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November 27, 2023 Weekly Email Newsletter, City of Gulfport, Boca Ciega Bay, FL
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November 27, 2023 | City of Gulfport, FL – Gateway to the Gulf Newsletter 
Upcoming Events See what’s happening this month.
Senior Center E-news Click here to see what’s happening next.
Library Calendar of Events Upcoming activities at the Gulfport Library.
Recreation Center Click here to see all classes and activities.
Casino Ballroom Weekly Dances Click here to see the weekly dance schedule.
Gulfport Community Update Click here to read more.
Gulfport Historical Society Click here to see upcoming events.
The City of Gulfport will continue its tradition of celebrating Arbor Day by giving the gift of trees to residents during a monthly tree giveaway starting Friday, December 1 at 3:45 p.m. behind the Gulfport Recreation Center at 5730 Shore Blvd. S.
Learn More Gulfport City Council Mayor
Sam Henderson
826-7208
Ward 1
April Thanos
826-7138
Ward 2
Christine Brown
826-7311
Vice Mayor Paul Ray
826-7209
Ward 4
Ian
O’Hara
826-7355
This Weeks Events & Meetings 
Meeting about Gulfport Blvd. Monday, November 27th | 6 p.m.
49th Street Neighborhood Center,1617 49th St. S.
Gulfport Boulevard, a county road traversing through Gulfport, serves as the primary point of entry for visitors to our town. It is imperative that we create an impression of welcome and beauty.
To this end, the Gulfport Merchants Association, the County, and April Thanos have initiated a collaborative effort to plant trees along the street and to enhance its appeal. In this regard, the County Forestry Representatives will present their ideas, which we will discuss to ensure they align with the community’s values. We would also like to encourage residents to attend the meeting as Gulfport Boulevard is a shared responsibility. We seek to promote private property tree planting to contribute to the region’s attractiveness. We welcome your ideas and input.
For additional information, please feel free to contact City of Gulfport Councilmember April Thanos by email at athanos@mygulfport.us or by phone at (727) 826-7138.
USA Ballroom Dance Monday, November 27th | 7 – 10 p.m.
Gulfport Casino Ballroom, 5500 Shore Blvd. S.
Admission: $10 Members | $13 Non-members
Contact: Nancy Welch nancy01FL@aol.com
More info 
Gulfport Tuesday Fresh Market Tuesday, November 28th | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Downtown Waterfront District, Beach Blvd. S. Join us weekly at our open-air fresh market for the region’s freshest produce, arts & crafts from local creators and a fresh array of locally sourced botanicals along the shops and restaurants of scenic Beach Boulevard.
More info 
Ballroom Dance Lessons w/ Carol Baker Tuesday, November 28th | noon – 3 p.m.
Gulfport Casino Ballroom, 5500 Shore Blvd. S.
$15 admission | $25 for couples
Call 727-798-3660
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Beginner Foxtrot
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Silver Foxtrot
2:30 – 3 p.m. Dancing
Weekly dance info 
Argentine Tango Dance & Lesson w/ Kathleen & Steve Prucher
Tuesday, November 28th | 6:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Gulfport Casino Ballroom 5500 Shore Blvd. S.
$10 admission
Call 727-742-3368
Weekly dance info 
Website: https://swingtime.
info Email: Events@SwingTime.info
Swing Dance w/ Swing Time Wednesday, November 29th | 7 – 11 p.m.
Gulfport Casino Ballroom, 5500 Shore Blvd. S.
Lessons 7 p.m. | Dancing 8 – 11 p.m.
$10 admission
Weekly dance info 
Weekly dance info Latin Night at the Gulfport Casino Thursday, November 30th | 6:30 – 11 p.m.
Gulfport Casino Ballroom
5500 Shore Blvd. S.
Salsa and Bachata lessons every Thursday!
Social: 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
level 1 lessons: 7 – 7:45 p.m.
level 2 lessons: 8 – 8:45 p.m.
Social dance: 9 – 11:00 p.m.
$10 admission
Contact Royan Phillip at 813-613-7710
More Info First Friday ArtWalk Friday, December 1st | 5 – 9 p.m.
Downtown Waterfront District, Beach Blvd. S.
Gulfport’s First Friday Art Walk occurs each month from 5 pm – 9 pm. The streets of this creative town come to life with artists, musicians, and art appreciators. Come join us each First Friday of the month and get inspired! ,The Gulfport First Friday Art Walk is free to attend with free parking on all streets.
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LNM: AICW MM 5.8, Normal Operations Have Resumed, Norfolk- Southern #7 RR Bridge, VA
With a closed vertical clearance of 7ft, the Norfolk Southern #7 Railroad Bridge is the third ICW RR bridge south of Mile Zero.
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The Last Days of the East Dismal Swamp by David Cecelski
A logging crew in the East Dismal Swamp, historically one of the largest freshwater wetlands on the North Carolina coast, ca. 1910-12. Source: Surry Parker, Steam Logging Machinery (Pine Town, N.C., 1912). Copy, North Carolina Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
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Happy Thanksgiving From Atlantic Yacht Basin, AICW MM 12
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Gift Memberships from NC Coastal Federation
A great gift idea anytime of year!
