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TAMPA PRIDE
March 28,2015
In the Heart of The GaYBOR District
in Historic Ybor City
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Dishing with Mark & Carrie 12-17-14
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City Gift to LGBT Community
TAMPA PRIDE is moving forward with the new sping time pride event and the Tampa Bay GLBTA community received a huge Holiday gift from Mayor Bob Buckhorn and the City of Tampa Staff. The mayor gave a thumbs up for co sponsoring TAMPA PRIDE upcoming March 26-27th. City of Tampa is being a co-sponsor and gave the Pride committee $35,000 credit in city services support. The original cost to the city was $64,000 for city services for the festival event. The surprise afternoon call came to Mark & I as we were at a doctor appt in south Tampa.
“I am totally elated for all of the Tampa Bay Gay Community in sharing the vision of diversity in the city’s co-sponsorship.” said Carrie West, TAMPA PRIDE President.
Kurt King, TAMPA PRIDE Corp Sponsorship Chair commented, ” I just don’t have words for such a great gift to our community.”
There still is a lot of work to accomplish in making the March 26-28th Festival & Parade happen. The budget is $128,000 and we have had a lot of corporations step up to the plate in sponsorships, donations and underwriting some event costs. We still need to get the commitments offered validated. Volunteers and other personnel are needed to help share the workload and fun activities.
Some of the corporate partners include Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Fifth /Third Bank, Bud Light, PROMO Printing, Tribecca Salon, Cristino’s Italian Restaurant, MC FILM, City Side, Express Printing, Florida Entertainment, Liquid Lounge, Grow Financial, Hamburger Mary’s and Trader Joe’s.
Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor is the TAMPA PRIDE Headquarters Hotel. Other TAMPA PRIDE hosting hotels include Sheraton Riverwalk, Westshore Marriott and couple more soon to come on board that are giving great rates for the March Pride weekend.
For more information on Corp, Sponsorships, Individual Donations, Festival Sign-up and Parade entry forms go to www.TAMPAPRIDE.org or call MC FILM at 813-247-6233.
Small Business Shopping at Ybor Saturday Market
Ybor City Saturday Market is on a roll with a large variety of artisans and handmade crafts, paintings and homemade products. Located in historic Ybor City’s Centennial Park the small venturing individuals have gifts large and small handmade waiting for you to select for that someone special.
From small coffee roasters, hand knit products, sculptures, farm produce, potions and lotions a large choice of individualized products to ponder. A lot of these small start up businesses grow into brick & mortar stores or online specialties.
The market is open Saturdays from 9 am until 3 pm.
American Express Financial started “Small Business Saturday” across the country to counter big box stores and large malls. It says something that a large financial company invests in the many small companies that make up a huge portion of commerce in small towns and cities across the United States.
MC FILM Gift Giving
New Holiday Handmade Glycerin Soaps have arrived and On SALE at MC FILM. Great luxurious enriched gifts for yourself and for anyone’s stocking stuffers. Always appreciated with a large variety of Beautiful Designs & Natural Scents!
Santa Speedo Run
ASAP’s 5th Annual Santa Speedo Run had a all time record of entrants running and participating. In addition ‘Mrs Claus in Bras’ was an added incentive for all runners to partake. The 1 mile run on Sunday had over 180 runners starting and ending at Centennial Park in historic GaYBOR/ Ybor City. A new women’s profile medal award was distributed to all runners.
A lot of people were wondering on this low 60 degree weather day in Ybor, how come so many guys and girls in red speedo’s?
Promoter Jay Allar was most pleased with the runners committed to run but also of the very large attendees to watch and cheer on friends and family members for the benefit run that went down Palm Ave.
“There is a change in the number of HIV/AIDS cases and Florida is number 3. That is mostly made up now of children and women,” he told the large outside audience.
Next year an added race is said to be announced in early part of the year.
Holiday Parade
The area high school bands were practicing on 8th before marching down the famed 7th Ave. The colorful floats including an Ybor Diversity float and the Tampa antique fire truck with the Tampa Fire Rescue Chief Thomas Forward were all aligned for the Snow on 7th Parade. City officials including Mayor Bob Buckhorn and family, Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor, Tampa City Council members Mike Suarez, Charlie Miranda, Yolie Capin, Harry Cohen and Lisa Montelione were all sitting in colorful convertibles. And of course the evenings star celebrities, Santa & Mrs Claus.
The streets were aligned with families and visiting friends to enjoy the cool clear night and the snow that was being made all along 7th Ave. A great time for memorable Holiday cheer.
Holiday/ Anniversary Party at City Side
The new owner of City Side Lounge, James Encke, had a great 1st Anniversary Holiday Party for the customers and a surprise showing of the new City Side Logo and outdoor sign. The Italian catered holiday gathering dishes were excellent and for the tummy too! Packaged presents were given out to winning ticket holders. All in making and sharing the meaning of the holidays.
City Side Lounge is totally decked out with Holiday decorations, beautiful 5′ gold lit wreaths behind the bar and Christmas Trees that were reflected by the many floor length mirrors.
GaYBOR Holiday Party
The 8th Annual GaYBOR Community Holiday Storefront Contest & Community Party at the Honey Pot was again this year largely attended. The winning Retail Decorating Restaurant was Hamburger Mary’s on 7th Ave. The winning Bar./ Club went to Honey Pot and the Best decorated residential went to 1400 4th Ave Townhouses.
A super line up of entertainers included, Hostess Ms Amy DeMilllo, Esme Russell, Miss Joey Brooks and Divinity Everlasting. Congratulations to all winners
The new 2015 slogan for GaYBOR is “I Love GaYBOR”
