One of Hillcrest’s longest standing icons, the City Deli, will soon make way for another icon as the nation’s first Harvey Milk American Diner debuts in San Diego. Owners Tom Brown, Michael Phillips (Big Mike) and Frank Lechner secured an exclusive license for the use of the name from Stuart Milk and the Harvey Milk…
A La Mesa man who impersonated being a doctor and claimed he had a cure for AIDS and cancer faced some of his victims in court June 11 and a judge ordered him to stand trial for repeatedly practicing medicine without a license and identity theft. One victim, Keith Allen Barton, 51, could not face…
As part of its ongoing commitment to cultural diversity and responsible banking, and in celebration of LGBT Pride month, Union Bank, N.A., has partnered with KPBS to honor three members of San Diego’s LGBT community as part of the Local Heroes program. The program recognizes and pays tribute to extraordinary leaders of the community who…
SAN DIEGO — Mayor Bob Filner and first lady Bronwyn Ingram joined students from Cherokee Point Elementary School at the Winter Shelter in downtown San Diego to speak with the homeless in an effort to truly understand their plight. The students spent time getting to know them and learned they are like the rest of…
SAN DIEGO – For the third year in a row, San Diego LGBT Pride is inviting active duty and veteran servicemembers to participate in a special military contingent leading the 39th annual Pride parade Saturday, July 13 at 11 a.m. San Diego Pride made in history in 2011 by hosting the first active duty military…
Video: SDYS Winter Showcase Concert 2013 at Copley Symphony Hall SAN DIEGO – San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory (SDYS) invites new students of all levels to audition for its music programs. Registration is open until 5 p.m. Friday, July 26. Now holding auditions for its 68th season, SDYS provides a platform for aspiring youth to…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced that the 2013 AIDS Walk & Run San Diego will take place Sunday, Sept. 29 in Balboa Park. The 24th annual event will feature new routes for both the Walk and the Run, and an all-new 5K “Street Challenge” obstacle course. The post-Walk festival…
SAN DIEGO – San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria contributed $13,549 to upgrade the Neil Good Day Center, and earlier in the week visited the facilities to see the completed improvements. The upgrades consisted of installation of synthetic landscape grass and clean up of the entire outdoor space. “The Neil Good Day Center was…
SAN DIEGO — The inaugural Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 at The San Diego LGBT Community Center. The awards will be presented by the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) of Washington, D.C., The International Court Council and the San Diego LGBT Community Center. Bayard Rustin (March…
SAN DIEGO — San Diego County Library is hosting its third annual Pride & Identity Celebration at the El Cajon Library, 201 E Douglas Ave, Saturday, July 6 from 1-4 p.m. This year’s event will include a performance by the San Diego Women’s Chorus and the Black Storytellers of San Diego, a Human Library, refreshments,…
