Winge Leaving Project Open Hand

The executive director of Project Open Hand, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides meals to people living with AIDS and other diseases, has announced that he's leaving in April.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 8, 2015

Empress, Emperor Candidates Ready for Vote

The Imperial Council of San Francisco is ready to crown a new emperor and empress for 2015, the court's 50th anniversary. It is time when candidates campaign for the prestigious title and the responsibility that comes with it.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 7, 2015

Oakland Looks to Address Racial Divide

As Black Lives Matter demonstrations continue throughout the country, the city of Oakland is working on policies to address issues raised by the movement.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 6, 2015

Eddie Bell, Known as Cookie Dough, Dies

Eddie Bell, who was known to many as drag queen Cookie Dough, died January 29 at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in San Francisco. He was 51.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 5, 2015

On the Tab :: Jan. 29 - Feb. 5

Cookie's Monster Show continues at The Edge each Thursday, and other events like last week's Mother are raising funds for the couple, proving that queens stick together in times of need.

by Kilian Melloy | Jan 29, 2015

Kicking Off the Ballet Season

Though standing room was full and the house was filled with excitement, once the curtain went up, the whole event began to resemble the roll-out of a new generation of something you should invest in.

by Kilian Melloy | Jan 30, 2015

Distant Memories of South of Market

"Janet Delaney: South of Market," now on show at the de Young Museum, is a photographic essay that documents the city's brush with redevelopment, gentrification, the wages of progress, and their casualties in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 1, 2015

Out There :: Do-It-Yourself North Bay Getaway

The small picturesque town of Healdsburg in the North Bay is in the midst of its inaugural Hands on Healdsburg program, set to run through Feb. 28. It's all about do-it-yourself activities.

by Kilian Melloy | Jan 31, 2015

Heklina and Crew Reinvent Drag -- Again

"I have always thought the PC police are way out of line." Heklina writes to me via email about the "T" word that was the source of much criticism last year.

by Kilian Melloy | Jan 29, 2015

An Oasis of Civilization

It started its life as the Polly Ann Restaurant. When it became the Covered Wagon in 1968 and turned gay, it was still a restaurant, but it evolved into a bar that held private parties for the mysteriously named "Longhorn Club."

by Kilian Melloy | Feb 1, 2015


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