SAN DIEGO, Calif – RISE San Diego announced its 2015 RISE Urban Leadership Fellows at a reception on the University of San Diego (USD) campus May 1. The program, which is delivered in collaboration with the USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES), uses an adaptive leadership approach that requires active engagement and deep…
San Diego band, Danielle LoPresti and The Masses released a new video Thursday from their performance at San Diego IndieFest 9 March 28. The performance took place at Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park, directly facing the Mid-City Police Station in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego. LoPresti, joined by Minneapolis out singing phenom, Cameron Wright,…
Last week’s issue of LGBT Weekly included a “guest commentary” by popular Latina drag queen entertainer Francesca “Franko” Guillen, a former “princess royale” and community activist. Everything seems to be fair game in politics and many times “letters to the editor” and “commentaries” are ghostwritten for well-known individuals. Many of us laughed our heads off…
There’s a new permanent exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Man (SDMM) that poses the question, “Race: Are We So Different?” For some, it will be their second time seeing it. “The American Anthropological Association curated the exhibit, it was here at the Museum of Man about four years ago and we had such…
thursday, may 7 Gator By The Bay San Diego’s 14th annual Gator By The Bay is the largest, most authentic Louisiana-themed music and food festival this side of the bayou and will be held from May 7-10 at the Spanish Landing Park, across from San Diego International Airport. Presented by San Diego’s Bon Temps Social…
As a progressive Christian, I believe there are many names for God and many ways to a loving God; this article reflects one of those ways. Take from here what works for you. Celebrate life with joy and peace! A time of celebration, of rejoicing! A time of shouting “Hosanna” and singing and dancing! Jesus…
A gay man was sentenced Monday to 180 days in jail for his no contest plea of spreading HIV to a former boyfriend despite his assertion in court Monday that he had informed the victim of his HIV status before they had sex. Thomas Miguel Guerra, 30, was dressed in a suit before San Diego…
By any measure, OUT at the Park 2015 was a huge success. I rode the beautifully refurbished vintage trolley to the event and quickly found the tailgate party. I was greeted by Pride Director of Development, Sarafina Scapicchio, and she handed me tickets for the game, as well as complimentary food and drinks. She introduced…
A 20-year-old man who answered a Craigslist personal advertisement has pleaded guilty to robbing a 74-year-old man who was shot with a taser and tied up in a bathtub. Lucas Churchill Holmes, of El Cajon, pleaded guilty fairly early in his case, as he was arrested April 8. Charges of committing elder abuse, burglary, and…
A May 4 preliminary hearing has been set for a naked guy who was found inside someone’s bathroom and who told the occupant he only broke in to take a shower. The nude prowler was discovered at 12:10 a.m. March 17 inside the first floor apartment in the 8700 block of Spring Valley. The occupant…
