Growing up as kid we would visit our Great-Grandmothers home. We all thought it was a castle. It was a large old Victorian home. Main stairs and back stairways. The 3rd floor was the ballroom the attic was the storage rooms. There were balconies everywhere. The basement even had a sub-basement that was the root cellar. Our Great Aunt also lived there with her husband. She was quite the hoot!!! She would always say to us kids…” If there is ever a fire do not run up stairs or down to the basement. Run out side to the big tree in the back yard. If you are running out the front door please take your aunts favorite vase, next to the front door with you.” Then she would show us the vase with plastic flowers in it. Years after our Great Grand Mother and Great Aunt had passed, I was telling my Mom the strange story about the vase. Mom started to laugh and said my Aunt would hid extra cash and more important than cash to her, extra cigarettes in that vase. At her funeral they thought about putting the vase in her coffin. My Dad said “NO” then slipped in a full pack of cigarettes (Lucky Strikes no filters) and a pack of matches. LMAO
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Tampa PRIDE
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The Sugar Party presented by The GaYbor District Coalition
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Fat Tuesdays Opens in Ybor City
RENDERINGS Gasworx is set to be a transformative project in Ybor City
Hillsborough County LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus
Join the Hillsborough County LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus at their GOTV Office Grand Opening at Casa Kamala on Tuesday 24 September at 6pm. This event is a time for the community to come together to have our voices heard, #FlipFloridaBlue, and get Vice President Harris and Governor Walz into the White House this November!
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Judy B. Goode and piano man Paul Thomas
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The Levy’s of Monticello
A must-see film that connects the past with today. Now on Amazon Prime
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YUMMY ‘S WORLD PRESENTS
New food truck from the owner of Nana’s in Ybor City celebrates grand opening next week
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OBITUARY
Rafael Martinez Ybor
The Tampa community lost a wonderful person, Rafael Martinez Ybor, the great grandson of the Ybor City founder. Rafael was 95 years old when he passed. He was a game changer in his own right, preserving the history of Ybor City for the last 40 plus years.
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