Caught @ Southern Nights Tampa
Dishing with Mark n Carrie… Welcome New Sponsor
WELCOME New Dishing with Mark & Carrie Sponsor Southern Nights Tampa!!!
Check out Southern Nights Photos @ http://www.mcfilm.co/category/great-photos/caught-southern-nights-tampa/
THIS SUNday FUNday Birthday Girls
Join us for 2 over the TOP Birthday Celebrations!!! Miss Esme Russell & Miss April May-June
Tampa Pride Updates
The City of Tampa says IT’s A GO!!!!
The Food Court & Cuban Club Courtyard are SOLD OUT!!!
There are a few other spaces available in the festival and parade.
The Tampa Pride Wet Brush-pro
The Wet Brush-Pro have made a very generous donation of their high-end brushes. These brushes will be passed out at locations in Tampa. Feel free to make a Tampa Pride donation at Cash app $OfficialTampaPride & Venmo @TampaPride
Thank You Showbar Ybor for a very successful BINGO!!!
The Tampa Bay Pride Band & Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds
On Monday the restaurants at Sparkman Warf are closed. What a perfect place for the band to rehearse outside. There is always a surprised group of on lookers.
https://www.facebook.com/TampaPrideBanda Bay Pride Band and Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds
MEET Diane Haymes Photography
Diane has recently moved to Tampa Bay from Atlanta. Her photography is simply INCREADBLE!!! She has volunteered to be covering Tampa Pride and we can not wait to see more of her work. Here are some moments in time she caught at the band rehearsal this week, www.dianehaymesphotography.com/tampa-band.html
https://www.facebook.com/DianeHaymesPhoto
President Biden uses his pronouns. How cool is that?!!
Covid Shots in Ybor City
Free Shots on 7th Ave. in front of 7-11
Obituary Jim Fancil
From Bradley Nelson….
A true Tampa Icon passed away today. Jim Fancil, one of the Twat Sisters, got her wings today.
When I first moved to Tampa and was so young. I would see these two crazies, over the top drag queens out all the time. And when I say over the top, I mean “way” over the top. I was actually a little afraid of them. Once I got to know them, I was in love with them both. Their stories were all “make you want to pee in your pants stories”. Not only were they famous here in Tampa Bay, but in Orlando and the Famous PHouse. They had the best humor and wit. And were the best comedy duo ever. Both had hearts of gold. When I worked at Suncoast Resort, I got to hang out a lot with them. And once I finally had my own bar, I was elated to have to them on my stage a few times. Jim had not been doing well for the last couple years and had slowed way down. Today’s surgery was supposed to help him get better. But God had other plans. I know Jim is beside himself to see Marilyn Monroe in heaven. He loved everything about her was literally obsessed. My prayers to his family, and his best friend and other half of the Twat Sisters, Scott Bennett. I LOVE YOU JIM, you will be missed. But your memories will live on. Rest in Piece my friend…
The Tampa Pride Band
The Tampa Bay Pride Band & Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds
On Monday the restaurants at Sparkman Warf are closed. What a perfect place for the band to rehearse outside. There is always a surprised group of on lookers.
Tamphttps://www.facebook.com/TampaPrideBanda Bay Pride Band and Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds
Caught @ Bradley’s on 7th
Caught @ Southern Nights Tampa
Dishing with Mark n Carrie…. Lightning PRIDE Night
Tampa PRIDE @ The Tampa Bay Lighting Pride Night.
Tampa Pride New Sponsors
Tampa General Hospital Health and Safety Sponsor
The Showbar Ybor City is the Water Sponsor
Ybor City Chamber of Commerce
THE NEW WEBSITES HAVE LAUNCHED!
Check them out! Chamber at www.ybor.org and Visitor Info. Center at www.ybor.org/vic
Adult Easter Egg Hunt
This is going to be FUN. After the SUNday FUNday Show there will be an Easter Egg Hunt at The Showbar Ybor. It will also be Miss Aprils BIRTHDAY!!!! There are many more SURPRIZES Coming this Week. CHEERS
Tampa PRIDE BINGO
Love Aissa Barrie!!! What will she be wearing this year?
