Dishing with Mark n Carrie, Up and Down Week LGBTQ+

METRO INCLUSIVE HEALTH, GROUNDBREAKING For Tampa Bay

Ground breaking ceremonies were held for the addition to the Ybor City’s historic German Club by the new ownership group Capitano Family, Metro Inclusive Health & CAN Community Health. The relocation will a major addition to the Ybor City development plan. The new location is at North Nebraska Ave still in the historic Ybor City boundaries. The plans that were shown to a group of over 200 people present. This is a major landmark that has been sitting vacant on Nebraska Ave for years since the Tampa City water dept and other depts. moved out.

At the podium cheering up the large enthusiastic crowd was new Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Florida State Senator Darryl Rouson, Metro CEO Lorraine Langlois, Metro Director of Development James Keane, CAN CEO Rick Carlisle, Tampa City Councilman Guido Maniscalco and Frank & Joe Capitano from the Capitano Family.

The new facility will facilitate new examination rooms, doctors offices, case workers, administration personnel, pharmacy and new added medical facilities.Metro Inclusive have outgrown their facilities on 7th Ave.

“The large community room had to be converted into offices and hallways added desks for services. It was that tight. We had to do something.” stated Metro CEO Lorraine Langlois.

“The Metro facility takes HIV/AIDS patients but also now do  primary care services that help both the insured community and uninsured medical clients.” remarked Metro Director of Development James Keane.

The multi million dollar model healthcare project should be ready for new patients by est. Fall 2021. But now the 1315 facility is still open for clients as is the other 3 quality health care locations in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and on U.S.19 in New Port Richey.

We along with the Tampa Bay Community proudly salute METRO INCLUSIVE HEALTH & CAN COMMUNITY HEALTH’s future healthcare vision.

SEE PHOTOS BELOW

GBAR St. Pete Closing

Mark & Carrie salute Steve, Steven & Erin for you continually do for the LGBTQ+ Community. See you at Honey Pot Ybor City.

Tampa PRIDE BINGO

A Stranger in the Barrio: Memoir of a Tampa Sicilian

The diaspora of immigrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century brought Spaniards, Cubans and Sicilians to Tampa’s Ybor City, then the cigar capital of the world. These Latinos lived in a cigar-manufacturing district bordering “colored town.” Anglos, making no distinction, called them “Latin “N”.”It was the Sicilian constituency the author joined-a culture steeped in ancient customs and traditions. In the shade of cigar factories, the child of cigarmakers resurrects a vanished time and place. It is the story of cigarmaker lives, and a boy rolling with the punches while his family rolls cigars.Learn about casitas and shotgun homes. Experience austerity and illiteracy inside. Hear conversations that clench Franchito’s fists against the omnipresent Cubans. Sicilians are outnumbered-a minority among minorities. Walk into a cigar factory and see what cigar aficionados never see.”A masterful memoir-earthy and emotional-never a dull word in this fascinating story.”-Leland Hawes, The Tampa Tribune”Raw and unvarnished an autobiography that adds to our understanding of that remarkable place called Ybor City. A tale of urban decline, ethnic friction, and hope, it is a must read.”-Gary R. Mormino, Professor of History, University of South Florida

Meet the Real McCoy

Rumrunner Bill McCoy was born 1877 in Syracuse, NY. The most famous rumrunner during the early years of Prohibition, McCoy smuggled liquor from the Bahamas to the East Coast of the United States. The phrase “the real McCoy” is often attributed to him, because of his insistence on selling unadulterated alcohol. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McCoy_(bootlegger)

NEW No Hate Chicken Sandwich #nohatechickensandwich #popeyes

Dylan Breese

This week Dylan, a Ybor Hero,  was featured in VogageMIA.

Website: www.yborchickens.org

Email: yborchickenssociety@gmail.com

Instagram: instagram.com/yborchickens

Facebook: facebook.com/yborchickens

Twitter: twitter.com/yborchickens

Read the full story here.

http://voyagemia.com/interview/meet-dylan-breese-ybor-chickens-society-tampa-fl/?fbclid=IwAR0qNWQK8QW5aHhCqnWW-mHnM5BmAgHM6VysWPZPRPp15nHM4RIEGBdyqiQ

 

Tampa Mafia Tours

https://www.facebook.com/events/1250927031733515/

 

 

Coppertail 5 year Anniversary

https://www.facebook.com/events/380213736177918/

 

Spilling theTru Tea

https://youtu.be/7UhE2MhSnoA

 

You Can Not Make This Up

When your young you sometimes do dumb things….  I was living in Minneapolis, MN. and had a Gay roommate we called Miss New York. Together we had a lady friend who was living in an abusive relationship. One day at happy hour we decided to put a stop to it and move her in with us. We waited until 12 midnight, after the boyfriend had gone to work. Walked the 5 blocks away to her nasty apartment. All she had was twin bed, dresser and clothes.  So, we took the bed out side put the dresser and clothes on it and started to push it down the street about 1AM. (At this time in Minneapolis when you were charge with public drunkenness, they put you in the drunk tank (a clinic for rehab) for 48 hours.) Just then we realized that we were in front of the drunk tank!!! OMG WTF!!! A guard came out and asked what were we doing? I don’t know to this day why but he let us go. Our lady friend lived with us for 4 months then got her own apartment in a nice building.

