfport History Museum has free admission.

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Bitcoins and Beanie Babies

By Jon Kile

A while back, Gulfport became famous for being the home of the first home sale conducted via cryptocurrency. As I sit down to write this, I’ve watched several short videos aimed at helping my young children understand “crypto.” I’d like to say that it’s part of our homeschooling curriculum, but sadly, it’s because I’ve read dozens and dozens of articles explaining bitcoin, and I still don’t really understand it. I only have a degree in economics, so it’s understandable that this might be hard for me.

Oh, I get that it’s decentralized money. And I know there are warehouses full of computers in rural America “mining” bitcoin by “solving math problems” and using so much electricity that lakes are boiling. (What the computers are doing cannot be explained in the English language.) I understand that it’s completely anonymous, impossible to steal, and apparently quite easy to lose.

There was a guy in Scotland who threw out an old laptop forgetting that he’d once mined some then-worthless bitcoin — today worth about $150 million. Now he’s literally trying to get the municipality to let him mine the dump for his lost bitcoin. Pretty sure I can’t get a cent for solving the daily Wordle.

I’ve had long conversations with a local cryptocurrency guru in which we both leave frustrated.

He says people agree bitcoin has

value, and that’s why it has value.

I said, “It sounds like Beanie Babies,” hearkening to the day when specific stuffed toys were supposedly in demand and more valuable.

He conceded, “Yes, it’s like Beanie Babies, but it’s not going to go away.”

And just as soon as I accepted the fact that my kids are going to have to handle my bitcoin investments for me, the Crypto Nerds started talking about NFTs. I went to an article explaining NFTs for beginners and it said, “Non-fungible tokens are digital assets that contain identifying information recorded in smart contracts.”

Oh! Why didn’t you just say so?

Digital assets! Smart contracts!

It’s like “The Emperor’s New Clothes” and we’re all just nodding our heads at this stuff. Except people are getting rich and poor — and then rich and poor again — and I’m missing the roller coaster ride.

As I understand it, NFTs are a digital way to assign ownership of

some asset – usually, but not always, digital. Like, I could send you a PDF of this issue of The Gabber with an NFT and you’d have the “original” digital issue — as original as the Mona Lisa. All other PDFs of The Gabber would be like posters from the Louvre Museum gift shop.

Why am I even writing about this? I could say that, as a parent, it’s important for us to teach our kids financial literacy. But I resent that the only path to getting bitcoin (other than buying it like a dumb investor) is to have giant computers solving complicated math problems. I’ve written about plants, and people have emailed, offering me plants. I’ve written stories about peanuts, and readers have offered me peanuts. I’ve written about brick pavers, and yes, I’ve been offered pavers. So now, I’m relying on the computing power of my fingers and my laptop for someone to give me one measly bitcoin (sure, it’s worth $21,000, but that can’t last).

I promise not to lose it.

Jon Kile is a stay-at-home dad, writer and amateur homeschool teacher in St. Pete. He and his wife Monica, a nonprofit consultant and marathoner, have a habit of loading their two kids into their RV and disappearing down the backroads of America. After he was diagnosed with a rare condition called Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Jon adjusted his lifestyle while finding inner peace and humor.

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New Gulfport Chamber Board Members, a Cocktail Lobby, and Menu Changes

By Gabber Staff

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Gulfport Chamber Welcomes New Board Members The Gulfport Merchants Chamber

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Although the renovations at Gulfport’s Historic Peninsula Inn haven’t wrapped up quite yet, the lobby cocktail bar is open and pouring drinks.

While you sip, take a look around and you’ll see evidence of ongoing construction, and if you happen to talk to co-owner Gaston Gonzalez or property manager Chi Charrack, they’ll usually take a moment to talk about the extensive renovations taking place inside the building. Work continues, with the lodging portion of the inn closed until at least early 2023, Charrack told The Gabber.

In addition to the bar serving drinks, the restaurant remains partially open, and Charrack says locals and visitors can expect to be able to dine under the tent as early as next week (Nov. 18.)

“We’re excited to open the tent and have more seatings and live music,” he said. “For December we want to be ready.”

The GMC has space for one more board member. The board, president Barbara Banno says, is a working board, which means boardmembers can expect to put in some volunteer hours. Banno added that board members should own a local business or have ties to the Gulfport community.

They also must have an active membership with the GMC. Interested in joining the board of directors? Reach out to Missy Helmbold at info@visitgulfportflorida.com.

