Authorities say gay reality star Xol stabbed 20 times
Sep 30, 2024 · The Bay Area Reporter is learning of new details in the killing in Palm Springs of Eduardo Xol, a gay man, former San Francisco resident, actor, and reality show star.
Bas declares victory over Bauters in Alameda supervisor race
Nov 20, 2024 · The Alameda County Board of Supervisors apparently won't have an out LGBTQ member after all. With new vote totals issued late Wednesday afternoon, Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas declared victory over gay Emeryville City Councilmember John Bauters for the open District 5 seat.
Arrest made in SF Eagle burglary :: Bay Area Reporter
Nov 22, 2024 · The B.A.R. reported October 9 that businesses in the SOMA neighborhood had been battling burglary, break-ins, and attempted break-ins over the past few months. The incidents have prompted speculation that they are from the same or related groups of organized thieves. Targeted businesses included DECANTsf, Oasis, the Stud, Powerhouse, and Mars bar.
Political Notebook: Milk's alma mater keeps his memory alive
Nov 20, 2024 · Back in 1947, Harvey Milk arrived in Albany, New York as a freshman at what was then known as the New York State College for Teachers. During his college years, he covered sports as a reporter for State College News and joined the Jewish fraternity Kappa Beta.
Cyndi Lauper's Farewell Tour bops at The Chase Center
Nov 27, 2024 · It was a concert for the ages, particularly for fans of a certain age who've been following Cyndi Lauper since the early 1980s. But there were also gaggles of young women dancing along as the veteran singer-songwriter performed her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour on November 26 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
'Wicked' - An overwhelming musical adaptation boasts great …
Nov 21, 2024 · The long, long, long-awaited film adaptation of the stunningly successful Broadway musical "Wicked" is finally upon us.After years of delays and months of inescapable marketing, one can scarcely believe it. Of course, there is a catch: this is only part one of the story, stretched beyond comprehension to a whopping two-hour and forty-minute runtime.
Holiday jollies at 'La Cage Aux Folles' - Pasadena Playhouse …
Nov 19, 2024 · Over the course of the show, audiences are also treated to projections of stained-glass windows that spin like pinwheels; costume design that verges on surrealism; and one awfully of-the-moment America First absurdity, a billboard-sized painting of Jesus playing football with kids from a "Dick and Jane" book.
Obituaries: James Sutherland :: Bay Area Reporter
June 6, 1942 — October 25, 2024. Jim died after heart surgery October 25, 2024 in Bellingham, Washington. Born in Hartford, Connecticut on June 26, 1942, he lived in Colorado, Washington and Hawaii, settling in San Francisco.
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To ring out 2024, the Political Notebook asked fashion designer Tria Connell to create a plush bunny op-art based on the ones she's stitched up to fundraise for Mill Valley-based rabbit rescue SaveABunny, as featured in the B.A.R.'s Pride issue.
'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' - A powerful comedy of community
Nov 19, 2024 · Laughter and tears, insult and injury; motherhood, sisterhood and the lifeblood of a neighborhood is all in a day’s work at Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, the eponymous Harlem salon of Jocelyn Bioh’s piquant microcosmic comedy, now at Berkeley Repertory.