With so many great eateries right here in our city it is sometimes easy to forget that just north of San Diego there is literally a whole other world of eating experiences. North County houses some of the newest hot spots for restaurants and more and more top San Diego chefs are making their way…
The thing about growing up on the North County coast was that there were not a lot of great places to eat. There was, of course, a frozen yogurt place, a Pizza Hut and a few coastal cafes, but not much else. Today, this has all changed and the area is now home to some…
The first mayoral debate among the four leading candidates at the U.S. Grant Hotel, presented by the Lincoln Club of San Diego County was, by all measures, a draw. The following is this reporter’s analysis of each candidate’s performance at the debate. City Councilman Carl DeMaio While DeMaio started out stiff, he soon relaxed and…
The list is legend The GayVNs. The Grabbys. The Hookies. The XBiz Awards. The Hard Choice Awards. Presented in venues across the country from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles and celebrating the movers and shakers of a multibillion-dollar industry, gay-porn award programs are as diverse and sometimes as kitschy as the people they…
In the real estate world, “commercial real estate” refers to office buildings, retail space, apartments and basically any property other than single family residential that is designated for some kind of a business. There are also mixed use properties that are considered commercial which are a mix of both commercial and residential. Like all real…
thursday, jan. 19 Stars in the Salon: Artists from Salome Join your favorite opera stars for a look at San Diego Opera’s 2012 international season. San Diego Opera Stars in the Salon (formerly Artists’ Roundtables) is a thrilling experience for anyone who loves opera. A distinguished guest panel from the opera Salome will take a…
DeMaio, Dumanis, Filner, Fletcher duke it out at Lincoln Club BY NICOLE MURRAY RAMIREZ I would call the first mayoral debate among the four leading candidates, held at the elegant and expensive U.S. Grant Hotel, a draw. Hosted by the very well-known and conservative Republican Lincoln Club, City Club, it cost $30 to attend the…
Despite being voted off Dancing with Stars, Chaz Bono will be back on TV screens next month in another documentary. The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) recently announced that Bono will be the subject of another documentary, Being Chaz, which will examine Bono’s life after his transition. Bono was previously the subject of an OWN documentary…
Ah, August! Pride season is over, Comic-Con is all wrapped up, tourists are flocking to America’s Finest City and the locals are usually heading out of town for their own vacation. Yet the concept of a staycation, the idea of vacationing in your own hometown, is gaining popularity. Some experts say it is because of…
Democratic senator and former presidential candidate John Kerry recently penned an op-ed for the Boston Globe in which he takes on pundits who have criticized President Obama’s “evolving” views on gay marriage and accuses them of stirring up a “phony debate about a real issue.” Today, Senator Kerry is an avowed supporter of marriage…
