Black Pioneers
By Jen Ring
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A few years ago, The James Museum of Western & Wildlife art approached The Women of Color Quilters“[TheNetwork.James] wanted to feature Black history in the West,” Museum Curator Emily Kapes told The Gabber. And quilts, given their role in African-American history and the western frontier, seemed like the perfect medium. The Women of Color Quilters, led by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, is the largest group of African-American quilters in the U.S., but they’d never done a show highlighting the American West. Doing so would require research and creating a large body of original work. Lucky for us, the group accepted the challenge with enthusiasm: 40 artists, from all over the U.S., created at least one quilt for the Mazloomi-curated exhibition Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West. The 50 quilts displayed in The James’ special exhibitions gallery tell the story of Black history in the American West from the 1500s through the Civil Rights movement. Each one features a different Black pioneer, their life story researched and depicted in fabric by the quilt’s creator.Thestory begins with Esteban de Dorantes. Esteban was the slave of Spanish explorer, Andres Dorantes. As his slave, Esteban accompanied Dorantes on the ill-fated Narvaez expedition, where they were two of only four survivors out of a 600-member crew. They started near St. Petersburg, but then wanSandra Noble’s quilt depicts Annie Box Neal, an early hotelier of African American and Cherokee heritage, who established the Mountain View Hotel with her husband, William Neal, in early Arizona.
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My understanding from the former owners is that they loaned out the sole remaining copy of the first Gab ber – then called Gulfport Gabber –and never got it back. No disrespect to Ken Reichart’s of-the-moment fil ing habits, but when Barry and I pur chased The Gabber two years ago, one of the first things we did was go searching for that first Gabber. When I say we, I mean we brought 52 box es (one for each year) to my parents’ house in Clearwater, where my mom did the heavy lifting. The former own ers – and presumably the two own ers before them – tossed a copy each week into a banker box, but after years of people rifling through them looking for an article from two years ago (even though the internet’s been around a minute, Gabber articles didn’t appear online until roughly 10 years ago), they were in complete dis array.Enter my mom, who, bless her al most manic organizing skills, sorted each year by date and bundled them together with string, noting which issues she couldn’t find. What once overflowed from 52 boxes now fits into an orderly 21. Alas, there was no first Gabber –or any Gulfport Gabbers from 1968 or the first few month of 1969 at all. Concerning, but since I knew the library has bound copies of every year through 2007, I didn’t get too upset.What did upset me was when, a few months ago, I wanted to place my hands on one of those first Gab bers, the spot on the shelf where it should have been was empty. Dave Mather, one of the best things to happen to the library, searched the library top to bottom, but he and his staff couldn’t find the book of Gab bers.Unless someone out there has that book, which includes our first issue in 1968, our community has lost a historic document. And so now we turn to you, our readers, to help us. The small book with a brown/beige cover, embossed with our name on the spine, has to be somewhere. I don’t know how it left the library – it’s not a book one can check out – and I don’t care. Those issues are a vital part of Gulfport’s history, and they exist nowhere else other than that book. If you can return that book, either to the library or to The Gabber, we have a cash reward for you. You can drop the book at the library, or bring it to The Gabber during business hours and we’ll bring it to the library. If you have it and can’t get it to either place, call us and we’ll come get it. Thank you for your help.
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Offensive Ad Who in the world who put an ad in your publication that is beyond emotionally damaging. I have a 31-year back ground in psychology and human behavior. The ad that says “We Must Keep Our Children Asleep” is disgusting and extremely dangerous. It’s not about you and what you publish; it’s about, what is the end game and long game of this propaganda/brainwashing? Or is someone using some distorted form of weird reverse psychology. I’ve always loved The Gabber; again, this isn’t about you in any way.
Hopefully, she is not amassing her fees for two years, then rendering her decision. How unprofessional and absurd for any case to take so long? Talk about due process. Oh, did anyone check to see if she is alive?
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Dismissed Poor reporting. BCYC and I settled; that is very different from how you made it sound. I dropped the case because we settled … and we both decided that settling was in both of our best interests.
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Watermark Resident Helen, Suzette D. (left), Watermark resident “ connected when we’re playing. beauty in making music together.” Suzette, Watermark Resident, Ukulele Goddess
Suzette played the piano at age 4 and plucked a mean ukulele in college. Then she played “Tiny Bubbles” at a Watermark luau. That’s how it started. Residents created a ukulele club. There’s Adrienne, who first played in Hawaii. And Judy, eager to try a new instrument. Some never played a note before. In this club, talent is optional; good cheer universal. They jam to cool tunes and sway to “Margaritaville.” Are they perfect? Nope. Are they wonderful? Beyond measure.
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By Monroe Roark
One of the most visible commer cial buildings in downtown Gulf port is for sale, although Gulfport won’t likely see any noticeable changes right away.
The building that includes Beach Bazaar, Zaiya, and other Gulfport favorites is for sale for $3 million -- but don’t worry, those shops aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
“This is a gold mine,” she said, re ferring to the store’s prime location. “If I had the money, I’d buy the build ingThemyself.”Pinellas County Property Ap praiser lists the first sale of the 1950 building in 1973, for $80,000. It sold four more times, with the purchase price creeping up incrementally. The Packer family bought in in 2002 for $350,000. The commercial prop erty receives neither the Save Our Homes cap of 3%, nor does it ben efit from any exemptions. Because of this, the property carries a 18.41 mils tax rate, which translated to an almost $13,000 property tax bill in 2021. The tax collector based that $13,000 bill on an assessed value of $764,500; if the property sells for $3 million – or close to it – that bill would likely increase.
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Tenants’ Leases To Be Honored as Contingency of Sale
Beach Boulevard Retail Building Listed at $3 Million
The Texas family – the Packer family – who owns the shopping complex at 3115 Beach Blvd. S., home to the Beach Bazaar, More Bazaar, Zaiya ArtiZen Market, and Dog Pier Hot Dog Shop, has listed the entire complex for sale with a St. Petersburg real estate compa ny. The price tag? $3 million. The sale applies only to the building itself, which encompasses 6,230 square feet and sits on a quar ter-acre of land, and not to the tenantGulfportbusinesses.hasthis site zoned for mixed use in the Waterfront Rede velopment District. Its merchants have a front-row seat for the week ly Tuesday market and any other regular or special events staged downtown.Although the building was con structed in 1950, prospective buy ers who are thinking about tearing it down as soon as the ink is dry on the sales contract might want to think again. According to the real estate listing, the sale is subject to the leases currently in place. When asked about the length of their current lease, the owners of Beach Bazaar and More Bazaar de clined to comment. Bert Charlie, the owner of the Dog Pier Hot Dog Shop, wants to stick around for a while. “We have three years remaining on our lease and we hope to fulfill that,” he said.
