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Dishing with Mark n Carrie… Happy New Year
Happy New Years Eve
Showbar
The Holiday Sunday Funday Show at The Showbar was a huge success with Esme & Cast with Mike, Tea Cup, and April all making appearances and entertaining the crowd. The energy was high and the atmosphere was electric. It was an unforgettable experience that left everyone wanting more. Luckily, the next Sunday Funday show is just around the corner on January 21, 2024, so mark your calendars! Be sure to check out the link for some amazing photos that capture the excitement and fun of the event. Don’t miss out on the next one!
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Tampa man makes it his mission to restore old cigar factories in Cigar City
Read the whole story here
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Ybor City criminal speaks out: “Too many bicyclists”
Read the story in Tampa News Force
Gasparilla Invasion
January 27, 2024!!!!
The Best part of January
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Bradley’s on 7th
Dishing with Mark n Carrie… Your Help is needed for the Toy Drive
Your Help is Needed for the Toy Drive
Make this holiday season special for the little ones in Hillsborough County! 🎄@ Tampa Pride, Tampa Bay Pride Band and Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds, Hillsborough County LGBTQ Democratic Caucus, City Side Lounge, Dishing with Mark & Carrie E-Newsletter, MR D’z Men’s Emporium, Bradley’s on 7th, Showbar Ybor, GaYBOR District Coalition, have united as a community to support a local Hillsborough County Center. Help us bring joy to these children by donating a gift or making a monetary contribution. Every contribution matters and can make a difference in a child’s life. The toy drive will continue until Sunday, December 17th, giving you enough time to make an impact. TOY COLLECTION BOXES located at
Bradley’s on 7th, 1510 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
City Side Lounge, 3703 Henderson Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609
Mr D’z Emporium, 1510 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33602
Showbar, 1613 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
We are incredibly grateful to iHeartMedia for their promoting our Community Toy Drive.#Christmas #ToyDrive2023 #tampaprideofficial #gayborDistrict #yborcityhistoricdistrict #tampabayprideband #CitySideLounge #mrdzemporium #showbarybor #Bradleyson7th, btqcommunity,#hillsboroughcountyfl , #cityoftampa
THIS SUNDAY
TEA CUP & APRIL ARE BACK!!!
The Italian Club in Ybor City
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Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary
Yoga and Chickens and more fun!!!! Visit the Ybor Misfits Microsantuary today.
https://www.facebook.com/theybormisfits
Plan now for New Years Eve in GaYbor
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Bradley’s on 7th
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Bradley’s on 7th
Dishing with Mark n Carrie….. Tea Cup & April
Tea Cup and April are Back!!!
WELCOME BACK TEACUP AND APRIL on the patio SHAZAM
SHOWBAR XMAS BRUNCH SUNDAY DEC 17th
SNOWQUEENS A different kind of Christmas show…
DJ Mike Sklarz
Doors open at 12 noon Showtime 2 pm
Make your reservations by TEXTING your info to
( 813 ) 443-8581
Tampa PRIDE Toy Drive
Community families are in need and it truly tugs at our hearts. So when the opportunity arose to lend a helping hand and bring joy to the little ones aged 3 to 5 by providing them with toys, our LGBTQ organization and local businesses rallied together without hesitation.
We are immensely grateful to the incredible support from Gaybor District, Tampa Bay Pride Band, Hillsborough LGBTQ Democrats Caucus, MC Film, City Side Lounge, and Mr. D’z Emporium. Their unwavering dedication and generosity have truly made a difference in the lives of these children.
Moreover, we would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to City Side Lounge and Mr. D’z Emporium for graciously offering toy collection accepting donations. Their compassionate efforts have made it convenient for anyone willing to contribute to this meaningful cause.
Together, we can create a brighter and more joyful Christmas for our community. Your support and participation in this collective effort are
Tampa PRIDE
GaYbor
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‘There’s Good In Ybor,’ and some of the city’s best artists will prove it on Monday
Community fundraiser this Monday. Read all the det ails in Creative Loafing
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Bradley’s on 7th
Bradley’s on 7th
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Dishing with Mark n Carrie ….. Tuesday @ the Crowbar Ybor City
Philly queercore favorite The Hirs Collective lands in Ybor City on Tuesday @ The Crowbar
From Creative Loafing https://www.cltampa.com/music/philly-queercore-favorite-the-hirs-collective-lands-in-ybor-city-on-tuesday-16784126
Tickets https://www.cltampa.com/event/hirs-collective-in-tampa-16414930
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Congratulations to the Good Sisters!!! The American Legion, in Tampa, was packed again for their fundraiser. Great job Sisters!!! THANK YOU
Ybor City History Lesson
Thank You Richard Gonzmart for sharing this….
A little history lesson as we prepare to celebrate our 119th Anniversary.
The grand chandelier in the historic Don Quixote dining room at the Columbia in Ybor is decorated for the holidays. For five decades, this elaborate chandelier has graced the room.
Purchased at an auction for $3,000 in 1972 from the Eden Roc hotel in Miami Beach, the chandelier’s worth was appraised in 2004 by an antique and lighting expert at $250,000.
The chandelier has five layers of curved brass arms, each holding a candle-shaped light. The chandelier has 360 small prisms and 105 large prisms that hang from 15 arms. Long sparkling prisms dangle from each candle base like icicles. Others, shaped like sea shells, are worth more than $500 each.
After we discovered this magnificent chandeliers worth, research revealed the chandelier’s story: It was crafted in France in the late 1890s. It took a craftsman close to two years to complete. In 1956, it arrived in Florida, where it hung in the Eden Roc. At the time, the hotel was a luxurious destination for celebrities, including Elizabeth Taylor, Lucille Ball and Ann-Margret.
When the hotel closed for renovations in the 1970s, the Columbia’s my parents, the third-generation owners, Cesar and Adela Gonzmart, purchased the chandelier at an auction for our restaurant.
After the chandelier was brought to Tampa, George Guito, who is like a brother to me, spent nearly four days hanging it in the Don Quixote, which opened as Tampa’s first air-conditioned dining room in 1934.
The chandelier was a natural fit in the Don Quixote room, a large dining room where painted tile artwork dots the walls and flamenco dancers in bright dresses entertain crowds.
In 2005, the chandelier was refurbished in time for the restaurant’s 100th anniversary. Eighty-four of those prisms were replaced at a cost of about $15,000. Six years years ago, the chandelier was removed and cleaned during restoration of the dining room’s ceiling.
HoliGay bar Crwl – GaYbor District in Historic Ybor City
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Tampa Pride
Ybor Misfits Microsanctuary
This past Giving Tuesday the Ybor Misfits raised on $800+. Thank You for all the great work you do in Ybor City. To learn more visit….
https://www.facebook.com/theybormisfits
HP @ PTL
The World-Famous club “The Honey Pot” has reopened every Friday Night in Ybor City at PTL. Congratulations to Steve and his fun crew. Click Here for more photos. https://www.mcfilm.co/category/great-photos/special-events-photos/
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Bradley’s on 7th
Obituary
Good Bye to Miss Cookie
Cookie, John & JB were favorites in Ybor City for many years. Here is the sad new from JB on Facebook this week….
For those in Ybor that knew my friend Cookie, I am sad to inform you that she passed away this morning. Evidently, she suffered a series of mini strokes starting Wed and passed this morning in the hospital in Nashville. We have been best friends for 60 years since high school and she will be missed. Our hearts are broken. RIP my dear friend. 💔😢🫶 Prayers for her family 🙏 My fourth lifelong friend I have lost this year…sad.