Political correctness suddenly raised its head as I began these comments on today’s popular music. I started to refer to a particular “songstress,” but with the banishment of actress, waitress etc. I feared irate comments and letters from those enraged by my use of an “ess” word; a pre-Middle English Latin/French suffix denoting a female…
A March 7 preliminary hearing is set for the Bridal Bandit, a 50-year-old woman who allegedly stole credit cards from brides during marriage ceremonies. Denise Louise Gunderson, who is also known under the name of Denise Burns, was extradited from Las Vegas and was arraigned recently in San Diego Superior Court on 25 counts of…
thursday, jan. 21 Wildside Experience Wildside, San Diego’s hottest cover band playing your favorite tunes including such artists as Teena Marie, Cameo, Bruno Mars, Rick James, Earth Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Amy Winehouse, Justin Timberlake, The Gap Band, Michael Jackson, Too Close, Santana and Prince among many others. No matter how big…
SAN DIEGO — In recognition of Black History Month, the San Diego LGBT Community Center will host the third presentation of the Bayard Rustin Civil Rights Honors Friday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. This event honoring local LGBT African-Americans and allies was founded by City Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez, national chair of the Bayard Rustin…
WASHINGTON — Implications of the California drought, anti-poverty best practices for San Diego, President Obama’s executive action on curbing gun violence and the conflict between religious freedoms and LGBT rights are chief among local legal issues that will be explored at the 2016 American Bar Association (ABA) Midyear Meeting Feb. 3-8 in San Diego. Local…
thursday, jan. 14 Cristela Alonzo The co-creator, co-executive producer and star of the ABC sitcom, Cristela, an achievement which caps a whirlwind year. Cristela Alonzo rose to fame in the world of standup and has since topped multiple comedy power player lists including “Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch,” “Top 10 Comedy Acts to Watch…
The City of San Diego declared the vacant Haggen grocery store building at 2235 University Ave. in North Park “a public nuisance” and ordered the company to clean up the site within 10 days, according to the notice posted Jan. 11 at the closed store. Haggen declared bankruptcy in 2015 and closed all of its…
An April 18 trial has been set for the alleged drunk driver who killed Oscar Melero, a longtime well known hair stylist in Hillcrest. The driver is charged with second-degree murder and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Melero, 52, was on his way to the California 10/20 run at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Interstate 5…
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! Happy New Year! Many people make New Year’s resolutions, all with good intent like losing weight,…
San Diego is a city of neighborhoods, and neighborhoods within neighborhoods, and many of them have tales to tell. We peer today into such a community, Marston Hills, an area within Hillcrest bounded by Sixth Avenue to the west, Pennsylvania Avenue to the north, and Park Boulevard to the east. The area is named after…
