The Hotel Haya
Now open in Ybor City is the Hotel Haya www.HotelHaya.com This past week Mackenzie Fox, Director of Lifestyle, gave the Board of Tampa Pride a special tour. The Haya is a welcome addition to Ybor City. The historic tiles from the El Goya were still there. The Tampa Pride Board thinks the pool would make for a Fabulous T-Dance! What do you think?
The Honey Pot OPEN TONIGHT!!!
Artist Guillo Perez III
Look who is back in Ybor City!!!! Guillo!!! One of Ybor City’s favorite artists. He has been in NYC for the past couple of years. Hopefully, there will be many new paintings of the Ybor Chickens again. https://www.guilloperez3.com/
STEVE KORNACKI
The khaki-wearing MSNBC map guy Steve Kornacki did and incredible job again this year!!! Did you know that Steve is also out and Proud? Now we like him even more. Read his story in SALON Magazine
Lighting of the Ybor City Christmas Tree
This coming Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020
https://www.facebook.com/events/801106944058904
Our ZOOM Christmas Party
We have a large family that gets together every year for Christmas. This year the party has been changed to a Zoom Party. Our nieces are in charge of the Zoom Party. They are doing and incredible job!!! Here is our party agenda.
FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
Time: 2:00 pm CT (3:00 pm ET)
Dial-in: Zoom call details TBA
2:00-2:05 CT Casual gathering to allow people to join call
2:05–2:10 Welcome from MC, review Zoom guidelines
MC will handle transitions between each activity
2:10-2:20 FAMILY PRAYER –
2:20-2:30 SONG (followed by attempt at Christmas Carol sing-a-long?)
2:30-2:40 “SPECIAL GUEST” calling in from the North Pole – $5 gifts? – be sure to have all the kids on at this time – details on this TBD
2:40-2:50 TOAST
2:50-3:50 Family Show & Share (3 min. each)
3:50-4:00 MC Closes – MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Families can stay as long as they wish to visit further.
We hope you can make it and we look forward to seeing all of you for some holiday cheer and fellowship.
AMAZON SMILE
The way Amazon gives back to the communities is thru Amazon Smile. It is very simple to use. You just log into your account at SmileAmazon.com. then pick the non-profit of your choice and Amazon will give them a percentage. Our choice is TAMPA PRIDE. Thank You
Our MOST SHARED POST
This week on Facebook this was shared 460+ times. A new record for us. GO JACKIE!!!!
Metro Inclusive Health
A very good friend of ours gave us an Unbelievable & FANTASTIC home warming gift. A very special doorknob, with a very interesting story. Our friend and his next-door neighbor were good friends for many years. One day the neighbor decided it was time for him to move on and sell the house. Our friend asked him about this doorknob. He was going to leave it with the home. Our friend asked him if he could have it and give it to us. The neighbor said yes. Here is where it gets interesting. Many years before the doorknob was a gift from a US Senator to him. When the senator left Washington DC, he took the doorknobs from his US Senate office. Take a close look at the photo and you can see the US seal on it. WOW OMG!!! It is now on the door of our Senate Chambers, the guest bathroom. LOL This just makes us think…. What will the Trump Administration take with them when they leave the White House?
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor likes the plans for Tampa PRIDE 2020+1
Congratulations
Welcome to the 5-2 Blue Hillsborough County Commission. The BIG WINNERS is the LGBTQ Community!!!
Patricia Kemp
Harry Cohen
Gwen Myers
Congratulation John & Nancy Desmond.
Winners of Rainbow Oreo
St Petersburg Transgender Day Of Remembrance Vigil
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 AT 7 PM EST – 8 PM EST
https://www.facebook.com/events/2805529093099376
Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF) are hosting their first Trans Film Fest in honor of #TransDayofRemembrance.
10th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
https://www.facebook.com/events/801106944058904
The Rainbow Sports League
Looking for something FUN? Check out this group.
https://www.facebook.com/rainbowsportsleague
Sunday FUNday in Ybor City
Sundays FUNdays in Ybor City
Halloween 2020
A Little Hocus Pocus to *Drag* Out the Vote
https://www.facebook.com/events/739911433256628/
VOTE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/16796581625/
Parliament House Orlando CLOSING
Many people do not know that the original owners of The Parliament House Orlando were from Ybor City. The 2 Gay Lovers were once the owners of The World Famous El Goya Bar complex. https://www.facebook.com/elgoya The building was original the La Novedades http://www.tampapix.com/lasnovedades.htm Today this is the new Hotel Haya Ybor. Parliament House Icon Miss Vicky also worked here. It is a sad good bye to the P-House.
Catherine’s Grove 1998
The perfect Campy LGBT Halloween Movie! Filmed in Tampa, Central Florida and Miami Beach. How many of the local Drag Queens can you recognize?
Joey’s Show Will Go On Trailer
Staring Miss Joey Brooks and a special cameo by yours truly Tea Cup!!
The Ybor City Saturday Market
https://www.facebook.com/ybormarket
Smart Ride
https://www.facebook.com/events/475474279733128/?active_tab=discussion
Metro Inclusive Health
https://www.facebook.com/events/1273878739639793/?active_tab=discussion
In the early 1980’s we took our 1st trip to the Parliament House Orlando https://www.facebook.com/ParliamentHouseOrlando/ . We went with 2 older Gay friends. It was CRAZY FUN!!! Part Hotel, Part Bathhouse, Part Gay Bar Complex. Our friends pointed out that in the curtains there were cigarette holes burned in. These holds were used to peek out into the courtyard and not be seen. Let your imagination fill in the rest of the story. LOL P-House was where we also learned about “Balcony BINGO”. In 1998 The Suncoast Resort https://www.facebook.com/suncoast.resortmemories opened in St. Petersburg. Hum….. Many of the P-House traditions were also here. We owned the MC Film Fest Store at the Suncoast Resort. For all 9+ years. The Suncoast Resort closed in 2007 and The Parliament House in 2020. Years from now you will hear many stories about both resort hotels. The wilder and crazier the stores, the more likely truer they are! You Just Can Not Make This UP