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The owner of Zaiya ArtiZen Mar ket, Jill Rice, said that she has two years remaining on her lease with an option to extend it five years be yond that. Right now she has every intention of exercising the option.
Community Development Director Fred Metcalf told The Gabber that no one has ever used Beach Drive as a road or maintained it, although it’s existed for years. “You can’t even get through most of it,” said Metcalf. “At high tide it is under water. It’s full of mangroves, pepper trees and overgrown vege tation. It basically hasn’t been used by anyone except maybe the peo ple who live adjacent to it. Three of them have put forth applications to ask for it to be vacated.”
Gulfport May Transfer Waterfront Land to Property Owners Property Owners Clash Over Public Access
Gulfport officials are taking what they say are routine steps to change the status of some undeveloped land on the eastern edge of town, although some have expressed dis may.Gulfport’s Site Plan Review Com mittee met Aug. 5 and discussed three applications from residents on 44th Street South and Quincy Street South, to the northeast of Clam Bayou, to vacate sections of rightof-way along the southern ends of those streets on Beach Drive. The committee recommended to for ward the requests to the Planning and Zoning Board for further consid eration and the first of three required public hearings, possibly concluding with Council action in November.
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If Council approves the appli cations, the land would go on the tax rolls as parts of the applicants’ properties adjacent to it; the prop erty owners will not pay for the land. Metcalf noted that residents rou tinely ask the City to vacate rightof-way or easements for a variety of reasons.“It’snot like it’s some kind of pub lic water access way,” he said in ref erence to the properties in question. “There are plenty of access ways fairly close to there for someone to put their kayak or canoe in.”
Whatever the result, there will be portions of land near the water that the City will not vacate, including the southern ends of both 44th and Quincy, according to Metcalf. There is also an alley that runs northsouth between those two streets.
Herman alleged that the action now under consideration is essen tially a transfer of public land to pri vate interests without due process. He noted the fencing, locks and “no trespassing” signs along the rightof-way that he said are keeping citi zens from access to the water.
Metcalf said that, to his knowl
One of the property owners on that alley is Paul Herman, who is sued a press release in early Au gust on behalf of the Shoreline for All Committee titled, “Gulfport City Council moves forward on land-grab scheme near Clam Bayou.”
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The City of Gulfport did close the right of way due to safety concerns, but Gulfport’s public works director, Tom Nicholls says the property owner who wants the City to vacate the land put up the fence and the private property sign which, he notes, it is not.
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edge, Herman is the only person who has expressed concerns to the City about the issue.
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Herman said that the Site Plan Review Committee refused to accept public comment even though about 10 citizens were there for that purpose. Metcalf said that the committee consists solely of staff and public comment is not given at its meetings.“Itwould take one hearing in front of the Planning and Zoning Board, which would then make a recommendation to the City Council,” he said of the process. “The council has to read an ordinance, so there are two hearings for the ordinance. It’s not like we are doing something in the dark.”
Herman also said vacation of these properties would, according to the City’s charter, require a voter referendum. He cited these statements from Article 1, Section 103 of the charter: “No real property interest held by the city, as of the date of the adoption of this Charter revision, which provides park, beach or recreational lands or beach access or submerged lands, shall be sold, traded, given away, vacated, or alienated in any way, except after a referendum approval of the city’s electorate. ... The affirmative vote of a minimum of four (4) city council members shall be necessary to establish a referendum election concerning the disposal of properties pursuant to thisMetcalfsection.”said that the Gulfport’s legal counsel does not agree with Herman’s interpretation. “There is not anything in our charter that would require that,” he said. “It is not an access point. It is not a beach. It does not fall within the section that Mr. Herman keeps quoting.”Herman is suing the City to reopen public access. Read a copy of his suit, and other details Herman has posted about this entire issue, thewithBoardtive,com.beachdriveonclambayou.wordpress.atTheremainingscheduleistenta-butthePlanningandZoningcouldhearthematterOct.5subsequenthearingsbeforeCityCouncilOct.18andNov.1.
Community Development Director Fred Metcalf told The Gabber that no one has ever used Beach Drive as a road or maintained it, although it’s existed for years.
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Homage to an Icon St. Petersburg Owes Its Preservation Legacy to Peter Belmont
By Monica Kile
On Aug. 18 my friend Peter Bel mont received the highest honor the City of St. Petersburg bestows: the Key to the City. The ceremony was inspiring, but bittersweet. Peter, who appeared at the ceremony via Zoom, is suffering from an aggres sive, inoperable cancer. Discovered by a doctor in Oregon while Peter was at his summer home in Hood River, the cancer will likely prevent him from ever trying his new key on any of St. Petersburg’s doors. Over the past 15 years, Peter has been not just a mentor, but also one of my closest friends. I first met him when he invited me to shadow one of his Saturday morning walk ing tours of downtown St. Pete. He wanted to train me to give the tour as well. Since then, I’ve given hun dreds of tours of the city. Peter and I have a long-running competition about who is the better tour guide. Peter likes to say that I got the brains, but he got the looks. When Peter decided I was ready to lead tours on my own, I began vol unteering for St. Petersburg Preser vation and then joined their Board of Directors, eventually taking over as the organization’s first (and also third!) Executive Director. It’s fair to say that meeting Peter completely shaped the course of my life in St. Petersburg.Overthe years, St. Petersburg Preservation, now called Preserve the ‘Burg, had many contentious fights to save buildings, landmark historic districts, and create com mon-sense preservation laws. We lost more battles than we won, but the victories were sweet. It was during this time of latenight telephone calls, strategy ses sions, and meetings with public officials that I came to really un derstand Peter’s brilliance, and to love his kind, quirky personality. The most compelling and articulate ar
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Peter Belmont, pictured here with his partner, Laurie Mcdonald and the Kile family.
The City of Gulfport is accepting ap plications from Gulfport residents to serve as a volunteer on the Police Officers’ Pension Board. The Pension Board meets quarterly to eval uate legal issues affecting pensions and review the funds’ operations and investments to ensure the best possible outcome for the plan. Vol unteer applications may be obtained at City Hall or online at mygulfport. us under Departments, City Clerk, Resources. For more information on the Board, go to the website for the Pension Plan at www.resourcecen ters.com , and select Gulfport Munic ipal Police Officers’ Trust Fund from the Pension Plan tab and follow the Trustee Resources link. For addition al appointment information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office. guments I’ve ever seen delivered at City Council were offered by Pe ter Belmont. But that brilliance is matched by his compassion, his re spect for others, and his joy for life. No one enjoys a great hike, or a beer with friends, more than Peter does.
Peter and his partner Laurie Mc donald were at our son’s first birth day party. He came to the hospital when my daughter was born. When the kids were still little, we took a trip out to visit them at their parttime home in Hood River. It be came the first of many visits, often to celebrate the Fourth of July in the quintessential American town, where our kids dressed up like a bee and beekeeper in the parade. Peter is an outstanding host; he took us to the best hiking spots and hidden watering holes where he tempted us to jump off high rocks. We picked cherries, blueberries, and lavender. And when it came time for dinner, he made us a salad where every in gredient came from his own garden.
