'Top Chef' Finalist Melissa King Cooks Up a Feast

San Francisco cuisine fans will have an opportunity to toast - and taste - the success of chef Melissa King on Monday, March 9, in her first local public event after rising to the final four in Bravo's "Top Chef" earlier this month.

by Kilian Melloy | Mar 1, 2015

A Fun and Sexy Start to 'Polyglamorous'

Given the nightlife talent responsible for Polyglamorous, the new first-Fridays dance night at Oasis, it should be no surprise that it was a hit. Promoter-DJs Mark O'Brien and John Major have their own following.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 27, 2015

On the Tab :: Feb. 26 - Mar. 5

You have hopefully noticed that our fifth annual Besties voting is underway. You've only got a few more days to vote for your favorite bartender, gogo guy and gal, best sports bar, and dozens of other categories.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 26, 2015

'Seduction: Japan's Floating World' Opens at the Asian Art Museum

The Asian Art Museum is offering up an enticement with <slug>"Seduction: Japan's Floating World,"</slug> an enthralling new show that casts a spell and captures the aura of a place and time.

by Kilian Melloy | Mar 1, 2015

Judy Collins Intersects with Stephen Sondheim

When it comes to the songs of Stephen Sondheim, Judy Collins has planted a flag marking her territory. Collins chats all about her new Sondheim-centric show in this interview.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 26, 2015

Kaiser Removes HIV Meds from 'Specialty' Tier; CA Bills Seek Drug Cost Curbs

Kaiser Permanente has stopped charging people more for HIV drugs and is offering refunds for the exorbitant copays some of its patients faced. The decision comes as two CA state lawmakers have introduced bills meant to address high drug prices.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 28, 2015

Chiu Bills Would Helps LGBTs

State agencies would be required to collect LGBT demographic information and laws regarding the rights of parents who use assisted reproduction, as well as sperm donors, would be modernized under legislation being introduced Thursday.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 26, 2015

Gay Ex-Cop Accused of Embezzlement

A gay former San Francisco police officer allegedly embezzled more than $16,000 from the department's Pride Alliance for LGBT officers, a recent email from one of the group's members said.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 28, 2015

Self Defense Claimed in SF Gay Man's '11 Death

The man accused of brutally stabbing and beating to death his gay older roommate in 2011 did it after the victim raped him, the man's attorney said as the trial opened in San Francisco Superior Court this week.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 28, 2015

Transgender Law Center Gains Partner, Heads South

The organization Southerners on New Ground, known as SONG, has been fighting for the rights of LGBT people in the U.S. South for 20 years. And now, it has gained a new partner - the Bay Area-based Transgender Law Center.

by Kilian Melloy | Mar 1, 2015


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