Mark Your Calendars NOW!!!

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The Holiday Season is kicking off to a roaring start 11-11-11, “Ybor Thunder” ,The Largest Bike Fest Tampa has ever seen will be in Ybor City!  7th Ave will be closed and open only to bikes Friday & Saturday!!! The following weekend is Ybor City Cigar & Heritage Festival Weekend in Ybor City. More Holiday plans are in the works for Historic Ybor City and include extensive Street Decorating, Holiday Parties, Santa Claus and even SNOW this year!! www.Yborevents.com
Flamingo Auto Group Benefit
This coming Sunday at the Flamingo Hotel, the Flamingo Auto Group (FAG) will be having a benefit for MCC Food Banks. Starting at 11AM until 3. Please bring canned items. A whole array of classic cars for your review and enjoyment. FMI tpatiny@tampabay.rr.com

"Hotel Hell" starring The Historic Don Vicente Inn de Ybor

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The Travel Channel TV show “The Dead Files” had quite the un expected time at The Historic Don Vicente Hotel located  here in Ybor City. We will not tell you what they found but let’s just say we will never go into room 305!!! Here are some clips of the show http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/The_Dead_Files/Episodes_Travel_Guides/Hotel_Hell
The current owners, the Jack Shiver Family hosted a screening party Oct 28th. Guests were encouraged to come dress as hospital staff & patients. While dining on a ghostly buffet and sipping witches brew the group was agast as to what the investigators found.
In the creep photo below you can see an unexplained person(s) in the mirror????
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Leading up to the event Tessa Shiver appeared on My FOX Tampa Bay
and was interviewed by local TV Channel 10 WTSP anchorman Preston Rudie on 10 Connects

Tale of Two Halloween Parties

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Guavaween 2011

All Hallows Ball 2011

All Hallows Ball, “Up In The Air”
With a very long line of creepy and grueling shady characters entering the Tampa Convention Center, it was show time for the annual GLBTA private Halloween Ball. The low foggy misty damp night made a great setting for a Halloween party! Of the invited 5500+ multi-state guests appearing, hundreds were dressed as airplane pilots, Pan Am stewardesses, flying nuns, colorful lit fluffy clouds, tornadoes and a great looking chimney sweep! That was just a few of the coordinated and hand made costumes invitees had fun making and dressing up for the annual charade.The huge 20′ glass domes and picturesque designs all over the convention center were a great background with the blasting upbeat  dance music. Queen & I Thai Restaurant partners, Bryan & Don, wore a lavish Thai costume and Genghis Khan attire. Sharon Rose and Tallahassee kids made intricate peacock tails that were 6′ tall and LED lit. Scott Spar was flying around in his bright yellow bumble bee ensemble. Memorial Hospital Dr. Daryll & friends were giving hefty pixy dustings to all outfits. Sparkling!!!  The crazy MC FILM duo came as one of many, flying nuns! It was another great time all done by community volunteers.

GaYBOR Member Bill Sharpe of South Tampa Community News steps up to fight for the homeless

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

HERE’S THE NEWS !

In case you missed today’s newspapers, two important stories appeared today.

FIRST, the St. Petersburg Times will become the Tampa Bay Times on January 1, 2012.
(You can read most of those details in the September issue of the South Tampa Community News here)
SECOND. Today’s Tampa Tribune gave you a story on TAMPA EPOCH.  Read the details here

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Smoke on the River at Rick’s on the River

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What was the original name of the newspaper that later became the St. Petersburg Times ?

Winner will be selected at random from all correct answers received by Noon, Friday, Nov 4. Send your answer to bill@southtampatoday.com.
This Week’s Prize:  Two Tickets to the Florida Orchestra

Congratulations to  LISA LEIHY  !

Last Weeks Question:  Tampa Bay & Company has announced the hiring of a new President and CEO.  Where and what was his most recent position ?

Answer:

Kelly Miller was hired and most recently worked for Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce.
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Ahoy Matey’s,

You have been conscripted to serve on the float for the Krewe of SOHO in the Gasparilla Invasion Parade on Saturday, January 28.
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Each Krewe of SOHO member will receive a Krewe T-Shirt,  plenty of beads to throw, a grog of rum, and the fun of being in the Biggest Party and Parade in Tampa.

Total cost to participate $150 per person.
$200 after Nov. 15.  Limited to 100 participants.
Deposit required  $50, balance of $100 due upon approval of our application, approximately Nov. 15.
Deposit will be refunded should we not be approved.
Full costumes are required with the theme as established. Cost of costume is the responsibility of the Krewe member.  This is a partying krewe sponsored by the South Tampa Community News

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