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Dishing with Mark n Carrie, Snow on 7th

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Snow on 7th

https://youtu.be/i_lnbgW9Uck

THE GREATEST SHOW

USF digitally maps Ybor City tunnel before it’s filled in.

Are we the only people who believe the Ybor Tunnels should be saved and not filled in?

Read More Here from ABC Action News

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/usf-digitally-maps-ybor-city-tunnel-before-it-s-filled-in?fbclid=IwAR1bnhu9KK92ygmO85_Z9y8SOs0g-juVTGvo-RtRE3tNppGCdOIWlmeFXxE

Read More HERE from Tampa Bay Times

http://www.tampabay.com/bizarre/historians-now-agree-ybor-citys-tunnels-were-built-as-sewers-not-smuggling-routes-20181204/?fbclid=IwAR0xqtCd7n9kDdQAkvnHeIwwzQRm1mzoHgHoXliuwVLqOTeoBnq31Gw8EYg

 

From Tampa Bay History Center

In 1969, singer Janis Joplin was arrested following her concert at Tampa’s Curtis Hixon Hall for screaming obscenities at a policeman. She was allowed to finish her performance before being cuffed. Charges were later dropped.

 

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree donated by lesbian Latina couple

 

Lissette Gutierrez, left, and Shirley Figueroa hug the trunk of the Norway Spruce they donated to serve as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in Wallkill, New York.

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rockefeller-center-christmas-tree-donated-lesbian-latina-couple-n942341?fbclid=IwAR0qUcTkYtYJGoV-saq6LUs0OKMzsdJStGrQjuSfXHY-E2B6rzG1-tYQNQE

 

MERRY & GAY! Christmas pop-up bar! WTR at the Godfrey Hotel

A movie about my cocktail SHAZAM LMAO

https://www.facebook.com/ShazamMovie/posts/751617721888332

You Can Not Make This Up

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Every holiday season we think about this. Our next-door neighbor, in Hyde Park, Tampa was a retired Gay guy. He was taking care of a 40+ year old Gay guy name Charlie, who had mental health issues. This was kind a like a foster child situation for adults.  Charlie was very nice and would mow our yard and bring our trash cans in. Would stop and ask how us our day was.  One day he was sitting on our porch. I asked him what he was doing. Charlie said the view from our porch was much nicer than his. (LMAO we booth looked at the same townhomes across the street.)  We told him he could sit there all he liked. Over the years he would have more issues but was always polite & nice. One time he said that he couldn’t mow our yards because of the big snakes. His medication was changed and then was back mowing. LOL Then he started to wander too much. Sometimes was gone over night. The whole neighborhood would look for him. Then Charlie though the government was spying on us thru the TV Cable. So Charlie went and cut all the cable lines in the neighborhood. The social workers said it was time for Charlie to be closer supervised and was moved to a group home in downtown St. Pete.  Then 2 years went by. One day there on our front porch sitting was Charlie. He looked very bad and was very dirty. Charlie smiled and asked “how are you guy doing?”. Then said he was thinking that our yard needed to be mowed and decided to walk over.  We asked where he was living now. Charlie said the same place in Downtown St. Pete. Who gave you a ride? Nobody I walked. We called the police and they came out. There was a missing person report filed on him 3 days ago. In 3 days Charlie had walked 40+ miles…. When we see a homeless person now we think “Maybe that’s a Charlie”

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Photos of the Week

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Photos of the Week    


Tampa Mayor Candidates
 at PRIDE Zoo La
Look who is at Centro Cantina
NY NY PIZZA
Carne’s
Island Flowers


Bradley’s on 7th
 
Steam @ The Honey Pot

Tea Cup
 
 

Ybor Wine Bar
 

 

 




 
GaYBOR-Ybor City 
 
 
 
 

Dishing with Mark n Carrie. Let the Holidays begin

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Saturday & Sunday

This Sunday in Ybor City

Masonite breaks ground on new HQ in Ybor City

The new headquarters will be located on 6th Ave behind the Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor.

World AIDS Day

The Italian Club of Tampa

Check out this great article in Tampa Bay Times by Paul Guzzo

Click Here

https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking/italian-club-still-thriving-as-it-celebrates-100-years-in-opulent-ybor-city-home-20181123/?fbclid=IwAR1_ppukFqrhpe2i8Fu2y0hvxW5ZUkxqNkYFJGDZyrt5hBeT3orhw666P6k

 

Tampa Bay Pride Band And Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds‎

Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 4 PM – 6 PM

https://www.facebook.com/events/224986135085229/

ABOUT THE CONCERT

The Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds personally invites you to the 2nd concert of our 5th season. Our Christmas concert is entitled “Under the Mistletoe” – As humans, we sometimes seek to recreate those rare moments when we feel transported when time seems to stand still. There are few things in this world as life-affirming as the experience in listening to transformative music. One moment it can be entertaining and fun, and the next, cathartic and revitalizing.

We will also be having a 50-50 raffle (cash only)! PLUS! Paying online is much cheaper! Be sure to check that out!

This concert will include all-time holiday favorites such as Sleigh Ride, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas with narration, White Christmas with soloist Rob Mosier, Gabriel’s Oboe with soloist Kate Chambers, O’ Holy Night with Kyla Bailey, Christmas “Pop” Sing-along – an arrangement of Mariah Carey – All I Want for Christmas, and other Christmas Favorites.

The concert is Sunday, December 9th at 4:00pm at the Middleton High School Auditorium: Click the link below to purchase tickets on line.

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/tampa-bay-pride-band-13428132523

PROGRAM:

Sleigh Ride

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas with Narration

White Christmas

Gabriel’s Oboe

O’ Holy Night

Minor Alterations 1 and 2

Christmas “Pop” Sing-along

All I Want for Christmas – an arrangement of Mariah Carey –

A Very Merry Heart and Soul

Fun Facebook Group

There is a fun Facebook group called “Our Old House” Anyone who has worked on a old house or likes old homes will like this group. There are 100,000+ followers. We are surprised how many of our Tampa friends members are already.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1706748102970911/

The Paper Seahorse

Welcome to Ybor City

https://www.tampabay.com/hillsborough/the-paper-seahorse-ignites-ybors-retail-presence-with-second-location-20181129/?fbclid=IwAR2IZefZ1ZoiLjE_HlcIRHdDDggOybIV72fUJjRFeVYvmD9FFp0S5xnd9-g

 

You Just Can Not Make This Up

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In the 1st old home we purchased 35+ years ago, there was and old refrigerator. You know the single door with a tiny icebox in side. We saved it and put it in the back room of our store. There it worked for 15+ years. It finally stopped working. We saved the door and made a magnet display out of it. In our new home the refrigerator is stainless steel. Carrie said “NO MAGNETS!!!”  Fine I put the old door up in our family room. After all the refrigerator door is a vital information station in the home! LOL …. PS…. In the photo the rainbow neon above came from the Wedge Wood Lounge at the SunCoast Resort. That’s a whole new story….