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Our kids have grown to see Peter and Laurie as family. I’ve lived in St. Petersburg for nearly 20 years, and when I think about the things that give me roots here, Peter Belmont is at the top of the list. I can’t imagine St. Pete without him. To those who haven’t had the chance to know him, you can still appreciate him. When you visit the Vinoy Hotel, Roser Park, the Detroit Hotel and First Block, Driftwood, the Crislip Arcade, the Jennie Hall Pool, or Maximo Park, you’re enjoying the fruits of Peter’s labor. And his lega cy is not just in these buildings, but also in the spaces in between, in the camaraderie of Movies in the Park and the appreciation and under standing that comes from a great walking tour. As I write this, my friend is wrap ping up the final details of a welllived life. Closing up the St. Pete house, getting paperwork in order. Although he has treatment options, he’s aware his remaining time is probably limited. I was fortunate to get to go see him in Oregon in July, and we spent hours talking. But I wasn’t just reminiscing. I was re cording it all, knowing that Peter’s memory and understanding of the development of St. Petersburg is unparalleled and should be pre served for future generations. Peter was incredibly touched by receiving the Key to the City. Maybe he considers it one of his proudest moments. Me? I count among my proudest accomplish ments that Peter Belmont would be my friend.
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has been a heated topic in the past, and I’ve often been the guy walking to the neighbors’ house at 3 a.m. asking for silence. But our city is comparatively pretty quiet, a feature I’ve grown more aware of as surrounding areas attract even more new residents and tourists. I work from home in my Gulfport bungalow, where I’m often surrounded by loud music and conversation. In my neighbors’ defense, my home doesn’t offer much in the way of soundproofing. But they’re also loud, and prone to catching up with friends at odd hours. Most of the time they yell about the quality of weed they’re smoking. From what I’ve heard (and smelled), it’s top notch.These subtle disturbances may be annoying, but they’ve also ingrained in me an appreciation for the quietness most of Gulfport enjoys on a dailyPinellasbasis.is the most densely populated county in Florida, and you can feel it in most of the peninsula. With this highly concentrated population center comes lots of loud conversation, live music, and traffic. The grid pattern of major roads is almost always filled with honking cars adding hot gas to the already boiling subtropical climate. It’s a crowded and lively place, which to many is a part of the allure. But if you live on Central Avenue near downtown St. Pete or off of the ever-busy 66th Street in Pinellas Park, you’ll never know peace like we do in Gulfport. On many afternoons when I clock out of work, I quickly throw on shorts, slide on my Birkenstocks, and hop on my bicycle to pedal away the day’s stress. It’s on these afternoon bike rides that I get to appreciate what a sleepy little town our home truly is. I often peruse Ted Phillips Park, where ibis flocks quietly congregate. I can then pedal down to Clam Bayou and listen to the uninterrupted sound of waves lazily slapping the seawall. Then, I’ll loop around 31st Street South to try to catch a glimpse of whatever goes on in the Boca Ciega Waterfront Resort. Finally, I’ll loop back past O’Maddy’s on the main drag to immerse myself in the chatter so foreign to the majority of our quaint streets. Rarely do I encounter loud music or boisterous tourists away from the intersection of Beach and Shore Boulevard, and I almost never have to dodge a driver blaring the horn and trying to pass me on our mismatched brick and pavement streets. These perks may seem minor, but whenever I leave our city limits the hustle and bustle reminds me how good we have it. In our protected village, I can almost always hear the birds singing without a foreign noise filling in the downbeats – unless my neighbors are comparing weed strains in their outside voices. But that’s a price I’m cool with paying.
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The Pearl Restaurant Moves from Treasure Island to Gulfport
On Aug. 26, owners Karim and Catherine Chiadmi announced the relocation of The Pearl Restaurant from Treasure Island to Gulfport. “As of Sept. 3, The Pearl in Trea sure Island will be closed perma nently to reopen in Gulfport in Oc tober,” the restaurant posted on Facebook. “We have had 24 won derful years in Treasure Island and would like to thank the communi ty, the Police Department, the Fire Department, and City Hall for their support, and we are very excited to meet new people in our new com munity.”ThePearl brings fine Moroccan and Mediterranean dining to 5802 28th Ave. S., the former location of Mano’s Italian. Mano’s closed in 2020.The highly rated restaurant won the 2022 Best of Treasure Island Awards in the category of Fine Dining Restaurant. Their steak and seafood-heavy menu features Mo roccan fish tagine, Spanish shrimp pil pil, a seafood crepe, filet mi gnon, filet bourguignon, New York strip, and rack of lamb. St. Pete’s Hookin’ Ain’t Easy Reinvents Itself as Tiki Bar, Restaurant Hookin’ Ain’t Easy celebrated two years in business over the Labor Day weekend with a grand opening party. No, not the store – the sea food market celebrated the opening of their new Tiki bar and café with live music, games, giveaways, food discounts, and college football on TV.Owner Matthew Neumann cre ated his own beach, adding white sand to half of the once-empty lot next the market, and seashells to the other side. He also added crab traps, buoys, and tropical plants.
“Blackened grouper, shrimp, wings – these are things I grew up on,” Neumann told The Gabber.
The new cafe and Tiki bar at Hookin’ Ain’t Easy creates a casual beach vibe.
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Although Gulfport knows Neu mann primarily as a commercial fisherman, he also enjoys cooking. And he’s not the only one in the family: Neumann’s brother Brent has two smokehouses in Colorado. Brent is the barbecue expert while Matthew is the seafood expert. Be fore opening the Hookin’ café, the two exchanged recipes. Now both have restaurants combining fresh fish and barbecue – one in Florida and the other in Colorado.
There’s a Tiki bar at one end of the property and a mobile kitchen on the other. In between: a cluster of white, blue, and aqua green picnic tables with colorful umbrellas. Hookin’ had two menus posted when I visited Sept. 1 – the grand opening specials and the regular menu. They included such items as fish sandwiches, smoked chick en wings, pulled pork sandwiches, smoked mullet, grouper nuggets, and a shrimp basket.
