Monday, May 20, 2013
Do you think Gulfport Beach is eroding? The city plans to ask Pinellas County for help.
City Manager Jim O'Reilly plans to make a request with Pinellas County for beach renourishment on the beach between the Gulfport Casino Ballroom and Williams Fishing Pier. According to O'Reilly, "nourishment is the process of adding sand to an eroding beach to advance the shoreline seaward." O'Reilly says the county will evaluate the area, make recommendations and develop the project if it's determined renourishment is needed. The last time Gulfport Beach received sand was in the mid 1990's, "when sand was trucked in by Pinellas County," O'Reilly writes. If the project is approved, it would be funded in a three way split, according to O'Reilly. "The typical split is as follows: 60 percent federal (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), 20 percent …
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
We want to see your photos! We know we live in paradise and part of that is enjoying a beautiful sunset everyday. We want you to send in your sunset photos from around the area and every Sunday, we'll share it on Gulfport Patch.
Welcome to your Sunday Sunset, a weekly photo feature that reminds us to take a moment and appreciate what it means to live in Gulfport. Patch reader and local artist Phil Bishop uploaded this sunset photo taken at the Gulfport Beach in our Pics & Clips Gallery. You can view more from Phil's iPhone Art Collection online. Thanks for sharing, Phil. If you would like to submit a photo for our next "Sunday Sunset", add it to our Pics & Clips gallery or email it to the editor at cherlene.willis@patch.com. _______________________________________________________________ Sign up for the Gulfport Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
WOW! Check out these amazing photos from Phil Bishop and Daniel Thyreen from Saturday's Jet Ski races at The Gulfport Beach.
The two day festival, Aquamania, continues Sunday in Gulfport! Here's the schedule for today! Sunday, April 7th If you have some awesome photos to add to this gallery, upload them here! Thanks for sharing! Sign up for the Gulfport Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Everyone is invited to the second annual Aquamania Festival at Gulfport Beach this Saturday and Sunday!
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Friday, April 5
The Gulfport Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Gulfport are co-sponsoring the Pro Hydro-X Jet Tribe Tour’s first race event of the season. This two day event will feature personal watercraft racing both closed course and freestyle. Tucked in with this full throttle action are two days of entertainment including a Kayak and Paddle Board Race and Recycle Regatta. This FREE event will have something for everyone to enjoy. Come down to the Gulfport Beach and park for FREE. Bring your Beach Chair but NO Coolers. If you are planning on purchasing alcohol you must have a valid I.D. Activities will stretch the length of Gulfport Beach from the Point behind the Recreation Center to Williams Pier. Three Days of Action: Friday, April 5th …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Special thanks to Michael Chapman for sharing photos of his Gulfport postcards in our "Pics & Clips" neighborhood gallery!
Check out these awesome photos and postcard designs from Michael Chapman! Thanks Michael for sharing your pictures from around town and the Gulfport Beach with your neighbors on Gulfport Patch. Want to share your photos with Gulfport Patch? Just upload them to our neighborhood photo gallery: "Pics & Clips." Sign up for the Gulfport Patch email newsletter to stay connected to your community.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
We want to see your photos! We know we live in paradise and part of that is enjoying a beautiful sunset everyday. Starting today, we want you to send in your sunset photos from around the area and every Sunday, we'll share it on Gulfport Patch.
Welcome to your Sunday Sunset, a weekly photo feature that reminds us to take a moment and appreciate what it means to live in Gulfport. Patch reader Susan uploaded a couple of photos of Gulfport Beach and Boca Ciega Bay in our "Gulfport Pics & Clips" neighborhood gallery! Check out this sunset photo taken on Saturday, Dec. 8 after the Holiday Hoopla in downtown Gulfport - hence the title, "What's all the Hoopla About?" Thanks for sharing, Susan. If you would like to submit a photo for our next "Sunday Sunset", email it to the editor at cherlene.willis@patch.com or upload it in our "Gulfport Pics & Clips" gallery! _________________________________________________________________ Sign up for the free Gulfport Patch email newsletter to …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Get in the holiday spirit with dancing and singing right on the beach - talk about a Florida Christmas! Special thanks to Cookie McPhee for uploading her event and inviting all of us to join the party!
Welcome to "Good Morning Gulfport!" We want to highlight YOU for uploading photos, videos, announcements and events on Gulfport Patch. Today, we're highlighting an event uploaded by Cookie McPhee! Every Thursday, Dave and Cookie meet at Pavillion #6 at the Gulfport Beach to sing, dance and celebrate with friends. Cookie uploaded her weekly event in our calendar! Come out today from 1 - 3 p.m. to see what the "party" is all about! The event is titled, "Karaoke & Dancing With Dave & Cookie." How to Share on Gulfport Patch: To post events to the site for free: navigate to the Events page and click “Add an Event” on the right side of the page. Tell us all the details about your upcoming event, then click “post my event” at the bottom of the …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
"Don't mind me," Joseph B. Lehn writes. What an awesome caption for this photo in our "Pics & Clips" gallery on the homepage!
Welcome to "Good Morning Gulfport!" We want to highlight YOU for uploading photos, videos, announcements and events on Gulfport Patch. Today, we're highlighting a new photo in our "Gulfport Pics & Clips" neighborhood gallery! Special thanks to Joseph B. Lehn for capturing this friendly bird sneaking around a fisherman in Gulfport. Well, that's what it looks like to me - and I think it's adorable. I especially like the caption, "Don't mind me." Thanks Joseph! How to Share on Gulfport Patch: To post events to the site for free: navigate to the Events page and click “Add an Event” on the right side of the page. Tell us all the details about your upcoming event, then click “post my event” at the bottom of the page. To post announcements to …
Saturday, November 24, 2012
We asked and you guys responded! Yes, you're sending in awesome one-of-a-kind photos taken right here in Gulfport!
Attention photographers of all ages, experiences, backgrounds and more! We're seeing new photos every week in our neighborhood photo gallery called "Gulfport Pics & Clips." We're asking people to upload their favorite videos and photos to our gallery and we're very happy to see nearly 530 photos in "Gulfport Pics & Clips" so far! To say "thanks" for taking the time to share your pics with us, we're picking a photo of the week and highlighting it every Saturday. This week's photo is from Gulfport City Council member Dan Liedtke. Dan uploaded this aerial photo of the Gulfport Beach taken on Veterans Day during the human chain spelling of "Gulfport." Council member Dan Liedtke helped organize the helicopter photos with Boatpix.com to be used …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Special thanks to Phil Bishop for snapping some very artistic photos of the human chain in Gulfport this weekend.
Were you at the human chain on Sunday? Phil Bishop was and he took a few photos of the historic event at Gulfport Beach. Council member Dan Liedtke helped organize the helicopter photos with Boatpix.com to be used for future marketing campaigns for the City of Gulfport. Huge thanks to Phil for sharing photos with Gulfport Patch! Did you take photos? Upload them here to share with your neighbors!
Eileen clancy
9:54 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
They rake it often but just pile up the crap and leave it...why ???? more ›