YAYA, NEW SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT HAS OFFICAL GRAND OPENING
YaYa Southern Cuisine, a new soul food restaurant in East Tampa, held its Official Grand Opening ceremony on Saturday, January 6, 2024. The restaurant is located in Eastgate Shopping Plaza at 22nd St. and E. Hillsborough Ave. (2301 E. Hillsborough Ave.). Among staffers on hand to greet you are in front: Mary Hardy, Laverne Lynn Madir, (AKA YaYa), Fahkir Hardy, Antonae Johnson and Kristian Doward Hardy. From left, Gerard Cummings, Quiana Johnson, Senovia Johnson, Kyshan Johnson and DJ Worm, Tampa. (Photograph by BRUNSON)