Real estate and mortgages are co-dependent and though other factors impact prices and sales rates, none probably more than the ability of buyers to borrow money. So this week we’re looking at whether impending increases in interest rates will do any serious damage to what is now a hot market in San Diego and other…
thursday, aug. 20 The Comedy of Errors Laughter will ring out under the stars as Shakespeare’s hilarious tale of mistaken identity takes the outdoor stage. A young man and his servant arrive in town, unaware that each of them has a separated-at-birth identical twin already there. This can’t end well – or maybe it can,…
At 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, I found myself at a protest in Los Angeles over the number of trans people, mostly trans women of color, who’ve been murdered this year so far. The latest was Tamera Dominguez in Phoenix, Ariz. who was run over multiple times in a church parking lot by an SUV….
Sometimes I still fight having a bad day, despite being an optimist and knowing God’s love for me, and that I’m surrounded by loving people. We need to be honest. Life happens. I’m so grateful to my colleague, Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins (Senior Pastor of Sunshine Cathedral MCC, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), who wrote this blog…
thursday, aug. 13 The Struts The Struts are an English rock band from Derby, England. Formed in 2010, the band is signed to Virgin EMI, a division of Universal Music Group, and released their debut album Everybody Wants in 2014, which charted at No. 52 in the United Kingdom. The song “Could Have Been Me”…
London filmmaker discusses his trailblazing LGBT short movie {Brace} Brace, writer/director Jake Graf’s short/indie pic about a whole slew of things transsexual, has taken on a life of itself. A queer film festival favorite, Brace has pleased a wide variety of audiences and cultures but few, I’ve found, really say why. It might be…
Many summer concerts will come and go this year, just like they have in years past, and in years to come. It’s a summertime expectation that music venues here in San Diego and everywhere else will book some of rocks top headliners and selling their auditoriums out to excited and appreciative fans. Two years ago…
There were so many terrible things about Amy Winehouse’s death in 2011 at the age of 27. She was arguably the greatest singer of her generation, having produced two instantly classic albums, the jazz album Frank (2003) and the throwback soul album Back to Black (2006). Winehouse’s death was an artistic tragedy for popular music…
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! I’m so happy that our refusal to compromise on the affirmation of the dignity and sacred…
