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5-24-18 Dishing with Mark & Carrie. It’s Summer Time

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Back to the Beach Party

Sunday Starting 10AM at 8000 W Gulf Blvd, Treasure Island, FL

Hosted by: Hamburger Mary’s Memphis Style BBQ Co, Metro Wellness, Quench Lounge & GSHRadio.com/Gay Safe Haven Radio.

https://www.facebook.com/events/180920506062151/

OFF to the Tropicana for Ray’s PRIDE NIGHT Deal

    Bus & Tix for TAMPA PRIDE at the Ray’s Pride Night, June 8th

    TAMPA PRIDE is heading to the Rays Pride Night with r/t bus from Ybor City, drinks at Mary’s Pub, Special Pride shirt, seating on lower 1st baseline and Rays Rainbow hat for $75.

    A great summer kick off to summer with a PRIDE night out at the Ray’s Baseball!

    Tix Pride pkg available at Hamburger Mary’s Tampa.

    Can buy tix online for the game. Use Pride4 for Tampa Pride cod

 

 

Memorial Updates – Chuck Temple, Jay Myers

 

Memorial services for Chuck Temple are Friday, May 25th at Blouint & Curry Carrollwood Funeral Home at 3207 W.  Bearss Ave. Visitation from 3-5pm and Celebration of Life Memorial Service is at 5pm.

Chuck who unexpectedly past away this past week from bronchitis will be known for his Univ of Tennessee “Southern Gentleman Wit & Charm” and a smile on his face. He met his surviving partner, George Bauer at the infamous El Goya Night Club in Ybor City in 1984.

Chuck worked on the original Tampa Pride Celebration in the early 1980’s at the University of South Florida when all they had there was sand dunes and dedicated fun shared by all the area Tampa bars.

In lieu of flowers they request giving to your favorite Non Profit group in Chucks name.

 

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Memorial Celebration of Life Service set for Jay Myers are to be held at the couples Lake Carroll residence June 2nd, 1-10pm. Jay died of a drowning accident this past week. Jay met his surviving partner, Mel Lesperance while attending the University of Florida back in the 1970’s.

They were the founders of Flamingo Auto Group (FAG) chapter here locally which is part of the National Lambda Car Club.

The Hooch and Hive Grand Opening

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The Hooch and Hive Grand Opening

The Grand Opening was a Huge Success! The Hooch and Hive is located at 1001 West Cass Street in Tampa. Just across the river from the Straz Center. You can take the kids out of Ybor City but you can not take Ybor City out if the kids! LOL You are going to love this club!!! Many of the management and staff are from Ybor City.  There is fun up beat vibe with a hint of Ybor Style!!!! Make the Hooch and Hive a stop this weekend! Tell the staff we say CHEERS.

https://www.facebook.com/hoochandhive/

 

You Just Can Not Make This Up.

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Every Memorial Day weekend I think of this story. Our Gay Uncle Tom made the very best potato salad ever! Everybody loved it. He would not give us the recipe. We would guess things and he would always say “Not Telling You”. Then one night we had Uncle Tom & his partner Mark over for dinner. We made the Best Shrimp Scampi you ever had! Uncle Tom asked for the secret recipe….. Hum here was our chance. We agreed to share secrets. BUT DID NOT TRUST EACH OTHER!!!  So there was a bartender at The Suncoast Resort who was also a very good cook. We agreed to meet at the bar and give him our recipes. If he thought they were sharing the correct recipes would then give then to us. Sooooo…. Since Uncle Tom & Mark have both passed away I think I can give out his secret. Are you ready???? It was unbelievable easy. To the mayonnaise he would add a spoon of “Better Than Bouillon – Chicken Bouillon”. When you give it a try, I’m sure you will see why it was so good!!!

Breaking Ground on a New Hotel in Ybor City

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Today the Aparium Hotel group  http://aparium.com/  held a hotel ground breaking service in Ybor City. Aparium’s local partners include Ybor City investor Darryl Shaw, as well as the Capitano, Garcia and Ellison families, investor Alex Walter, Alfonso Architects, Batson-Cook Construction and EWI Construction.  There will be soon opening, a 50 million dollar hotel on 7th Ave.  There has been talk about a Hotel on this location for over 20+ years.  It will be good to see the new addition to Ybor City. On this Location was the Original Havana Hotel and Las Novedades Restaurant http://www.tampapix.com/lasnovedades.htm  . Since the 1980’s there were 4 Gay night Clubs here;  El Goya Club  https://www.facebook.com/elgoya , Tracks Nigh Club, Pleasure Dome and Czar.  Today there is a very funny GAY Historical Marker in front of the building. The marker talks about Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. One of the soldiers so appreciated the hospitality of the local man that he rode his horse into Las Novedades and Gayly galloped down 7th ave. This became known as “The Charge of the Yellow Rice Brigade.”  For many years later when a local want to say a person was Gay they would say “he is yellow rice”. Good luck to the new developers.

