Tuesday, was the bi-monthly Mack Lunch and this time it was held at The Outback on 17th street. The food and service were impeccable and to top it off I won a massage. Check out the next Mack Lunch in March as it will be their 7 year anniversary. Friday night some of the Hotspots team went down to Swinging Richards and boy we were impressed, not only by the sexy boys taking it off for our visual pleasure, but also by the amount of people they are getting. Saturday was jam packed and started out at the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of Wilton Bier Garden at 6 pm. For those of you who have not been there, this new Hotspot on the drive serve food and lots of beer and wines in a beautiful outdoor/indoor setting, so check it out!

Thursday night Boom celebrated the 50th birthday of owner Craig with much fanfare and lots of well wishers. Here's wishing Craig another 50 years of joy and happiness! Friday night Latino Salud had their annual Holiday party this year entitled Winterland and lots of cute Latino's showed up to party the night away. Congrats to director Stephen Fallon and the entire Latino Salud staff for another fabulous party. On Saturday The Villa Venice guest house had a pre New Years Eve pool party, so the boys can get started early. Isn't it nice that we live in South Florida and can have a pool Party this time of year! Saturday night I stayed in Wilton Manors to celebrate New Year's Eve as I don't like to drive around. Before midnight every place on the drive seemed to be packed and showed no signs of the crowds dying down. After Midnight I headed to The Manor and the place was packed and stayed packed till after 4 am. I heard Miami had record crowds as well.

Wednesday night, the South Florida community came out in support of "A Toy's Story 2: A Night for Giving." By the end of the evening, the community raised more than $25,000 in proceeds for many local charities (SunServe, Broward House, Kids in Distress, SMA, Pet Project, Kids in Distress, Dental Program, Knock Out Cancer, and The Covenant House). The event was hosted by Marc Silverstone of Equilibrium Events (also a writer for Hotspots Magazine) at The Manor. On Thursday, the Miami Dade GLCC hosted the annual Holigay Toy Drive at the Welcome Center in Miami Beach. A record number of attendees were greeted my Santa himself as they donated hundreds of toys and gifts for needy children. A special thank you goes out to everyone at the MDGLCC for your hard work in creating such a magical evening.

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A week ago Monday was 2 very important benefits: At Rosies they featured their 2nd Annual Last Chance, Dinner with Celebrity Servers, as a a benefit for Smart Ride and at The Stable Lady Fancy featured a benefit for beloved bartender Rambo. Both events were well attended and raised much needed money! Friday evening was the monthly Art walk on Wilton Drive with lots of artists setting up shop up and down the drive to show off their exquisite works. A special shout out to our own Pompano Bill who had a photographic exhibit "Leather and Lace" set up that night at Copy This. As soon as the Art Walk was over I headed to Boom for the TropiXXX GearUp Fashion show which was a benefit for Broward House. Tom Scog (owner of TropiXXX) featured lots of unique leather and fetish gear...