Announcements

Gulfport Holiday Closures

Gulfport City Hall and city facilities will close on Friday, December 25 for Christmas Day, and Friday, January 1 for New Year’s Day. Friday’s sanitation routes will be collected on Thursday during both weeks, and Thursday’s routes will be collected on Wednesday. There will be no yard waste collection either week. Residents should call 727-582- 6177 for after-hours water or sewer emergencies.

Bring Holiday Cheer to Seniors

The Gulfport Senior Center, 5501 27th Ave. S., offers a chance for folks to bring cheer to a senior with a gift for the holidays. Head to the center, choose a gift tag for a deserving senior, and become a Silver Santa Shopper, providing gifts for seniors that might otherwise get forgotten. Silver Santas is a grassroots project that provides gifts during the holiday season to isolated and low-income seniors through providers such as assisted living communities, senior housing communities and guardians or caregivers. For more information, call 727-893-5657.

Gulfport Candidate Debates

It’s election season again in Gulfport! The Gabber Newspaper and the Gulfport Merchants Chamber of Commerce will host the Gulfport Candidate Debates in the Catherine A. Hickman Theater February 11. Barbara Banno, president of the GMC, and Cathy Salustri Loper, publisher of the Gabber, will co-moderate. Social distancing and mask protocols enforced; families and people in the same “quarantine bubble” may sit together in the theater, but two seats will separate people not in the same bubble. Doors open at 5 p.m. for ticket holders; at 5:30 p.m.; remaining seats open to walk-up traffic. The Gabber and the GMC will also stream the events as a Zoom webinar so those who cannot attend can see the debates and submit questions. Submit questions prior to the event at elections@thegabber. com and from 5 to 5:45 p.m. the night of the event. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please email elections@thegabber.com and ask to be added to the list; you’ll get a link shortly before the event.

St. Pete Beach Library News

The St. Pete Beach Library will close at 5 p.m., on Thursday, December 24, and will remain closed Friday through Sunday, December 25 to 27. Regular hours resume Monday, December 28. Happy Holidays! Call 727-363-9238 or visit spblibrary. com.

Be a Part of History

Do you have some extra time? Looking to get out of the house? The Gulfport Historical Society has some open volunteer opportunities in December. They need volunteers to docent at the museum, as well as painters to get the Art Center ready for its grand opening. They also need people to donate paint (or gift cards to a local hardware store) – for the gallery walls. Additionally, they need help with some handyman projects at the Art Center. COVID protocols in place with masks and social distancing. Email info@ gulfporthistoricalsociety.org.

Got Stuff?

Gulfport’s permit-free, city-wide yard sale is back! Gulfport residents, dust off your unused stuff and clear out the clutter on Saturday, January 16 (rain date, Sunday, January 17). Sign up now and get your Gulfport address on the brochure. Sign up by January 8 at 3 p.m. in order to make print deadline. The easiest way to register is at mygulfport.us/ gulfport-city-wide-yard-sale. You can also fill out a form at Gulfport City Hall, 2401 53rd St. S. or the Gulfport Public Library, 5501 28th Ave. S. Questions? Call Kristin Ossola at 727-893-1118.