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Jenny Block | Contributing Writer
Lio Botello, 32, is one crafty queen. Actually, he is Krafty Kween, maker of baking goodies that look as good as they taste. His day job is managing a Farmers Insurance Agency, he explained, but “My second full-time job is baking and crafting for my business.” Formerly with Sugar Daddy’s, he grew up in Fort Worth.
“I lived in Hurst for nine years before finally making the move all the way across DFW to Dallas,” he said.
Botello’s former partner in business and in his personal life was a pastry chef. That’s how his career in baking began.
Gay Agenda • May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021 |
The Gay Agenda
Have an event coming up? Email your information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue.
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Every Monday: THRIVE
Resource Center’s THRIVE Support Group for people 50 and older meets virtually from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. led by a SMU Intern from their counseling program. A secure Zoom Room opens at 11:30 a.m. for people to join and chat. Email THRIVE@myresourcecenter.org to request the link.
May 12, 2021 |
Last year throughout the month of June LGBTQ Pride Month here in the U.S. a brightly-colored rainbow flag centered with a white star and the seal of the city of Dallas flew atop the flag pole at City Hall for the first time. The council approved the flag specially designed for the city by Tracy Nanthavongsa at its regular meeting on Wednesday, June 17, and ordered that the flag be flown from the flag pole on City Hall Plaza for the rest of that month and throughout every June thereafter. The flag was raised over City Hall for the first time during a special ceremony the next day, Thursday, June 18.
Dallas Pride accepting vendors for Virtual Marketplace
May 10, 2021 |
Marsha Dimes hosts two evenings of entertainment June 4 and 5, as Dallas celebrates Pride 2021
As the U.S. and the world continue to battle COVID-19, Dallas Pride organizers have scaled down in-person events this year (last year’s Pride was completely virtual),
as we have already reported. But there will be in-person events two nights of performances on stage at The Band Shell in Fair Park.
But, organizers announced today (Monday, May 10), Pride vendors remain virtual-only this year.
“As a result of smaller footprint for Dallas Pride 2021, there will not be opportunities for in-person vendors,” organizers said. “But we will be offering vendor opportunities in our Virtual Marketplace, [and] we are now accepting vendors for the
Gay Agenda • May 7, 2021
May 7, 2021 |
The Gay Agenda
Have an event coming up? Email your information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue.
The Gay Agenda is now color-coded: Red for community events; blue for arts and entertainment; purple for sports; green for nightlife and orange for civic events and holidays.
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Every Monday: THRIVE
Resource Center’s THRIVE Support Group for people 50 and older meets virtually from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. led by a SMU Intern from their counseling program. A secure Zoom Room opens at 11:30 a.m. for people to join and chat. Email THRIVE@myresourcecenter.org to request the link.