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of Commerce welcomed two new faces and one returning member to its board of directors. Mike Fagan, co-owner of the Gulfport Beach Bazaar, has rejoined the board of directors. Stacey Purcell, of Gulfport Realty, and Erin East, a local artist with nonprofit experience, also join the board of directors.

While it’s certainly not as big of news as an historic inn getting a major overhaul or business leadership changes, Stella’s in Gulfport has made a change that has some patrons talking: They’ve stopped serving french fries. No, it’s not a sweeping move toward health food; they’ve swapped fries for tater tots.

“We all loved tater tots as a kid, so it only made sense that Stella’s fans get a little nostalgia,” owner Barbara Banno says.

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arts The Many Colors of Black

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By Brian Shea

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Each sketch in “The Colored Museum” offers thought-provoking insight and commentary.

“The Colored Museum,” currently at American Stage in downtown St. Petersburg, is one of the first theatrical works created by celebrated Black playwright, director, and leader in American theater, George

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The play is set in a fictional museum. Sterile white walls with minimal displays of innocuous objects: a glove, a mic, a fan, a necktie. The atmosphere gives a safe, cold, detached feeling, as if a patron could causally walk through the exhibit without emotional investment. Yet these objects represent a deeper story that will challenge the audience to engage and think. The play journey takes the audience through 11 tales, or “exhibits,” as the stories are presented over roughly 90 minutes.

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The play starts powerfully with en an award for their performance the sketch Git On Board. A flight while the male lead is accused of attendant named Miss Pat gives a the crime of over-acting. The sketch preflight safety speech on board the ends with the hilarious musical “Celebrity Slaveship,” where pasnumber asking, “Why couldn’t he be sengers are asked to born into an all-Black “Fasten their Shack- “A powerful evening musical?” les” as they take their Symbiosis has a of revealing journey from the Gold middle-aged man stories that force throwing away the Coast of Africa to Savannah and through the audience to pay things his younghundreds of years of er, more politically attention” oppression. Miss Pat charged self owned – assures the passengers that even but his younger self is there to fight though they will suffer for a few him for his former life. hundred years, sports like basketLala’s Opening is the most conball may make them millionaires. fusing of the sketches. It features Cookin’ with Aunt Ethel, a cooking an American nightclub singer who show with the host Aunt Ethel singpretends to be French and has a ing a recipe to the audience on the nervous breakdown as memories best way to “make a bunch of Neof her past haunt her. What may groes.” have added to the confusion in the The Photo Session presents the piece were some missed light cues world of glamorous male and feand an unreliable hand mic. male models on the cover of Ebony Permutations tells a disturbing magazine, a world that leads to a tale. A little girl innocently talks as soulless life. if she is telling a fairy tale about Soldier with a Secret offers a gripbeing raped by a garbage man. Her ping tale of a soldier who believes he mother locks her away in a dark has died, has visions of the bleak future of his fellow soldiers, and thinks God has instructed him to spare his brothers in arms from their future pains. He utters a chilling line, “once you’re dead, why keep on dying?”

The Gospel According to Miss Roj, a Transgender woman, commandingly struts through a New York nightclub like a powerful preacher sermonizing to their flock the ugliness of the world. Miss Roj delivers a speech with fierce determination that they will not be abused or silenced any longer. They demand that the world sees them as the all-powerful “Snap” Queen.

In The Hairpiece, two wigs come to life and argue about which is the best wig for their owner to wear for her to leave her man and take charge of her life – one of the hilarious pieces of the night.

The Last-Mama-On-The-Couch, a parody of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” was easily the best sketch in the evening. Each female character in this sketch purposely outshines and pulls focus from the lead male character. One by one, each female character is giv-

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room until the girl lays an enormous white egg, apparently filled with flying babies.

The Party wraps up the evening.

A professional party-goer images an evening with an array of famous Black people throughout history, and many of the characters from previous sketches join the party.

I applauded the strength and the incredible talent of the cast.

Jennifer Jenkins, Alicia Thomas, Yewande Odetoyinbo, Brandon Burditt, and Jermaine Robinson Jr. all committed to their passion and tell these stories with truth and heart. With only a few unfocused sketches, “The Colored Museum” at American Stage is a powerful evening of revealing stories that force the audience to pay attention and talk about as they leave the theater.

