One of the most respected performers in Tampa Bay is Miss Melanie Minyon. Always with a simile on her face and a good joke to tell. But be careful…She had been around almost as long as Mark & Carrie. The big difference is that Melanie remembers everything & we do me EVERYTHING!!! Big Kisses to Miss Melanie.
Three Cheers for Jimmy Johns of GaYBOR/Ybor City!!! True community supporters. All the food on the GaYBOR St. Patty’s Day Float was donated by Jimmy Johns. Thank You to Jimmy Johns for the food donation and for help putting UNITY into our CommUNITY!!!
Amy is one who promotes, directs and entertains. A popular show director weekends at Honey Pot, G. Bar and yells out B I N G O at Hamburger Mary’s every Wednesday night! The ever so loudly performing ” I’m Goorgeeouuus” illusionist. When not performing Amy is taking pictures for Hotspots Magazine or performing at or planning a new pageant somewhere. She has a list of pageants she has won. Miss East Coast All American Goddess, Miss Florida FI 2000, Miss Gay Florida USofA 2010 and Miss GaYBOR 2010.
Amy is heading to compete in Dallas for the Miss Gay America Pageant. Amy is also a proud founding member of GaYBOR District Coalition.
Always a happy smile on her face Amy DeMilo is GaYBOR’s choice for Member of the Week. facebook.com/Amy DeMilo
A founding member of GaYBOR and Huge Community Supporter! Simply the very BEST Cigar & Coffee Shop in GaYBOR/Ybor City. We enjoy the owner Don Barco & his staff so much that on our days off we like to visit here. Beside great coffee there is a fun selection of beer’s & wine. On you next visit be sure to stop in.
A resident of Ybor City, Rich has been an active party of GaYBOR almost since day one. Working hard on the board as secretary, co-secretary and now the treasure. The beautiful GaYBOR posters are also Rich’s creations. The next time you see him out be sure to stop and wish him a Happy Viva La GaYBOR.
Located on Kennedy Blvd, this GaYBOR Member has been awarded Best Florists in Tampa by numerous magazines and newspapers. Specialty is their wedding planning and wide floral arrangements.
Almost every Saturday morning the Ybor City Saturday Market in Ybor’s Centennial Park is open and offers a great line up of farm fresh vegetables, handmade crafts, baked goodies cigar and candle makers, canned salsas and so much more.The market caters to everyone. Entertainment by different area bands, dancing troops. The market has been GaYBOR members for years. Open year round and closed Christmas week! Manager Lynn Schultz is the scheduler and champion of creative activities. www.ybormarket.com/.
It is always an exciting time when we go out to the Festive Floats Offices & Float Barn to see all the newly decorated floats getting ready for the 2013 parade season. Owners, Chick and Bruce Adams started the company in 1994 and have over 50 themed floats that are uniquely made and decorated up. The float company has 2 locations to coral all the moving promenade spectacles. New floats are designed and takes 6 months from concept to final product. Chick has a big wall boards for all annual event parade dates and locations in their office off Falkenburg Road in East Tampa. The company contracts out their floats and travel from Key West to Mobile, Alabama and all cities in between.
GaYBOR District Coalition has contracted for floats the past 6 years. Festive Floats are founding members to the GaYBOR District Coalition. When we went to deliver beads and place goodies for the GaYBOR Krewes floatiers in last Saturday nights Sant’ Yago Knight Parade, another GLBT group arrived. A group from The Krewe of the Cavaliers also came to get things delivered and set up on their floats.
We all appreciate the colorful beads, the pretty krewes costumes and rugged pirate groups throwing out the goodies and the chromatic adorned floats as they all pass by. Now you know the rest of the floats story
Always engaged in Tampa news, political scene, new bands, creative theatre, food stops, reviews and so much more. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay under the leadership of editor, David Warner and a staff of dozens covers the news events all over Tampa Bay. They underscore the importance to newly opened businesses, non profits and clubs that help inspire the area in diversity. It has been over a year the newspaper moved to Ybor City. The new gossipy weekly tabloid is on the streets FREE every Thursday.
Proud members of the GaYBOR District Coalition.Metro Wellness & Community Centers are committed to providing premier HIV services, social networking, and other health and wellness programs that enhance the quality of life for the local community.
With active community center locations throughout the Tampa Bay area, we strive to promote a healthy environment for all and to foster diversity within the community as a whole, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or economic status.
The centers provide social activities, classes, support groups, counseling, health and fitness programs, youth programs, substance abuse programs, mental health services and FREE HIV testing.
