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Dishing with Mark n Carrie Count Down to PRIDE

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WELCOME USAA to TAMPA PRIDE

100’s of people will be marching in this year’s Tampa PRIDE PARADE from across America!

PROUD SPONSOR of Tampa PRIDE

THANK YOU Matt Lawrence for you very generous donation to Tampa PRIDE

New LGBT Tampa Bar

THANK YOU Christoph’s Tampa for your SUPPORT of Tampa PRIDE. Your doors are not open BUT you already are supporting Tampa PRIDE. Become Christoph’s facebook friends today

https://www.facebook.com/cristophstampa/

New at TAMPA PRIDE

This year there is a NEW Tampa PRIDE APP!!!! Find out all the FUN at Tampa PRIDE on the app. Support the business who support you!

Pride APP

https://tampapride.org/

 

Purchase Your Tampa PRIDE Sponsor Flag

https://tampapride.org/downloads/tampa-pride-2018-proud-sponsor-flag/

Tampa Pride 2018 Orientation

Visit https://tampapride.org/orientation/  for the Tampa Pride Orientation Presentation

 

 

Tampa PRIDE BRUNCH

$2.00 of every meal is donated to Tampa Pride. Thank You Hamburger Mary’s

 

 

Pach’s Place

 

NEW LOCATION!!! Since 1983 Pach’s Restaurant has been serving the best breakfast in South Tampa. Pach’s has now moved to a new location inside the Tahitian Inn.   Located at 601 S. Dale Mabry Hwy in Tampa. The same Great Staff, who treat you like family are all here.  In the kitchen the same great breakfasts are being cooked. New at this location is a fun outside area too.  See you all there soon!!!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!

This Saturday is the St. Patrick’s day Parade in Ybor City

You Can Not Make This Up!!!

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In 1980 we both moved to Tampa from Minneapolis to attend USF. We found a big nice apartment complex on Fletch Ave close to USF. We asked the manager if they had any 1 or 2 bedroom apartments available. With a shocked look on his face he said “We DO NOT RENT to HOMOSEXUALS!!!”  We looked at each other and replied…”Who said we were gay?”  He replied “Only HOMOSEXUALS would ask for a 1 bedroom!  Now leave!!!” The next apartment was next door to the VA Hospital. We asked for a 2 bedroom. She said that yes they did have a 2 bedroom. But… Why should she rent to us without jobs? We had just left Minneapolis where our rent was $400 per month. The rent here was $125.  Mark said “How about we pay the first 9 months in advance.” She smiles and said “Can you move in today?” Carrie got a job at the VA Hospital right next doors and Mark worked 2 blocks away at the University Restaurant.  So things turned out the best for us after such a cold welcome to Tampa.

Photos of the Week 3-4-18

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Photos of the Week    


St Patrick’s Day Coming Soon


WELCOME HOME
 Miss JOEY BROOKS
NY NY PIZZA GOT PRIDE


Happy Birthday
Miss Judy B. Goode


Bradley’s on 7th
Hamburger Mary’s 
 
 


Steam @ The Honey Pot

Tea Cup
 
The Ybor City Saturday Market
 
 

Ybor Wine Bar
 
GaYBOR-Ybor City 
 
 
 
 

  

 

 

Must Do Events

3-8-18 Dishing with Mark & Carrie

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Reminder Tampa PRIDE Mandatory Meeting

TAMPA PRIDE MANDATORY Vendor & Festival Meeting

Wednesday March 14, 2018

6-8PM

At The Metro Conference Room

1315 E 7th Ave, Ybor City –  Second Floor

Meeting to find your Tent and Parade Locations, Number. Set up and tear down for this year and much more.

ALL SPACES WITH TENTS are

SOLD OUT!!!

Several bring your own tent spaces are available.

Miss & MR Tampa Pride 2018

Congratulation to the 2018 Winners!!!

Miss Jenavive Mateo

Mr. Kamarion Hilton

 

CapitalOne GOT PRIDE

InterFaith Service

We LOVE The Crowbar Especially Tom!!

TPD Officer Vanessa Wright and Crowbar nightclub owner Tom DeGeorge with the chicks they rescued.

Read the story here. http://wfla.com/2018/03/02/ybor-city-bar-owner-tampa-pd-officer-team-up-to-rescue-chicks-from-drain/

 

This Friday In Land O’ Lakes

 

St Patricks’ Day Parade in Ybor City

Happy Anniversary Bradley’s on 7th

Tampa Armature Works

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On a Wednesday morning we decided to try out the Tampa Armature for lunch. The location and building are fantastic! The food was good. We think everybody should go once to experience this. It did remind us very much of the food court on Harbour Island. It was beautiful. Right on the water with fantastic views. You even took the monorail over to the island. Everyone went one time. Then 10 years later it became office space. Everyone said that would never happen because there was a hotel and residential all around Harbour Island. We really do hope this doesn’t happen at the Armature.

www.armatureworks.com

You Just can Not Make This Up.

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HOMOPHOBIA

In the late 1990’s there was a fun LGBT group that started a club called “The Krewe of the Umbrella”. They decorated rainbow umbrellas and would make appearances across Tampa Bay. They were even at the Suncoast Resort on the 1st Day.  One Sunday there was a Gay Play by Max Turner at the Silver Meteor Gallery in Ybor City.  The group showed up to show support to Max & Bill and the theater.  After the play we walked down the side walk of Ybor City to a brewery. There had been a pre-arranged party scheduled there on the 2nd floor. The group had a great time and I remember the bill being over $700.00. We had so much fun that we paid and joined the bars beer mug club. Were given 2 beer mugs to take home and decorate. Then bring the mugs back, to have them on the shelves waiting for us next time. We took 2 rainbow stickers and cut the letter “M” & “C” for the mugs. Then took the mugs back to be placed on the shelf.  Several weeks later our family were in town. We told them all about the brewery and how fun it was and took them there. When we asked for our private beer mugs the server said “Oh those mugs… You know we cannot allow that Gay stuff on our shelves here!” Our family was outraged and we were embarrassed, so we all went elsewhere.