Gulfport’s Peninsula Inn Inspires Spooky Novel
Rumors of benevolent spirits haunting Gulfport’s Peninsula Inn became the catalyst for author Carol J. Perry’s newest cozy mystery, “Be My Ghost.”
Arts
Get Up Close to ‘The Rose and the Beast’
Gabber theater reporter Jeff Donnelly reviews freeFall Theatre’s latest – an interactive, technological take on fairytales in “The Rose and the Beast.”
EDGE District Sculpture Turns Heads
New York-based sculptor, Ilan Averbuch, created the massive stone sun fixture for the EDGE District roundabout at Central Avenue at 11th Street.
Gulfport Tattoo Artist Turns Old Car into Art
Gulfport artist Tate Leigh turned her old Kia into a time-traveling, interactive pirate ship filled with “Easter eggs” as drivable art for all.
Beach Music: July 16-18
Take a look at some of the live music in Gulfport, St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island and Madeira Beach for the weekend of July 16-18.
St. Pete Author Sets Book in Treasure Island
New York Times bestselling author and St. Pete native Mary Kay Andrews talks to Tamara Lush about her latest novel and growing up in St. Petersburg.
Beach Music: July 9-11
Take a look at some of the live music in Gulfport, St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island and Madeira Beach for the weekend of July 9-11.
New Horizons Celebrates 30 Years
Elsa scuttled the season finale plans, but the Gulfport band’s spirit lives on with founder Dr. Roy Ernst taking the lead on direction.
From Drab to Gecko Fab!
LocalShops1 founder Ester Venouziou recently got into the gecko spirit with a fresh new backyard shed makeover by local artist Denise Keegan O’Hara.
Woodson’s Faces of Change: REVERBERATIONS
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum’s REVERBERATIONS is an exhibit exclusively by Black artists – a meditation on progress and oppression – at the James Museum.
Clymer’s SPACEcraft Takes Off
With the opening of SPACEcraft, a traveling interactive art project, for four hours a week, Gulfport’s Clymer Park becomes a Mecca for the imagination.
World’s Greatest Podharp Player
Gulfport musician Berkeley Grimball found a queen palm tree pod in his front yard one day and thought, “I wonder if these have any sonic potential?”