The Metropolitan Community Church of San Diego (MCC) has announced that Interim Mayor Todd Gloria will be their special guest Sunday, Oct. 20, at the 11 a.m. service. Interim Mayor Gloria will bring the worship service message focusing on the unique talents and gifts we are all given and how beautiful it is to use…
A judge has reinstated a robbery charge against three San Diego firefighters who face trial next year on making a criminal threat to two brothers in an alcohol-laced incident in which both the victims and the firefighters yelled anti-gay comments to each other. Deputy District Attorney Michael Runyon said Monday he was pleased with the…
Seniors remember when people in a movie were easily identified as detectives or reporters because they always had their hat on. Businessmen and professionals were expected to wear hats too, but the rules were different. First of all, hats were to be tipped to the ladies. Ask a senior to demonstrate. Furthermore, when entering an…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and as I’ve said before, “The pink ribbon should be as important to the GLBT community as is the red.” During those dark, early and lonely years of AIDS in the 1980s lesbian women were the unsung heroes who many times took care of their then dying gay male…
Harvey Milk’s American Diner Dear Editor, When I first heard the name “Harvey Milk’s American Diner” I wondered, is that a good idea? But then I thought, if someone had asked Harvey Milk if they could use his name for a diner, he probably would have said. “You want to use my name for a…
The circus is in town again, also known as the San Diego mayoral race. Our citizens get to pick a mayor for the second time in a year. What I find fascinating is the fact that endorsements are completely along party lines. Knock me over with a feather. Endorsements are supposed to convince voters to…
My parents bought my brother and me a video game system, allegedly to improve our hand-eye coordination and thus our poor penmanship. They quickly realized that we would play video games at the expense of all else, and set up some rules. The first hour was free. The second hour had to be paid back…
People are always talking about real estate, when to buy, when to sell, what’s up and what’s down. This is because the marketplace is ever fluctuating and goes up and down along with other economic factors. Supply and demand is a major factor: simply stated, when supply is greater than demand, prices fall and when…
Sometimes there are so many small art openings happening around town that my column is best designed as a cheat sheet so that you can pick and choose what to see. This week is one of those times. So here goes! Art Produce in North Park. Community artist Cindy Zimmerman presents Time Came Around, a…
thursday, oct. 10 Logan Heights This Josefina López play follows the history of the Rosales family, from a small Mexican town to the neighborhood of Logan Heights in San Diego. The story is seen through the eyes of Dalia, an aspiring writer who is reluctant to get involved in the real world, much less in…