By Jen Ring
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The Spartans tied the score early in the second quarter on a Khama ni Ward 2-yard run after a 22-yard leaping catch by Montravius Lloyd. But the Broncos capped off a short drive – with help from some big penalties – with a short scoring run by quarterback Ahmad Haston. About a minute later, Javorian Wim berly fielded a Lakewood punt at midfield and scrambled all the way in for a touchdown after the game clock expired for the first half. The Spartans ate up most of the third quarter on a single drive, tak ing the ball about 70 yards to the PBC 5 before penalties and a neg ative-yardage run led to a failed fourth-down play, one of several times Lakewood turned the ball over on downs on the night. There was no scoring in the sec ond half until about four minutes left in the game, when Bostic stepped in front of a Colandrea pass and flew some 80 yards up the sideline to the house. Overall it was not a good week for teams on the south side of Park Boulevard. Inoneof the rare local games that started without weather in terruption, St. Petersburg Catho lic lost 27-8 on the road at Indian Rocks Christian. St. Petersburg fell 27-6 at Palm Harbor University, while Boca Cie ga lost 27-0 at home to Pinellas Park in another weather-delayed game. Gibbs missed out on the weath er problem, making the long ride across the state to St. Augustine, but wound up on the wrong end of a 48-12 Hollinsscore. hada Saturday morning game scheduled at Land O’Lakes and the Royals lost 38-12.
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All South Pinellas Teams Lost Last Weekend
It was a long Friday night for the Lakewood Spartans, who hosted a tough Palm Beach Central Broncos squad and lost 27-7 in a game that started late due to weather delays and ended shortly before midnight. Lakewood quarterback Anthony Colandrea was pressured through out the game, throwing often while on the run, and spotty play on both sides of the ball resulted in a host of penalties whistled against the Spar tans. The Palm Beach Central offense had trouble moving the ball consis tently in the first half, but the de fense and special teams came up with some big plays to take a 21-7 halftime lead. The first score of the night came when the Broncos’ Justin Bostic intercepted a pass just inside his own end zone and found enough daylight for a 101-yard return for a touchdown.
Lakewood Spartans Fall To Palm Beach Central 27-7
It was a long Friday night for the Lakewood Spartans, who hosted a tough Palm Beach Central Broncos squad and lost 27-7 in a game that started late due to weather.
This week’s games, all on Friday night, include Homestead at Lake wood, Largo at Boca Ciega, Gibbs at Northeast, and St. Pete Catholic at Master’s Academy.
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I-10 20 years ago, Robert Hughes and his wife Michele saw something in the road: A box tur tle.They stopped the car and moved it to the side of the road. When it tried to cross the road again, they decid ed to save it from itself. They took it home to Gulfport.
“People just bring unwanted tor toises and turtles and drop them off,” Robert says. Sometimes they’re injured, as was Freeway, a tortoise a car hit on – you guessed it – the highway. She suffered a crushed shell, and the vet wanted to euth anize her, but Michele and Robert nursed her back to health. Her shell isn’t as pretty as perhaps it once was, but it knitted itself back to gether, and she’s doing just fine.
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The rest is turtle – and tortoise –history.“We probably have, right now, about 40 box turtles, I think it’s ei ther six or seven water turtles, there’s three Russian tortoises, two red foot tortoises, two African spur-thigh [also called sulcata] tortoises...” Robert says.But right now, one is missing: Sa sha, a Russian tortoise. “About two weeks ago or so, some ladies were having work done and their plumber saw the tortoise,” Rob ert said. The neighbors called, and Mi chele and Robert counted shells and realized Sasha had disappeared. In her absence, her mate, Putin has attempted to mate with other tortois es who are larger than he is, some thing that doesn’t always go over so well, Robert says. If you’re wondering how many tor toises and turtles the Hughes family has, well, they have a lot. One was there when they moved in, and they let it stay. Then came the box turtle on I-10, and after that, well, turtles and tortoises sort of found the Stet son-area couple. “I don’t know if they have pher omones or not,” Robert says, “but other turtles started trying to get in.”Over time, the turtles and tortois es started making more turtles and tortoises; some have cross-bred.
Then there’s Peg, the threelegged tortoise. When an animal at tacked her, “some people brought it by and said ‘we heard you take care of injured turtles’,” Robert said. He stitched her up, and last year Peg hatched a clutch of turtles. They’re not, Michele explains, wildlife rehabbers. They treat these animals like pets. They come when she calls them. She scratches their head, picks Cu ban pea blossoms for Peg, offers a banana to a red-footed tortoise, and sets out countless bowls of fresh water. Michele likes to offer the tur tles and tortoises fresh fruits and vegetables. Sometimes neighbors drop off past-its-prime produce, for which they’re grateful. “It can get expensive,” she admits. “A lot of them live underneath our front deck. Some of the others have dug holes, some of the others just get flat under the deck,” Robert says. They’ve tried to escape-proof the large, shaded yard, but clearly, noth ing’s foolproof. Case in point: Sasha “She’s extremely friendly,” Robert said of Sasha. “I’m sure somebody picked her up and decided to keep her, but we have the sign out just in case.” If you’ve seen Sasha or know what happened to her, please call the Hughes family at 727-345-7953 (land line). They ask people to please not bring them injured animals. The SPCA of Tampa Bay has a wildlife assis tance program. This is a photo of a Russian tortoise, although not of Sasha. If you see a tortoise like this one, the Hughes family would very much like her back.
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14 thegabber.com | September 8, 2022 - September 14, 2022 gabberlife With Gecko Season ‘22 in the rear view window, the only thing left to say, in homage to this year’s “Game Night” theme, is “Game Over”. Here are a few photos of the Sept. 3 GeckoFest; see more on The Gabber’s Instagram, @GabberLife.
Game Over! Season Has Ended, But Memories Live On
By Amanda Hagood
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The unveiling of the 14-foot-tall skateboarding gecko, G. Gordon McFly, was the culmination of the day’s events.
Jody Robinson, Gecko Queen ’19 and ’20 (left), and Elizabeth Hendricks, Gecko Queen ‘21 (center) stand with Gecko Queen ’22, Betty Pearson.
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The Gecko Parade, an annual walking parade, started at the Casino, looped Beach Boulevard, and ended at G. Gordon McFly.
By Amanda Hagood
“Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking” is the second volume in Reyes’s Caribbean Cooking Mystery series (following “Mango, Mambo, and Murder”). Both books deliver warm, well-rounded char acters, delightfully quirky situations, and, every 10 pag es or so, variousdescriptiondelectableofthepastries,stews, fry-ups, and cool-down beverages Miriam and her foodie friends prepare. Perhaps it’s because our protago nist is expecting, but – watch out!
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“Today’s cozy mysteries are pop ular,” writes Giant Bookshelf’s To nya Fillion, “because readers feel connected to the characters, who seem like someone they would want to have as a friend.” Food anthropologist turned cooking show host Miriam Quiñones-Smith, star sleuth of Raquel V. Reyes’s new novel “Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking” (Crooked Lane Books, November 2022), is someone I would want for a friend – particu larly if that means coming over to her house for dinner. When the book opens, Miriam is in the midst of solving a compli cated problem: How to transform a stuffy country club gala event into a Caribbean-themed, Calyp so-fueled night to remember. But a much deadlier dilemma aris es when the club’s chef plunges headlong down the club’s grand staircase. With multiple motives for murder at play, the plot thickens as two neighbors fall sick to what appears to be cassava poisoning. Throw in a few spy drones, a dash of Russian mafia, and a quack dentist running a tooth-whitening scam and you have the makings of mystery that captures South Flori da’s unique saveur . But Miriam had better figure out all these ingredi ents come together fast, or she, too, will end up in the pot.
