In promoting the “Gang of 8” immigration bill, Sen. Marco Rubio emphasized one point: “This is not amnesty.” Whether you use Rubio’s definition – “the forgiveness of something,” or Merriam-Webster’s – “the act of an authority by which pardon is granted,” I agree. This is not amnesty. Forgiveness and pardon suggest that any debt is…
thursday, april 25 Dining Out For Life San Diego Don’t forget to make plans for breakfast lunch and dinner (and dessert and cocktails – or coffee) for Dining Out For Life San Diego. The lovely Dining Out Divas will be visiting some of the 100+ participating restaurants who are donating 25 percent or more to…
Amid the controversy surrounding transgender individuals using public bathrooms one McDonald’s franchise in Seattle Wash. is very clear on their policy. Huffpost reported that Tuesday a Reddit user posted a photo of a memo hung in a downtown Seattle, Wash., McDonald’s. “This was posted up in my local McDonald’s. Made me smile,” the user wrote….
The newly-opened Gang Kitchen didn’t hesitate to sign up as a participating restaurant for Dining Out for Life® San Diego this year. But they didn’t stop there — the restaurant’s owner, Jon Mangini, was inspired to increase his gift from 25 percent to 50 percent of all proceeds April 25. He’s also signed up his…
A La Mesa man has been charged with grand theft, impersonating a retired physician and treating two patients with AIDS and cancer who later died following unusual treatments. Keith Allen Barton, 51, posted $100,000 bond in late January after being charged with five felonies in which he is accused of claiming to be a physician…
(CNN) — Chick-fil-A restaurants’ philanthropic WinShape Foundation no longer funds the most controversial and politically charged anti-same-sex-marriage groups and has not since 2011, according to Campus Pride, a leading national LGBT campus organization. Campus Pride issued a statement Monday claiming that Chick-fil-A gave the organization’s executive director, Shane Windmeyer, access to WinShape’s 2011 “990” tax…
The New Year brings new beginnings and we at San Diego LGBT Weekly are off to a fresh start. I am pleased to announce that LGBT Weekly will produce a print publication biweekly beginning this week. Why? LGBT Media, our new media company, has become the pre-eminent presence for our LGBT community online. Whether it…
CNN — Charlie Sheen has mostly stayed away from controversy recently, but he managed to get one last doozy in for 2012. The Los Angeles Times reports that the “Anger Management” star has apologized for a homophobic slur he recently made. According to the publication Sheen was emceeing the opening of a bar at a…
Every once in a while a restaurant comes on to the scene and surprises you. Whether it is the excellent food, interesting décor or hip vibe, it is an exciting thing. So when I heard of a new chain restaurant coming to Fashion Valley in San Diego, I thought, “Oh boy, not another cookie cutter…
The Hillcrest History Guild (HHG) is celebrating its sixth annual Holiday Potluck Dinner Dec. 11 6:30 p.m. at the Joyce Beers Community Center, 3900 Vermont Street in San Diego. Guests are invited to bring a dish (salads, vegetables, cookies or a casserole) to accompany the roasted turkeys, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, bread and other treats…
