Guys – if you ever wanted to attend a Sweep-n-Sleep, make it this one! We need to see some smiling faces Friday night For the new folks – we sweep a lot of the mulch and dirt that the weather displaces throughout the week. We pick up some trash. And we say goodnight to the birds! We have some brooms. If you have a blower, though, bring it!
We have any great memories of Franko and his restaurant “The Laughing Cat”. Originally across the street then moved into the former Street Car Charlies on 15th and 8th ave. Franko was quite the individualist and so much fun!!! The food was unbelievable and the lunch buffet was the BEST IN TOWN!!! Franko taught us to start the buffet with a big handful of mixed salad greens on your plate first. Then add everything else. He would say that his sauces made the best salad dressing you will ever have. He as right and we still do this today at home.
A Easy recipe so good we had to share it!!!
We all know how hard it is to cook for 1 or 2 people. Here is a fun & easy recipe for left overs. In our home there is always left-over spaghetti. The next day try making this Spaghetti casserole. Simply lightly grease a casserole dish. Put ½ the left overs in the dish and spread out. In a separate bowl mix together 1 cup cottage cheese and ½ cup sour cream. Then spread this over the spaghetti. Next make a layer with the remaining spaghetti. Top with grated mozzarella cheese. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes just until the cheese starts to bubble. That is it!!!
MS. ESME RUSSEL JOINS THE CAST @ The SHOWBAR YBOR CITY!!!!
Tampa PRIDE on the River Presented by Winn Dixie
Tampa Pride 2nd annual Pride on the River Boat Parade is coming up on September 24, 2022. Registration is now open at @prideontheriver.org Forms are located in the store option on the website. There are 2 options. VIP $75.00 VIP Boat Entry: Motorboat, Sailboat or Personal Watercraft. Includes reserved slip at Armature Works and VIP Boat Box from Winn Dixie REG $50.00 Regular Boat Entry: Motorboat, Sailboat or Personal Watercraft.
Tampa Pride will kick off our Tampa Pride 2023 General Planning Meetings on Monday 07/11/22 @ 6pm at The Hampton Inn Ybor City (7th Ave). We’re looking for leaders and volunteers for all upcoming events and all committees There will be sign-up sheets at the meeting. The list will include these and more.
Pride on the River (09/24/22)
Tampa Pride 2023 (03/25/23)
Tampa Pride at Night (03/25/23)
Be thinking about what you’d like to sign up for. Let your voice be heard.
The Tampa Marriott International hotel chain is hosting a national conference for Moms for Liberty, an overtly anti-LGBTQ organization known for strategically harassing public school employees and advocating for school book bans.
“Los Chapos Tacos” and “Bread on the Bay Sandwicheria” are located next to each other at 951 E 7th Ave in Ybor City. Both restaurants have the same owners. We have a hard time to decide which one we like better. Both are FANTASTIC. Be sure to watch “TRU T” https://www.facebook.com/trutea1 as we visit them both!!! Tell them Mark & Carrie sent you. CHEERS!!!
Casa Santo Stefano are bringing all the ingredients together for the perfect summer party – great people, delicious food and drinks, and a very memorable location! The greater Ybor area neighborhood associations (HYNCA, HEYGNA, and VM Ybor) are hosting our first annual One Ybor Summer Fiesta, and you’re not going to want to miss it!
Admission is FREE and open to all greater Ybor residents, property owners, and business owners. Santo’s full food and drink menu will be available for purchase
A must stop for anyone visiting Ybor City is The Reservoir Bar. Know as the #1 hole in the wall dive bar in Ybor City. We like to say it’s you will see everyone “from feathers to leather and every one in between here.” Our personal highlight is Miss Covert Karen behind the bar! CHEERS Click here for more photos
CONGRATULATIONS to The Ybor City Museum Society
From The Ybor City Museum Society… Today, we gratefully celebrate our 40th Anniversary! On July 7, 1982, Ybor City Museum Society was incorporated by a group of dedicated volunteers whose passion it was to preserve and share the unique story of Ybor City, its cigar industry, and the immigrant community whose influence is still evident today in Tampa’s diverse culture. Since then, YCMS has created exhibits and programs for our community, served as a Citizen Support Organization (CSO) for the Ybor City Museum State Park, and most recently, built the Tampa Baseball Museum at the Al Lopez House. We are proud to be a part of our National Historic Landmark District and Tampa Bay’s cultural community. Thank you to our members, donors, grantors, park staff, volunteers, and many others who have supported our organization in so many ways.
Photo is of Rafael Martinez-Ybor next to the bust of his great-grandfather, Vicente Martinez-Ybor. Rafael was instrumental in working with the state to preserve the Ferlita Bakery so it could become a museum. A plaque was added in 2019 to commemorate Rafael’s four decades of service to our organization.
Sundays just keep getting better. This week we welcome Kathryn Nevets, Sadie T. Elise, special guest Christopher Knolton along with your host Angelique Young-Cavalier for a drag brunch. Unlimited brunch, mimosas, & bloody Mary’s all for $30. Then our T-dance following after with myself and your beverage experts all day Mark Bias West (TeaCup), April Cooper, & Gina Devello (Raven).