The Colored Museum American Stage, 163 3rd St. N., St. Pete. $45. Through Nov. 27: Wed.-Thurs., 7 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 2 p.m. 727-823-7529, americanstage.org

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Haunted Holidays

Carol Perry’s Latest Gulfport-Based Book Brings Ghosts of Christmas Now

By Amanda Hagood

AMANDA HAGOOD

Carol Perry’s new book, “High Spirits,” serves up a holiday themed murder mystery – with plenty of seasonal spirits.

As much as we may love candy canes, caroling, and Christmas trees, it’s no secret that the holidays can be murder. And in the case of Carol Perry’s newest book, “High Spirits” (November 2022), that would be murder in the first degree.

This second volume of Perry’s Haunted Haven cozy mystery series picks up where “Be My Ghost” (2021) left off. High-energy hotelier Maureen Doherty is ever watchful for new ways to restore the faded glory of Haven House, the somewhat shabby seaside inn she mysteriously inherited. A “Twelve Days of Christmas” holiday film series at the old (and reputedly haunted) Paramount Theater down the block seems like the perfect opportunity for a dinner-and-a-show promotion. ….Until the projectionist is murdered right in the middle of the Barbara Stanwyck classic, “Remember the Night” (which, at that point, ev-

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erybody certainly will). Now Maureen is back on the case, along with her furry sidekick Finn, bulldog detective Frank Hubbard, and the cast of lovable supporting characters that made “Be My Ghost” so charming.

It’s hard to resist a holiday special, and “High Spirits” delivers plenty of seasonal nostalgia – from “Home Alone” flashbacks to the enormous collection of vintage Christmas ornaments that Maureen discovers packed away in Haven House’s closets. But much of the book’s energy is invested in developing key relationships and plot points. Maureen’s friendship with dreamy bar tenderturned-chef Ted grows as warm and fuzzy as a cup of mulled wine, and we learn a little more about the eccentric Penelope Josephine Gray, from whom Maureen inherited the hotel.

There are also some darker notes

that begin to take hold: shadows of spousal abuse in a prominent local family, hints of shady business dealings in Haven, and a mysterious entity known as the Greater Haven Improvement Fund that apparently has “plans” for Maureen. We leave with the sense that Haven, like so many other small towns, is a little less postcard and a little more tabloid than it first appears. Its haunted reputation is well deserved, and Perry’s ghosts are, as ever, fantastic (or phantasmic?) vehicles to express long-buried tales of sorrow, desperation, and joy.

There are some aspects of the plot-thickening in “High Spirits” that some readers may find frustrating, including a few new characters who are introduced, but not fully developed. But I, for one, am eager to see where Perry will take all of this in her next Haven book. What new spirits will she conjure?

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Things to Do Thursday, November 10 BINGO! Stop by the Treasure Islettes Bingo event every Thursday, where you have a chance to win up to $200 and other great prizes. Free coffee, tea, and parking, and you can buy sodas and desserts at the snack bar. This group is a nonprofit where all the money raised each Thursday goes toward college scholarships.

Treasure Island Community Center, 154 106th Ave., Treasure Island. 6 p.m. $7-22. 727-547-4575.

Friday, November 11 Veterans Day Celebration Come celebrate the services of your local U.S. military veterans as the Gulfport Senior Center Foundation dedicates a “memorial ribbon of engraved pavers.” Community leaders plan to commemorate our local heroes

with a few speeches, a moment of silence, and “Taps.” Organizers encourage veterans to attend in their uniforms. Veterans Park, 5350 31st Ave. S., Gulfport. 11 a.m.

Rescue Dog Show This dog show needs “all paws on deck.” Come attend St Pete’s Best in Rescue Dog Show as they tell the stories of 25 rescue dogs, and you get to vote for the “top dog.” This dog-friendly event includes dog swag, vendors, raffles, and prizes. All proceeds go towards Pet Pal Animal Shelter.

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that is related to ego? Come to a discussion called Beyond the Ego. It is an evening exploration into how the ego is involved in pain, emotion, mental challenges, and how it can make it difficult to move on from the past. The evening ends with a Q&A session. Creative Play Children’s Learning Center, 2624 54th St. S., Gulfport. 4 p.m. $75-85. 727-2014537, eventbrite.com Monday, November 14 Community Conversations Your perspective matters. Let your voice be heard at Gulfport’s Finding Common Grounds discussion event.

