Mama Bearings: Why I am here
“Why are you guys even here?” This was the very direct and rude question my husband was asked in March during this year’s Tampa Pride. We were sitting at a crowded table shared with friends, old and...
View ArticleSuncoast Softball League kicks off 26th year
The Suncoast Softball League, organized in 1993 to promote a safe environment for gay men and women in the Tampa Bay area to play softball, kicked off its 26th year Sept. 16. “It’s hard to believe! A...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Pride gets wild for inaugural Pride-Zoo-La
TAMPA | Tampa Pride kicked off fundraising for its fifth year with the organization’s inaugural Pride-Zoo-La at ZooTampa at Lowry Park Nov. 17. The evening began with a performance by the Tampa Bay...
View ArticleWe look back on 2018, a midterm year for a country that’s just living on a...
It’s been two years since we, as a country, entered into the reality that is the Trump Administration. The country feels more divided than ever and the phrases “fake news” and “it’s all a witch hunt”...
View ArticlePFLAG Tampa paves the way for love in Ybor
Watermark’s Most Remarkable People John and Nancy Desmond – community activists known for their work with Tampa Pride, PFLAG and more – have long shared their support for the LGBTQ community throughout...
View ArticleWatermark’s Most Eligible – Tampa Bay: Daniel Stevens
AGE: 30 HOMETOWN: Tampa, Fla. IDENTIFIES AS: “Gay, like very.” PRONOUNS: He/Him/His SIGN: Libra When he isn’t overseeing critical financing operations for a local credit union, Daniel Stevens is...
View ArticleTampa Bay Pride Band holds inaugural arts festival
The Tampa Bay Pride Band will hold their inaugural Pride Music and Art Festival March 3 from 5:00-9:00 p.m., a celebration combining the best in Tampa Bay’s visual and musical arts. “The Pride Music...
View ArticleTampa Pride holds fifth annual celebration, announces new details
TAMPA | Tampa Pride has announced new event details ahead of its fifth annual celebration March 30. “We are so proud as a community that Tampa Pride is celebrating our fifth year,” Tampa Pride...
View ArticleJane Castor poised to become Tampa’s first openly LGBTQ mayor
As Tampa highlights its diversity with the fifth annual Tampa Pride March 30, Jane Castor—the celebration’s two-time grand marshal and arguably one of the city’s most stalwart servants—will continue...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Pride 2019 VIP Sponsor Party
TAMPA | Tampa Pride held its annual VIP Sponsor Party at the Florida Aquarium March 28. The evening celebrated the organization’s partners, sponsors and supporters ahead of the fifth annual Pride...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Pride 2019
TAMPA | Tampa Pride held its fifth annual celebration in the streets of historic Ybor City March 30, honoring milestones in the LGBTQ community. The day began with the organization’s festival expo and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Mayor Bob Buckhorn says goodbye, thanks city for eight years
TAMPA | Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn thanked the city for his eight years in office in a video released April 18. “Thank you, Tampa, for allowing me the amazing honor to be your Mayor,” Buckhorn shared via...
View ArticleTampa couple’s ‘Captain Marvel’ proposal goes viral
TAMPA | Tampa’s John Chambrone and fiance Richard Owen went viral Oct. 12 after getting engaged during an ACE Comic Con photo op in Illinois with “Captain Marvel” actress Brie Larson. Chambrone, a...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Pride’s wild, second annual Pride Zoo-La
TAMPA | Tampa Pride kicked off its 2020 fundraising Nov. 2 with “Wild Carnavale,” the second annual Pride Zoo-La at ZooTampa at Lowry Park. The fundraiser began with a performance by the Tampa Bay...
View ArticleTampa appeals ruling striking down conversion therapy ban
ABOVE: Tampa Pride 2018 participants make their way down 7th Ave. in Ybor. Photo by Russ Martin. TAMPA | The city of Tampa has appealed a ruling striking down its ban on the discredited practice of...
View ArticleTampa Pride kicks off 2020 fundraising, names grand marshals
ABOVE: Tampa Pride President Carrie West, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, her longtime partner Ana Cruz and Tampa Pride Vice President Mark Eary enjoy Pride Zoo-La Nov. 2 at ZooTampa. Photo by Ryan...
View ArticleTampa philanthropist David Straz dies at 77
ABOVE: David Straz (R) and wife Catherine Lowry Straz speak at Tampa Pride’s 2019 VIP Sponsor Party March 28. Photo by Dylan Todd. TAMPA | Tampa philanthropist and former Tampa mayoral candidate David...
View ArticleAlex Jones, ProjectAlchemy Artistic Director
As Artistic Director of ProjectAlchemy Dance and the resident choreographer at the Studio@620 in downtown St. Petersburg, Alex applies his passion for dance as a tool for education and advocacy. His...
View ArticleTampa Pride announces inaugural concert, celebrity headliner
ABOVE: Martha Wash will headline the sixth annual Tampa Pride’s inaugural Pride at Night March 28. (Photo from Facebook) TAMPA | The sixth annual Tampa Pride will feature an inaugural Pride at Night...
View Article02.05.20 Tampa Bay Bureau Chief’s Desk
I’ve never had a particular affinity for cars. I’ve always been grateful to own the ones I have, of course – from my first, a 1991 Ford Thunderbird to my current, a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt – I’ve just...
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