Gotham

dvr this FOX, Mondays at 8 p.m. One of the most hyped and best new TV shows of the fall, Gotham is a series that serves as an origin story to the world of Batman. It’s focused on young Detective Jim Gordon, the future police commissioner and Batman’s closest compadre. Gordon is played by fierce…

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The City: Top to Bottom

thursday, sept. 25 Big Daddy Orchestra The Big Daddy Orchestra has been dazzling audiences for the past ten years with their distinctive style and sound. A stellar horn section, a rockin’ rhythm section, innovative arrangements and versatile vocalists create an extraordinary experience. Humphreys Backstage Live, 2241 Shelter Island Drive San Diego, 7 p.m., $5 cover,…

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First bill in the country to expand supply chain for LGBT business owners is approved

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Testimony and advocacy by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (www.nglcc.org) successfully encouraged the California Assembly and State Senate to approve bill AB 1678 that would result in new opportunities for businesses owned by those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. It is believed to be the first bill of…

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HRC awards four grants to historically black colleges and universities (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON– The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and Promised Land Film have announced that they have awarded $4,000 grants to four historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The grant will allow institutions to use the award-winning documentary, The New Black, (watch the official theatrical trailer above) as a tool to advance on-campus LGBT inclusion. “Engaging…

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‘Tour de Fat’ lights up Golden Hill Park with over-the-top carnival of bike-loving madness

San Diego’s bicycle lovers, beer connoisseurs and carnival fiends bring out their strangest attire and rejoice because Tour de Fat is back. The event kicks off with a costumed bicycle parade that winds through city streets and ends in Golden Hill Park, where the rest of the day’s entertainment shines with musical acts, yo-yo performers,…

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Lisa Sherman

Lisa Sherman named president and CEO of the Ad Council

NEW YORK – The Ad Council’s Board of Directors announced today that Lisa Sherman will serve as the organization’s next president and CEO. Ms. Sherman was most recently the executive vice president and general manager of LogoTV, part of Viacom Media Networks. She succeeds Peggy Conlon, who announced her retirement in April after 15 years…

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Saatchi & Saatchi’s ‘Trust Your Power’ wins Ad of the Year at the 8th annual ADCOLOR awards in Los Angeles (VIDEO)

http://youtu.be/RdsmPLzz7_U LOS ANGELES — In a night that celebrated the achievements of those working to champion diversity in the advertising, marketing, PR, media and entertainment industries, ADCOLOR® recognized some of the best and brightest at their annual ADCOLOR® Awards ceremony, Saturday, Sept. 20.  The event, hosted by CNN’s Don Lemon, was filled with rousing moments from…

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Pink Lake International LGBT Festival 2014: ‘A great success’ (VIDEO)

With more than 4,500 hotel nights booked and with over 1,000 visitors from over 20 countries,  ​​the seventh Pink Lake International LGBT Festival (Aug. 28-31) on Lake Woerthersee in Velden, Southern Austria was a great success for the LGBT community . “The most important thing for us is that the festival guests are happy, have…

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