Jane Castor for Tampa Mayor

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There was a huge campaign kickoff celebration at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City. Over 400+ guest cheered as Jane talked about her ideas for Tampa. From transportation, housing, jobs and more. https://www.facebook.com/janecastorformayor/

Photos of the Week 5-13-18

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Photos of the Week    

Thank You Bradley’s on 7

th!
Turn-a-bout raised
$2,000 for Tampa Pride

Keith in Ybor
Chris & Eileen
Visiting from England
Tequilas Ybor
Thank you Daniel for the photo


Bradley’s on 7th
 
Hamburger Mary’s 
 

Steam @ The Honey Pot
 

Celebrity Bartender Jack Sarvior visits Tea Cup
 
 
Ybor Wine Bar
 

 


 
GaYBOR-Ybor City 
 
 
 
 

  

 

 

Must Do Events

5-16-18 Dishing with Mark & Carrie. WOW Last Night

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Tampa Bay Lightning Watch Party in Ybor City

GO BOLTZ!!!Last night the Lightning beat the Capitals 4 to 1. In Centro Ybor there were 2 large jumbo screen put up. The traffic on 7th ave was stopped from 15th street to 21st street. This was the 1st time there was a watch party in Ybor City. What a huge SUCCESS! What an incredible fun celebration of what’s right in Tampa Bay. The pre party was off the chain fun with floating cameras catching people on the huge screens! I’m not sure what liquor license permit the event promoter got but I hope others can now get the same one. Everybody was enjoying drinks on the street with no fences while the police looked on. Can’t wait for the next Tampa Bay Lightning Viewing Party YBOR CITY STYLE!!!

More photos below

Jane Castor for Mayor

Join Jane Castor and Hosts this Thursday at Columbia Restaurant for her Campaign Kickoff!

NOTE: Venue Change due to weather.

Forecast 80% chance of rain but 100% of Lightning! #GoBolts #TampaStrong @TBLightning @CharlieFrago @flpol_news @SayfieReview

Rays Pride Night Road Trip with Tampa Pride!

https://www.facebook.com/events/144632359717974/

Looking for a new and fun way to raise funds and also awareness for your organization?

Let Hamburger Mary’s help by partnering with us to host a night of Bingo hosted by one of our Drag Divas. Since 2009 we have help thousands of local non-profit organizations raise a combine totals of over a million dollars by a simple $10 donation to play 10 rounds of knee-slapping, tummy tickling, not your grandmas bingo hall games kind of fun that you won’t find anywhere else. Contact us to discuss how we can help your group.

813.241.6279

Hambingotampa@hamburgermarys.com

Dishing Photos from the Past

Who would have thought that this Hot Bartender , at the SunCoast Resort, would one day own the #1 LGBT Club in Tampa Bay! He is still very cute and loved by many.

About the show:

Tickets to our spring concert You Will Be Found will be on sale March 31st, 2018. Please come back then. Come to Spring concert and hear our songs of hope and inspiration featuring “Tyler’s Suite”.

Are you ready to be uplifted? Let GMCTB raise your spirit with songs of hope and inspiration! This show’s repertoire includes custom arrangements of “This Is Me” from the movie The Greatest Showman and “You Will Be Found” from the musical Dear Evan Hansen.

Our performances also feature the song cycle Tyler’s Suite. This moving and stirring collection of songs celebrates the life of Tyler Clementi, an 18 year old who committed suicide after being a victim of cyberbullying. It is the hope of the creators of Tyler’s Suite that Tyler’s story will inspire people to speak up against bullying of all forms and to celebrate one’s own life in the face of adversity.

Please join us for this very special event!

Tickets: $10 Adults/$5 Students

 

URBAN Tampa Bay (United Residents for Better Neighborhoods)

Do you have a favorite Facebook Page? We do and its URBN Tampa Bay!! If your interested in the building and development in Tampa bay then we highly suggest you follow this page. It has become the BREAKING NEWS in development. Below is just one of the very interesting post this past week.

https://www.facebook.com/urbnTB/

New at the Straz Center

This week a proposed 100 million renovations of the Straz center were released. The center of the new project are parking for 250 car. Read the store here at URBNTampa Bay.

 

 

Obituary

Chuck Temple, Tampa GLBT Pioneer Passes

A founder of Tampa Pride in the early days of 1980’s at USF passed away suddenly in the arms of his partner, George Bower Tuesday night at his home in South St. Pete.. His death was determined to have been from bronchitis. The couple was coming back from a cruise to relax from a busy selling season. Temple & Associates, Inc are reps in the adult industry, greeting cards, clothing lines and other mfgr products in southeast United States.

Chuck and partner, George had owned the Paradise Trading Stores in Madeira Beach and in South Tampa in the 1980’s & 1990’s. A store full of greeting cards, tableware and seasonal items for the home decor.

Chuck was a very dear friend to us and the family at Suncoast Resort Hotel. We went on many trips, Sawmill camp outs and events together.

Chuck started as a clothing buyer for the now closed Robinson Dept Store chain and then to that had been in Hyde Park Village and specialty malls in Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina, Ohio & Michigan. That is when he started his own mfgr rep business.

Chuck’s husband George live in St. Pete and his mother and 2 sisters and families live in Tampa.

A Celebration of Life Memorial will be held in Tampa. Date to be announced later.

(In Photo Chuck & George with Tea Cup on stilts, Suncoast Resort.)