Have you heard about our updated gift memberships? This holiday season, your gift recipient will receive a brand new concept item: two felt oyster coasters. You won’t find table decor like this anywhere else! Gift memberships ordered before Dec. 17 will ship before the holidays.
Not only will your gift recipient receive a set of oyster coasters, they will also get a full year of membership benefits including event invites, discounts, and a subscription to our Enewsletter. The Federation’s Gift Membership is the perfect way to celebrate with those who love the North Carolina coast.
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Celebrating the Coast – NC Coastal Federation
Dear friends of the coast, The holiday season is upon us and we couldn’t be more grateful for your support throughout the year. The year may be winding down, but our work to protect and restore the coast is still in full force. As you’ll read below, we recently held a public meeting to recap the latest work being done to restore Lake Mattamuskeet, and we’re pleased to announce that new support will ensure this work continues over the next five years.
– Todd Miller
Executive Director
Earlier this month the Coastal Federation and Hyde County held a public meeting to brief participants on recent actions to restore Lake Mattamuskeet.
The meeting included briefs from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, UNC’s School of Government, engineers from GPI, Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., consultants from Geosyntec, and representatives from the Federation.
Each group provided an update on the work they’ve been doing over the past year to implement the Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan. We appreciate everyone who joined us at the meeting, and for those who couldn’t attend, each presenter’s recorded updates can be viewed on our website.
Just after our public meeting, the Federation received notice from the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program that $16.86 million in funding was awarded to support continued restoration efforts at the lake over the next five years.
After a year of planning and permitting efforts, construction is set to begin to help restore the eroding shoreline along Sugarloaf Island in Morehead City.
This tiny island sits just in front of downtown Morehead City and offers protection to the homes, and businesses there, but for years the small island has experienced chronic erosion. In an effort to protect and restore this island, the Federation, the Town of Morehead City, Quible and Associates, and aquatic restoration firm; Sea and Shoreline have joined forces to develop a plan to protect the island.
Restoration methods for this project include reducing wave energy with an offshore living breakwater, planting seagrass behind the living breakwater, and planting a living shoreline on Sugarloaf Island. The living breakwater will not impede normal vessel traffic because it will be installed in areas too shallow for vessels to navigate safely at high speeds. The breakwater will also be staggered so that fishers can fish around it or pass through sections of the wave attenuators. Construction on the wave attenuators has already begun and contractors are expected to begin installing them in early January.
A press conference was held on Nov. 15th to mark the beginning of the construction, partner organizations joined the Federation, State Senator Norm Sanderson, and Representative Celeste Cairns.
Recently we had the chance to take a group of students out exploring and it was such a great day! These students are part of an environmental education class at North Carolina Central University. Their visit included a trip to Hammocks Beach State Park where we got to spend time exploring the coastal estuaries. The students also joined us at Dodea Johnson Primary School at Marine Corps Air Station New River, where they led a lesson on living shorelines and oysters to the entire second grade!
We had so much fun with this group and we’d like to thank our project supporters from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, NOAA, Lady Swan Boat Tours, and Hammocks Beach State Park.
This month we’d like to take a moment to highlight a special series by Coastal Review.Org. Frank Stick helped to shape the Outer Banks, in this series written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Gil Gaul, you’ll get a deep dive into newspaper clippings, archives, and other sources that uncover the complex story of the New Jersey artist, outdoorsman, developer, and speculator. We have thoroughly enjoyed reading this series and we know you will too!
Be sure to subscribe to Coastal Review for daily news and features about our coast.
We’ve got some exciting news to share with you. If you’re aged 70 1⁄2 or older and have been looking for ways to give back to the community, then you’re in luck! You can now complete charitable distributions from your individual retirement account (IRA) and support the Federation. And here’s the best part – your donation can count toward your required minimum distribution.
But wait, there’s more! You can also show your love for the coast by donating stock to the Federation. These giving options are super easy to do and will help you cross off one more item from your to-do list. So, what are you waiting for? Let’s make a difference together!
Please contact Sarah King via email or at 252-393-8185 for more information so we can be on the lookout for your gift!
Have you heard about our updated gift memberships? This holiday season, your gift recipient will receive a brand new concept item: two felt oyster coasters. You won’t find table decor like this anywhere else! Gift memberships ordered before Dec. 17 will ship before the holidays.
Not only will your gift recipient receive a set of oyster coasters, they will also get a full year of membership benefits including event invites, discounts, and a subscription to our Enewsletter. The Federation’s Gift Membership is the perfect way to celebrate with those who love the North Carolina coast.
We are so excited to share with you that we’ve made your holiday shopping even easier this year with our Holiday Pop-up Shop! Head over to our gift shop to see an exquisite collection of coastal-themed holiday gifts that are sure to wow anyone on your list! The best part is that with each purchase you’re also helping to support the Federation’s mission to protect and restore our beautiful coast.
