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Easy, breezy summer sweets
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hi, guys and gals! This hot weather is making old Paula have a sweet tooth while staying in the air conditioning. What I’m giving
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Skate Kitchen, meet Betty
By Romeo San Vicente It’s entirely possible that you missed 2018’s low-key indie charmer Skate Kitchen, the one about a teenage girl who finds community with an all-female skateboard crew.
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8 Proactive Ways Couples Can Face Down Their Debt Demons Together
By Mikey Rox Relationships are hard enough as it is, but throw money into the mix and it becomes a recipe for certain disaster. It doesn’t have to go down
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Gus’s World Famous Hot Fried Chicken coming up
By Jim Ayres If I’ve ever had better fried chicken than I experienced at Gus’s World Famous Hot and Spicy Fried Chicken, I certainly don’t remember it. And I’m sure
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Log Cabin fever
By Nancy Ford So here we are, at the de facto end of the summer of 2019. It’s been another scorching one, thanks to a massive, unrelenting amount of hot
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Several singular sensations
By Randall Jobe Stages Repertory Theatre presents The Doyle and Debbie Show. After failed marriages and tabloid scandals, Doyle Mayfield recruits a new singing partner, also his third Debbie, in
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What’s in a belly button, anyway?
By Rena McCain Happy Weedsday! I hope today finds all of you well. If not, let me tell you about something that could make you feel so much better. As
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Warmed Up and Ready to Run
| Actress Jillian Bell talks gay running friends and her plan to showcase more LGBTQ stories By Chris Azzopardi Rest assured, I’m not spoiling anything when I say Jillian Bell
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We Are El Paso. With Love, Houston
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: The LGBTQ community knows all too well what it’s like to be in the crosshairs of a deranged person filled with hate. When the killer (we
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GSAs are students’ consitutional right
By Janice Anderson If you are a student at a public school, you have a constitutional right to express your opinions about LGBTQ issues and to express your identity. You
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Montrose Center breaks ground on Law Harrington Senior Living Center
On Tuesday, August 6, the Montrose Center broke ground on Law Harrington Senior Living Center, its affordable senior independent living center at 2222 Cleburne Street. With a massive turnout of
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Spicy and homey recipes for summer
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Is everyone enjoying another triple digit summer day? I’m bringing to you some recipes that I’ve made many times from a very old family