🌱 Patch AM: Inside the Gulfport home overflowing with 10,000 Christmas decorations.

Hello Gulfport! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Inside the Gulfport home overflowing with 10,000 Christmas decorations.

Also on today's calendar: Corey Avenue Art & Craft Festival.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Sally B.!

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Pleasant with sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 75, low: 61.
• Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gulfport home dazzles with more than 10,000 Christmas decorations (fox13news.com) — A Gulfport couple’s home has become a hyper-festive landmark, packed with more than 10,000 Christmas decorations and 13 themed trees that wow visiting friends and neighbors. JMicheal Smith and David Bodenstedt spend weeks transforming every room, then open their doors to share the holiday spirit with the wider Gulfport community.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gulfport

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Saturday January 3

• Corey Avenue Art & Craft Festival
  Corey Avenue , Corey Ave , St Pete Beach
  10:00 am

🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Madeira Beach Wednesday Market
  Madeira Wed Market , 15022 Madeira Wy , Madeira Beach
  10:00 am
• Madeira Beach Wednesday Market – December 24, 2025, Madeira Beach, FL
  Madeira Wed Market , 15022 Madeira Wy , Madeira Beach
  10:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Pinellas Park, FL Calendar Pinellas Park, FL 33781
• Christmas Day: ALL CITY STAFFED FACILITIES CLOSED
  Pinellas Park, FL Calendar Pinellas Park, FL 33781
• Cardio Drumming
  Pinellas Park, FL Calendar Pinellas Park, FL 33781
  10:00 am

Friday December 26

• Feature Film: Love Actually
  St. Pete Beach, FL Calendar , 365 73rd Ave , St. Pete Beach
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Zumba
  Pinellas Park, FL Calendar Pinellas Park, FL 33781
  9:30 am
• Game On!
  St. Pete Beach, FL Calendar , 365 73rd Ave , St. Pete Beach
  11:00 am
• Tech Help
  St. Pete Beach, FL Calendar , 365 73rd Ave , St. Pete Beach
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Library Closed
  Barbara S. Ponce Public Library , 7770 52nd Street , Pinellas Park
  8:00 am
• "Shorebirds & Seashells"- guided beach walk
  Fort De Soto , 3500 Pinellas Bayway S , Tierra Verde
  11:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Treasure Island

• Pinellas beach nourishment project nears completion (baynews9.com)
• The parent-approved New Year's Eve guide for Tampa Bay families (thatssotampa.com)

St. Petersburg

• Horror Comedy Film KILLER GRANNIES to Screen at the Sunshine Film Festival (broadwayworld.com)
• Catalyze 2026: Councilmember Mike Harting (stpetecatalyst.com)
• TRI: Hialeah, Tampa, New Track Are Options for Florida (bloodhorse.com)

Clearwater

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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