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Welcome to Gulfport.
The Gulfport beat is a world all its own. The town of Gulfport is a
municipality all its own, in fact. But the beat's borders go far beyond
the corners of the town.
It's bordered on the south and west by Boca
Ciega Bay, a section of the Intracoastal Waterway that leads into the
Gulf of Mexico. On the east, it abuts both
The Point and the
West of 34th Street
beats. To the north of Gulfport are the neighborhoods of Tyrone
Gardens, Lake Disston and Eagle Crest.
If you stay long enough, you
might meet
Jimmy Oswain at
O'Maddy's pub or the Kash'n'Karry,
Bill Miller out on his boat or
Gloria Lomicka at the Czechoslovak Cultural Center. You can
ballroom dance at the Gulfport Casino,
check out the mailboxes that adorn the town's streets or
spend some time on one of the city's last houseboats. Read some earlier stories about the beat
here and
here,
but don't forget to check back on Monday, June 19 -- and every Monday
of the following month -- for a new perspective and new stories from Gulfport.
Meet the team:
Toru
writer
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Carolyn
writer
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Matt
photojournalist
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Michelle
designer
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WEEK FOUR:
Personal Narrative by Carolyn Quinn
Personal Narrative by Michelle Gonzalez
WEEK FOUR:
Failure
Pictures by Matt Frye
Pyrotechnic pals
This Atlanta crew puts the sizzle in Gulfport's July Fourth, no matter what sparks nature throws.
Story by Carolyn Quinn
For Florida grouper, try Chicago
More and more, the grouper you eat in a Florida beachfront restaurant was caught somewhere else. And the state's catch? It's headed for swanky northern tables.
Story by Toru Fujioka
WEEK THREE:
Saying goodbye to the house of whispers
The Bucks are selling their home at 2920 53rd Street South - a house that called to them. But only because it's ready to let them go.
Story by Carolyn Quinn
Seaborne havens under scrutiny
More and more, say boat owners in Gulfport, Fla., their boats are targets for law enforcement. It's necessary, officials say, to keep the bay safe - especially in storms.
Story by Toru Fujioka
Songs in the Key of Friendship
A story about the Gulfport Senior Citizens' Harmonica Club.
Photo story and audio by Matt Frye
Design by Michelle Gonzalez
WEEK TWO:
Common grounds
How one pot of coffee fuels three people's lives.
Story by Matt Frye
Pictures by Matt Frye
Design project by Michelle Gonzalez
Home, made to order
Gulfport, Fla., was once home to Alvah Curtis Roebuck. No surprise, then, that some of its houses came straight from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog.
Story by Carolyn Quinn
Laboratory for an aging population
Nearly a third of Gulfport, Fla., residents are over 56, making the Senior Center's minibus service a model lifeline.
Story by Toru Fujioka
WEEK ONE:
After the Curveball
When an off-field injury kept Bruce VonHoff from fulfilling his major
league dreams, he turned to the church for a new game plan.
Tombstones Separated by Florida's Past
Two cemeteries, one in St. Petersburg and one just across the fence in
Gulfport, were created to serve white and black, apart. Now tradition
holds the line.
