The Gulfport Merchants Chamber has a few large holes to fill; three board members resigned this October, including the woman who organized the Art Walk and Fine Arts Festival. It’s unclear who will step in to fill their absence.
The Gulfport resident is the Gulfport Merchant Chamber’s first full-time paid employee. After working part-time, she was selected as the chamber’s operations director and the smiling face of the GMC.
The Florida charity serves people faced with homelessness in 16 Florida counties, including Pinellas. This year, the Gulfport Merchants Chamber named St. Vincent DePaul CARES as one of three Gecko Grant Recipients. Here’s why.
On July 11, Ray Domingo secured the last of needed funds for his future Gulfport gecko statue. The 14-foot statue will watch over people from the west side of the Gulfport Casino Ballroom. The City granted Domingo $16,000 this May, and Domingo raised the rest in less than three months.
Of the three nonprofits chosen as Gecko World Grant recipients, the St. Pete Beach Sea Turtle Trackers are the only conservation-based group. These turtle-loving volunteers hit St. Pete Beach, Shell Key, and Outback Key daily looking for tracks and baby turtles to protect.
The Gulfport Merchants Chamber is growing post-COVID, and board members are seeking a full-time operations manager to help the organization keep up.
This weekend, Gulfport’s Pink Flamingo Home Tour returns. Tourgoers can peek inside a carefully curated group of homes in the city’s Marina neighborhood. Homes include everything from beach cottages to hurricane-hardened buildings.
It’s hard to miss Elizabeth Hendricks, Gulfport Gecko Queen 2022 and princess in the 2022 Royal Court of Pinellas County “around town. She’s usually wearing a crown.
An Ybor City vegan eatery’s opening in St. Petersburg, the Gulfport Merchants Chamber introduces new board members, Isabelle’s gets a new chef, and a Gulfport-based filmmaker says “All aboard!” at Tyrone Mall.
Gulfport Council is still debating how to spend $6 million in COVID relief funds, plus Pia’s parking and a new fishing tournament get the green light.
Check out photos from the inaugural Fourth Saturday Fresh Market on July 24, welcoming popular Tuesday vendors back to Gulfport.
After a year of social distancing and event cancellations, Gulfport’s Gecko season is back and, organizers say, better than ever.