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– the food in “Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking” will inspire a power ful craving. But paragraphs you could eat with a spoon are not the only interesting thing to chew on in Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking. Reyes, who proudly proclaims that her childhood was “not unlike an I Love Lucy rerun,” also explores the prejudice that Mir iam faces as a Latina in her large ly white and wealthy Coral Shores (ahem, Coral Gables) neighborhood and the challenges of living in a multi-cultural family. Part of the great fun of reading this series is seeing how Reyes, a co-founder of the annual Sleuthfest conference, imagines her protagonista fabulosa into a genre that has, traditionally at least, lacked diversity. ¡Buen trabajo! ...but I’m still waiting on that invitation to dinner. Available Oct. 10, 2022 from Crooked Lane Books
Raquel V. Reyes’ Latest Serves Up Murder, Miami-Style
Murder is the main course in “Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking” – the latest in Raquel V. Reyes’s Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series. But readers will also enjoy a side of Caribbean cuisine and a slice of Miami mayhem.
Island Grille & Raw Bar Enjoy this relaxed venue with water views, offering American surf & turf, raw oysters and tropical drinks. Sept. 15. $6; $8, nonmembers. Imagine Museum & Lunch at Red Mesa Cantina Grab a bite of Mexican eats after a docent-led tour of the beautiful con temporary glass art. Sept. 22. $19; $25, nonmembers. Riverview Flea Market Do some fun shop ping at this small indoor flea market of fering everything from antiques to appar el – plus a BBQ joint. Sept. 29. $20; $25, nonmembers. Join the Adventure Club! Step out of your comfort zone, try something new, and check it off your bucket list. iFly Tampa Nov. 17. $99; $94, members.
Frustrated trying to navigate the insurance world? We have you covered! Make your appointment today. The Truth About Carbs – Health Talk with Labrador Primary Carbs get a bad rap; should we be so scared of them? Dr. Mc Coy talks about good vs. bad carbs, under standing the function they provide to your body, what foods contain what kinds of carbs, and healthier carb substitutes. Sept. 8, 12 p.m. Rhythm & Groove Jam Session Let’s make music together at our monthly hootenan ny. Bring your instrument & join our casu al jamming group. Open to all people, all instruments, all experience levels, and, of course, listeners. Sept. 8, 3 p.m. Crafty Creations Time to get your crafty juices flowing and make a fun fall gnome wreath. Sept. 9, 10 a.m. Supplies provided. Limited space – registration required. Memory Screenings Worried about your memory? St. Anthony’s Memory Disorder Clinic offers free and confidential memory screenings. Sept. 12. Appointment required; call to schedule. “Paw”some Pet Care: Tips to Keep Your Pet Healthy Veterinarian Jeannette Barnes shares basic pet care for your furry com panion. Human-only event. Sept. 13, 2 p.m. Death Talks: Meet the Death Doula Take the mystery & fear out of death and dying with these end of life discussions. Sept. 13, 3 p.m. SNAP Benefit Assistance Feeding Tampa Bay will help you apply for SNAP benefits. Sept. 15, by appointment only In the Kitchen with Chef Jack: Shepherd’s Pie Casserole Improve your culinary skills with step-by-step instruction from Chef Jack. Sept. 15, 4 p.m. Limited space – regis tration required. OTC with Cliff Are you using all of your Medicare benefits? Your OTC (Over-TheCounter) benefits allow you to order drugs & supplies at no cost. Let Cliff help you place your order. Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m.
InvestmentWEDNESDAYSDiscussionGroup 10 a.m., Room 107 Bunco 10:30 a.m., Room 106 Canasta 1 p.m., Theater lobby Bingo 1:30 p.m., Dining Hall Cardio Drumming 4:30 p.m., Dining Hall Cardio Drumming 5:30 p.m., Dining Hall Intermediate Spanish 6 p.m., Room 106
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MONDAYS Chair Exercise/Yoga 9:30 a.m., Theater lobby Spanish for Beginners 10 a.m., Room 107 Wisdom Healing Qigong 11 a.m., Theater lobby Mahjong 12 p.m., Room 107 Dominos 1 p.m., Theater lobby Chair Yoga 1 p.m., Casino Strength Training & Aerobics 1:30 p.m., Dining Hall Chair Volleyball 3 p.m., Dining Hall TUESDAYS
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Gulfport Senior Citizens Harmonica Club 9 a.m., Room 107 Line Dancing for Beginners 10 a.m., Neighborhood Center Tai Chi 10 a.m., Casino Continuing Level 1 Spanish 10:30 a.m., Zoom Texas Hold ‘Em 11 a.m., Theater lobby Contract Bridge 1:30 p.m., Theater lobby New Horizons Band of Gulfport Jazz Practice 4:30 p.m., Room 107 New Horizons Band of Gulfport Concert Practice 6 p.m., Dining Hall
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THURSDAYS Guided Meditation 10 a.m., Room 107 Tai Chi 10 a.m., Casino Texas Hold ‘Em 11 a.m., Theater lobby Contract Bridge 1:30 p.m., Theater lobby Italian Language Classes 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., various rooms
At Home Strengthening: Meet the PT Meet a physical therapist who will share some easy tips for basic strength. Light refreshments. Sept. 20, 2 p.m. Must pre-register. Wellness Wednesday Make your health a priority & track your progress with these free monthly wellness screenings. Sept. 21, 9 a.m. Fresh Market Bring your tote bags and help yourself to some healthy, fresh fruits and vegetables. Brought to you by Saving Our Seniors. Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. Calendar Girl Fashion Show Featuring styles from local boutiques and the Senior Center Calendar Girls. Door prizes, finger foods, and shopping. Sept. 22, 2 p.m. $10; $15 at door.
Fitness Center now open! To provide physi cal distancing, we’ve limited capacity, so call to register for a spot. Supplemental food assistance for qualify ing Gulfport Seniors in need is available at the Senior Center. Pantry is open on Mon days and Thursdays from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Proper verification required prior to use of the pantry. GEMS (Gulfport Extended Mobility Service) provides affordable Door-to-Door transportation service, rides to medical ap pointments, shopping, and much more for Gulfport residents, 55 years of age or older or disabled. 727-893-2242. Medical Equipment Lending Program provides gently used wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches and other medical equip ment to seniors who need it. Supplies limited.
