Inspired by a string of Washington, D.C. restaurants, the Liberty Station Fig Tree Café will be offering a discount off food for one day to all furloughed government workers who can provide a valid military, government or federal ID. Although there is always a 1o% military discount every day, the Liberty Station location of Fig…
http://youtu.be/yRv75tdFDfE The Guardian, U.K. reported that British street artist Banksy set up a pop-up stall in New York’s Central Park, selling original signed canvases of his work. Some of the work is estimated to be worth around £140,000, despite this, the artist only made $420 in a day from the stall. This is the latest…
NEW YORK – Z100’s Elvis Duran and the Morning Show and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, the leading media company in America with a greater reach in the U.S. than any other radio or television outlet, will join millions of people nationwide in ‘going purple’ for Spirit Day Oct. 17 in a united stand against…
From the LGBT Caucus of the California Democratic Party: Our LGBT Caucus family lost one of our greatest members and champions on September 22, with the passing of Gloria Johnson, who served as co-chair of this Caucus from 2003 to 2007. A memorial service has been scheduled for Thursday, November 7, at 1:30 p.m. at…
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, an organization that advocates for and protects the rights of all people who ride bicycles, ends its six-month stretch of monthly neighborhood bicycle tours Sunday, Oct. 20, in Ocean Beach. The final Bike Local Sunday kicks off at 11 a.m. in Robb Athletic Field with bike tune-ups courtesy of OB E-Bikes and…
Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, a California adoption agency based in Los Angeles, was awarded an HRC Foundation’s All Children – All Families seal of recognition at the RaiseAChild.US Harvest Celebration at Mauro Café Fred Segal Melrose Oct. 1. ACAF trainer Rob Woronoff presented the seal to Louis Josephson, PhD, the CEO of Vista…
Today, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington D.C., the Values Voter Summit, a veritable who’s who of right-wing conservative politicians, journalists, religious and media personalities, will gather for three days to promote their exclusive brand of Americana based on faith, family and opportunity. Such iconic anti-gay figures as Tony Perkins, president of the Family…
The Hillcrest Business Association elected officers and a new board of directors Tuesday night at Heat Bar & Kitchen, as longtime board member and SDGLN.com publisher, Johnathan Hale was chosen by members to take the reigns as president of the business improvement association, which has a $1 million annual budget. In addition to an election,…
Singer Bobby Jo Valentine will perform his unique brand of “hopeful folk/pop” music Friday, Oct. 11 at the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), 2633 Denver Street in San Diego at 7 p.m. Valentine is a winner of the 2013 Rising Star Contest and L.A. Weekly described his music as containing “clever melodies, witty wordplay” and that…
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble (HWE) welcomes special guests, the Amadeus Ensemblet of Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday Oct. 18. at the First Unitarian Church, 4100 Front Street in San Diego at 7 p.m. The two ensembles will share the stage for an evening of classical wind music. The concert will open with two pieces from the Hillcrest…