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The Magic of the Season: Paws N’ Claus & Light the Lake Events, Charleston, SC
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November OBX Park News: Honoring American Indian Heritage, Sea Turtle Scoop, Inspiring Junior Rangers, and more!
Your November E-news preview: Last month, I had the honor of presenting at the National Park Friends Alliance conference in Cleveland, Ohio, hosted by the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This yearly event is always inspiring and a great way for us to learn from park partners around the country who are working like us to protect and enhance these special places.
At the conference, I shared the story of how we’ve worked with our park partners in Dayton, Ohio, to end the “rivalry” between our states about who can truly claim to be first in flight and to better tell the story of the Wright brothers’ hard work and determination. This partnership is how we created the Wright Route – a new way to experience the story of the Wright brothers from Ohio to North Carolina, with aviation highlights along the way. 
In addition to this fun partnership, this year we helped Wright Brothers National Memorial launch the Wright Flight Academy in partnership with First Flight High School. Students are currently beginning to learn how to build an FAA-certified airplane in a new workshop that was built at the park. Check out the first of a series of videos we’re helping the park produce to document this inspirational new program! As the holiday season kicks off, we are so grateful for your continued support and look forward to wrapping up another successful year of caring for our Outer Banks national parks with you!
See you in our parks,
Jessica Barnes
Director
Outer Banks Forever
This month, national parks around the country are honoring Native American Heritage Month, and our Outer Banks national parks are joining them! Years before the arrival of Europeans, the land now known as the Outer Banks was home to American Indians who honored and cultivated the unique resources of these barrier islands. In fact, two Outer Banks towns you’re likely familiar with, Manteo and Wanchese, are named for members of the Carolina Algonquian.
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Here at Outer Banks Forever, our mission is to protect and enhance our Outer Banks national parks, now and forever – which means preserving them for future generations! One way we do this is by supporting and promoting our parks’ Junior Ranger programs throughout the year.
To learn more about the Junior Ranger programs offered at our national parks and how to become a Junior Ranger (yes, programs are open to the young and young at heart!), read on! Learn More 
While human visitors flocked to the Seashore this summer, over 370 sea turtles also made their way here to nest. We are thrilled to share that more than 25,000 hatchlings (like this rare Leatherback, at right) began their journey to the ocean this year and that you helped us raise $28,987 to protect and enhance the Seashore and the vital sea turtle habitat it preserves!
Check out our Sea Turtle Scoop to learn more about the 2023 nesting season. Learn More 
Giving Tuesday is almost here (Nov. 28)! This day of giving is celebrated around the world each year following Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. We’re inviting you to join the global movement and give back to our Outer Banks national parks!
We’ll also be joining our friends at Swells’a Brewing Beer Company from 4 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 28 to celebrate our national parks and our community!
If you’re in town, we’d love for you to join us at Swells’a! If you can’t join us in person but would like to make your gift early, you can do so by clicking the button below. Make Your Gift Today It’s never too early to get started on your holiday shopping! Did you know you can give gifts to your loved ones while at the same time giving back to our Outer Banks national parks? Check out our gift ideas below to learn more. 
Adopt A Pony: Legend has it the Ocracoke ponies arrived in the Outer Banks with shipwrecked explorers in the 16th or 17th century, and they’ve called the island home ever since. Now you can help these beautiful and unique ponies by symbolically adopting one this holiday season! Click here to adopt a pony or to support the herd. 
Shop Our Online Store: Did you know you can find all your favorite Outer Banks Forever merchandise (like these adorable Orville and Wilbur Wright teddy bears!) in our online store? Your purchase helps ensure that future generations continue to have the opportunity to learn and create memories at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Click here to shop! Support Our Business Partners: We’re so grateful to the small businesses that have partnered with us in our mission to protect and enhance our Outer Banks national parks, now and forever. You can support them AND our Outer Banks national parks by shopping their merchandise! 
Amabile Co.: Amabile Co. provides beautiful sustainable products that create awareness, funds, and connections for local people to organizations focused on cleaning the waters they call home. The waters we share with the world will be safe and clean for all life, present and forevermore. Our friends at Amabile Co. have designed special bracelets (like this one pictured at right) just for us! With your purchase of an “OBX Forever” bracelet, 5% is donated back directly to us.
Additionally, if you would like 10% of your purchase from Amabile Co. to support Outer Banks Forever, select “NC – Outer Banks Forever” from the “Water Protecting Partners” dropdown menu at checkout. Click here to shop all of their unique designs!
Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co.: Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co. was founded alongside a passion for giving back to the planet. Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co. is here not only to sell outstanding coffee, but also to donate a portion of profits to organizations that ensure the survival and protection of our wonderful marine life and the ecosystems in which they live. Our friends at Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co. have committed to donating 5% of gross sales directly back to us!
Click here to shop all of their coffees! Photo & Image Credits: Wright Brothers National Memorial, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Giving Tuesday, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, America’s National Parks, Amabile Co. Roasts for Coasts Coffee Co.Our mailing address is: Outer Banks Forever802 Colington RdKill Devil Hills, NC 27948-8086
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