Transgender Day of Visibility March 31
Thank You St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman
A Sad Day in Ybor City
The Honey Pot announced that they will not be coming back. There were 1,000’s of comments on Facebook this week. April captured the Ybor Spirit with her post.
April Cooper: Literally and metaphorically the closing of one door and opening of another. Treasure the memories, mourn the loss and be ready for bigger and better! #vivalaybor
Tampa in Top 10 Cities to live after the Pandemic
On the TODAY SHOW, Top 10 cities to live in after the pandemic, according to a top New York realtor
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You Just Can Not Make This Up
Good friends of our purchased a home in South Tampa. The seller was also Gay and at the closing table, said that his roommate did not move out. He was also Gay and retired military. He always paid his rent on time and spent most of his time in the garden and his room. Our friends said they would give it a try. John (the renter) and them became good friends right away. John became an important part of their family. We meet John several times and he was always fun and a nice guy. 12 years later John passed away. In the later years John had made our friends his administrator of his estate. John said he had family but they had not spoken in many years. Some things went to charities and the balance of the estate to our friends. It wasn’t a lot. 1 month later the doorbell rang. It was Johns family wanting everything. All those years the family, that John never spoke of, lived 10 blocks away also in South Tampa. You Just Can Not make This Up.
Tampa Pride @ The Tampa Bay Lightning Pride Night
Dishing with Mark n Carrie …. Historic Gary in Ybor City
Gary, Florida
Things are changing fast in Gary.
Let’s 1st go back in time. Gary originally had no boundaries. It included East Ybor City, Spanish Park and Palmetto Beach. In 1898 the US Postmaster established a post office here and named it after himself, Gary. Then in 1903 this first official plat of land was recorded and called Gary-Town. Its boundary were 26th Street on the West to 40th on the East. 21st Street to the north and to the bay on the south. The City of Gary was incorporated 1915. Then in 1923 the City of Tampa extended its boundaries to include Gary.
Today there is much talk about redevelopment in Gary. The Tierra del Lago Cigar Co. located at 1908 N 36th St. is starting a major renovation. Check out these interesting links below.
Welcome to Gary!
https://www.fox13news.com/news/tampa-developer-seeks-historic-designation-for-old-cigar-factory
https://www.fox13news.com/video/914654
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_(Tampa)
Tampa PRIDE May 22, 2021
It’s a go for Tampa PRIDE 2021!!! Trucks are arriving everyday with things for this year’s events. Thank You JBD Wet Brush for your very generous donation!!!
It Truly takes a village to host Tampa PRIDE!!!! The New VOLUNTEER sign up are now posted at https://tampapride.org/volunteer/
The Tampa Pride Diversity Parade
The Tampa Pride Diversity Parade will be held this year at 4 pm on Saturday May 22nd in Ybor City. If your group registered for the 2020 parade you are registered for the 2021 parade. We need to know if you will be participating in the parade this year. Emails have been sent out requesting a yes or no response but many groups still have not responded. Let me know if you are still participating if you haven’t already done so. Your registration isn’t complete until the parade application packet has been filled out and sent back. Cutoff date is May 1st. Tampa Pride Diversity Parade is on! https://tampapride.org/parade/
Tampa Pride Entertainment Committee working hard for All of Us!!
Tampa Pride Street Festival
The Food Court is SOLD OUT!!!
Only a few other Festival booth spaces left. Get yours TODAY. https://tampapride.org/festival/
It’s a 1990’s FLASHBACK – SUNday FUNday
Fabstayz
Did you know that Fabstayz was started in Tampa? The owner had a store in Ybor City on 16th & 7th Ave. It was called Bourbon Street Boxers. All they sold was Boxer Underwear and the staff al wore just boxers too. Later this store was also at The SunCoast Resort. Check out the new Tampa page today
Metro Inclusive Health Ybor City
The new Ybor Home of metro Inclusive Health is coming along. YAAAAA