OMG YAAAA  Tampa PRIDE

This week The YCDC (Ybor City Development Corp) was briefed on a plan to temporary chalk 7^th Ave for Tampa Pride.

From Nancy Desmond…

From Nancy Desmond…. I was at the meeting. The goal is to make it permanent, but time constraints for hashing out the details with the state dictated that it could only be temporary for now, in time for Tampa Pride.

Happy 13^th Anniversary Honey Pot

FabStayz LGBT & Ally Hosts

Could a local LGBTQ company go national and be on Shark Tank? We think it might just happen. Stay tuned for more.

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What They’re Saying About FabStayz:

Read the articles, listen to the podcasts, view the tweets and see us on the evening news, FabStayz is being talked about! Lesbian, queer, transgender, gay and ally bloggers, influencers and journalists are sharing the FabStayz mission of inclusivity.  CLICK HERE

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/fabstayz-lgbt-ally-hosts?fbclid=IwAR1uxGOzZVCFMw8VTa2CRuSHAYpRCdZRvI3w9frBisFITfW5JZEo_es45h0#/

Ybor City is Growing!!!

The Lector 85, an apartment and retail project going up in Ybor City. The project includes two blocks: the northeast corner of 2nd Ave and 25th and the south side of that same intersection. The project is 5 stories and features 237 units and restaurant/bar space.

On The Drawing Boards

Sunshine Inn, 1402 n 19th Street is becoming condos.

Downtown Tampa Is in a Build Craze too

From URBN Tampa Bay….

 Within the last couple weeks, Seasons Apartments & Suites received approval for a sky bridge connecting the two towers. This involved the city entering into a right of way (ROW) encroachment agreement with the developer. This is the last aspect of the project’s zoning approval required for the project to proceed. The developer, a Swiss investment firm, has not commented on the project or its timeline publicly, but the developer would be free to seek a building permit and begin construction at any time now.

The project, located at 601 and 602 Whiting Street, is towers of 41 and 27 stories. The yellow tower, if built as planned, would be the 5th tallest building in Tampa. The project features 541 residential units, two restaurant slips, and one retail slip.

OMG Chief  Gordon Ramsay

GORDON RAMSHE Gordon Ramsay is bound to give fans a kitchen nightmare as he goes undercover in a wig and dress. Click HERE for the whole story

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/5278036/gordon-ramsay-24-hours-hell-back-undercover/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=scottishsunfacebook&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1581580431

Tampa PRIDE Grand Marshal Gala

TICKETS

Thank You TANGRA NIGHT CLUB

TANGRA NIGHT CLUB has stepped up in a BIGWAY to support Tampa PRIDE this year with a SWASHBUCKLER Sponsorship Level!!! ($5,000+) Be sure to check out their ICONIC Tuesday Parties. On the day of Tampa PRIDE there will be an “Official Tampa PRIDE Watch Party” on the TANGRA BALCONY!!!

 Located at 1611 E 7^th Ave. Ybor City

Peter Mardon

Our friend Peter Mardon has been in the hospital since February 9 with double Pneumonia in addition to other medical issues and doesn’t look like he’ll be getting out anytime soon. Please help in any way you can.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/peter-mardon-medical-bills?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR0SgnQX3nHQXOseWz-uZGh2URR42VrJt4Fbl5wB7cRRvHY9D4E0Kb7PCk4

TODAY 6:30

Out at The Straz Happy Hour – Mean Girls

Bud McAfee’s Celebration of Life

Bud always said that at his Celebration of Life he wanted a REAL CELEBRATION. That is just what his husband Jeff Duck did!!! Bud’s family and friends all gathered at Tequila’s for the SUNday FUNday show with Miss Joey Brooks & Tea Cup.  Up on the TV’s were fun photos of Bud & Jeff.  The music and crowed were all over the top. At the end of the show Miss Brooks asked people to stand up and say some words about Bud. Then the whole cast came out and performed Bud’s favorite song, “It’s Raining Men!!!” The energy in the room was off the scale with everyone stands and singing along. What a Fantastic send of Bud had!!!

Congratulation Dr. Jason Field

Bay News 9 selected Dr. Jason Field as the Everyday Hero!!! He is also the President of Balance Tampa. This is a LGBTQA group making a positive difference in Tampa Bay. Click Here to Read More

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/02/17/hero–tampa-doctor-making-a-difference-outside-of-medicine?fbclid=IwAR07rmaXM41REzxmEk9OS1InWQrfmnOS1dPr5nY9aK6x2wNo7GRCU6aqUQ8

32nd Annual City of Tampa Black History Celebration

The City of Tampa Black History Committee, Inc. (COTBHC) would like to invite everyone to our 32nd Annual Black History Celebration on Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Tampa Convention Center. Our keynote speaker will be Ersula K. Odom and the theme for this year is “On Common Ground: Your Land, My Land, Our Land”.As always, the event is free and open to all employees and the public. There will be refreshments and local vendors immediately following the celebration.

For more information call (813) 814-3031

https://www.facebook.com/events/1028956184138431/

NEW @ STEAM FRIDAYS

This Saturday

Fiesta Day 2020

Sunday FUNday