By Liam P. Mayclem– Lahaina, the charming little town on Maui that gifted memories to the many millions of people who have visited over the years, is now just that,…
By Joanie Juster– Lahaina may be 2,350 miles from San Francisco in travel time, but it is clearly much closer in the hearts of so many here who have deep…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– When Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909), San Francisco’s Lavender Boy Poet, visited the Hawaiian Islands in 1868, he was immediately taken with the beauty and the boys…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– Paradise burned. Within minutes. I couldn’t believe it. My friend Michael had friends in Maui who told him about the fires even before the…
By David Landis– Italy might well be my (and perhaps your) global destination of choice. The people, the art, the history—and, of course, the food and wine—are like that of…
By Debra Morris– Farmers’ Market Week highlights the vital role that farmers’ markets play in our nation’s food system. We celebrate it the first week in August and this year…
By Robyn Adams– Doris Fish was everywhere in the fall of 1991. Huge, colorful posters for her new camp drag movie Vegas in Space were plastered all over the neighborhood…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– In 2021 San Francisco made history and once again set an example for communities everywhere when Mayor London Breed declared August to be Transgender History Month…
By John Chen– In the last issue of the San Francisco Bay Times (July 27, 2023, https://tinyurl.com/3ncpmrhs) I covered three picturesque Bay Area clothing optional beaches frequented by our fellow…
By Elisa Quinzi– The norms and expectations of our environment have a powerful influence on the choices we make in life. Our need for love and belonging is primal and…
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