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Gulfport Council Talks Budget, COVID-19

Gulfport City Council addressed service changes, the end of utilities amnesty, help for hungry families, unemployment benefits and responded to rumors ...
Rebel Rock Decorator Strikes in Gulfport

Be on the lookout for EJ Simons’ new wave of rocks: “On the back of a couple of the rocks there will be directions to follow,” and maybe some surprises ...
Gulfport Celebrates the Class of 2020

Former Gulfport Councilmember Yolanda Roman invites the community to celebrate Boca Ciega High's graduating class with messages at the library ...
Sit. Eat. Socialize… from a Distance

Gulfport restaurants are navigating the "new normal" of opening with increased sanitizing and social distancing measures, and many take-out options ...
Gulfport Historical Society Brings Florida Sessions Online

Florida native and New York Times bestselling author Craig Pittman will speak, along with other Florida experts, at the virtual event on May 22 ...
Organizations Team up to Bring Food to Local Kids

Food for needy families is loaded onto school buses at the Catherine Hickman Center in Gulfport on Mondays in partnership with Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger ...

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New Hub for the Arts Set to Open

Laura Mulrooney March 18, 2020

The Gulfport Arts Center, Gulfport’s new community art hub, will make its debut May 15 under the leadership of the Gulfport Historical Society

Green Frog Moon Festival Celebrates Historic Land

Jeff Donnelly March 18, 2020

A musical benefit for Sacred Lands featured a variety of genres such as Celtic, Native Style Flute, and drums over two days from March 14 through 15

Local Crime Watch: March 12

Debbie Wolfe March 11, 2020

A sampling of police reports from February 27 through March 7 in Gulfport

Follow the Money: Gulfport Elections 2020

Debbie Wolfe March 11, 2020

The Gabber has compiled financial reports for candidates in Gulfport’s upcoming municipal election from the latest available at press time

Folks Flock to the Flamingo Tour

Laura Mulrooney March 11, 2020

Over 900 people came out Saturday, March 7 for Gulfport's 15th Annual Pink Flamingo Tour of Homes to benefit the Gulfport Merchants Chamber

Multi-year Improvements to Begin on SPB

Debbie Wolfe March 11, 2020

At recent St. Pete Beach Commission meetings, multi-year improvement project impacts and new city logo announced

Island Festival supports Gulf Beaches Museum

Laura Mulrooney March 11, 2020

On the first Saturday of March for the past 17 years, the Gulf Beaches Historical Museum has a standing reservation with the city of Pass-a-Grille

Gulfport Toastmasters: Empowering the People

Laura Mulrooney March 11, 2020

No two meetings are alike when the Gulfport Toastmasters meet up Wednesdays at the Gulfport Public Library

A Night with a View

Debbie Wolfe March 11, 2020

"The weather is perfect and the moon is good for viewing," said Greg Simpson, a local amateur astronomer

Local Crime Watch: March 5

Debbie Wolfe March 4, 2020

A sampling of police reports from February 20 through February 28 in Gulfport and South Pasadena

Council Considers Senior Center Proposal

Debbie Wolfe March 4, 2020

March 3, Gulfport Council listened to a presentation on a proposed plan to raise $10.3 million for construction improvements at the city’s Senior Center

Gulfport POW Memorial Being Planned

Debbie Wolfe March 4, 2020

It started as a heartfelt letter to Gulfport Mayor Sam Henderson from someone who wanted to honor the memory of one local POW

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Clubs, Orgs & Classes

Gulfport Seniors Knit for a Cause

Jeff Donnelly March 4, 2020

Gulfport Senior Knitting & Crocheting Group meets every Friday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Gulfport Senior Center
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Polish American Society Dances for Paczki

Jeff Donnelly February 26, 2020
Gulfport Elves Donate Medical Equipment

Debbie Wolfe February 5, 2020
Trivia Night at the Pub(lic) Library

Jeff Donnelly February 5, 2020
Shouting BINGO! at Post 305

Laura Mulrooney January 29, 2020

The Gabber’s always been there for you — now, we need your help!

March 26, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Gabber Newspaper to cease operations. Please donate what you can to keep the Gabber alive.

The Gabber is a free weekly paper, but it’s more than that — it’s the voice of Gulfport and the surrounding communities in South Pinellas County. The Gabber shows up when no other news can or will.

Gabber reporters sit through city council meetings, show up at every event in the city, and highlight all the good things happening in our community. It’s a vital resource for clubs and organizations – a digital and print bulletin board, for not only the community, but local government, charitable organizations, and small businesses.

The Gabber is one of the last family-owned papers in Florida, and it needs your help to come back stronger than ever.

What will it take to keep the Gabber alive? It’s going to take money to publish the news online, inform the community, and pay the bills. This money will keep the Gabber publishing, and help make the changes needed to adapt during the pandemic.

While this money will, among other things, pay salaries for an editor, reporters, and a designer, the owners will not take a salary until the pandemic crisis passes and the paper is on sure footing again.
The Gabber will resume publishing digitally throughout the pandemic, with expanded online content.
Once the pandemic ends and the economy starts to bounce back, we’ll resume printing every Thursday.

Across the country, we’re seeing newspapers die. Help keep the Gabber serving our community — do not let our voices go silent!

Do your part to save the Gabber — $25 suggested, but any amount helps!

Other Ways You Can Help

If donating isn’t for you right now, that doesn’t mean you can’t help bring back the Gabber.

Make a low-interest loan. You choose the rate — up to 5 % — depending on what you can afford (or by how philanthropic you feel!) Contact us to set up a low- or no-interest loan.
Are you an advertiser, or do you want to be? Pre-pay for your ads. We’ve relied on your business for 52 years, and you’re the reason we can exist at all. To show our appreciation for our advertisers, we’re going back to our 2016 rates. You can pre-pay for as many ads as you want. (You can also give this as a gift!) Load up a gift card with pre-paid advertising here.
Share, share, share. The more people know about this, the more people can help! And hey, while you’re at it, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

A word from the owners and publishers
Ken and Deb Reichart:

We’ve gotten some questions about our fundraiser here, and we want to be clear: We, along with Cathy Salustri, are looking into all means to bring back the paper to the community, but that requires capital. Your donation will go directly back into the paper in order to make that happen.

— Ken and Deb Reichart, Publishers

Gulfport City Council addressed service changes, the end of utilities amnesty, help for hungry families, unemployment benefits and responded to rumors ...

Be on the lookout for EJ Simons’ new wave of rocks: “On the back of a couple of the rocks there will be directions to follow,” and maybe some surprises ...

Former Gulfport Councilmember Yolanda Roman invites the community to celebrate Boca Ciega High's graduating class with messages at the library ...

Gulfport restaurants are navigating the "new normal" of opening with increased sanitizing and social distancing measures, and many take-out options ...

Florida native and New York Times bestselling author Craig Pittman will speak, along with other Florida experts, at the virtual event on May 22 ...

Food for needy families is loaded onto school buses at the Catherine Hickman Center in Gulfport on Mondays in partnership with Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger ...

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