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Jan 19^th MLK Parade

https://mlkjrparade.com

Krewe of Brigadoon

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Join the Krewe of Brigadoon as we kick off our first annual Dragon Party Dress Rehearsal Bar Crawl.  Disco Pony –  January 17, 2026 –  5:00 PM sharp -Come ready to take your Gasparilla best out for a dress rehearsal. Get ready to raise a glass and crawl in true Brigadoon fashion! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kreweofbrigadoon/

Tampa Bay Pride Band and Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds

https://www.facebook.com/TampaPrideBand

An Australian Shepherd Reveals His Side Of The Story

Tampa Bay LGBT History: Telling our Stories

https://www.facebook.com/groups/469017519435147

Esquire Magazine

https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/movies-and-tv/real-men-watch-heated-rivalry-a7165-20260114-dyn?ref=home_feed_1

City of Tampa Preparing for Gasparilla

From Tampa Police Department…

Today we brought together our local, state, and federal partners for our annual Gasparilla Tabletop Exercise, training through a range of scenarios to prepare for the upcoming parades. Exercises like this are essential to ensuring strong coordination, clear communication, and readiness for large-scale events.

If you’re attending the parades, know that hundreds of officers and public safety professionals will be working together to keep our community safe. And remember: if you see something, say something, so we can do something.

Stay informed. Text “GASPARILLA” to 888-777 or visit tampa.gov/gasparilla.

Hillsborough County Cold Weather Shelters will be open on Thursday and Friday 6:00pm – 6:00am.

Bradley’s on 7^th

Utopia Road Bar & Courtyard

The Disco Pony Nightclub

This Saturday Night

I think that I just got more Gay

LGBT History in Mexico

Mexican LGBTQ activists just made history with the largest human Pride flag ever in Mexico City! 🌈✊ Thousands came together, standing shoulder to shoulder, turning a vision of love, visibility, and solidarity into a breathtaking reality. This isn’t just a flag—it’s a powerful statement: unity is strength, representation matters, and pride is unstoppable. Moments like these show that courage, community, and celebration can move mountains—and inspire the world.

Sunday January 18^th

Tampa Union Station’s $6 million renovation should be mostly done by this time in 2027

Opening on the Barrio Latino Commission

Hey, Historic Ybor Residents!  There’s an opening on the Barrio Latino Commission just waiting for you.  Have you ever asked yourself, “how did that get approved for construction!?”  well, now you can find out and help steer the future of Ybor.  You may be thinking, “Do I have to be an architect? No, this seat is for Historic Ybor residents, and meetings are only about once a month.In case you don’t know what the BLC is, it’s the volunteer board that reviews all applications for what’s called a Certificate of Appropriateness.  You have to have a C.A. before you can apply for a building permit.  “But what if I am an architect that loves Ybor but I don’t live in the historic district?”  Good news! There’s an open seat for you too! Come use those fancy words like “fenestration” and “muntin” and “vernacular”. https://www.facebook.com/groups/263962949694/

Glass ceilings being shattered!!!

Great News for Ybor City

Habitat for humanity is building 8 residential units in East Ybor. (2608 E 10th ave). 4 buildings with 2 attached Villas each. There will be a hearing in front of the Barrio Latino commission on January 27th 2026.

Join the Factory on Fifth

Join the Factory on Fifth studio artists and some friends for an evening of art, music, food, and community. Artists will have their studios open to share their space and work with visitors. Art Bear, Inc. will also be onsite to showcase student work. A portion of art sales go to Art Bear and their continued work with trade skills education and youth empowerment. Event is free and donations are always welcome.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1989941651574597

Bradley’s on 7th

Utopia Road Bar & Courtyard

The Disco Pony

Bradley’s on 7^th & Utopia Road Bar & Courtyard

Heated Rivalry

From Gay Culture Geeks

The entire first season of Heated Rivalry was shot in just 36 or 37 days. The show was made for Canadian streamer Crave, which has about 4 million subscribers, on what one writer described as a budget of “about $12 Canadian dollars.” Then the trailer blew up. HBO Max swooped in days before the premiere, making it available in 54 million additional homes. The result? It became HBO Max’s biggest live-action acquisition ever and Crave’s most-watched original series in history.Now both Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have signed three-season deals, with two seasons already greenlit. Just weeks ago, they were both waiting tables – Connor got fired from a Beverly Hills restaurant over a wine bottle misunderstanding, Hudson was working in Vancouver.Now they’re locked in for potentially years of increasingly explicit hockey romance, attending industry parties at the Chateau Marmont with Baz Luhrmann.It’s the ultimate Hollywood underdog story – two complete unknowns turned into stars by a low-budget Canadian gay hockey show that nobody saw coming.

Vintage Los Angeles – Mae West

Mae West at Christmastime in her apartment located on the 6th floor of the historic Ravenswood on Rossmore Ave. Mae moved into the apartment building in 1937 and remained there until her death in 1980, making it her primary Los Angeles home for most of her later life. Her phone number was actually listed in the phone book for years

Tampa eye care nonprofit to break ground on $16M Ybor City project

https://www.businessobserverfl.com/news/2025/dec/11/eye-care-nonprofit-break-ground-ybor-project

Homegrown Tampa Developers Unveil 10 New Affordable Apartments in Ybor City

https://www.tampa.gov/news/2025-11/homegrown-tampa-developers-unveil-10-new-affordable-apartments-ybor-city-176366

Bradley’s on 7^th

Utopia Road Bar & Courtyard

The Disco Pony Nightclub