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You Just Can Not Make This Up
We all have that one friend who always makes you laugh. We had told our friend about a new store on South Dale Mabry in Tampa. The store was Fresh Sprouts Farmers Market. A couple days later we received a call from out friend. She said in a upset voice, “I’ve been driving up and down Dale Mabry and just cannot find that store Fresh Squirts anywhere!!!” We laughed and said that that sounds like a name to a Gay Bar. LMAO Every time we drive past Fresh Sprouts we say there’s that new Gay Bar Fresh Squirts.
Caught @ Bradley’s on 7th
Caught @ Hamburger Mary’s Tampa
Caught @ Steam Fridays
10-11-18 Dishing with Mark and Carrie … Here Comes Halloween
Oct 11 National Coming Out Day
Last night our Rainbow Plantation came out, LOL Surprise everyone already knew LOL
Halloween 2018
The Kick Off to the Halloween Season starts this Friday. There will be a 1st time Latino Halloween Party at Carne’s in Ybor City.
The Ybor Merchants Association and 3The Ybor City Chamber of Commerce Will be hosting The 7th Annual Fantasma Festival Oct 26 – 28. This 3 day event will feature something for everyone.
https://www.facebook.com/events/271620360106564/
Hamburger Mary’s
Honey Pot
The Crowbar 12th Anniversary
How can it be 12 years already? Congratulations and THANK YOU for being such a Great Part of our Community. Everyone is Welcome at the Crowbar.
https://www.facebook.com/events/537602893333115/
Capital One
Getting ready for Tampa PRIDE 2019
Congratulations PACO Pride
https://www.facebook.com/PascoPride2018/
Pride – Zoo – La
https://tampapride.org/product/pride-zoo-la-ticket-or-corporate-pack/
HAVE A HeARTh SHOW
https://www.facebook.com/events/267557040446580/
RuPaul American Official Song
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The Hillsborough County Democratic LGBTA Caucus.
The voting cards are out. We agree with most of the card.
Dishing with Mark n Carrie…. Look what’s NEW in Ybor 10-3-18
Tonight
Casa Ybor
Most recent update from Casa Ybor to the YCDC. There restoration of Casa Buchman and Casa Oliva both very well done keeping a close match to historic guidelines and Mixed use (residential/retail) keeping with the Urban Village concept. Right now they are busy re developing several sites on the West End. We are excited to see the finished properties. A sign on the buildings say “NOW RENTING” for more information visit www.CasaYbor.com & https://www.facebook.com/casaybor/
Tampa Bay Rum Company, Home of Gaspars Rum
Last Wednesday I took Carrie to the new rum distillery in Ybor City & Home of Gaspar’s Rum. Carrie didn’t really want to go but had a Great time. The very next day our sisters were in town overnight. Carrie insisted that we take the sisters the very next day! If you have not been there yet go now. You will see why this is such a great place to take visitors to. The cost to sample all the rums was only $12 and there is also a groupon for even less.
https://www.facebook.com/GasparsRum/
City Side News
The owner of City Side, James Encke is in the hospital having a hip replaced. We all look forward to seeing Jim back at City Side SOON!!! Best wishes to Jim and his partner. Be3low is from Jim’s facebook page….
In an effort not to worry many of my family n friends. I kinda keep a very important secret until I knew things were going to be better & I was through the worst part of the woods.
So before Nene LoveSports, has a chance to chime in & blurt out “What You’re Gay, Plesse We all Ready Knew”
Yesterday I checked into Tampa General Hospital & under went a “Revision Hip Replacement Surgery”.
After 14 years of wear & tear of Air Force Military life & being an active owner of a Successful Local Bar/Lounge, City Side Lounge.
The time has come for me to “Up Grade my “Iron Man” military durable spare parts from local Pier 1, Bed Bath & Beyond, Dicks Sporting, Tampa Bay Leather n Kink & Mark West Bias Tea Cup MCFilm fest approved Hardware (incidentally has a 30 expected life time, ya know for the Sling n all warranty). Now not only will I or do I have a bit of style, I have that Snap ya Fingers Garce as well.
On a more serious note, a special thanks goes out to my entire staff for stepping up while I’m recovering. A very special thank goes out to Todd Kruckenberg, Anjila Cavalier & Nene LoveSports for running the show till I get back. Most importantly, and without question a very deserving thank you goes out to George Carlton.
