That’s how “Pierce” described the ambience at Parc Bistro-Brasserie, and I had to agree. Garo Minassian, known for numerous popular and award-winning restaurants, has transformed the space previously occupied by Croce’s Park West into a bright urban oasis. Off-white walls and judicious touches of seaside inspired muted pastels. White globe sconces and chandeliers. A mirror…
dvr this Lifetime, Mondays at 10 p.m. UnREAL is a deeply cynical, sometimes funny, and very entertaining drama about the making of a show just like The Bachelor. Shiri Appleby plays Rachel Goldberg, a feminist who has found herself producing a paean to misogyny, which contributes to the disappearance of her ethics and a nervous…
dvd of the week Jeff Nichols’ low-budget science fiction thriller was met with some ecstatic reviews when it was released a few months ago. They were hyperbolic, because the film isn’t as smart or deep as many claimed it was, but it’s worth watching for the acting and Nichols’ taught direction. Alton (Jaeden Lieberher) is…
thursday, june 23 Melissa Villaseñor Melissa Villaseñor is a creator of many. She is an impressionist, stand-up comedian of 10 years, actor, musician and graphic artist. You may have seen her as a top 16 finalist on Season 6 of America’s Got Talent or heard her voices on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time. Her credits also…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera announced today that tenor Piotr Beczala will open San Diego Opera’s 2016-2017 season with a recital on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 7 PM at the Balboa Theatre. In demand at the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls, Mr. Beczala made his Company debut as Rodolfo in…
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore requested a court drop judicial ethics charges against him, saying he never told probate judges to refuse marriage licenses to gay couples. Moore filed his response Tuesday. Last year, HRC and other civil rights organizations joined the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) ethics complaint with the Judicial Inquiry…
Do you know where San Diego’s early gay bars were? Have you read the hate crimes plaque? Have you looked at the base of the flag pole? Have you peeked into the secret garden? How much do you really know about Hillcrest? To celebrate Pride week, Lambda Archives will have two evening tours: Wednesday July 13 and…
LOS ANGELES — Equality California has endorsed the California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016, an initiative to raise California’s cigarette tax by $2 on tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, which are taking a disproportionately large toll on lesbian, gay and bisexual communities. Lesbian, gay, bisexual Californians smoke at two to three times…
A federal judge has refused to block Mississippi’s discriminatory H.B. 1523 law, one of the most draconian and hateful pieces of anti-LGBTQ legislation passed in recent history. H.B. 1523, deceptively titled “The Religious Liberty Accommodations Act,” enables almost any individual or organization to discriminate against LGBTQ Mississippians at work, at school and in their communities….
Attorney General Loretta Lynch stated in remarks today that the Department of Justice (DOJ) stands with all members of the Orlando community. Lynch is in Orlando to meet with investigators and state and local partners on the ground and to support the people of the city and all those who have been affected by the…
