Historic Riverside Avondale Diversity Great 2013 PRIDE parade

Northeast Florida is an area of the United States of America that is fairly conservative. There are more Democrats who live in NE Florida, but the Dems do not always vote in a liberal manner. So what you have here is a great place to live that is traditionally conservative, but can be open to changes, when needed.

This past weekend, the 2013 Rivercity Pride Parade worked its way through Historic +Avondale and Historic +Riverside. It was a great event with many corporate sponsors, including +Bank America and +Chase.

The crowds were peaceful and the folks on the floats were respectful of the people who lined the streets. My husband and I were in our golf cart with our two black standard poodles and we have fun watching the parade at 3 different locations. We were able to see friends and neighbors all along the way.

The weather cooperated and even though there was a nice party in 5-points, the real festival is next week at RAM, the Riverside Arts Market. Cost for the parade and the festival is FREE. It is a great way to show our diversity and ability to live together with people who have different views and ideas.

#LizBobeck