By Nanette Wiser
By the time you read this print issue, Mother’s Day brunch, William Dean or Coco Addiction truffles and a spa day will already be gifted. Online Paradise readers can find the perfect present at the Corey Ave. Sunday or Gulfport Tuesday market, at Diny’s Jeweler or at local galleries, coffeehouses (Black Crowe/Central Ave.) and boutiques (Sail Market, Gulfport) showcasing one-of-a-kind artisan crafts or creations.
MEMORIAL DAY Lots of live entertainment, drink and food specials all weekend at resort pools such as The Godfrey’s WTR Hotel & Cabanas, the local tiki bars (Postcard Inn, Bongo’s, Undertow, Jimmy B’s), John’s Pass Sandbar boaters’ meet-up or poolside with DJ spinning tunes at Sunday’s Hollander Hotel or bottomless mimosas/bloody Mary’s at the Club at Treasure Island brunch.
Honor our heroes at the annual Bay Pines or Largo Central Park memorial or the American Legions, and be sure to fly your flag to support freedom here and abroad. On May 30th, there a Memorial Day fundraiser starting off at DTSP’s CrossFit9 with “Murph” and finishing off at Bayboro Brewing Company for community, food, and drinks.
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CELEBRATE DAD DAY A handcrafted card, a photo collage or a backyard barbecue with surf and turf from Shaner’s Land & Sea Market is a good way to say thanks Pop. Go big with concert tickets from the Palladium or Mahaffey, a glass bottom kayak tour near Billy’s in Tierra Verde or take a gamble at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino where Sting will perform May 21. Quench his thirst with a growler of local craft beer, a bourbon tasting at Urban Stillhouse or a Chocolate Espresso Biscotti cocktail shaken with biscotti liqueur, espresso, Frangelico, Godiva dark chocolate liqueur and splash of cream. Book a tee time at the local golf course or TopGolf, fishing excursion, a tattoo at Legend Ink or a feast from Outer Banks Boil Company. Sacino’s Formalwear can dress him up for any occasion.