Tea Cup and April are Back!!!

WELCOME BACK TEACUP AND APRIL on the patio SHAZAM

SHOWBAR XMAS BRUNCH SUNDAY DEC 17th

SNOWQUEENS A different kind of Christmas show…

DJ Mike Sklarz

Doors open at 12 noon Showtime 2 pm

Make your reservations by TEXTING your info to

( 813 ) 443-8581

Tampa PRIDE Toy Drive

Community families are in need and it truly tugs at our hearts. So when the opportunity arose to lend a helping hand and bring joy to the little ones aged 3 to 5 by providing them with toys, our LGBTQ organization and local businesses rallied together without hesitation.

We are immensely grateful to the incredible support from Gaybor District, Tampa Bay Pride Band, Hillsborough LGBTQ Democrats Caucus, MC Film, City Side Lounge, and Mr. D’z Emporium. Their unwavering dedication and generosity have truly made a difference in the lives of these children.

Moreover, we would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to City Side Lounge and Mr. D’z Emporium for graciously offering toy collection accepting donations. Their compassionate efforts have made it convenient for anyone willing to contribute to this meaningful cause.

Together, we can create a brighter and more joyful Christmas for our community. Your support and participation in this collective effort are

Tampa PRIDE

GaYbor

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‘There’s Good In Ybor,’ and some of the city’s best artists will prove it on Monday

Community fundraiser this Monday. Read all the det ails in Creative Loafing

https://www.cltampa.com/music/theres-good-in-ybor-and-some-of-the-citys-best-artists-will-prove-it-on-monday-16836334

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Philly queercore favorite The Hirs Collective lands in Ybor City on Tuesday @ The Crowbar

From Creative Loafing https://www.cltampa.com/music/philly-queercore-favorite-the-hirs-collective-lands-in-ybor-city-on-tuesday-16784126

Tickets https://www.cltampa.com/event/hirs-collective-in-tampa-16414930

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

Congratulations to the Good Sisters!!! The American Legion, in Tampa, was packed again for their fundraiser. Great job Sisters!!! THANK YOU

Ybor City History Lesson

Thank You Richard Gonzmart for sharing this….

A little history lesson as we prepare to celebrate our 119th Anniversary.

The grand chandelier in the historic Don Quixote dining room at the Columbia in Ybor is decorated for the holidays. For five decades, this elaborate chandelier has graced the room.

Purchased at an auction for $3,000 in 1972 from the Eden Roc hotel in Miami Beach, the chandelier’s worth was appraised in 2004 by an antique and lighting expert at $250,000.

The chandelier has five layers of curved brass arms, each holding a candle-shaped light. The chandelier has 360 small prisms and 105 large prisms that hang from 15 arms. Long sparkling prisms dangle from each candle base like icicles. Others, shaped like sea shells, are worth more than $500 each.

After we discovered this magnificent chandeliers worth, research revealed the chandelier’s story: It was crafted in France in the late 1890s. It took a craftsman close to two years to complete. In 1956, it arrived in Florida, where it hung in the Eden Roc. At the time, the hotel was a luxurious destination for celebrities, including Elizabeth Taylor, Lucille Ball and Ann-Margret.

When the hotel closed for renovations in the 1970s, the Columbia’s my parents, the third-generation owners, Cesar and Adela Gonzmart, purchased the chandelier at an auction for our restaurant.

After the chandelier was brought to Tampa, George Guito, who is like a brother to me, spent nearly four days hanging it in the Don Quixote, which opened as Tampa’s first air-conditioned dining room in 1934.

The chandelier was a natural fit in the Don Quixote room, a large dining room where painted tile artwork dots the walls and flamenco dancers in bright dresses entertain crowds.

In 2005, the chandelier was refurbished in time for the restaurant’s 100th anniversary. Eighty-four of those prisms were replaced at a cost of about $15,000. Six years years ago, the chandelier was removed and cleaned during restoration of the dining room’s ceiling.

HoliGay bar Crwl – GaYbor District in Historic Ybor City

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Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary

This past Giving Tuesday the Ybor Misfits raised on $800+. Thank You for all the great work you do in Ybor City. To learn more visit….

https://www.facebook.com/theybormisfits

HP @ PTL

The World-Famous club “The Honey Pot” has reopened every Friday Night in Ybor City at PTL. Congratulations to Steve and his fun crew.  Click Here for more photos. https://www.mcfilm.co/category/great-photos/special-events-photos/

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Obituary

Good Bye to Miss Cookie

Cookie, John & JB were favorites in Ybor City for many years.  Here is the sad new from JB on Facebook this week….

For those in Ybor that knew my friend Cookie, I am sad to inform you that she passed away this morning. Evidently, she suffered a series of mini strokes starting Wed and passed this morning in the hospital in Nashville. We have been best friends for 60 years since high school and she will be missed. Our hearts are broken. RIP my dear friend. 💔😢🫶 Prayers for her family 🙏 My fourth lifelong friend I have lost this year…sad.

TONIGHT

Happy Thanksgiving

GaYbor Bar Crawl

THIS SATURDAY RuPaul SILKY GANACHE

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

This week the Good Sisters performed a Blessing in Ybor City. The rainbow rosary was given to Walter the Pretendent of the GaYbor District Coalition. It will be displayed on the wall of The Reservoir Bar in Ybor City.

This Saturday Night the Sister’s will be at the American Legion on Florida Ave in Tampa. We hope to see you all there,

Tampa PRIDE

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