Gulfport Post Office Is Saved!

The old-fashioned Gulfport Post Office – inside the Gulfport Beach Bazaar – will not be stamped out, after all.

"Gulfport won! The City of Gulfport won!" Angela Lagan exclaimed. Angela and Biff Lagan – who own the retail shop where the U.S. Post Office is located – received the answer to the much-anticipated question around town, "Will the Post Office stay in Gulfport?" The answer is, yes. And the Post Office will keep operating thanks to a communitywide effort by residents who launched a petition drive. Their efforts will keep the Post Office, which is more than a half-century old, in its location. The decision is quite a victory for this coastal Florida town, given that U.S. Post Offices are going dark across the nation, as the federal government scales back due to costs and declining use. Angela Lagan, co-owner of the Gulfport Beach Bazaar, says …

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Cherlene Willis

2:55 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012

Peachy - great quote, "Gulfport speaks, people listen." - LOVE IT!   more ›

Gulfport Post Office Petitions Mailed

Supporters collected more than 550 signatures to keep the Post Office in Gulfport.

89-year-old Maxine Wehry says Gulfport has everything she needs. "I can walk any place. (Gulfport) has restaurants, shops and a Post Office," she said. "It's an ideal place for me to grow old," Wehry added. Wehry is one of the many Gulfport residents who visit the Post Office inside the Gulfport Beach Bazaar on a regular basis. She's lived in Town Shores for 10 years and says she moved here because of the convenience, including the location of the post office. Wehry, along with 570 others signed a petition to keep the Post Office in Gulfport. Before mailing a box out on Tuesday morning, she added her name on the list, right below a neighbor of hers. "Oh, Barbara was in here," she said as she signed the sheet. "She lives right below me." …

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Lori Rosso

3:06 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012

Thank you to all of the individuals who signed the petition and took time out of their day to heed our 'call to action' it is much appreciated. Lori aka Gulfport Area Chamber of Commerce.   more ›

New In Town

From The Florida Keys to The Beach Bazaar

Meet the new owners of the downtown staple, The Gulfport Beach Bazaar.

When Angela and Biff Lagan decided to move from No Name Key, an island with just 43 homes, to the Gulfport area, they had no idea their search for a part-time job for "play money" would lead them into small business ownership. After working in law enforcement for 33 years, Biff retired nearly a year ago and the Lagan's decided to head to Gulfport and spend their golden years here. "We miss it, but we couldn't afford to retire there," Angela Lagan said. All of the homes on No Name Key run on solar power and generators because they're not connected to electricity, power lines, etc, she said. The couple had spent the past five years visiting friends who live in Gulfport. They walked on Beach Boulevard, dinned at local restaurants and even "…

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