The economy is looking up for many and according to the Case-Shiller index tracking resales of single family homes, this trend is being reflected in home prices. Nationally, prices are up 5 percent in the last 12 months, but in popular San Diego, that number is even higher. At a rise of 6.3 percent our…
Last week, the City Council promised voters a chance to change the way elections are run and won in San Diego. By a 5-4 party line vote, Democrats advanced a ballot measure that would require a November run-off between the top candidates. Conservatives have argued that the measure is simply a Democratic attempt to consolidate…
Meet Becky Gulsvig who plays prominent American songwriter Cynthia Weil in the Tony Award-winning Carole King musical ‘Beautiful’ Carole King has been a national treasure for years now dominating the music world for decades with Billboard hits like “I Feel The Earth Move Under My Feet”, “Jazzman”, “You’ve Got A Friend” and “It’s Too Late”….
Imagine a country like Mexico or Japan whose population has been replaced entirely by a demographic consisting of nothing but people 45 or older. That is what the United States looks like today. Nearly 135 million people – roughly 43 percent – of America consists of people getting older. And their ranks are swelling. According…
Tuesday, Aug. 2, one of the most internationally successful bands ever, Duran Duran, returns to San Diego on the latest leg of their North American Paper Gods Tour with ’70s disco sensation Chic featuring Nile Rodgers and upcoming electronic artist Tokimonsta. Formed 38 years ago in Birmingham, England by Nick Rhodes and John Taylor, the…
I have a close friend and partner in crime who is “Ethel” to my “Lucy”, “Waldorf” to my “Statler”, “Butch Cassidy” to my “Sundance Kid” – you get the picture. We met for dinner at Pardon My French one recent evening to share news and gossip. “Butch” and I huddled in the large private booth…
In 1974, homosexuals could be, and were, sent to state mental hospitals, and were subjected to electroshock therapy and lobotomies. The police were frequently raiding gay bars (that only heterosexuals owned because gays could not be issued liquor licenses) and beating us up and arresting us for “lewd conduct” (that being dancing with someone of…
Recently at a vegan restaurant, with surprisingly (to me) delicious dishes, a friend, Don, invited me to a dinner prepared by his girlfriend of three months for whom he had become a strict vegan and yoga devotee. He, and his sunken cheeks, proclaimed a loss of 30 pounds. On arrival I found four guests discussing…
A former Compton school board member who was convicted of oral copulation upon a sleeping straight man was sentenced July 14 to six years in state prison. Probation was denied to Skyy DeAnthony Fisher, 33, by San Diego Superior Court Judge Runston Maino, who said the emotional injuries to the 25-year-old victim were “profound.” Fisher…
A memorial service will be held for Angelo De Nardo, who attended Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) and was the first homeless victim killed in a series of five attacks on homeless men. Two others were killed and two seriously injured. No date has been set yet for the service, but Senior Pastor Dan Koeshall made…