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Tuesday, November 15 Thursday, November 17 Fall Recipe Swap Do you believe your mom has the best apple pie recipe? Now you have the chance to share her recipe with everyone. Invite your friends and family to join St. Pete’s Fall Recipe Swap. All you have to do is bring your favorite seasonal recipes and you’ll leave with more autumnal recipes to prepare at home. St. Pete Beach Library, 365 73rd Ave., St. Pete Beach. 2 p.m. 727363-9238, spblibrary.com Wednesday, November 16 Donut Happy Hour By The Beach Keep your booze at home; this happy hour only requires your favorite donuts and coffee. Strawberry frosted or glazed? Black or cream and sugar? This donut happy hour

St. Pete Beach Non-Profit Luncheon Are you thinking about giving back to your community? Stop by the annual Be Thankful Lunch where they celebrate local nonprofit organizations by recognizing their great efforts. Organizations include Big Brothers Big Sisters Tampa Bay, Bikes For Christ, Empowered To Change International Inc, Gulf Beaches Historical Museum, John’s Pass Rescue, Tampa Bay Watch, and The American Legion Post 305-St. Pete Beach. Postcard Inn, 6300 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. 11:30 a.m. $1520. 727-367-2711.

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Join the St. Pete Beach Book Club as they talk about the novel “The Beekeeper of Aleppo” by Christi Lefteri.

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Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with Charter provisions, the City of Gulfport will hold a Municipal General Election on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, for the election of two Councilmembers – Ward II and Ward IV. Qualifying begins at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, December 5, 2022 and ends at Noon, Monday, December 12, 2022. Candidates for Councilmember shall be a resident of their Ward for at least one (1) year prior to the date of qualification. Please contact the Office of the City Clerk for further qualifying information and paperwork, 893-1012.

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gabberlife Sheldon’s Great Gulfport Escape

How One Wandering Tortoise Found His Way Back Home

By Cathy Salustri

CATHY SALUSTRI

Sheldon gets intercepted on his lap around Tomlinson Park. The Sullivan family helped reunite him with his owner.

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Friday night, as we closed up the office, Gulfportian Carole Gabrio called me to tell me a land turtle was loose in Tomlinson Park. The tortoise, she was sure, was a pet.

We called and left a message with the Hughes family, who have a large bale of turtles, thinking it likely escaped from their home.

At home, I walked over to the park, where a large sulcata was lapping the park perimeter. A small group had started following it, and Rebekah Sullivan and her son Jameson pulled up and promised to get the turtle (all tortoises are turtles but not all turtles are tortoises) back to the Hughes family.

“We’ve rescued him before,” she said.

One problem: This large, enthusiastic tortoise didn’t belong to the Hughes’ creep of tortoises. They agreed to keep him safe until the owner came forward.

Thanks to the magic of Gulfport and social media, Teresa Bohannon and her son were reunited with him – we know now his name is Sheldon – the next morning.

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ADVERTISING DEADLINE FOR NEXT THURSDAY’S ISSUE IS FRIDAY BY 5 p.m.

Sunday, November 20th 11:00am to 3:00pm

Along with this celebration that will start in our sanctuary, we will be serving a light continental breakfast before the 11 o’clock service then our annual Thanksgiving Dinner immediately after the service in the fellowship hall.

We are inviting our community to help in this celebration and to give thanks and offer blessings to our rich history with you, the citizens of Gulfport.

First United Methodist Church of Gulfport 2728 53rd Street South

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If you have questions about advertising, please email us at advertising@thegabber.com or call 727-321-6965! Deadline: Friday 3 p.m.

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ESTATE PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION ATTORNEY

Semi-retired attorney with 49 years experience in Maximo area specializing in estate planning & administration at reasonable costs. Contact at 727-692-6807 or landrews1947@gmail.com. FL Bar No. 171761.

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HOMEWATCH CAREGIVERS OF ST. PETE BEACH

Serving the greater St. Petersburg area.

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PERSONAL COMPUTER COACH CONNECT WITH FAMILY

Do you have an iPad or iPhone that you need help learning? Master’s degree in Education and plenty of Patience! I work with seniors helping them connect to loved ones. Only $35 for 1 1/2 hours. Call Alice at Help to Connect: 941-500-3993.

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Your LOCAL residential cleaning and organization expert.

MAYNARD ELECTRIC • Room Additions • Lightning Protection • Fuses to Breakers • Mobile Homes • Circuits Added • Phone Wiring • Ceiling Fans • Security Lighting & More

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Your LOCAL residential cleaning and organization expert. Detailed, trustworthy and friendly service with a smile. I'll make your home shine!

