Stories
Stories about the home and the Gulf Coast around it.
A few reads to help you get a feel for Gulfport, the coastline, and what living by the water actually looks like.
The golden weeks: Gulfport's best season is right now
Why mid-September is the Coast's best-kept secret: Gulf water still in the 80s, quieter beaches, oak-shaded evenings, and a red-doored cottage bound for HGTV this fall and winter.
Curated by Local Artists: filling a Gulf Coast cottage
A warm guide to bringing Gulf Coast makers into 1620 2nd Street: red walls, a gallery hallway, the downtown art scene, and a cottage heading to HGTV this fall and winter.
Winter by the Water: Gulfport's Quiet, Cozy Season
The cool months are the coast's best-kept secret: quiet beach walks, fireplace evenings, harbor lights, and a red-walled cottage getting ready for its HGTV close-up.
Gulf Coast market notes: the gentle season for cottages
A calm look at what the Gulfport market is doing this fall: citywide medians, what historic cottages actually sell for, the block that tips the math, and a house bound for HGTV this fall and winter.
Fall on the Coast: Gulfport's artist-made season
A September walk through Gulfport's creative corner: art festivals, gallery walls, live oaks, and a red-door cottage bound for HGTV this fall and winter.
Life on 2nd Street: Gulfport's quiet creative corner
A warm look at the block this cottage calls home: local-artist character, live oaks, slow porches, and a gentle word about HGTV this fall and winter.
Living in Gulfport
What makes this stretch of the Mississippi Gulf Coast feel like home: the morning walks to the beach, the harbor sunsets, the neighbors who still wave from their porches.
The character of this cottage
A walk through the architecture, heart pine floors, and high ceilings that give this turn-of-the-century shotgun cottage its quiet, sun-warmed Gulf Coast character.
Lifestyle: this home + Gulfport
How a historic cottage and a walkable Gulf Coast block stitch together into a way of living — beach mornings, harbor afternoons, and front-porch evenings.