Our city has lost many activists who simply got fed up and moved away to where they feel they can possibly make a difference. The newer residents who have purchased homes or condos at very high...
I got into show business. I met some people and got introduced to Sid and Marty Krofft. I was hired and trained by them. I became a Puppeteer. I performed a puppet show they created called “Les...
Cher, Diana Ross, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Barbara Streisand, Goldie Hawn, Liza Minnelli. Pick a name from that era, and they too likely shopped at Fred Slatten Shoes, a boutique he kept lit 24 hours a...
IT’S AMAZING WHAT can happen when you live right off the Sunset Strip. About 15 years ago on a warm balmy December night, I was in my living room of my apartment, watching a movie on my...
AND THE GREAT LITTLE CITY IT BECAME Little did we know what our West Hollywood would look like today. High rents, luxury condos and homes and more hot spots with restaurants, shops, bars and...
The New Faces of Gay Nightlife in West Hollywood As I walk out of my front door at BlockParty and look left and right, I am excited and inspired by the new generation of LGBTQ business owners who...
Years of Service Spring Laura Friedman Closer to Congress “I never ran with the intention of being ‘Adam Schiff Part Two,”’ says Friedman. “Will I stand up and defend democracy? Of course....
Is It the Real Pop Sensation Kylie Minogue or Just a Drop-Dead Gorgeous Queen? ‘I have been to drag nights,’ says the international LGBTQ+ pop icon, ‘and I feel like I am not getting the gold...
Gentrification is changing California’s iconic gay communities Experts say neighborhoods that emerged as havens for gay Californians are now feeling the effects of rising home prices, shifting...
When the West Hollywood City Council approved an appeal for an apartment project at 910-916 Wetherly Drive last month, the only dissenting vote came from City Council member Lauren Meister. She said...
Fifteen Candidates Are on the 30th Congressional District Ballot The winner will likely represent the district including West Hollywood for years, as it is an overwhelmingly safe blue stronghold...
By MIKE SZYMANSKI A one-of-a-kind gathering focusing specifically on the bisexual and pansexual community and their allies, B+ Well: A Wellness Conference for the Bi+ Community, is set for an...
During our last City Council meeting, it was revealed that we had a $31 million surplus, which when added to our general fund now equals $186 million. It may be hard to believe that a city that’s...
I had never been a victim, and you don't think much about it when you’re out doing something. Sure, you see a lot of crime on the news and online, and you hope that it will never happen to...
In life are we given circumstance, and we make choices — or does fate somehow lead us there anyway? January 3rd marks the day my father died of bone cancer at the age of 29 just two...
So 2024 is right around the corner, and so many of us are trying to decide how is next year going to be any different from this year. If you haven't been noticing, many people are still struggling...
It's hard to believe after all these years I still have retained my optimism and my idealism. Especially getting past the last three years of the global pandemic. Or even living in West Hollywood...
I LOST MY NEPHEW 12 years ago on Christmas Day. He was only 20 years old, and he accidentally overdosed on drugs. My nephew Shane passed away nine months after his mother, my sister, passed away...
In the past several years local residents have spent an enormous amount of their time attending city council meetings, design review meetings and planning commission meetings to give their firsthand...
I NEVER UNDERSTOOD the full extent of why my mother related so much to Jackie Kennedy until the former First Lady’s death. On the evening of May 19, 1994, my mother and I were at Jerry’s...
Lime and Bird came into our city and did not have a great business plan to introduce the scooters with specific rules that would embrace the rider. The riders saw they could just grab the scooter...
One of the most important parts of keeping a city safe is making sure emergency vehicle access for first responders is kept clear. When someone calls 911 or there is a sheriff’s department call...
When the mayor goes back on her word and changea what she instructed the city clerk to do, shouldn’t someone — City Clerk Crowder, presumably, the city manager or the city attorney — be...
