Blur Crowns Naomi Wynters Miss Mardi Gras 2013

Jaeda Fuentes and Bob Moore relinquish their crowns at the 22nd annual Miss Mardi Gras pageant at Blur Nightclub on Sunday, Feb. 10.

Fans packed into Blur Nightclub on Sunday night to watch pageant contestants shake, strut and flaunt their stuff for the Miss Mardi Gras 2013 crown. Legendary female impersonation artist Melanie Minyon hosted a wild night of glitz, glamour, bouffant wigs and evening gowns ... and some boys led on leashes.  Minyon emceed alongside Natasha Richards, who performed between sets, and 2012's reigning King Bob Moore and Miss Mardi Gras Jaeda Fuentes. The 22nd annual pageant glittered with eight contestants:  The fiercely beautiful and talented Naomi Wynters first wowed audience members in her daring gold body suit while leading a boy on a chain leash, and then took the crowd's breath away in her long, racy backless, black diamond evening gown, …

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Dunedin Mardi Gras 2013: What You Should Know

The 22nd annual downtown Dunedin Mardi Gras street celebration kicks off Tuesday at 5 p.m. Here's all you need to know, from road closures, parking and start times to the parade route, who's performing, after parties and more.

Big Mama's ready for some Creole-style revelry in Dunedin once again. The 22nd annual downtown Dunedin Mardi Gras celebration is set to the theme "Big Mama's Ya Ya Etoufee." It kicks off Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Pioneer Park at 5 p.m. and runs until 11. The downtown street party, which celebrates Fat Tuesday, includes loads of food and drink vendors, live performances, and of course, a float parade with lots of bead tossing starting at 7:30 p.m. The event attracts upward of 30,000, according to Downtown Dunedin Merchants Association event organizers. Here's what you should know if you go: Road closures may begin as early as 7 a.m. Attendees typically begin arriving as early as 1 p.m. to stake out a good spot along the parade route. The …

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1:44 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Lawn chairs are permitted, as stated in the article. As for the no pets policy at Mardi Gras: For more information, please contact the Downtown Dunedin Merchants Association. A link to their website is provided above.   more ›

Authorities Seek Teen in Apparent Mardi Gras Stabbing

Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies are looking to speak with a teenage male in what appears to be an accidental stabbing at the Dunedin Mardi Gras celebration downtown on Feb. 21.

A man dressed as a pirate was stabbed late Tuesday during Dunedin's downtown Mardi Gras celebration. Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies say rescuers airlifted Robert Joseph Casey, 56, of Madeira Beach, to Bayfront Medical Center with non-lifethreatening injuries. They believe he may have been hurt inadvertently while posing for photographs with a group of unknown teenagers at the Main Street and Pinellas Trail crossing at around 9:15 p.m. Deputies report that one of the teens grabbed a knife that Casey carried in a sheath as part of his pirate costume and pointed it at him during the photograph. Shortly afterward, someone noticed blood on the man's shirt, authorities reported in a press release. Deputies believe the incident may have been …

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Miss Mardi Gras Crown Goes to Jaeda Fuentes

Bob Moore and Jaeda Fuentes were chosen to be Mardi Gras King and Queen at the Miss Mardi Gras Pageant at Blur Nightclub on Feb. 12. They will be in the Mardi Gras Parade on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Dunedin came out in all its glamour to watch the Miss Mardi Gras Pageant at Blur Nightclub on the cold night of Feb. 12. Legendary Melanie Minyon hosted alongside reigning Miss Mardi Gras Amanda d’Rhod and Natasha Richards. The packed night was a blast for everyone (except one guy who had to be put in a time-out). Pageant judges La’Darius Belcher, Hannah Kelly, Patty Kelly, Kathy Jewel and Richards resided over contestants Ashlee Bangkx from Fort Myers, Delores T Van-Cartier from Lakeland, Naomi Wynters from Tampa, and Jaeda Fuentes from St. Petersburg. Fuentes, who performs every other Friday at Blur, had that effervescent “it” factor that won her the 2012 Miss Mardi Gras Pageant crown.  Fuentes joins King Bob Moore in the 2012 Mardi Gras…

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