Last weekend the Fl LGBTA Democratic Caucus Summer Conference took place with many state organizations and county district groups present. President Fl LGBTA is Stephen Gaskill and local Hillsborough Cty chapter president David Cutler did a great job in programming the 3 day event at Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.

The message that was being heavily pronounced to the group was voter registration – voter turnout! There are 7 LGBTA regional chapters in Florida from all over the state.

Informative as it was stats claiming that the LGBTA community in America spent $380 billion dollars to the US Economy.

Organizational speakers included Sean Meloy – Political Director of Victory Fund, Hills Cty Comm Les Miller & Comm Pat Kemp,  Fl Congresswoman Kathy Castor & Congressman Charlie Crist, Tampa City Councilman Luis Viera, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, with Special Guest Stonewall Veteran John ‘Jay’ Chetney and Keynote Dinner Speaker was Florida Commissioner of Agriculture  and Consumer Services Nikki Fried.

One minor hiccup of the state advocacy group was the underlining presence of the Rainbow flag being set up on stage upside down.

Flash Back to 1998

Look at all that green outdoor carpet!!!  It’s seems like yesterday but 21 years have gone by since the SunCoast Resort opened.  MC Film Fest owned by Mark & Carrie was there from day 1 to the very last day in 2007. There are so many stories & crazy memories. Some day we will write a book about it all. 2007 was also a very lucky year for M&C. It was the year we op0ened our store in Ybor City.  Wonder where these people in this photo are today, 21 years later? If you are in this photo or know any of these people please post at….

https://www.facebook.com/suncoast.resortmemories

BEAR BINGO

Every Wednesday 9Pm at Cristoph’s is BEAR BINGO. This is defiantly  NOT Drag Queen BINGO the club was packed with HOT DADDY’s EVERYWHERE!!! Our favorite Bear, John Chambrone https://www.facebook.com/john.chambrone  was the BINGO caller too. For more info on all the great events visit https://www.facebook.com/cristophstampa/  Tell Brad you saw this in Dishing.

The 2019 Summer Ybor Legend

Did you know that the YCDC (Ybor City Development Corp) puts out a Ybor City newsletter? https://yborcityonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-Ybor-Legend-02-Summer.pdf

Sign up for your free copy today at… https://yborcityonline.com/contact/

Sophia Stardust Graduation

The video everyone is talking about!!! YAAAA

https://youtu.be/waeGxtWdobs

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https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/teen-drag-queen-s-jaw-dropping-diploma-retrieval-goes-viral-n1030506?fbclid=IwAR1CaCgSDUkEL1p87tqSwGRHnclp1Q4jVpJFcH1S88JEJVaSSRFbykcQem4

Former St. Petersburg business owner Kevin McBride has a warrant out for his arrest.

Read the story in Creative Loafing

CLICK HERE

https://www.cltampa.com/news-views/local-news/article/21078370/former-st-petersburg-business-owner-kevin-mcbride-has-a-warrant-out-for-his-arrest?fbclid=IwAR2OzmqlkTUxwOJJoWGtV3vubun9Ts0CCmyePaS7KpS41bwjlUvZKYzmaRg

Mark & Carrie’s Tatar Tot Casserole LOL

We just love Facebook. Who would ever thing that a little post about Tatar Tot Casserole would get 150+ likes and so many comments? We were surprised how many people never had this Midwest comfort food. Here is the recipe. Enjoy!!!

Here is the basic recipe. Brown 1-pound hamburger. Drain and add salt, pepper, garlic powder. 1 can cream of mushroom soup (do not add water) 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce. Mix and press into a baking dish. Top with Tatar Tots & dust top with paprika. Bake 375 for 30 – 45 minutes, until the tots are crispy. We add onions, mushrooms and a bag of frozen peas & carrots. You can add anything you like celery, cheese, veggies.   We always make a double batch so there are left overs the next day.

The City Side Patio was the location for the Watermark Media mixer and advertiser award. This year The Straz Center received the award.  Thanks to Watermark & City Side for a fun night.