METRO INCLUSIVE HEALTH, GROUNDBREAKING For Tampa Bay

Ground breaking ceremonies were held for the addition to the Ybor City’s historic German Club by the new ownership group Capitano Family, Metro Inclusive Health & CAN Community Health. The relocation will a major addition to the Ybor City development plan. The new location is at North Nebraska Ave still in the historic Ybor City boundaries. The plans that were shown to a group of over 200 people present. This is a major landmark that has been sitting vacant on Nebraska Ave for years since the Tampa City water dept and other depts. moved out.

At the podium cheering up the large enthusiastic crowd was new Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, Florida State Senator Darryl Rouson, Metro CEO Lorraine Langlois, Metro Director of Development James Keane, CAN CEO Rick Carlisle, Tampa City Councilman Guido Maniscalco and Frank & Joe Capitano from the Capitano Family.

The new facility will facilitate new examination rooms, doctors offices, case workers, administration personnel, pharmacy and new added medical facilities.Metro Inclusive have outgrown their facilities on 7th Ave.

“The large community room had to be converted into offices and hallways added desks for services. It was that tight. We had to do something.” stated Metro CEO Lorraine Langlois.

“The Metro facility takes HIV/AIDS patients but also now do  primary care services that help both the insured community and uninsured medical clients.” remarked Metro Director of Development James Keane.

The multi million dollar model healthcare project should be ready for new patients by est. Fall 2021. But now the 1315 facility is still open for clients as is the other 3 quality health care locations in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and on U.S.19 in New Port Richey.

We along with the Tampa Bay Community proudly salute METRO INCLUSIVE HEALTH & CAN COMMUNITY HEALTH’s future healthcare vision.

Photos of the Week 8-11-19

Photos of the Week    

  

 

Dishing with Mark n Carrie, New in Ybor City 8-14-19

THIS SUNday FUNday SEE YBOR’S VERY OWN

Miss Daisy Rae Welch

This FRIDAY

 

NEW in Ybor City – 7th & Grove

From Facebook… 7th+Grove delivers an elevated southern menu, warm ambiance, extraordinary service and creatively crafted cocktails. 7th+Grove is an inviting adult-friendly space ideal for schmoozing and celebrating the perfectly imperfect you.

https://www.facebook.com/7thandGrove/

 

“Spilling the Tru T, One Cup at a Time”,  with Host Tyler

WELCOME NEW “Dishing with Mark & Carrie” Sponsor

https://youtu.be/hQSCvtuE7wY

 

https://www.facebook.com/trutea1/

This Saturday USF Bulls Block Party

Saturday, August 17, 2019

1:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Ybor City

CLICK HERE

https://www.usfalumni.org/s/861/02-alumni/index.aspx?sid=861&gid=1&pgid=5061&cid=14864&ecid=14864&crid=0&calpgid=317&calcid=922

 

 

 

Loud on 7th Music Festival

September 12th – 15th, 2019

Tampa, FL (Ybor City)

Loud on 7th Music Festival will feature Concerts, Parties, Showcases, Networking Events, Panel Discussions, Art Shows, and more!

http://www.loudon7th.com/

The Family on Netflix

New on Netflix is “The Family”. This is a must-see documentary for everyone. For the LGBTA community there are some very disturbing true facts. This is a 5 part series so get ready for some binge watching.

 


 

https://youtu.be/7knN2TXQPzw

 

The Ybor City Clock Tower

Ever wonder what’s behind the giant clock face??? Thank you, City of Tampa, for these photos.

 

SANTO TRAFFICANTE SR., A ‘SICILIAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL,’ RULED TAMPA’S UNDERWORLD FOR MORE THAN A DECADE

Click HERE to read this interesting story.

 

https://themobmuseum.org/blog/santo-trafficante-sr-a-sicilian-of-the-old-school-ruled-tampas-underworld-for-more-than-a-decade/?fbclid=IwAR1Tz6QA9E0t_wGmyWdPi9krEZGS8Cl3dLOWtC9S_4nASEEwTNGGP8zAGF8

New in Ybor City – Q Hookah Lounge

New in Ybor City – Q Hookah Lounge

From Q Hookah Lounge …

“7 Days A Week During The Daytime Will Be A Relaxing Hookah Lounge Environment With Low Lighting And Soft Music. During The Night Will Be A Lively Atmosphere. Friday And Saturday Nights Will Be A Club Type Environment. We Have Great Staff Members Who Will Make Sure Your Hookah Keeps Smoking. We Carry Many Starbuzz Tobacco Flavors Wich You Can Mix And Match At No Additional Costs. Hookah Prices Are Set For A Party Of Two, A Party Of More Than Two Will Be Charged A Small Fee Per Additional Person To Supplement Tobacco Usage. Show Your I.D. For Military Discount. Dont Forget To Follow Us On IG Qhookah”

1516 E 7th Ave