Courts, Crawfish, and Cars

What Gulfport’s Talking About This Week

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What’s on everyone’s minds this week? More pickleball courts, crawfish, and cars, and other things said in and about Gulfport. Gulfport opened its much-awaited new pickleball courts this week, and people had lots to say about the sport, even going so far as to call it an “epidemic.”

“I’m gonna learn. “ –Dave McCormick’s answer to Matt Oliver, admin of the Gulfport Pickleball social media group

“It’s an epidemic.” –Tennis player Kevin McGuire talking about the rise in pickle players nationally

“This is a tennis group that has been playing here for 30 years and we are glad to be here.” –Kay McGuire having a first game on the new courts

“Loud!” –Bonnie Harrison talking about watching the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

–M.E. Doody, talking about night yoga on the Gulfport Beach with more than people

“We are out here commemorating the new courts. See, there are more women out here playing pickleball than men.” –Jean Bauer on International Women’s Day, March 8

Chris Shablak writes According to Gulfport. He’s taken a winding road to end up here through small towns in New York, Ohio, and Washington. An eternal optimist, he likes sailing, pickleball, disc golf, ice cream, and wine (he’s teaching a class on wine later this month), but mostly ice cream.