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Wellness Movement 9 a.m., Room 106 Gulfport Writers’ Workshop 9:30 a.m., Room 107 Knitting & Crocheting 10 a.m., Theater lobby Healing Yoga Therapy 11 a.m., Casino Bridge Instruction 12:30 p.m., Room 107 Dominos 1 p.m., Theater lobby Chair Volleyball 1:30 p.m., Dining Hall
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Annual registration required. Free, residents; $50, non-residents. All programs subject to change without notice. Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and Fri, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Stop by, join our weekly newsletter, or like us on Facebook for a full calendar of events.
Pickleball Intermediate and advanced Mon., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Beginners Tues., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. All levels Tues., 6-8:30 p.m. and Thurs., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Adult Basketball Wed. & Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Thurs., 6-8:30 p.m. Table Tennis Tues. & Thurs., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Game Room Mon., Wed., & Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Urinetown: The Musical Presented by Ghostlight Young Company. Show times: Sept. 9, 10, 16, 17 at 8 p.m. & Sept. 10, 11, 17, 18 at 2 p.m. $20; ghostlightyc.org
SHINE Presentation: Medicare Basics Presentation on Medicare Parts A, B, C, & D and what they mean to you. Oct. 15-Dec. 7, open enrollment. Sept. 21, 1 p.m. flori dashine.org; individual appointments also available; call 727-893-1073.
PROGRAMS School Year Child Care Program Registra tion continues for the 2022-23 school year child care program for kids entering kinder garten through age 14. Bus transportation available from Pasadena Fundamental, Gulfport Montessori, and Douglas Jamer son Elementary. Program runs until 5:30 p.m., with extended hours until 6 p.m. for an extra charge. Please contact the Rec reation Center for more details.
Gulfport Book Club Discuss Her Fearful Symmetry by Audry Niffenegger. Get a copy from the library or audiobook from Overdrive/Libby. Sept. 15, 2 p.m.
Recreation Center 5730 Shore Blvd S. • 727-893-1068 • mygulfport.us/recreation/rec
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Disco Party with Swing Time Dance to funky disco grooves and beats. No partner needed. Sept. 9: 7 p.m., hustle lesson; 8 p.m., dance. $10. swingtime.info.
Casino Weekly Dances Ballroom Lessons: Tues., 12 p.m. $10 Argentine Tango: Tues., 6:30 p.m., $10 Swing: Weds., 7 p.m. $10 Latin Night: Thurs., 7 p.m. $10
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All programs free and subject to change. Storytime Join us for stories, rhymes, mu sic. Thursdays, 10:15 & 11 a.m. Baby Time Sing songs, read books, enjoy lap bounce rhymes, and meet other care givers with infants and young toddlers 2 years and under. (Older siblings also wel come.) Fridays, 10:15 a.m.
Annual registration: $3; $25, nonresidents
Gulfport Public Library 5501 28th Ave. S. • 727-893-1074 • /gulfportlibraryfl Mygulfport.us/gpl • Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Lisa: 727-742-2594. Tap 7:45 p.m., intermediate. $20/month. Lisa: 727-742-2594 Hatha Yoga 6:15 p.m. $12/class or $50/ month. Denise: 727-251-8868. Youth Hip Hop Fri., 6:30 p.m., ages 7-9; 7:30 p.m., ages 9-16. $40/month. Lisa: 727742-2594. Hula Hoop Fitness Second & fourth Thurs day, 6:30 p.m. $10/class. Maria: mestra da1987@gmail.com Watercolor with Patsi Returns Thurs. Oct. 6, 9:30 a.m. $55/month. Preregister with Patsi: artistpsychic@gmail.com Zumba Thurs., 6 p.m., $6/class, $20/ month. Magda: 727-214-7868.
Grown-up Movie Series Jeremy Malcolm’s the most desirable bachelor in the English countryside. People gossip about a list de tailing perfect qualities for his future wife. Someone from outside the town hears about it and believes she can win him over. Based on the novel by Suzanne Allain. PG13 Call for title. Sept. 10, 1 pm. Teen Space Spend time with friends and make new ones. Play games, make art, watch movies, or just hang out. Activities vary – and what we do is up to you! Ages 1218 only. Mondays, starting Sept. 12, 4 p.m.
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Ballroom Dance With Daniel Fugazzotto and Carol Baker. Sept. 18: 6 p.m., lesson; 7 p.m., dance. $10. 727-798-3660.
Catherine Hickman Theater 727-893-1070 • 5501 27th Ave. S.
Teen Night! Registrations continue for the 2022-2023 Teen Night Program for teens in middle and high school, students 17 and younger. Recreation, social activities, field trips, cooking projects, guest speakers and service projects. Teens can use the gymna sium, game room and outdoor area. Mon., Wed., & Fri.: 6-9 p.m. Rec Center member ship required: $3; $25, nonresidents. Tot Time Pre-register for the 2022-2023 Tot Time Program, a pre-school, handson program for ages 3-5. Tot Time makes learning fun for children and helps pre pare them for kindergarten. Two, three and five-day monthly options available. Program runs 8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., start ing Sept. 6. Pre-registration runs 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. $25 deposit holds a spot and gets applied to first month’s tui tion. Gulfport residents must provide proof of residency. VPK Program Gulfport’s VPK program is accepting Voluntary Prekindergarten Vouchers for the 2022-23 school year. The program’s free for Florida children who turn 4 by Sept. 1. Parents must ap ply at elcpinellas.net, then bring the cer tificate of eligibility to pre-register their child. VPK hours: 8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; program begins Sept. 6. Preregistration hours are Mon-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CLASSES Call instructor for more information. Want to teach a class? Call John: 727Ballet893-1079.Tues., 5:45 p.m., ages 5-7; 6:45 p.m. intermediate ballet, ages 8-16. $40/month.
Not only does Black Pioneers cel ebrate African-American firsts in the American West, it also creates a couple of firsts. “The role of African Americans in the movement toward west ward expansion has been largely overlooked in American History,” Mazloomi writes in her curator’s statement. “There have not been any major art exhibitions on the role African Americans played in the settling of the West.” Black Pioneers changes this. In other words, Black Pioneers is a trailblazing art exhibit about Af rican-American trailblazers. The exhibition catalog feels like an abridged history book with beautiful art. If you’ve ever been afraid to try something new, take a moment to look at these quilts; let them show you how it’s done. Maybe they’ll inspire you to do a little trailblazing of your own. Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West Sept. 3-Jan. 8. The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, 150 Central Ave, St. Petersburg. $23. Mon., Wed.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tues., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. thejamesmuseum.org
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The 50 quilts displayed in The James’ special exhibitions gallery tell the story of Black history in the American West from the 1500s through the Civil Rights movement. Each one features a different Black pioneer, their life story researched and depicted in fabric by the quilt’s creator.
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Connie Horne’s quilt depicts Black miners during the California gold rush.