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COMPUTER SERVICES 727-343-2838

In-Home services: Internet security, training, virus & spyware removal, maintenance and repair, data recovery. (PC & Mac)

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FREE ESTIMATES

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SERVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT! Handy Person CLEAN UP CLEAN UP CLEAN UP Handy helpers. Skilled labor, anything around the house from A-Z. Weeding, rock gardens cleaned, mulch, sod, and plants installed.

Small trees planted and removed. Pressure washing. Free estimates. 30 years experience. Locally St. Pete /Gulfport: 407-2446045. James: 407-244-6045.

PROFESSIONAL LOCAL HANDYMAN Bathrooms, kitchens. drywall, painting, custom high-end finishing. Any job undertaken, honest pricing. Insured, reliable. 347-9730814.

HANDYMAN SEMI-RETIRED All types of repairs. Small jobs welcome. Quality work at reasonable prices. Honest. Reliable. Free estimates. John: 727-410-2201.

SEMI-RETIRED CARPENTER At discount prices! Free estimates. Frame and finish work. Gulfport and Pinellas Park areas. Call the Door Doctor. Gus: 727-644-6194.

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AC ELECTRIC 727-345-3108

Over 30 years experience. Residential & commercial, new or remodel work, service upgrades, lightning arrestors, fans and lighting installed. State license #ER0007653.

Home Improvement

AMERICAN BUILDERS GROUP LLC

Residential/Commercial. All phases of remodeling or renovations. Roofs, kitchens, baths, room additions, new construction, doors, windows, stone or concrete work, flooring, and much, much more. Free estimates. CCC 1333727 CGC 059964. 727-410-7323.

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Residential/Commercial. All roofing types - T.P.O., tapered systems, shingle, metal, tile, & flat roofs. Great prices, best warranties. Our general contracting division also does kitchens, baths, additions, new construction, and much, much more. Free estimates. CCC 1333727 CGC 059964.

727-410-7323.

AFFORDABLE PROMPT • RELIABLE Licensed & Insured

Lee Claxton, I.S.A. Certified Arborist

Planting • Trimming Tree & Stump Removal Cabling/Bracing • Pruning/Shaping

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ARRON’S HAULING ONE CALL HAULS IT ALL

Full service removal of junk/trash for your home or business. Appliances, furniture, TV, carpet, concrete, yard debris, paints/chemicals, overgrown lawns, etc. Hoarding, eviction, foreclosure clean outs. 727-623-7219.

Painting CHRISTIANSON PAINTING 30 years experience. Interior and exterior work done the old-school way; strong customer service.

References. Lic #C-11520. Call or text Mark 727-452-4938.

SEASONS BEST PAINTING & CONTRACTING, LLC Interior/exterior painting and power washing services. Over 25 years of experience. 727-506-3677. Licensed/insured. Lic. #C-11623 PINNIX PAINTING, INC. In business locally since 1980. Interior, exterior, commercial, residential. Free Estimates. Lic. #C4334.

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Miscellaneous Service DO YOU NEED HELP AROUND THE HOUSE Retired RN, trustworthy, available for day work. Available to help with cooking, housekeeping, cleaning, gardening, general help around the house. Call for pricing.

Vicky: 813-296-9575.

NOTARY SERVICES - $10

The Gabber now provides Notary Services (in office only) at 2908-B Beach Blvd S., Gulfport. Our Notary Public is not an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, and may not give legal advice or accept fees for legal advice.

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30 years experience. Painting expert plus wallpaper hanging and removing. Lic. #C9579. Call Arney: 727-900-3459.

Custom concrete patios, driveway extensions, walkways, small slabs & all types of repairs. 35 years experience. Call Mark for a free estimate: 813-859-2023.

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Pasadena Community Church / Life Enrichments Building / Classroom 3c, 227 70th St. S., St. Petersburg, Fl 33707. Free, no registration, 7 p.m. Call 727-410-1569 for more information. Website: https:// dbsatampabay.org

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AFFORDABLE CONCRETE PATIOS, WALKWAYS, CUSTOM STEPS, & REPAIRS

Driveways, sidewalks, enclosed pool areas, roofs. Call with questions. FREE estimates.

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Free estimate from Kathy, Trashologist, licensed/insured, with truck/trailer. Call/ text 845-866-3867. Responsible, reasonable, and ready!

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Yard / Garage Sale

Help Wanted

PLANT SALE - FALL CLEARANCE!

