Category Archives: Special Events Photos

Wall of Love

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From Jayme Kosar….

The COMMUNITY of YBOR CITY took back it’s streets on Friday Night for the FIRST TIME in 4 YEARS with an amazing DANCE PARTY on 7th Avenue. For the first time the Street Preachers were QUIET and CONFINED to only ONE street corner! They were NOT in front of all of our businesses, harassing our guests, employees, or our LGBTQA Community! Some people were afraid and said that it could not be done! But the power of LOVE, HOPE and FAITH prevailed and we are just getting started! It is going to be a long road to City Counsel but this PROVES that it can be done one Friday night at a time! YBOR STRONG! Keep the faith!

JOIN THE WALL OF LOVE THIS FRIDAY, DEC 3 9:30PM

Lighting of the Centro Ybor Holiday Tree

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    A crowd  of over 1,500+ gathered for this years Ybor City Holiday Spirit Tree Lighting. The 40′ tree was going to be lit by Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. The mayor picked up a cute young lad. Pointed and asked the boy, “Do you know who that is?” The young smiling boy said, “Yes, Santa Clause!” Then Mayor asked who is that? ” The boy said timidly, “That’s Mrs Santa Clause!!”
    Finally before turning the lights on to the decorated tree the Mayor asked, “Do you know who the Grinch is?
    The boy voiced, “Donald Trump?”
    The whole audience went wild. We will remember that tree lighting!!!

Decorating Ybor City

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It truly takes a village to decorate Ybor City. There was a huge crowd of volunteers to help this 9th year. This has become a family tradition for many. One year Bonnie P was helping out. We put her 11 year old grand daughter in a big box. Then asked Bonnie to bring the box over. Everybody is still laughing at how surprised Bonnie was when her granddaughter jumped out.

Two Local Pats WIN…..

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PAT FRANK WINS Hillsborough Clerk of the Circuit Courts,
         PAT KEMP WINS County Commissioner Seat 6
    Hillsborough County have 2 big Pat winners in the Tuesday election. Pat Frank was re-elected to the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Courts and Comptroller for the county beating challenger Eric Seidel, attorney & TV personality for the top court directive spot.
    Pat Kemp won Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners District 6 countywide seat over Tim Shock. That seat had been held by 2 term commissioner Kevin Beckner. Kevin who was elected in 2008 and was the first gay elected county commissioner. He worked hard for 8 years in the whole community. Hard working candidate kemp, an attorney, said she will continue to lead in Beckner’s shoes

 

March of the Pumpkin King

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    It was a very successful 1st year for the March of the Pumpkin King in Ybor City Saturday night. 100’s of people were in the parade and on floats. Even more packed the sidewalks to cheer everybody on.
    Here are just some of the fun and scary photos.