March 3, 2011
Pride appoints new Interim Executive Director
San Diego LGBT Pride has hired business and management consultant Frank G. Scarpaci of The Vianova Group, LLC, to serve as interim executive director until a final candidate is selected for the position. According to San Diego Pride Co-chair Larry Ramey, the board has just completed its first round of interviews for the post. “Frank…
Hillcrest Mardi Gras takes to the streets
The 10th annual Hillcrest Mardi Gras takes over the San Diego streets on Fat Tuesday, March 8, with the party taking place on University Avenue between First and Fourth Avenues. The festival is 6-11 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA) Charitable Foundation and the Hillcrest Business Association. All…
Wendy Ho: Singing comedienne with the best of both talents
Wendy Jo Smith wanted to be a singer and performer from a young age but she never imagined that her party girl alter ego, Wendy Ho, would be her ticket to success. Six years ago, Smith took the stage at a Broadway director’s New York City party for an impromptu performance as the fabulously flamboyant…
Gay man’s attackers sentenced to jail
Two East County men received jail terms last week for beating Jacob Harshbarger in a North Park alley on Halloween 2010, but both of them will be released from jail within two months with credit for time served. Christopher Matthew Blount, 23, of El Cajon, was sentenced to one year in jail, but he received…
HRC fundraiser bowls a strike
The Human Rights Campaign, San Diego’s third annual Bowling for Equality fundraiser, held last Saturday at the Kearny Mesa Bowl, is being called “by far our most successful” by the event’s organizers. “We are honored that over 200 bowlers and 26 businesses and organizations chose to partner with HRC in the fight for equality,” said…
Congressman to re-introduce Respect for Marriage Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democratic congressman Jerrold Nadler is to re-introduce a bill to overturn the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act this week. After the Obama administration said last week it would no longer defend the law, Nadler, a representative for New York, is calling on other politicians to support his Respect for Marriage Act. Last…