George, I love you very much, we have been together for 18 years and you have stayed by my side through now 3 major surgeries, TDY’s, deployments, 2 year long Permanent Changes of stations, 4 puppies and of course putting up with me and all my antics… I love you dearly and could not have asked for nor deserved a greater partner and husband..
https://www.facebook.com/james.encke
Cephas Hot Shop
We have heard about Cephas and his Jamaican restaurant for years. Finally we stop in. We are already big fans of taking Aloe for health. Cephas’s passion for aloe took it to a new unbelievable level. WOW to say he is very passionate is a huge understatement. The meal was actually very good. Everybody should stop in for the Cephas experience just once. https://www.facebook.com/aloeforhealth/
HELP WANTED
Hello friends and family. The new company I am working for has an immediate need for a customer service rep in their call center. It’s a small call center and it’s helping customers set up installations in their home. It’s about 35 hours a week and 1pm to 8pm. They are looking for 2 years customer service experience and about a year in a call center if possible. If you or someone you know is interested ping me or send resume to me at peter.mardon@apolloretail.com.
TAMPA PRIDE
100+ tickets already SOLD. Get yours today before they sell out at https://tampapride.org/product/pride-zoo-la-ticket-or-corporate-pack/
TECO STREET CAR
Photos of the Week
Photos of the Week
 HOT WAX
 Freddy @ NY NY PIZZA
 The Religious Right?
 LOVE the Desmonds
 Centro Canteen
 Bradley’s on 7th
  Hamburger Mary’s
   Steam @ The Honey Pot
 Tea Cup
Join Tea Cup on the Balcony at Hamburger Mary’s in Ybor City every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
  Ybor Wine Bar
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9-26-18 Dishing with Mark n Carrie, What a week.
The BROWNS WON!!!!!
On Thursday, Cleveland Browns fans celebrated their first victory since Christmas Eve 2016!. The Free Bud Light Beer coolers opened!!! Did you know that in Pinellas there is a Browns Fan Club with over 200+ members?
https://www.facebook.com/pg/BrownsBackersofPinellas/about/?ref=page_internal
THIS WEEKEND
11th Annual Space Coast Pride Festival & Parade
https://www.facebook.com/SpaceCoastPride/
Fat Marker Clothing.
What a fun surprise to see that the guys at FM made a shirt about me!!! One of my favorite expressions “I Don’t repeat Gossip… So Listen Closley…” The Guy also just came back from a special party at Hamburger Marys in Long Beach California. Read about it here.
https://www.fatmarkerclothing.com/so/a4MN_Po_I#/main
Ybor’s very Own!
Jamison B Breadhouse
Look who was in TampaMagazine.com !!! Every Saturday Blue and Jason open up their wholesale bakery to the public at 12 NOON. People start to line up 1 hour before. Now we just might have to line up even earlier!!! CONGRATULATIONS to GREAT YBOR FAMILY!!!
https://tampamagazines.com/bread-jamisonb/
ADVANCE SALE TICKETS NOW
https://tampapride.org/product/pride-zoo-la-ticket-or-corporate-pack/
The next Tampa Pride meeting is this Tuesday 6pm at the Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor City.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
TECO Streetcar
PETS WELCOME at Hamburger Mary’s
The Columbia Restaurant
1905 – The Columbia Restaurant opens its doors! The Columbia Restaurant is the oldest continuously operated restaurant in Florida, and the oldest Spanish restaurant in the United States. The restaurant, which began in Ybor City as a small sixty-seat corner café, now has 1,700 seats in fifteen dining rooms, taking up 52,000 square feet over an entire city block. Founded by Cuban immigrant, Casimiro Hernandez Sr., the landmark restaurant and several additional locations are still owned and operated by fourth and fifth generation family members. From https://www.facebook.com/FloridaHistoricalSociety/
Blast from the Past
January 15, 2015 What a great time with former Mayor on 820 AM “Dick Greco Radio Hour”. An hour of laughs and what is the GLBT scoop in Tampa!
Obituary
Rich Pierc
6.24.1969 – 9.23.18
The Hamburger Mary’s Family was shocked when we learned of the sudden passing of Rich Pierc. https://www.facebook.com/rich.pierc.5 Rich was loved by everybody that knew him. The Official celebration of life in honor of Rich will be held Wednesday October 3rd At 6:00 in Tampa.
From Kurt King on Facebook…..Kurt King is with Rich Pierc.
Rich was Born June 24 1969 in Holt Michigan and lived across the street from my house we alway were friends but when I turned 14 and he was 12 we became best friends forever we went and did almost everything together I loved his family and they always loved me they were always my second family his mom and dad were the best and he had 10 brothers and sisters his sisters were all closer to our age so we did a lot with them I miss all those times at his house how fun it was and could always count on him as he could count on me 4 years ago he moved to Florida to help me at Marys which he did he worked very hard for me and lived with Larry and I at our home he was going to find a place to live but after 6 month I said no need to you can stay here forever I always thought he would be here with me forever but Sunday September 23 he passed away this has been one of the hardest things I’ve been threw I we’ll always miss you until tell we meet again I love you with all my heart lol to everyone I’m gay he wasn’t he was just Rich accepted everyone love not hate I hope everyone could learn from him he did a lot for other as you should like I told you Friday night we we’ll always be family you are my Brother
Love you