NEED HOUSEKEEPING HELP Amputee needs help with lite housekeeping. Park and Central area, would prefer a CNA or student nurse. Call Patrick or leave a text at 727-345-1968.

Saturday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., 5119 6th Ave. S., St Pete. A Passion For Flowers, FL. Nursery Registration No.: 48029765. Buy 3 landscape plants and get a 4th plant free!

See our Facebook page: Passiflorista / apassionforflowers

WE ARE HIRING FREELANCE & STAFF REPORTERS

Commercial Properties Rent

The Gabber Newspaper seeks reporters to help tell our community’s stories. Area of focus will be arts, features, events, and food. Call 727-321-6965 Monday, Tuesday or Friday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for more details.

STUDIO SPACE FOR RENT Studio Space for Rent at RED FEATHER STUDIOS in Gulfport. Perfect for, yet not limited to, a ceramic artists, painter, herbalist designer or art teacher. Also has community classroom event space. For more details call 727-5600608.

Real Estate For Rent

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Room for Rent - Private entrance, private bath, microwave, medium sized fridge, quiet neighborhood. Half a block to bus line. Five blocks to beach and downtown Gulfport. First, last, background check, no drugs/alcohol. $1200/month. 727564-0464.

Gloria Hunter-Peroni Accredited Luxury Home Specialist Re/Max Hall of Fame, Platinum Club gloria.Peroni@gmail.com

Real Estate For Sale

License #: 234757, 299994709

LOOKING FOR LMT HEALTH CARE INDIVIDUAL

Established 20-year Day Spa looking to rent a room to a positive, professional Licensed Massage Therapist/health care individual.

Large room for you and client. $525/month, Tyrone area. Call 727-415-8137.

PAY LESS TO SELL YOUR HOME! Only 3-4% Commission!

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ITEMS FOR SALE

Utility Trailer 4x4x8, Door in back and side, with ladder racks: $2000. Handicap scooter ramp: $100. Call 727-798-7124.

General GULFPORT LIONS CLUB Available for parties, weddings, meetings. Great waterfront location with full facilities. Call Jean for info and dates. 727-366-6341.

TWO GRAVE-CRYPTS IN MAUSOLEUM Prayer Level (2), side by side, granite facade, inside chapel, very desirable location. Well kept in Royal Palms (58th St. S. & 1st Ave. S.) near Gulfport. Valued At $11k, asking $4,450.

Installment payments. Private owner. Text or phone 561-221-7277.

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AFFORDABLE GULFPORT MOBILE HOME 4 SALE BY OWNER Well maintained MH park in beautiful Gulfport! $129,000 (home & land); quiet & private 2BR/1BA, 850 Sq.Ft + 200 Sq.Ft. Screened-in porch; many recent upgrades. Low HOA - $200/Mo. (includes water, gas, sewer, trash, heated pool/hot tub, landscaping). Call Dave: 714-745-1278.

Lovely Remodeled single family pool home in St Petersburg, Fenced yard with Alley access, Turnkey Furnished $390 4253 Fairfield Ave South, St Petersburg Terrific 2/2 Condo with Bay views, Walk to Stores, Restaurants, Shopping and Public transportation Updated move-in ready $369 Chateau Towers 7050 Sunset Dr #210, South Pasadena Condo with Golf Course views PYCC, 2/2 large corner unit with 500 ft patio, remodeled and ready for new owner $419 Gulfview 6150 Gulfport Blvd #416, Gulfport

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Real Estate Snapshots

Here’s What Sold in Gulfport Last Week Other Gulfport Home Sales Last Week 1623 52nd St. S. (Tangerine) This 1,735-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath home, built in 1925, listed for $399,000 and sold for $375,000.

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5325 13th Ave. S. (Tangerine) This 1952 home has 816 square feet, two bedrooms, and one bath. It listed for $350,000 and sold for $335,000.

5106 14th Ave. S. (Tangerine) This 936-square-foot bungalow, built in 1957, has three bedrooms and two baths. It listed for $333,500, it sold for $329,000.

5149 Preston Ave. S. (Tangerine) This 782-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bath home, built in 1925, listed for $319,000 and sold for $315,000.

The Gabber lists real estate sales every week, as space allows. This may not be a comprehensive list of all homes and condos sold in Gulfport, and often does not include commercial properties or business sales.

3037 Beach Blvd. S. (Waterfront District) This 778-square-foot, two-bedroom, onebath home, built in 1948, listed for $480,000 and sold for $450,000.

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