PHOTOS: Tampa Pride celebrates 2020 grand marshals
TAMPA | Tampa Pride welcomed supporters to the Hilton Tampa Downtown Feb. 20 for its Grand Marshal Gala, introducing this year’s honorees while looking ahead to the organization’s 2020 celebration....
View ArticleTampa Pride 2020, official events postponed
ABOVE: Tampa Pride 2018, photo by Russ Martin. TAMPA | Tampa Pride 2020, originally scheduled for March 28, has been postponed and rescheduled to May 30 as fears mount over contracting COVID-19, the...
View Article03.19.2020 Publisher’s Desk
The problem with running a bi-weekly newspaper is timing. Even before social media this was an issue. Watermark goes to press roughly 40 hours before it hits the stands, leaving a window of...
View ArticleCoronavirus concerns impact Central Florida and Tampa Bay
An estimated 60,000 people filled the streets of Ybor City for Tampa Pride last year, celebrating Tampa Bay’s growing LGBTQ community. It’s a record that organizers were expecting to break this year...
View ArticleFit to Print: Life is Change
Change, they say, is good. I can think of no better or more timely example than the changes that unfolded right before our eyes in Tampa and Hillsborough County, ultimately giving rise to today’s...
View ArticleTampa Bay performers announce unofficial, digital Tampa Pride weekend
ABOVE: (L-R) Francis Queerbot 9000, Mr. Tampa Pride 2020 Kirk DaVinci and Juno Vibranz, photos via Kirk DaVinci/Tampa Pride. TAMPA | Tampa Pride 2020 entertainers have planned a weekend of digital...
View ArticleTampa Pride postponed until 2021
ABOVE: Tampa Pride 2019 supporters line 7th Ave. in Ybor. Photo by Dylan Todd. TAMPA | Tampa Pride has been postponed until March 27, 2021 in response to COVID-19. The sixth annual event was originally...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Bay’s Inside + Out quarantine gallery
TAMPA BAY | Over the last few issues of Watermark, we have asked members of our community to send us photos of them quarantining and social distancing during the current Stay-At-Home orders due to the...
View ArticleStreaming Relief: Kirk DaVinci, Virtual Virtuoso
With more than 10 pageant titles under his belt, performer Kirk DaVinci knows how to captivate audiences. With each of the Tampa Bay and Central Florida performer’s wins, which most recently include...
View ArticleHillsborough County recognizes LGBTQ Pride Month
ABOVE: The Pride flag flies at the County Center in Tampa, photo via Hillsborough County. TAMPA | Hillsborough County recognized the beginning of LGBTQ Pride Month June 1 by raising the Pride flag in...
View ArticleTampa Pride 2021 postponed
ABOVE: Tampa Pride attendees along Ybor’s 7th Ave. Watermark file photo by Maia Monet. TAMPA | Tampa Pride’s next parade and festival has been postponed until May 22, 2021. The postponement is the...
View ArticleTampa Bay officials urge caution in 2021
ABOVE: St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman (L) and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, photo via each mayor’s Facebook page. TAMPA BAY | As COVID-19 continues to impact Florida and its LGBTQ community, St....
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Bay’s 2021 WAVE winners
Tampa Bay has picked their favorites in the areas of activism, service, entertainment and more for the 2021 Watermark Awards for Variety and Excellence (WAVEs). While the pandemic prevented us for...
View Article03.18.21 Tampa Bay Bureau Chief’s Desk
What a difference a year makes. It’s a cliche statement – one I’ve used a few times over the years, especially as a Britney superfan circa 2007 – but it’s never felt more accurate to me than it does...
View ArticleThe Snap House offers interactive, inclusive photo space
ABOVE: Photo via The Snap House. The Snap House has been capturing Tampa Bay patrons in their best light since opening earlier this year, but it’s much more than an event space and photo studio. It’s...
View ArticleTampa Pride returns for in-person, expanded seventh season
ABOVE: Tampa Pride 2019 supporters in Ybor. Photo by Dylan Todd. TAMPA | Tampa Pride will return to Ybor May 22 for a full day’s worth of in-person events that organizers hope will safely unite the...
View Article05.13.21 Tampa Bay Bureau Chief’s Desk
I’ve worn my heart on my sleeve since I was little. It’s a fashion choice that’s gotten me into trouble a few times over the years, but one that’s ultimately served me well. For as long as I can...
View ArticleWatermark Issue 28.10: Tampa Pride, LGBTQ Travel
Tampa Pride returns with disco diva Martha Wash, tips, tricks, and advice for LGBTQ travelers, presented by Visit Philly, The Center Orlando names Diversity Award recipients, local news, celebrity...
View ArticleTampa Pride Guide 2021
Tampa Pride is back for 2021 with an expanded, in-person seventh season! The post Tampa Pride Guide 2021 appeared first on Watermark Online.
View ArticleTampa Pride returns with disco diva Martha Wash
An estimated 60,000 people filled the streets of Ybor for Tampa Pride’s last outing, a record organizers planned to break during their sixth annual celebration in 2020. Legendary diva Martha Wash, one...
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