“Black Pioneers is a trailblazing art exhibit African-Americanabouttrailblazers.” dered northern Mexico and the American Southwest for the next eight years before returning to Spain. Black Pioneers tells Esteban’s sto ry in two quilts. The first, by Ife Felix, depicts Esteban in the foreground of a majestic western landscape –home to cacti, eagles, and Native Americans. Trish Williams’ design places a map of Esteban’s journey in the background, behind an over sized Esteban leading the way west. Our story continues with Selena Sullivan’s quilt depicting the role of York, William Clark’s Black slave, in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. From here, we learn of Afri can-American Mormon pioneers who traveled to Utah in the 1800s and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We see African Americans, liberat ed at the end of the Civil War, taming the wild horses of the Texas plains, setting up gold mines in California, establishing careers in real estate. They’re blazing trails by moving into positions that were unattainable for enslaved African Americans. These images in fabric make me re-think what it means to be a pi oneer. There are two definitions in the Oxford Language dictionary: “a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area” and to “develop or be the first to use or apply a new method, area of knowledge, or activity.” Black Pioneers touches on both definitions of pioneer, but it is the second definition that brings the most interesting interpretations of the word. For after the Civil War, there were a lot of firsts for African Americans.TheAmerican West got its first Black cowboys, African-American LDS priests, teachers, school found ers, hoteliers, business owners, law men, landowners, mail carriers, and voting rights activists. They are all represented in quilts Mazloomi se lected for the exhibi tion.Georgia Williams’ quilt Cathay Williams aka William Cathay: Female Buffalo Sol dier, introduces visitors to the first African-American woman to join the US Army. Cathay joined the army disguised as a man in 1866. The army didn’t discover her biological gender for another two years, when she fell ill and landed in the hospital. Her bust resides in the center of the quilt along with her words, “…I wanted to make a living and not be depen dent on relatives or friends.”
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editor suggested I write a piece on 2022 being the year of the avocado, I was perplexed. Everything online points to this not being avoca do’s year. War, climate change, and supply chain disruptions have led to an avocado shortage in the U.S. And in February, the USDA temporarily banned imports of Mexican avocados after one of their plant safety inspec tors received voicemail threats. Meanwhile, Australia has an avo cado surplus. Extra fruit rots by the truckload as farmers beg consumers to eat more avocados. In Tampa Bay, it’s a different story. We talked to local experts, including the City of Gulfport Horticulturist Tof fer Ross, Gulfport Food Forest Found er Crea Egan, and Jené VanButsel, of Jene’s Tropicals, about the status of avocado trees in Tampa Bay. They all said it’s been mostly a good year for avocados in Tampa Bay, es pecially in South Pinellas. Egan said her trees are doing well, and that she’s received positive reports from other local growers. Ross said that, due to the absence of a major frost in recent years, trees in residential neighborhoods are bearing fruit earlier than expected. “We haven’t had a really good frost in a while,” Ross said. “That means that throughout the course of four or five plus years, avocado trees that haven’t been able to bear any fruit or keep their flowers on to bear fruit have gone on to grow and bear fruit. So we’re seeing a lot more trees, par ticularly at the residential level, ac tually fruit bearing rather than being forced to spend a couple of years re covering from whatever the frost has done.”Though they haven’t had to deal with the cold, local avocado trees have had to deal with extra rain this year. This can be a good or a bad thing, Ross said, depending upon the age and the variety of the avocado.
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“It’s been so wet that some of the fruit has been unable to handle all the moisture and, in some cases, it’s caused the fruit to rot while it’s on the tree,” Ross said. “In other cases, it’s caused the fruit to be extra large and extra delicious….It’s been good on young trees, but too much can be hard on their ability to fight fungus.”
“We’ve had a bumper crop this year,” VanButsel told The Gabber. “We sell a lot of trees, and we have good reports from our customers. Really, everything’s done well — the Super Hot, Daze. We’ve had a lot of fruit, and it’s fun because they’re all different shapes and sizes.” As far as the extra water goes, VanButsel said avocado trees “don’t like wet feet.” This makes a difference in lower areas, like on the northeast side of Gulfport.“Wehave these weird little micro climates,” Ross told The Gabber. Within Tampa Bay, some areas are better for growing avocados than others. Seemingly insignificant fac tors like the amount of heat coming off a home and the direction the tree is facing, can all make a difference. So, is 2022 the year of the avoca do? I hope so, but I don’t want to jinx it. Next week: The care and feeding of avocados. A Florida avocado grows at Jene’s Tropicals in St. Petersburg.
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NorthGULFPORTEndTaphouse 2908 1/2 Beach Blvd. S. Saturday, Sept. 10: Daniel Childs, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11: Second Sunday with Dead Set Florida’s Acoustic Trio, 4 p.m. Gulfport Brewery & Eatery 3007 Beach Blvd. Saturday, Sept. 10: Beck and Borst, 6 p.m. ST. PETE BEACH The Toasted Monkey 678 75th Ave. Friday, Sept. 9: Mixed Signal, 6 p.m. Sea Hags Bar & Grill 9555 Blind Pass Rd. Saturday, Sept. 10: Classix, 6 p.m. Sea Critters Cafe 2007 Pass-A-Grille Way Friday, Sept. 9: Jay Brown, 5 p.m. Chill Restaurant & Bar 357 Corey Ave. Friday, Sept. 9: Motel Funk, 7 p.m.
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Daiquiri Shak Raw Bar & Grille Madeira Beach 14995 Gulf Blvd. Friday, Sept. 9: Live Without a Net (Van Halen covers), 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11: Crossfire Creek, 2 p.m. Lucky Lizard Tap House 14953 Gulf Blvd. Friday, Sept. 9: Josh Fielding, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10: Larry Mott, 7 p.m.
TREASURE ISLAND Ka’Tiki 8803 W. Gulf Blvd. Thursday, Sept. 8: Shoeless Soul, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9: Dirty Little Secret, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10: Row Jomah, 1 p.m.; Kingpin, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11: Pete n Dean Trio, 1 p.m.; Cornfused, 6 p.m.
