This June, San Diegans will be voting on the Barrio Logan Community Plan. I’ve seen the map, and it’s complicated. It has Residential Zones, Business Zones, Buffer Zones and seemingly every option in between. I’m still not sure if the blue area is the ocean or another type of land use. Fortunately, I don’t have…
In honor of the fact that Harvey Milk’s American Diner is doing something totally unique in San Diego by bearing the moniker of the LGBT-equality movement’s patron saint and trailblazing public-office pioneer, San Diego LGBT Weekly is sharing with you a Q&A posed to the restaurant’s co-owners, Frank Lechner and Big Mike Phillips about the…
Join in the largest LGBT Fat Tuesday celebration west of New Orleans, and experience the electric flair of New Orleans right in the heart of Hillcrest. March 4, from 6-11 p.m., let the wild rumpus begin as Hillcrest Fat Tuesday transforms University Avenue between 10th Avenue and Herbert Street to the carnival of the year!…
After a series of legislative and judicial Marriage Equality victories, major anti-LGBT organizations have redirected their efforts away from marriage equality and toward attacking the rights of transgender people. These attacks follow California’s passage of Assembly Bill 1266, the School Success and Opportunity Act. The bill guarantees transgender students equal access to restrooms, locker rooms,…
The San Diego Wrestling Club will be hosting their 8th annual Bulldogs Wrestling Tournament Saturday Feb. 15 starting at 1 p.m. in the main auditorium of The Center in Hillcrest. Spectators are welcome to come and check out the wrestling competition during the tournament for a $5 donation to the club. The annual San Diego wrestling…
The alleged getaway driver in 11 robberies and attempted robberies in Hillcrest and elsewhere will face a Feb. 20 preliminary hearing. The crimes all occurred Feb. 2 to pedestrians in Hillcrest, Ocean Beach, Golden Hill, Mission Beach, UCSD, and the Midtown area. Benjamin Hernandez, 23, pleaded not guilty Feb. 5 before San Diego Superior Court…
SAN DIEGO — Harvey Milk’s American Diner, which had its soft opening in August of last year, closed its doors last night to undergo a complete remodel. An entirely new restaurant and cocktail lounge will welcome back customers, and the entire Hillcrest community with a fresh and exciting new look by famed designers David Kohen…
A Hillcrest man was attacked on Christmas Eve by a group of men wielding baseball bats and shouting anti-gay slurs. The attack happened in the early hours of Christmas Eve, on First Avenue near Robinson, leaving Dwayne Wynn with a broken eye socket and three cracked ribs. Wynn, who believes he was targeted because he…
This year, California became the first state in the nation to proactively support transgender students’ rights with the signing of Assembly Bill 1266, the School Success and Opportunity Act. The bill guarantees transgender students safe access to restrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that corresponds with the student’s gender identity. Prohibiting a student from doing…
In 2007, which coincidentally was the centennial of the founding of Hillcrest, the American Planning Association designated Hillcrest as one of the top ten great neighborhoods in America. That is an incredible honor when you consider the size and scope of our nation and ponder how many neighborhoods are contained within it. That got me…
