The RuPaul Drag Race crazy is sweeping Tampa Bay! A kick off “Pink & Black Ball” was held at Chelsea Nightclub. The celebration in honor of “RuPaul Drag Race Season 3,” was lead by local favorite Alexis Mateo, wowing the audience in an original RuPaul Start Your Engines outfit, complete with race helmet! In case you are the only person in Tampa Bay not to know this – Alexis is a contestant in this season’s show!
Start Your Engines
The RuPaul Drag Race crazy is sweeping Tampa Bay! A kick off “Pink & Black Ball” was held at Chelsea Nightclub. The celebration in honor of “RuPaul Drag Race Season 3,” was lead by local favorite Alexis Mateo, wowing the audience in an original RuPaul Start Your Engines outfit, complete with race helmet! In case you are the only person in Tampa Bay not to know this – Alexis is a contestant in this season’s show! Also appearing on stage were, Amy DeMilo, Yara Sofia, Mariah, Al & Chuck and in Pink Feathers with Sexy Black Cocktail dress – club owner DIVA Nikki! The who’s who of the Central Florida community were in the audience. The newly remodeled Chelsea Club looked fantastic! They have new floors, new patio, new paint and decorations – even a surprise new door! Our two favorite places to view the show are The Chelsea and Hamburger Mary’s. At the Chelsea every Monday, you will have a chance to win a Suite on the MSC Poesia cruise with the RuPaul contestants in March 2011, as well as Official Logo TV Prizes. At Mary’s there will be a special drag show every Monday night. May the best Diva win! Now ladies… start your engines!
Larmon Furniture Since 1931
The recession has deeply affected all of Tampa but Jimmy Kalamaras over at Larmon Furniture has had his family go through the ups and downs of the changing economy for decades. Located on the West end of 7th Ave in Ybor City, the local furniture and appliance center services and caters to all walks of life. Coming back from a furniture show, new arrivals of Victorian, French reproduction and traditional living room sets and bedroom sets have started to arrive for spring. The staff is always a pleasure to work with and the choices are out of this world. Being in business over 80 years says something. Larmon Furniture has a second location in Town & Country also. Congratulations and thanks for your well-attended customer service.
People Are Talking
It looks like soon there will be an announcement about two new neighborhood LGBT Bars that will be opening in GaYBOR! Both clubs will be open in the afternoons seven days a week. Only in GaYBOR do we call three-story clubs neighborhood bars! The in place to be for Wednesday Happy Hour is the Crow Bar with Bonnie. The club is packed with locales and visitors alike. If $2 martinis don’t get your attention how about truly 1/2 meals? Check out Bernini in GaYBOR for this special! The bands at Centro Canteen have been incredible! Joe has been booking some of the best bands in Tampa here! Also across the street at JJ’s Café – the food is wow and the music is too!
