THANK YOU ALL For Your Many Anniversary Wishes
Yes, time does fly by fast in life! 34 Years Together and Celebrating another wonderful year of love, work and happiness! The many hundreds of wonderful wishes by cards and in person have really taken to our hearts. Mark & Carrie just want to joyously say, ” THANK YOU Community! “
GaYBOR District Coalition Meeting
This Friday at Gaspar’s Grotto
Starting @ 4PM
Join the Krewe of GaYBOR in the Gasparilla Knight Parade
The most talked about photo of the week!
Jasmine Skiies @ Hamburger Mary’s
LIVE Music at Centro Canteen & JJ’s
Shopping @ MC Film
Caught on the street of GaYBOR
To the Bat Cave Carrie!!!
Over 100 Years Old & still getting all the beautiful women!
Mike’s Mom is in town.
Be good Mike!!! LOL
Something GREAT coming to GaYBOR soon.
Bill & Marc @ Metro Tampa
People R Talking
With a lot of crunching going on in all our major cities it has also hit home to Tampa. The local arm of the Tampa’s economic development government in the historic district Ybor City Development Corp (YCDC) is closing its doors on 7th Ave and relocating to the Tampa city offices building on Palm and Nebraska Ave. The historic German American Building that houses a lot of the city utility and business services will be the new home for the YCDC management team. How this will affect Ybor City without having an overseeing office to walk to in the historic district is up for discussion and debate!
The National GOP Republican Convention is coming to Tampa and is just 6 months away. 50,000+ will be witnessing this historic political feat! A lot of the outside major day and evening party social events will surprisingly be held in historic Ybor City. Now that will be a 7th Ave. traffic jam! Oh, you might see some familiar state GLBT political wizards and nationally elected faces walking around this weekend as the Florida GLBTA Democratic Convention is being held throughout GaYBOR/ Historic Ybor City. A lot of special prep and hard work has been done to make this one of the biggest state meetings for the political organization. Get involved! Registration is at Hampton Inn & Suites Ybor, Friday and Saturday. www.hcglbtadc.org/ . Bradley’s on 7th had standing room only for its Stand Up & Cheer Super Bowl 46 Party and there was a long parade of crockpots with super bowl food buffet! And Madonna’s Half Time Show………….. You Go Girl.. Awesome!!!
Yet another new gay bar may be set to open soon in Ybor City!! The pirates are coming! The pirates are coming to Ybor City. Sat night parade, Feb. 18th!!! And the word on the Ybor streets is “Steak anyone”? With a new Ybor steakhouse opening its doors soon! The International clothing Mecca, MAGIC Spring Show in Las Vegas has the premeiring new spring/summer fashions and of course swimwear. MC FILM has gotten in some of the new men’s preview styles. Valentine’s Day is around the corner.
Historical Neighborhood Fiasco
I was one of many inputting local residents that helped prod the city for a chance for positive driven economic development in West Tampa in 1997. It was a very interesting time for investors and residents coming together to help change the climate of Central Tampa’s community. The ongoing re-development of the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory property is being raised again. The change of the large National Guard Weekend Bootstrap Training facility had plans to be changed to NOT the chosen hotel, ice rink, medical clinic, multi business residential complex, sport facility, apartments or farm market that residents gave to the Tampa City Council and had approved 10 years ago. Yes, the armory has its history of Elvis Presley performing there, President John F. Kennedy speech to Tampa days before his assassination in Dallas and the weekly night wrestling matches that riled up the most innocent.
But plans were recently unveiled to bring the now 10 year vacant and historic Tampa building, that was dedicated 1 day after Pearl Harbor, may have a new life again. We remember that ten$ of thou$and$ of city tax dollar$ that were spent trying to find its new rebirth with residents offerings. The Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation announced it would sign a 99-year lease with an option to buy the southern half of the 10-acre site, including the approximately 75,000-square foot armory building, to turn it into a needed and growing Jewish Community Center South Campus.
Another historic Tampa wait and see!
Mark & Carrie’s Nephew of the Week
Will Cespedes
When not on stage performing Will can be found at The Metro Restaurant and Lounge, on Franklin Street, behind the bar. A recent graduate of Columbia, this Virgo speaks French, Spanish & English. Will is single and a hopeless romantic!!!
Super Bowl @ Bradley’s on 7th
Super Bowl @ NY NY Pizza
Super Bowl @ Blue Dog Bistro
Super Bowl @ Hamburger Mary’s
Super Bowl & Liquid Lounge