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building on Beach Boulevard.
The Historic Peninsula Inn, in its
yellow splendor colorfully accented
match, takes up more square footage
in the center of Beach Boulevard
than does the town’s latest addition.
However, due to its historic pedigree
and abundance of Spanish moss
shading the entrance of the charming
courtyard of its adjoining Isabelle’s
Restaurant, few seem to notice or
care. It’s as much a part of downtown
Gulfport’s character as the pirates and
Gulfport Mayor Sam Henderson
doubles as a professor of
Environmental Science in neighboring
St. Petersburg and understands
that, in his words, “Maintaining
still expanding opportunities for
economic growth is a central issue
concur. The Gulfport Merchants
Chamber recently held a forum of
business owners to lay out a creative Mayor Sam Henderson, second from left, and wife Laura, perform with Sun Dog City, a
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