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DIY Spiderweb Wreath If you love Halloween as much as we do at The Gabber, then you won’t want to miss this opportunity to make a DIY spiderweb wreath at the library. Don’t be surprised if you see one of us there. Supplies provided. Call 727-893-1074 or email library.programs@mygulfport.us to sign up. Gulfport Public Library, 5501 28th Ave S, Gulfport. 2 p.m. mygulfport.us Friday, September 9 –Sunday, September 11
Get Social Preserve the ‘Burg hosts a behind-the-scenes tour of the Floridian Social Club with owner Kevin Chadwick and entertainment director Shawn Kyle. Discover the interesting history of this 1924 building and hear about the building’s recent redevelopment. Stick around afterwards for Floridian Social Club’s Jazz Night, featuring live music by Hot Tonic. Floridian Social Club, 687 Central Ave. N., St. Petersburg. 5 p.m. $25-35. preservetheburg.org
We told you what we thought about Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West, but we didn’t tell you about an exciting opportunity to meet the artists involved. The James hosts a VIP opening reception for the show where you can meet exhibition curator Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi and several of the artists involved. The art reception includes live music, a drink, and light bites. RSVP to ngoc.tran@thejamesmuseum.org. The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, 150 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 6 p.m. Program starts at 6:15 p.m. Doors open to members at 5 p.m. $40. thejamesmuseum.org Won’t you take me to Urinetown? “Urinetown The Musical” opens in Gulfport. This extremely serious musical about capitalism and bureaucracy is set sometime in the future, when plumbing rates rise to the point that having a private toilet is no longer possible. We’re kidding about the serious part. This one’s a musical comedy. Performed by Ghostlight Young Company. Catherine Hickman Theater, 5501 27th Ave. S., Gulfport. Through Sept. 18: Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 2 p.m. $20. ghostlightyc.org Saturday, September 10
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Bucs Beach Bash The Buccaneers begin regular season play and TradeWinds Island Resorts is celebrating with a three-day party on St. Pete Beach. Locals can pick an event or two and just come for the day. Alternatively, TradeWinds is offering discounted two-night stays in conjunction with the event. Schedule of events online. TradeWinds Island Grand Resort, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St. Pete Beach. tradewindsresort. com Friday, September 9 Don’t Wanna Be An “American Idiot” , the rock musical based on Green Day’s seventh studio album, starts its run at American Stage. The 2004 album was one of the last great concept albums, made before buying singles on iTunes became more popular than listening to full albums. Here’s your chance to see it come to life on stage in St. Pete. American Stage, 163 3rd St. N., St. Petersburg. Through Oct 2: Weds.-Thurs., 7 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 2 p.m. $45. americanstage.org
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Meet the Author Head to Gulf Beaches Public Library for a chance to meet self-published author Carol Lynn Lustgarten. Lustgarten is reading four poems from three of her books – “I Don’t Like Getting Old”, “Stormy Sky”, and “Who Needs a Boyfriend? Life, Happiness and Other Thoughts”. As an artist, she also designs and makes her own bookmarks, which are free with the purchase of a book, or $3 when pur-
Italiano It’s time to learn Italian with the Italian American Society of St. Petersburg. Fall session starts today, and all ages and levels are welcome. Classes are beginning, intermediate, and advanced. Attend the fall session orientation to learn more. Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 27th Ave. S., Gulfport. 6 p.m. mygulfport.us Hootenanny The Gulfport Senior Center has a monthly Rhythm and Groove Jam Session on the second Thursday of the month. Bring your instrument and hootenanny on. All levels and instruments welcome. Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 27th Ave. S., Gulfport. 3 p.m. 727-8931231. mygulfport.us
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THEATREFREEFALL chased on their own. Gulf Beaches Public Library, 200 Municipal Dr., Madeira Beach. 12 p.m. gulfbeacheslibrary.org Blue Note St. Pete artist James E. Hartzell presents Blue Note, a series of paintings inspired by music, from blues to reggae and hip hop. The work has a gestural quality drawn from the improvisational spirit of jazz, hence the title. You can see it throughout the month of September, but if you visit during Second Saturday Art Walk you’ll be treated to the sounds of Bud Good. St. Pete Artworks, 2604 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. 5 p.m. stpeteartworks-onlinestore.com Sunday, September 11 The Laura Shepherd Show Gulfport-based musician Laura Shepherd started streaming her musical talk show — The Laura Shepherd Show – on Facebook Live from her backyard in September 2019. Streaming the show every other Sunday, she hit the 100-show mark this July. Each hour-long show features about three guests with musical interludes. You’re welcome to enjoy the show on YouTube or Facebook Live, but for four Sundays between Aug. 28 and Oct 9, you can see it live in Shepherd’s backyard. 5125 9th Ave. S., Gulfport. 11 a.m. 540-371-2117. fb.com/thelaurashepherdshow Thursday, September 15 iPhone/iPad instruction It’s time to learn how to use that iPad your kids bought you. Held on the third Thursday of the month. Reservations required. Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 27th Ave. S., Gulfport. 1 p.m. 727893-5657; mygulfport.us In the kitchen Join Chef Jack as he makes Shepherd’s Pie Casserole at the Gulfport Senior Center. Call to reserve your spot. Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 27th Ave. S., Gulfport. 4 p.m. port.us727-893-1231893-1231;mygulfMr. Yunioshi J. Elijah Cho’s one-man show, Mr. Yunioshi, heads to freeFall for five performances. In Mr. Yunioshi, Cho explores ethnic stereotypes through comically examining the problematic role of Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi in the 1961 film, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. Cho plays Rooney as he considers how to portray an Asian man in this ethnically-aware satire. freeFall Theatre, 6099 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg. Sept. 15-18. $20-35. freefalltheatre.com
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Clarence Everyone loves kittens, and we’re sure you’ll fall head over paws for Clarence, who‘s a big fan of both lap time and nap time. Adopt this 4-month-old male domestic short hair for $40.
All pets spayed, vaccinated, micro-chipped and dewormed. All cats must leave in a cat carrier; all dogs must leave with a leash and escape-proof collar. Pet Pal Animal Shelter, 405 22nd Ave. S., St. Pete. Tues.-Sat., 11-4:30 p.m. 727328-7738; petpalanimalshelter.com.
Houndy Hound! Just in time for the Halloween sea son, 2-year-old, 51-pound Piper’s ready to go to her forever home. What does that have to do with Hal loween? If you’ve ever heard a hound’s “song”, you know. You must own your home to adopt Piper; she has a $200 adoption fee and won’t do well in an apartment or condo.
Georgie Porgie, Pudding and Pie... Georgie, a 14-weekold tabby, will definitely give kisses, and for his $40 adoption fee, those kisses can be all yours.
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6150 Gulfport Blvd. S., 416 (Stetson) This 1,160-squarefoot condo, built in 1973, has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It listed and sold for $399,000.
1320 56th St. S. (Tangerine) This 1964 home has 1,170 square feet, three bedrooms, and one bath. It listed for $379,000 and sold for $375,000.
5125 Tangerine Ave. S. (Tangerine) This two bedroom, one bath home, built in 1959, has two bedrooms and one bath. It has 975 square feet. It listed for $360,000 and sold for $347,500.
6150 Gulfport Blvd. S., 403 (Stetson) This 1,147-squarefoot condo, built in 1973, has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It listed and sold for $340,000.
2843 57th St. S. (Waterfront District) This 1,990-squarefoot home, built in 1951, has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. It listed and sold for $795,000.
5100 28th Ave. S. (Waterfront District) This 1,158-squarefoot condo, built in 1924, has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It listed at $485,000 and sold for $480,000.
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